Tag: SADC

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses how intra-regional trade in the Southern African Development Community can be improved Boosting intra-regional trade in Africa, and ...

Starting on Monday: 2nd SADC Industrialisation Week: Partnering with the private sector in developing industry and regional value chains. Southern Africa Trust briefing 37th Ordin...

South African wine production and trade with the European Union The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (June 2017) ranks South Africa seventh among the largest wine-produ...

The South African economy has registered tremendous progress over the past two decades, boosting living standards and lifting millions out of poverty nationwide. Further reforms ar...

Africa presents an opportunity for South Africa to expand its markets, given the political impetus to create a continental free trade area in Africa, which will provide duty free a...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, comments on the status of the recent Amendments to Annex 1 (Cooperation on Investment) of the SADC Finance and Investment Protocol A...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established to achieve, among other objectives, development and economic growth and poverty alleviation through regional integ...

Contribution from the Competition Commission of South Africa, prepared for the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy Round Table on Enhancing inte...

The ministerial meeting of 7 July 2017 in Kampala injected fresh momentum into the tripartite negotiations to create a free trade area covering half of Africa. South Africa signed...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses geographical indications used by South Africa and their protection under the EU-SADC EPA Geographical indications (GIs) are unique n...

The East African Community is getting closer to a deal on tariff offers with Egypt and the South African Customs Union (SACU) that would allow the bloc to ratify the Tripartite Fre...

This report was commissioned by FinMark Trust and carried out through Genesis to assess the cost of cross-border remittances in South Africa. Using a new approach based on conducti...

Talkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses how investment policy reforms in Africa can best be harmonised in order to avoid undesirable fragmentation and overlaps of investment...

The third Trade Policy Review of Mozambique was held on 3 and 5 May 2017, allowing Members to have a better understanding of Mozambique’s trade and investment policies as well as...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on Zambia’s recent efforts to curb illicit timber trade and deforestation At a time when the world looks at multilateral and regio...

SADC has approved to give R20 million each to Madagascar and Seychelles to help the two island nations improve their participation in regional and international trade. The grants ...

Zimbabwe needs to design a proper mining taxation regime to establish an appropriate royalty system that ensures the economy realises optimal revenues during a commodity boom and b...

Executive summary At its Extra-Ordinary Summit, held on 29 April 2015, in Harare, Zimbabwe, the SADC Leaders adopted the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063. The...

Movement of people and cargo by rail in the SADC region has been on a decline over the last decade due to a significant under investment in infrastructure and rolling stock. Most ...

This Trade Brief examines an important amendment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Trade that was approved at the 2016 SADC Summit. This amendment co...