Tag: Agriculture

Local News Arab-Spring Warning Spurs Ramaphosa to Tout Growth-Plan Progress (Bloomberg) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is making progress on a p...

Local news South African president urges stakeholders to examine progress in redressing racialized economy (Xinhua) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged sta...

Local news Cargo thieves are going after hair extensions and wigs, as SA’s imports soar (Business Insider South Africa) Wigs and hair extensions imports are increasingly becomi...

Local news Key Renewable Energy Market Drivers in South Africa in 2022 (Energy Capital & Power) The need to transition to cleaner sources of fuel in South Africa is made...

Local news Ukraine-Russia conflict provides SA and Angolan Companies with opportunity to collaborate - Chamber President (the dtic) Both the South African and Angolan economies a...

Local news Trucks Block South Africa Road to Mozambique as Fuel Costs Surge (Bloomberg) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route li...

Local trade news Trade Statistics for May 2022 | South African Revenue Service The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for May 2022 recording a p...

Local news South Africa is still an attractive investment, with billions flowing in: government (BusinessTech) South Africa remains an attractive and lucrative investment destina...

Local news South Africa’s FDI inflows increased to R27.2bn in the first quarter (Engineering News) South Africa recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of R27.2-billio...

Introduction The conflict in Ukraine has caused a global economic and humanitarian catastrophe that ranges from human suffering, loss of lives, global food price increases, food s...

WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12 WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), co-hosted by Kazakhstan, in Geneva on...

Local news The party’s over as mining and manufacturing production crash in April (Daily Maverick) The mining sector has been one of the star performers of the South African ec...

Local news Minister Thoko Didiza attends World Trade Organisation 12th Ministerial Conference on Agricultural Negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, 12-16 Jun (South African Governme...

Local news Wamkele Mene: South Africa’s jitters about free trade rules are ‘not supported by evidence at all’ (Daily Maverick) South Africa’s small and medium businesses ...

South African producers and exporters of lemon juice (and no doubt exporters of citrus fruit) received an unwelcome surprise early January 2022 that a California-based company prod...

Local news SA poultry producers missing out on export market with lax livestock health standards (Engineering News) The South African poultry industry is “missing a massive opp...

Local news Perfect storm has hit this industry in South Africa – and in turn, consumers (BusinessTech) South Africa is staring down the barrel of yet another huge fuel hike in ...

Local news AfCFTA holds opportunities for South African industry (Engineering News) With progress being made on negotiations for the implementation of the African Continental Fre...

Local trade news Inclusivity, resiliency focus of South Africa’s tourism sector recovery (Engineering News) As South Africa rebuilds its Covid-19-devastated tourism sector, foc...

Local news SA Cangegrowers calls on government to honour Sugar Masterplan commitments (Engineering News) When Minister Ebrahim Patel delivers the budget for the Department of Tra...