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Tag: Manufacturing

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14 Mar 23  News
‘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...
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13 Feb 23  News
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...
The Agribusiness value chain in Africa

The Agribusiness value chain in Africa

30 Dec 22  Infographics
Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

Africa’s textile and apparel value chain – Its impact on special economic zones

12 Dec 22  Publications
The textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) industry, as well as the footwear industry, hold considerable potential for Africa in terms of economic advancements. These buyer-dr...
Profiling the African Clothing, Textile & Leather Value Chain: Basic and Gender Dimensions

Profiling the African Clothing, Textile & Leather Value Chain: Basic and Gender Dimensions

06 Nov 22  Publications
The AfCFTA Secretariat, in a recent report entitled The Futures Report 2021: Which Value Chains for a Made in Africa Revolution, identified certain industrial sectors and sub-...
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26 Oct 22  News
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...
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25 Oct 22  News
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...
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25 Oct 22  News
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...
Promoting the textiles and clothing value chain: Role of the AfCFTA

Promoting the textiles and clothing value chain: Role of the AfCFTA

25 Jul 22  Publications
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) free trade areas (FTAs...
Trade in Used Clothing in Africa – implications for developing a textile and clothing regional value chain in Africa

Trade in Used Clothing in Africa – implications for developing a textile and clothing regional value chain in Africa

27 Jun 22  Publications
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 employment opportuniti...
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23 Jun 22  News
Local news Opportunities abound in transport, logistics if challenges can be addressed (Engineering News) There are considerable challenges facing the country’s commuter transp...
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03 Mar 22  News
Country-related news SA automotive industry developments boost optimism for manufacturing sector (Bizcommunity) The amended Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) reg...
South African policy needs to catch up with electric vehicles

South African policy needs to catch up with electric vehicles

23 Feb 22  Blog
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...
Moving Up the Value Chain – How Can Africa Keep Climbing the Ladder?

Moving Up the Value Chain – How Can Africa Keep Climbing the Ladder?

21 Dec 21  Blog
In the standard model of world trade, which is taught to first year students around the world, the patterns of world trade are fixed and unchangeable. Ricardo’s classic model of ...
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19 Nov 21  News
National Additive manufacturing in South Africa boosted by local technology developments (Engineering News) Although the Covid-19 pandemic has had a very real impact on the secto...
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13 Jul 21  News
National Manufacturing output up 35% y/y in May (Engineering News) Manufacturing output increased by 35.3% year-on-year in May, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. The la...
Covid vaccine manufacturing in Africa – important, but not the first-line response to this pandemic

Covid vaccine manufacturing in Africa – important, but not the first-line response to this pandemic

06 Jul 21  Blog
Many Africans are, quite justifiably, deeply angered at the inequities in the global distribution of vaccines to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. These replicate existing global inequ...
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11 Jun 21  News
National Masterplan to position South Africa as ‘globally significant’ renewables manufacturer (Engineering News) Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-g...
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08 Jun 21  News
National South Africa Parliament Calls for Comments on Fair Use (infojustice) South Africa Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has invited a further round of...

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