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National Sars releases preliminary trade statistics for August 2021 (African Reporter) These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN...

National JOHN STUART: Why the policy environment matters for SA (Business Day) More than 18 months into a global pandemic, African countries have been harder hit economically tha...

National SA must implement structural reforms to accelerate economic growth – CDE (Engineering News) Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) CEO Ann Bernstein said South Af...

National South Africa has first quarterly primary surplus in three years (Engineering News) South Africa recorded its first quarterly primary budget surplus since 2018 in the thr...

National The importance of investing in SMEs (Vutivi Business New) Banks and equity funders in South Africa plan to ramp up their support for SMEs over the next five years as the...

National Innovation Stimulates Economic Growth - Deputy Minister Majola (the dtic) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Fikile Majola says innovation h...

National Members commend considerable progress by the Comoros to secure WTO membership (World Trade Organisation) WTO members welcomed the concrete and comprehensive steps taken...

Africa Common currency is key enabler for growth of AfCFTA  (Ghana Web) The AfCFTA Secretariat is located in Ghana-West Africa The Managing Director of Bank of Africa, Kobby...

National Research group reports low level of market concentration in SA agriculture (Engineering News) In a recent brief report, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP...

National Government moves ahead with controversial ‘localisation’ plans for some products in South Africa (BusinessTech) Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the go...

National Govt’s private-sector participation drive could increase efficiency, prosperity – Grindrod (Engineering News) A port that runs efficiently “can bring prosperity al...

National Net-zero goal could be new ‘shared vision that binds’ South Africa (Engineering News) A just transition towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 offers significant ...

National How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector (The Conversation) Governments can build credibility over time through consistent c...

National Commodities boom: SA’s current account and trade surpluses hit records in Q2 (Daily Maverick) South Africa recorded its largest current account surplus ever in the sec...

National New Trade Idea for South Africa Is Debt Relief for Climate Goals (Bloomberg) Politicians and academics are turning their attention to a new trade pitch for South Africa:...

National South African economy records fourth consecutive quarter of growth (BusinessTech) The South African economy recorded its fourth consecutive quarter of growth, expanding ...

National SA’s economy grew by 1.2% in second quarter of 2021 (Eyewitness News) Statistics SA revealed on Tuesday the country’s economy increased by 1.2% in the second quarter...

National How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector (Yahoo!) Governments can build credibility over time through consistent commitment ...

National Lockdown restrictions likely to slow South Africa’s Q2 GDP growth (Daily Maverick) Softer mining production anticipated, while declines in manufacturing output and neg...

National South Africa backs GDP data despite missing mine statistics (Engineering News) South Africa’s statistics agency maintains that its gross domestic product estimates for...