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10 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
New COVID strain hits revival of S.Africa’s international tourist trade (Reuters)
Omicron’s sudden emergence last month prompted the imposition of international trav...
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09 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
Treasury notes IMF concerns (SAnews)
The National Treasury says the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) concerns over the South African economy are aligned with govern...
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08 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
Economist: COVID effects will be determining factor in SA’s economic growth (Eyewitness News)
Economists say the effects of the Omicron variant and the ability of busi...
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06 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
Another record export season for SA citrus, but picture not as rosy as it seems (Fin24)
Although the Southern African citrus industry is celebrating another record ...
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03 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
South Africa is failing to ride the digital revolution wave. What it needs to do (The Conversation Africa)
Workplaces are adopting new forms of advanced automation at a ...
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01 Dec 2021Daily NewsNational
SA’s trade surplus narrows to R19.78bn in October (Moneyweb)
South Africa’s trade surplus narrowed to R19.78 billion ($1.23 billion) in October from a revised surplu...
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29 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Cyril Ramaphosa | Let’s focus on the continent for renewed trade and investment opportunities (News24)
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, which coi...
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26 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
CSIR’s initial circular economy study shows potential to create economy-wide value (Engineering News)
The initial findings from the Council for Scientific and Industri...
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25 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Auto industry welcomes the introduction of cleaner fuels in 2023 – Naamsa (Engineering News)
The Automotive Business Council says it welcomes the announcement of the n...
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24 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
SA companies scored deals worth millions at Intra-African Trade Fair-Rocha (The dtic)
Most of the more than 80 government-supported South African companies which sh...
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23 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition zooms in on manufacturing at Indaba (IOL)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Minister Ebrahim Patel i...
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22 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Boosting industrialisation and trade competitiveness in SA requires an alternative to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) (IOL)
THE Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2021 a...
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19 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Additive manufacturing in South Africa boosted by local technology developments (Engineering News)
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has had a very real impact on the secto...
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18 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
South Africa urges careful planning for end of coal (Engineering News)
South Africa’s energy department has said it will start preparing for the end of coal-for-power ...
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17 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Tanzania’s exports to Kenya double to Sh20 billion in six months (Business Daily)
Kenya’s imports from Tanzania doubled to Sh20.5 billion in the first half of the ye...
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16 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Maersk - Grindrod JV to offer end-to-end logistics in South Africa (Logistics Update Africa)
A. P. Moller - Maersk announced its intention to form a joint venture with G...
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15 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Traxtion prepares to make use of ‘rare’ private sector rail opportunity (Engineering News)
Private rail freight operator Traxtion sees the national government’s st...
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12 Nov 2021Daily NewsDomestic trade news
Economists satisfied with MTBPS but still concerned over SA’s growth, debt (Eyewitness News)
While economists have welcomed the revenue windfall which has b...
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11 Nov 2021Daily NewsDomestic trade news
Imports and exports feel effects of global disruption (Business Day)
Supply chain disruptions are having an impact globally with bottlenecks affecting manufac...
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10 Nov 2021Daily NewsNational
Sugar cane growers call for sugar tax to be scrapped (Engineering News)
Industry association the South African Canegrowers has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwan...
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