Tag: Trade regulation

South 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...

SA 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...

DOWNLOAD BLOG 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...

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...

TNPA publishes Port Development Framework Plans outlining R13bn of investments (Engineering News) The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published Port Development Frame...

SA: Private renewable energy procurement landscape is changing (ESI-Africa.com) While investment opportunities into renewable energy used to concentrate on the large-scale project...

Small 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...

In 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...

President 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...

10% 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...

Buying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile (SAnews) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which p...

Introduction On 1 March 2023, South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom reached the 100-year mark. Instead of celebrations, the day passed under the dark cloud of measures ...

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 marked the centenary of South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom. There was little cause for celebration. Instead, the day was marked by a se...

Egypt’s trade deficit plunges 54% YoY in December 2022: CAPMAS (ZAWYA) Egypt’s trade balance deficit dropped by 54% year on year (YoY) to $1.93 billion in December 2022, ...

It has been reported that the five member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have recently submitted their joint AfCFTA offer of tariff concessions, and that it me...

A Customs bill of entry and the bill of lading (BOL) are among the critical and determinant documents that are used in the clearance of cargo and services that are internationally ...

The governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is essential for efficient and open markets at both the domestic, continental and international levels. In many countries, SOEs are...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is anchored in legal instruments concluded by sovereign states. For trade in goods the AfCFTA establishes, through its Protocol on ...

Industrialisation depends on many policy inputs. African countries face unique challenges and must develop industrialisation policies suitable for their conditions. Such polices mu...

Local news South Africa’s farm exports are an economic lifeline, with weak spots (Phys.org) The African continent remained South Africa’s largest agricultural exports market ...