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01 Nov 23 NewsTrade Statistics for September 2023 (SARS)
South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.1 billion in September 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of...
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24 Oct 23 NewsKenya: President Ruto pushes for locally-made clothing (DW)
President William Ruto has announced plans to spearhead an initiative that would ensure all military and police uniform...
Is the AfCFTA changing the gameplan for African integration?
27 Jun 23 PublicationsThere may be objections to the question posed in the title of this paper. Some may argue that the Abuja Treaty (adopted in 1991, before the World Trade Organisation was established...
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29 Mar 23 NewsBuying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile (SAnews)
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which p...
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28 Mar 23 NewsPatel highlights challenges faced by South African manufacturers, notes govt efforts (Engineering News)
To boost productivity in South Africa, four key business factors need urgen...
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22 Feb 23 NewsParliament passes Agricultural Amendment Bill (SAnews)
The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and the National Veld and Fores...
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26 Jan 23 NewsBilateral set to cement SA-US relations (SAnews)
Anti-money laundering, climate financing and sovereign debt resolution in Africa are expected to top the agenda when Finance Minis...
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24 Jan 23 NewsPandor hopes SA will learn from Greece’s renewables-based energy system (SAnews)
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, believes that the experience...
How the AfCFTA began and evolved
28 Nov 22 PublicationsAfrican economic integration has a long history, but 10 years ago the African Union (AU) Assembly adopted a decision that put matters on a new course. This decision dealt with boos...
The role of Negotiating Principles in the design of the AfCFTA
05 Sep 22 BlogDOWNLOAD BLOG
Since the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA),[1] negotiations on trade liberalisation among African States have been based on a specific set of principl...
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01 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
Payments Association reconfigures for digital inclusion (ITWeb)
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) decision to restructure the Payments Association of South...
Are the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Transport and Trade Facilitation Programme and the Corridor Trips Monitoring System gaining traction?
15 Jul 22 PublicationsOn 22 October 2008, at the Tripartite Summit, Heads of State and Government of the member states of COMESA, EAC and SADC agreed to establish the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). ...
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23 Mar 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa takes massive digital leap forward, says Ramaphosa (Engineering News)
Last week, government concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telec...
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10 Jun 21 NewsNational
SA making efforts to improve ease of doing business (SAnews)
South African cities are making efforts to improve the ease of doing business, although the pace of reforms ...
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10 Sep 20 NewsCity of Cape Town eyes air cargo as new revenue stream (IOL)
The tourism industry requires innovative ways to ensure revenue is being generated by the sector, so air cargo will be...
COMESA-EAC-SADC develop Electronic Corridor Trip Monitoring System
24 Aug 20 NewsA regional electronic Corridor Trip Monitoring System (CTMS) which will allow cross border road transport operators, drivers, regulators and law enforcement agencies to record and ...
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30 Jul 20 NewsAfCFTA: Nigeria not ready for restrictive Rule of Origin (Nairametrics)
Adopting a restrictive Rule of Origin will not allow the Nigerian manufacturing industry to enjoy the full ...
COMESA, EAC and SADC adopt harmonised Guidelines on Trade and Transport Facilitation
30 Jul 20 NewsThe Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 29th July, 2020 adopted harmonised Tr...
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24 Apr 20 NewsPeter Fabricius: Africa’s free trade agreement gets locked down for the year (ISS, Daily Maverick)
The AfCFTA has become the latest in the many casualties of the devastating cor...
2019 African Regional Integration Report: Voices of the RECs
03 Mar 20 NewsTowards an integrated and prosperous and peaceful Africa
This report first presents the historical context of the African integration process and the progress of African leaders t...