Tag: Manufacturing

SA losing $62bn a year due to illicit financial flows (Moneyweb) South Africa is losing more than $62 billion a year because of illicit financial flows (IFFs), which could be used...

Private sector investment in energy to lift employment, economic growth (Engineering News) Solar power investment will reduce loadshedding and increase employment growth in 2024, ...

This trade brief explores the potential for AfCFTA-enabled regional value chain (RVC) development for Egypt, a North African country with significant value chain links with Europe ...

SA’s manufacturing sector and the golden opportunities for SMEs (Bizcommunity) South Africa’s manufacturing sector is one of several areas of interest, identified in the Natio...

DOWNLOAD BLOG This Blog is intended to give an idea of the potential of integrated and cross-dimensional value chain, trade performance and gender analysis using tralac’s curren...

Egypt’s total global trade in goods was US$ was just over US$ 114 billion (9% of GDP) in 2021 of which 64% was imports (down from 69% in 2020). Both imports and exports have incr...

‘EU is putting draconian measures on South African citrus’ (SABC News) The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pa...

Maritime Chamber wants to contribute more to South Africa’s economic recovery (Engineering News) Industry organisation the Maritime Business Chamber has written an open let...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) industry, as well as the footwear industry, hold considerable potential for Africa in terms of economic advanc...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The AfCFTA Secretariat, in a recent report entitled The Futures Report 2021: Which Value Chains for a Made in Africa Revolution, identified certain industrial...

Local news Lack of finance, security still plaguing South Africa’s transport industry – panel (Engineering News) Considering recent developments – such as the Covid-19 pand...

Local news Economic growth expected to slow to 1.9% (SAnews) South Africa’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1.9% in 2022, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The Min...

Local news Report backs Proudly SA’s Buy Local campaign (SAnews) A report on South Africa’s manufacturing sector has reaffirmed what the national Proudly South African campai...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) ...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The textile and clothing industry in Africa has been identified as one of the sectors that has the potential to drive Africa’s industrialisation and create ...

Local news Opportunities abound in transport, logistics if challenges can be addressed (Engineering News) There are considerable challenges facing the country’s commuter transp...

Country-related news SA automotive industry developments boost optimism for manufacturing sector (Bizcommunity) The amended Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) reg...

South Africa has every reason to be proud of its automotive manufacturing industry. It is a tremendous asset to the country’s balance of trade. Two-thirds of the vehicles it make...