South African Trade Minister Parks Tau and his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Minister Wang Wentao, signed a Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Shared Prosperity (the ...

In 2026, the role of Davos as a neutral platform came to the fore, largely as a result of tensions between the US and Europe. Although the chosen theme, ‘A Spirit of Dialogue‘ did not leap out as ...

The apex bank’s directive, contained in a circular dated January 26, 2026, and published on its website on Tuesday night, permits authorised dealer banks to process Form M applications with NAFDAC ...

Facing Trump tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it’s close to China trade deal (ABC News) China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa’s leading ...

US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to revive and extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) for a year. Eckard Naumann, independent economist and associate of ...

Resuscitation of Agoa gets few cheers in SA (Daily Maverick) US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to revive and extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (A ...

Trudi Hartzenberg is the Executive Director of tralac. She has a special interest in trade-related capacity building. Her research areas include trade policy issues, regional integration, investment, ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

Citrus growers call for Brics trade deals (Freight News) South Africa’s trade deficit with its Brics partners has ballooned significantly since it joined the bloc in 2010, highl ...

Mercy Mugala Ng’ambi is a Standardisation and Quality-Assurance Inspector, involved in trade compliance enforcement (inspection, testing and certification). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Production ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...