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Country focus AfCFTA: Alive With Possibilities (SAnews) The South African government says it will maximise the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area ...

Country focus Ramaphosa expected to lay out plans for vaccine rollout, broadband access in State of the Nation Address (CGTN Africa) South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is...

Country focus Digital economy is the biggest industry created during COVID-19: Economist (SABC News) Economist Ntombana Mbele says the biggest industry that was created during CO...

Country focus Clothing and Textile Masterplan Brings Hope to Msinga Factory (the dtic) The South African Retail-Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather (R-CTFL) Value Chain ...

Country focus What economic trends can we expect from 2021? (Moneyweb.co.za) Following the volatile year for the global and domestic economies in 2020, we expect 2021 to see an i...

Country focus SA expands trade relations across three continents (News24) South Africa is one of three key markets to join the World Logistics Passport Global Reach Programme, a ...

Country focus Patel: Several govt initiatives under way to focus more on local trade (Eyewitness News) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel said that government...

Country focus Economic growth to improve this year but will remain constrained (Engineering News) The economic prospects for this year are better than 2020, but the recovery of t...

Country focus Ports upgrade and expand to support manufacturing and exports (Global Africa Network) Almost a third of South Africa’s manufactured exports are produced in KwaZul...

Country focus Short-term low growth is ‘new normal’ (Moneyweb.co.za) As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ripple through 2021 and South Africa faces economic c...

Country focus SARS releases trade statistics for December 2020 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for December 2020 recording a trade surplu...

Country focus Treasury is confident its strategy on Covid-19 vaccine acquisition is foolproof against PPE-like corruption National Treasury is convinced that SA’s Covid-19 vacc...

Country focus Government launches R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund (SAnews) Government on Tuesday launched the Tourism Equity Fund aimed at creating an inclusive and growing tourism se...

Country focus South Africa’s alcohol industry faces ‘economic abyss’ as alcohol ban continues (BeverageDaily.com) With the third ban now having lasted a month with no date ...

Country focus Mavuso stresses importance of implementing structural reform (Engineering News) Everyone, from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to organised labour, can see wh...

Country focus Bleak outlook for retail sector in 2021 as consumer spending remains subdued (Fin24) South African retail sales fell more than expected in November, despite deeper ...

Country focus Business, civil society weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine funding (Eyewitness News) The South African Chamber of Commerce said the failed R200 billion and COVID-19 loan ...

Country focus Supply Chains Latest: Covid Curbs Shut Busy African Border (Bloomberg) South Africa’s decision to shut its land borders to most travel to curb the spread of the C...

Country focus SA must embrace innovation to rebuild economy: President Ramaphosa (SAnews) With the COVID-19 pandemic having battered the South African fiscus in 2020, President C...

Country focus Malawi ratifies AfCFTA after submitting instrument of ratification (UNECA) Malawi submitted its instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Are...