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10 Mar 2022Daily NewsLocal news
South Africa News: Current Account Surplus At Record (Bloomberg)
South Africa reported its largest current-account surplus on record last year as import demand was sup...
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09 Mar 2022Daily NewsDomestic, country-related news
Inclusive growth key to address gender equality (SAnews)
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Maggie Sotyu says with wome...
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08 Mar 2022Daily NewsDomestic, country-related news
SA economy grows by 1.2% in fourth quarter of 2021 (SAnews)
Trade grew by at least 2.9%, manufacturing recorded an increase of about 2.8%, personal...
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04 Mar 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Poultry industry winning battle against unfair trade (Farmer’s Weekly)
The fight against unfair competition and illegal imports is starting to reap benefit...
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03 Mar 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
SA automotive industry developments boost optimism for manufacturing sector (Bizcommunity)
The amended Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) reg...
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02 Mar 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Impact on SA trade with Russia minimal: BUSA (East Coast Radio)
In a statement released on Tuesday, Busa said it is “gravely concerned” about the situati...
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01 Mar 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
SA gears up for 4th Investment Conference (SAnews)
As South Africa prepares to host its 4th Investment Conference later this month, Minister Ebrahim Patel ha...
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28 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
TFR to release tender in April for take-or-pay access to container corridors (Engineering News)
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will release a request for propos...
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25 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Smuggling of Illegal Consignments of Clothing into South Africa Presents Ongoing Threat to the Viability of South Africa’s Clothing Industry (GlobeNewswire)...
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24 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
SA’s agricultural exports hit a new record high (Cape Business News)
The need to improve logistics efficiency and curb the deterioration of infrastructure ...
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23 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Imbalanced playing field trips up SA’s trade ambitions, Parliament hears (News24)
The Department of Trade and Industry blamed capacity challenges at the Wo...
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22 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
How South Africa can advance reforms to achieve its climate goals (IMF)
In our recent review of South Africa’s economy we explore how to raise growth, redu...
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21 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Presidential Climate Change Commission discusses risks of net-zero carbon emissions for South Africa (The Mail & Guardian)
The Presidential Climate Chang...
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18 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Disruptions in South Africa’s Rail Network Supply Chain | Crisis24 (Crisis24)
Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned logistics company, has experienced sig...
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17 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Trade conditions on an upward trend, Sacci survey shows (Engineering News)
Trade conditions continued to improve in January after an uncertain second half of...
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16 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Red tape delaying R90bn investment in ready-to-go projects – Minerals Council (Mining Weekly)
Red tape is delaying investment worth R90-billion in ready-to...
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15 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
New gas report says LNG pathway ‘optimal’ for South Africa as it lower stranded-asset risk (Engineering News)
A new report on ‘The role of gas in South...
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11 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Cutting red tape to enhance growth (SAnews)
Work is underway to cut red tape in an effort to enhance the business environment and create much-needed jobs in ...
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09 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
Cyclone Batsirai: Exports to Madagascar on the line (Food for Mzansi)
As a strategic trade partner to South Africa, Madagascar’s dealing with Cyclone Batsi...
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08 Feb 2022Daily NewsCountry-related news
In 2019, SA celebrated its first smartphone factory. Now it is empty and going on auction (Business Insider South Africa)
Towards the end of 2019, Presi...
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