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Joint Efforts Are Critical in Pulling SA Out of Its Economic Challenges (the dtic) “As much as government and big business industry players have a role to play in contributing t...

Competition Commission steel industry inquiry to look into loss of competitiveness (Engineering News) The Competition Commission of South Africa has gazetted the draft terms of re...

Closing remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 5th South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg (The Presidency) We have come to the end of the...

President Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of...

Empowering Farmers: Enhancing Zambia’s Horticultural Exports (Trade for Development News) Zambia’s horticultural sector has faced significant challenges in recent years, makin...

Ramaphosa proposes committee for logistics crisis of ‘catastrophic proportions’ (Engineering News) During a meeting with key exporters on Wednesday night, President Cyril Rama...

10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show (Bizcommunity) South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R16.1bn in February 2023 compared to a deficit of R22.7bn in January 2023, and hig...

TFR achieves record volumes on manganese export line (Engineering News) Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) Cape Corridor has achieved a ten-year record on its Manganese Hota...

Coming Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA) COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...

Technology Commercialisation is Capable of Driving Economic Transformation (the dtic) The use of technology commercialisation can contribute to economic transformation throug...

Buying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile (SAnews) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which p...

Patel highlights challenges faced by South African manufacturers, notes govt efforts (Engineering News) To boost productivity in South Africa, four key business factors need urgen...

More work on regulation codes certification and standards needed for hydrogen economy (Engineering News) If South Africa wants to develop a hydrogen economy, it cannot have a...

Private energy sector participation could improve SA’s growth outlook – IMF (SAnews) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that South Africa’s implementation o...

UK and Kenya hold first-ever Economic Partnership Agreement Council to secure jobs and increase trade (GOV.UK) On Tuesday 21 March, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Investments, ...

RC: How to boost Tanzania’s exports to India (The Citizen) Local exporters have been advised to add value to their products instead of selling them in raw form. Raw exports...

Eswatini trade pact to be extended by five years (Taipei Times) President Tsai Ing-wen and Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini agreed to extend a bilateral economic...

Egypt’s trade deficit plunges 54% YoY in December 2022: CAPMAS (ZAWYA) Egypt’s trade balance deficit dropped by 54% year on year (YoY) to $1.93 billion in December 2022, ...

‘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...

SA tyre manufacturers potentially exposed to dumping from China (The Citizen) Anti-dumping duties against Chinese exporters of car, bus and lorry tyres to South Africa have e...