Tag: EAC
REC Integration Approaches and their Implications
03 Jun 21 BlogThe traditional approach to economic integration in Africa has become increasingly complex. It lacks focus and feasibility. It might be time to take a hard look at the evidence and...
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11 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Going digital during pandemic signals a positive change for SMMEs – SBI (Eyewitness News)
While thousands of small businesses crumbled und...
tralac Short Course: Reading and Interpreting International Trade Agreements - AfCFTA and EAC
29 Apr 21 EventAfrican Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and East African Community (EAC)
Second intake
The course is designed to develop trade law capacity in the East African Communit...
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28 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Avian flu: Poultry industry hustling to save exports (Food For Mzansi)
South Africa’s poultry industry is currently working hard to safegu...
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05 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
MPs talk value addition before ratifying SADC protocol (New Era)
After the tabling of the ratification of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) protocol...
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04 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
South Africa urged to play to strengths as its plots role in lithium-ion battery value chain (Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly)
A newly released study of the p...
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02 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Namibia edges closer to South Africa with customs connectivity (The South African)
Namibia introduced customs connectivity with South Africa in February. The ...
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01 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
South Africa seeks to lift infrastructure investment with change to pension fund rules (Engineering News)
South Africa's National Treasury is proposing changi...
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24 Feb 21 NewsCountry Focus
Low-key budget for Lesotho (MENAFM.COM)
FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea presented a low-key budget of M23.8 billion that painted a gloomy economic picture in the w...
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23 Feb 21 NewsCountry focus
Sapa applies for anti-dumping duty against Brazil, four EU countries (Engineering News)
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) has applied to the Internationa...
Non-tariff barriers and related dispute resolution: Is the East African Community all hat and no cattle?
25 Jan 21 BlogIntroduction
The East African Community (EAC) has several avenues to use to address/eliminate non-tariff barriers (NTBs) – including the East African Court of Justice. Despite t...
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13 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa on trade, corruption, and the plan to reduce the gap between black and white South Africans (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded on a number ...
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12 Nov 20 NewsNational
Ramaphosa surprises with further easing of Covid-19 restrictions (Moneyweb)
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a surprise move during his latest address to the nation on the ...
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09 Oct 20 NewsNational
One SA’s Economic Recovery Plan revealed: 20 key interventions (The South African)
One South Africa Movement (One SA) Chief Activist Mmusi Maimane, on Thursday 8 Octob...
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28 Sep 20 NewsNational news
the dtic and CDE to Host Webinar on SEZS as Drivers of Economic Growth and Industrialisation
The role of the Special Economic Zones (SEZS) as drivers of economic gr...
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14 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Namibia records N$3.5 billion deficit for July (New Era)
In July 2020, Namibia recorded a trade deficit of N$3.5 billion, after the country’s exports stood at N$5...
EAC rolls out Regional Electronic Cargo and Driver Tracking System
08 Sep 20 NewsThe RECDTS App is designed to stop Corona in its tracks along EAC key transport corridors
The East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat and its Partner States today held a virtual r...
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04 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Pace of reform to determine shape of SA’s capital-equipment export recovery (Engineering News)
About 40% of capital equipment exported from South Africa has been ...
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25 Aug 20 NewsNational news
South Africa’s GDP will take at least five years to recover from COVID-19 impact, says UNDP study
South Africa’s overall GDP is expected to decline by at least ...
COMESA-EAC-SADC develop Electronic Corridor Trip Monitoring System
24 Aug 20 NewsA regional electronic Corridor Trip Monitoring System (CTMS) which will allow cross border road transport operators, drivers, regulators and law enforcement agencies to record and ...