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National trade and trade-related news Trade surplus increases as export growth outpaces imports (News24) The South African Revenue Services (SARS) on Wednesday issued the latest ...

National trade and trade-related news South Africa records FDI inflows in 2020; sales of bonds and equities soar (Engineering News) South Africa recorded foreign direct investmen...

National trade and trade-related news South African President Ramaphosa calls on WTO to allow countries manufacture vaccines locally (CGTN Africa) South Africa’s President Cyri...

Country focus Minister Patel calls for partnerships at BRICS South African Manufacturing Conference (the dtic) South Africa must rebuild its manufacturing strength to be able to ...

Country focus South Africa's R1 trillion infrastructure drive gathers pace (TechCentral) South Africa’s Infrastructure Fund, which is spearheading government efforts to se...

Country focus Countdown for compliance with Protection of Personal Information Act (SAnews) With less than 100 days for public and private bodies to be compliant with the Pr...

Country focus Saving SA’s poultry industry (SAnews) For the last decade, poultry production in South Africa has been static - despite the fact that consumption has continued to...

Country focus Business Unity South Africa calls for increased engagement with WTO Industry organisation Business Unity South Africa and other business associations, representing ...

Country focus Intra-african Trade in the Spotlight at Joint Meeting of Trade and Industry and International Relations - Parliament of South Africa A joint meeting of the portfoli...

Country focus South African logistics industry battles to regain momentum (Sea News) While there has been a slight uptick in domestic and international cargo traffic in recent we...

Country focus Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate (SAnews) Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has reminded regulators with consumer prote...

Country focus Imports pick up as trade recovers in fourth quarter, according to Reserve Bank data (News24) South Africa’s current account balance remained in surplus territory ...

Country focus State ponders issuing SI over AfCFTA trading (Daily Mail Zambia) Government will soon issue a statutory instrument (SI) under the Customs and Excise Act to pav...

Country focus Container shortage in South Africa (Fruitnet) Almost exactly one year after major disruptions to exports through the port of Cape Town, and other ports in the count...

Country focus  The SA economy shrank by 7% in 2020 (Creamer Media’s Engineering News) The South African economy contracted by 7% during 2020, as expected given the unprece...

Country focus Angola: IMF Hails Angola's Economic Reforms Amid Covid-19 (All Africa) Despite the effects of Covid-19 on all economies in the world, the Angolan government had alr...

Country 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...

Country 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...

Country focus  South Africa's factory activity slows in February - PMI (Creamer Media’s Engineering News) South African private sector activity expanded again in February ...

Country focus  Namibia edges closer to South Africa with customs connectivity (The South African) Namibia introduced customs connectivity with South Africa in February. The ...