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COP27 updates Afreximbank asserts Africa’s common position at COP27 (Afreximbank) The hosting of the COP27 conference in Africa signifies a unique opportunity for the continent...

COP27 news Climate Financing, Water Revealed as Key Objectives at COP27 (Environmental Leader) As COP27 enters its final week, financing global sustainability programs continue t...

Updates from COP27 Namibia Minister launches Conference Outcome at COP27 Africa Day event (UNECA) Africa Day took place on Tuesday the 8th November 2022 at the Africa Pavilion at...

COP27 and related news African perspectives on climate change research (Nature.com) The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) is being held in November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, ...

COP27 updates New report: African countries face 34% GDP hit due to climate change even at 1.5ºC of global heating (IOL) A study published by Christian Aid highlights the devast...

COP27 and related news COP27: Al-Sisi urges developed countries to commit to their financial pledges to developing nations (Daily News Egypt) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-...

Local news SARS concludes participation in ATAF, BRICS meetings (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has participated in two multilateral meetings to cement internat...

Local news UN diplomat advises Namibia to export more finished products (The Namibian) THE outgoing United Nations (UN) resident coordinator, Sen Pang, believes Namibia shou...

Local news UK trade and investment with South Africa is growing, in both directions (Engineering News) The UK Department of International Trade (DIT) on Wednesday released its la...

Local news South Africa: Integrating Development and Climate Goals Requires a Transition that is Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient, and Just (World Bank) South Africa can build a mor...

Local news SARS records R19.70bn trade balance surplus (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for September 2022 recorded a preliminary trade bala...

Local news South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states (Engineering News) Infrastructure in South Africa’s logistics sector needs to be a prior...

COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh to Focus on Delivering on the Promises of Paris The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed on 20 November 2022, delivering a pack...

Local news Climate Resilience Development Pathways approach seen as key to building climate-ready infrastructure (Engineering News) The efficacy of South Africa’s climate ...

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...

Local news Overcoming financial exclusion in South Africa (Moneyweb) Financial inclusion is severely skewed in South Africa, with higher income groups having more access to a ran...

Local news Exclusive: South Africa quitting OACPS (Devex) South Africa has written to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States announcing that it plans to quit t...

Local news SA’s dynamic political, economic and investment climate (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the significant opportunity for private capital to invest i...