Discussions

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – ICT, discusses the growing influence of the digital economy in Africa and across the globe Digital Economy is fast becoming “Th...

tralac is hosting its Annual Conference this week, 6-7 April 2017, in Cape Town. The conference will examine international trade governance matters; reflecting in particular on rec...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, comments on the transformation of South Africa’s international commercial arbitration law On 1st March 2017, the South African Cabinet appro...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on South Africa’s expanding citrus fruit and grape export markets Citrus fruit and table grapes are some of South Africa’s most ...

[Scroll down for French] Mélanie Mugrefya, tralac Intern, discusses Morocco’s regional integration ambitions since re-joining the African Union in January On 30 January 2017 t...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – Information and Communication Technologies, discusses sustainable development targets related to access to the internet The Internet h...

Taku Fundira, tralac Associate, provides an update on the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement and some of the challenges that may lie ahead Negotiations between the European Un...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses what the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations can learn from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – Information and Communication Technologies, comments on the debate surrounding the recently-published ICT Policy White Paper for South Afric...

Taku Fundira, tralac Associate, discusses how regional agricultural value chains can help drive economic transformation in Africa Agriculture currently offers the greatest potenti...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on the state of the South African poultry industry and the trade remedies being sought to protect the local market Attending the Wor...

David Christianson, Political Analyst, comments on the recently concluded 2017 World Economic Forum ‘Donald Trump is an uncertainty generating machine’ - Michael Porter, WEF ...

Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, introduces tralac’s latest capacity-building initiative Today’s discussion is a slight diversion from our usual policy issues to reflect o...

Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the global trade outlook for 2017 According to Chinese astrology, we are about to enter the year of the fire rooster. This fire ro...

Tarik Oguz, tralac Research Advisor – Information and Communication Technologies, comments on the inaugural UN World Data Forum held in Cape Town and the ongoing CFTA negotiation...

Ashly Hope, tralac Research Advisor, comments on the regulation of movement of data across borders and South Africa’s new privacy protection regime On 1 December 2016 South Afri...

Are governance and education factors in development? In this final note in a five-part series*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, discusses whether governance and education play a ro...

The role of agriculture in economic development In this fourth note in a five-part series*, Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, discusses agricultural production in South Africa a...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses African countries’ noticeable absence in the ongoing multilateral negotiations on environmental goods According to the WTO Doha M...

Taku Fundira, tralac Associate, discusses the political economy, trade and policy issues involved in the potential development of a biofuels industry in SADC The benefits of indus...