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11 Mar 24 NewsInfrastructure finance expert commends incoming amendments to PPP framework (Engineering News)
As government garners public comment on key proposed amendments to legislation gover...
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01 Mar 24 NewsStimulating sustainable wood in Green Construction in Kenya for low carbon climate resilient development (UNDP)
The forest sector plays a key role in socioeconomic development of ...
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28 Feb 24 NewsSouth Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions (Bizcommunity)
The opportunities the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement cr...
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21 Feb 24 NewsEconomic growth to stay low over the next three years (SAnews)
South Africa’s economy is expected to grow at some 1.6% over the next three years, with real Gross Domestic Produc...
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13 Feb 24 NewsUpcoming events: 37th African Union Summit
Theme of the year: “Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qual...
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29 Jan 24 NewsPresident to officiate launch of SA’s first shipment under AfCFTA (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday officiate the launch of South Africa’s first shipment an...
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26 Jan 24 NewsWhiskey dispute hits new EU-Kenya trade pact (EUobserver)
Kenya faces s dispute with the EU on whiskey imports just weeks after its tortuously agreed trade pact with Brussels came...
Trading Under the AfCFTA – a Guide for Tanzania
16 Jan 24 InfographicsWhen trading under the AfCFTA begins, Tanzania’s trade with the EAC and SADC member states will continue under existing regimes.
Tanzania, together with the other 12 SADC member...
Trading Under the AfCFTA – a Guide for Botswana
16 Jan 24 InfographicsWhen trading under the AfCFTA begins, Botswana’s trade with SACU and SADC member states will continue under existing regimes.
As a customs union, SACU has a common external tari...
Regional Electricity Market under the AfCFTA: Prospects and Challenges for Ethiopia
16 Dec 23 BlogThe African Union (AU) launched the Africa single electricity market (AfSEM) initiative in 2021 to boost the African electricity sector sustainably and promote an integrated contin...
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15 Nov 23 NewsAgriculture key to SA’s economic recovery (SAnews)
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says the agricultural sector has demonstrated its resil...
South Africa: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
01 Sep 23 InfographicsIn 2022, South Africa’s intra-African merchandise trade was valued at approximately US$40 billion, accounting for only 17% of the country’s total merchandise trade. South Afric...
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01 Sep 23 NewsPrivate sector investment in energy to lift employment, economic growth (Engineering News)
Solar power investment will reduce loadshedding and increase employment growth in 2024, ...
Malawi: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
28 Aug 23 InfographicsIn 2022, Malawi's intra-African trade (imports + exports) was US$808 million, accounting for 32% of Malawi's total trade. Malawi's main intra-African trading partners include South...
Zambia: intra-African trade and tariff profile 2022
28 Aug 23 InfographicsThe value of Zambia’s intra-African trade (imports + exports) was US$8.49 billion, accounting for 41% of Zambia’s total trade in 2022. The main intra-African trading partners o...
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20 Aug 23 NewsSouth Africa foreign policy in a tangle (CAJ News Africa)
This year will go down the annals of history as one in which the southern African nation faced the greatest dilemma in ju...
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17 Aug 23 NewsBRICS: SA-China trade is nothing unfair, says SA Chamber of Commerce (IOL)
South Africa should improve its industrialisation and manufacturing capacity in a bid to balance the tra...
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16 Aug 23 NewsSouth Africa taking an average of 25 months to complete tariff investigations, report shows (Engineering News)
It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to com...
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14 Aug 23 NewsEconomists see South Africa averting second-quarter contraction (Engineering News)
South Africa’s economy probably avoided a contraction in the second quarter, despite record po...
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31 Jul 23 NewsTrade statistics for June 2023 (South African Revenue Service)
South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance deficit of R3.5 billion in June 2023. This deficit is attributable...