Tag: Trade regulation
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01 Feb 24 NewsDMRE to remodel draft IRP 2023 in light of new information, curtailment plans (Engineering News)
Many of the submissions the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has ...
The exhaustion of local remedies: The evolving jurisprudence of the COMESA Court of Justice
15 Jan 24 PublicationsIn August 2023, the Appellate Division of the COMESA Court of Justice delivered an important judgment in two appeals brought by a Mauritian company, Agiliss Limited, against earlie...
Should the AfCFTA have a Protocol on Climate Change?
10 Jan 24 PublicationsThe AfCFTA has become the focal point of discussions about a wide range of matters, including how to boost intra-African trade and economic integration, how the State Parties can i...
tralac Short Course: Trade Remedies and Safeguards in the AfCFTA
10 Jan 24 EventHow ready is Ghana for the AfCFTA?
16 Dec 23 BlogMore than four years after the operational launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana is participating in the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI), a pilot trading ...
Women Cross-Border Traders and Food Security in Southern Africa: Role of Simplified Trade Regimes – case of Malawi and Zambia
12 Dec 23 BlogA growing food security crisis is looming globally. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious...
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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...
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14 Nov 23 NewsKenya, Uganda drive simplified trade regime for entrepreneurs (Nile Post)
The First Deputy Prime Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has emphasis...
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13 Nov 23 NewsGovernment clarifies AgriBEE requirements for agricultural exports to the European and UK markets (Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development)
The Department of...
Value chains and industrialisation: what is the status of the AfCFTA RoO?
11 Oct 23 PublicationsRules of Origin (RoO) are the legal provisions and related criteria that are used to establish the nationality of traded goods. RoO that are used in non-preferential trade serve va...
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03 Oct 23 NewsSouth Africa mulls trade options as bird flu hits poultry supply (Bloomberg)
South Africa’s government is assessing trade measures and the possibility of vaccination to ease sho...
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27 Sep 23 NewsSA records trade surplus in July but off a low base (IOL Business Report)
South Africa’s terms of trade deteriorated materially in the first half of 2023 compared to the same pe...
Kenya’s GMO Ban: The Court of Appeal upholds the ban on GM Crops
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On 3rd October 2022, amidst the worst drought Kenya has faced in over 40 years, the Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya lifted a 10-year ban on the cultivation within K...
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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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04 Jul 23 NewsTNPA publishes Port Development Framework Plans outlining R13bn of investments (Engineering News)
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published Port Development Frame...
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04 May 23 NewsSA: Private renewable energy procurement landscape is changing (ESI-Africa.com)
While investment opportunities into renewable energy used to concentrate on the large-scale project...
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24 Apr 23 NewsSmall Businesses Must Strive into Becoming Sustainable and Competitive Entities — Deputy Minister Gina (the dtic)
While it is the mandate of government to promote the estab...
How to exhaust domestic remedies? The Agiliss cases before the COMESA Court of Justice
18 Apr 23 PublicationsIn this paper, we provide a discussion of the principles which apply when a regional court such as the COMESA Court of Justice (CCJ) has to decide whether the requirement of exhaus...
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12 Apr 23 NewsPresident Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference (SAnews)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of...
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05 Apr 23 News10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show (Bizcommunity)
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R16.1bn in February 2023 compared to a deficit of R22.7bn in January 2023, and hig...