Tag: Transport
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11 Jul 22 NewsLocal
Key South African trade route blocked as fuel costs surge (BusinessTech)
Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route linking the...
Entry into force of the SADC Protocol on Trade in Services: What Does it Mean for Road Transport in the region?
31 May 22 PublicationsThe road transport landscape in Southern African Development Community (SADC) is shaped by a combination of the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology (SADC PTC...
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20 Apr 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa Floods Could Hurt China Trade (Voice of America)
Some of the worst flooding in South Africa’s history has left more than 400 people dead and some 4...
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01 Mar 22 NewsCountry-related news
SA gears up for 4th Investment Conference (SAnews)
As South Africa prepares to host its 4th Investment Conference later this month, Minister Ebrahim Patel ha...
Review of Africa’s Road Transport Infrastructure
21 Feb 22 PublicationsThe implementation of the African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has the potential to contribute to achieving a key objective of the AfCFTA, by boosting intra-Africa trade. T...
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09 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
Cyclone Batsirai: Exports to Madagascar on the line (Food for Mzansi)
As a strategic trade partner to South Africa, Madagascar’s dealing with Cyclone Batsi...
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22 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Port of Cape Town requires urgent Presidential attention, says Maynier (Engineering News)
Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Oppo...
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24 Feb 21 NewsCountry Focus
Low-key budget for Lesotho (MENAFM.COM)
FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea presented a low-key budget of M23.8 billion that painted a gloomy economic picture in the w...
Addressing Road Transport Regulatory Issues: An Important Step Towards Realising the Objectives of the AfCFTA
21 Dec 20 PublicationsRoad transport plays a critical role in facilitating trade and enhancing regional integration in Africa, and it is an indispensable input to international economic cooperation and ...
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06 Oct 20 NewsNational
ITAC Completes Investigation Into the Supply of Scrap to the Metals Industry (the dtic)
The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has completed an initial...
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05 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa: Update on partial re-opening of borders (SAnews)
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has convened an inclusive meeting involving senior immigration...
South Africa’s transport routes: trade by air, maritime shipping, rail and road for January to June 2020
13 Aug 20 InfographicsThis collection of infographics focuses on South Africa’s trade by mode of transport from January to June 2020 – air, maritime, road and rail. Selected highlights:
Ex...
ECA report urges African countries to harmonize trade and transport regulations in the fight against COVID-19
12 Aug 20 NewsThe Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at ECA has released a new report entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Trade Through a Coordinated African Response to COVID-19...
Strict lockdown regulations – medical and electronic equipment flown in and cross-border road traffic reduced by two-thirds
14 Jul 20 BlogSouth Africa’s main trading partners are China (imports of electronic components, machinery and parts and motor vehicle components; exports of ores and concentrates), Germany (im...
Digitalise transport and trade procedures to ease the supply of essential goods during COVID-19 and beyond
29 Jun 20 BlogGovernments across the world have implemented measures to stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Trade-related measures have been implemented particularly to ensure th...
COMESA: Trade in services the biggest contributor to regional GDP: why states should cushion the sector from COVID-19 impacts
29 Jun 20 NewsThe services sector accounts for more than half of COMESA’s GDP and over a third of employment, outpacing manufacturing and agriculture sectors in terms of growth generation, inc...
SADC Regional Response to COVID-19: Transport and trade facilitation, climate change and the environment
24 Jun 20 NewsThe 7th Bulletin of the SADC Regional COVID-19 provides highlights of global and regional developments.
The world is currently waiting for a vaccine; this report provides highligh...
UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19
12 Jun 20 NewsUNCTAD and the five UN regional commissions join forces to help developing countries tackle trade and transport challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
A new joint UN project is...
Ten-point plan to bolster global transport, ease trade during COVID-19
28 Apr 20 NewsUNCTAD issues an action plan to tear down barriers to trade and transport and ensure the free flow of goods, food and essential supplies.
As countries adopt radical measures to br...
SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport: International Customs Day 2019
28 Jan 19 NewsMessage from World Customs Organisation (WCO) Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya, 25 January 2019
Traditionally, to mark International Customs Day (ICD) each year, the WCO Secretari...