Tag: Global economy

SA component industry pledges R4.8bn in investments (Engineering News) The South Africa component industry will invest R4.8-billion in the South African economy up to the end of n...

South Africa missed the boat on some localisation opportunities, but higher value industries can be pursued (Engineering News) The latest research from policy research entity Trad...

South Africa: Panel agrees agriculture can only grow through impactful collaboration (Engineering News) With the South African agriculture sector not enjoying the same level of St...

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) convened from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It saw the first Global Stoc...

South 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...

South Africa likely to keep preferential US trade access, envoy says (Engineering News) South Africa will likely keep its preferential access to US markets because hundreds of Ame...

Industrial policy changes needed, TIPS forum hears (Engineering News) Academics and researchers have highlighted some of the policy changes needed within a changing global economy...

R78.9m disbursed to citrus growers under the economic transformation programme (Engineering News) Over the past three years, more than R161.3-million in funding has been approved ...

South Africa needs to embrace more 4IR technology or fall behind (Engineering News) Professional services and auditing firm PwC says that South Africa’s competitors are all adop...

Decarbonisation gives rise to new opportunities (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is critical that South Africa remains on par with other countries that have taken steps ...

SA tyre manufacturers commit to carbon net-zero by 2050 (Engineering News) All four of South Africa‘s local tyre manufacturers have committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 205...

R4.5 Billion Investment Represents a Change in Minerals Beneficiation (Department of Trade, Industry and Competition) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, ...

EU and Kenya conclude negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions (European Commission) (European Commission) The EU and Ke...

South Africa extends ban on scrap-metal exports by six months as it seeks to curb theft (Engineering News) South Africa extended a ban on scrap-metal exports by six mont...

Namibia takes control of its resources as it bans the export of unprocessed vital mineral (Business Insider Africa) The country’s Ministry of Information also disclosed that onl...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with South Africa South Africa’s strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out. Growth moderated...

African Continental Free Trade Area Awareness Workshop Goes to Limpopo (The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition) The Limpopo private sector will be exposed to expor...

Trade statistics for April 2023 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R3.5 billion in April 2023. This surplus is attributab...

Mining explorations breach N$1.3 bln (New Era) Exploration in 2022 continued with its upward trajectory, breaching N$1.3 billion in real terms. This was shared by the Chamber...

Why Nigeria must join BRICS (TheCable) About five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria and China entered into a currency exchange agreement. The transaction, which wa...