Tag: AfCFTA

Local news Progress made in Port of Durban repairs (SAnews) The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has hailed Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for the “significant progress” m...

Local news Localisation strategies must identify, remove constraints for local producers (Engineering News) Effective localisation strategies must start by identifying the constr...

Case study of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) – including the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade Trade agreements are treaties of a specific kind; they r...

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 ...

Local news SA companies could boost exports to EU by R350bn a year, research shows (Daily Maverick) South African companies are missing out on R350-billion a year in export oppor...

The Harmonized System Nomenclature (HS Nomenclature) is an international standardized numerical Customs clearance facility. It is used in the systematic classification of goods and...

In March 2022, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor reaffirmed the commitment of her government to a continental monetary union, also known ...

Local news Significant strides made in creating a conducive environment for investment in SA (the dtic) The Head of Invest South Africa (InvestSA), Mr Yunus Hoosen, has lauded su...

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...

The African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Agreement is in force since 30 May 2019. The required number of twenty-two ratifications have been deposited thirty days earlier.[1] Sev...

Read the full blog HERE Cameroon signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on 21 March 2018, and this marked the beginning of the country’s liberali...

The ideas and decisions to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) were developed and adopted about a decade ago. The world looked different then, and the challenge...

Local news 5 global export bans that shook SA agriculture (Food for Mzansi) In less than two years South Africa’s agricultural sector has been dealt a few blows by countries wh...

Local news Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mail & Guardian) The local mining industry is thriving, but infrastructure needs to be improved and changes need to be made for...

Country news All at sea over the Russian crude oil headed to SA, except copper-bottomed Transnet Port Authority (Daily Maverick) A Liberia-flagged tanker carrying crude oil from ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is in the process of taking shape. This momentous initiative for Africa holds much promise, not just for the promotion of intra-Afr...

Local 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...

The Decisions, Declarations, Resolution and Motions adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February 2022. ...

There are two sets of norms governing the negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and its Protocols. They are the guiding principles and the mod...

The Decisions, Declarations, Resolution and Motions adopted at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which took place in Addis Ababa on 5-6 February...