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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South Africa’s intent to issue regulations to prohibit goods produced using forced labour and child labour. The move follows a decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to impose tariffs of 12.5% on those South African exports not specifically exempted from such duties, or which are already subjected to other tariffs.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The US has, from July 24, imposed new tariffs of 12.5% on South African products for the country’s “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour”. South Africa was one of 60 countries on which tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% were imposed following a United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigation under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sustainable industrial transformation in Southern Africa depends on strong institutions, productive capabilities, innovation, learning and coordinated policy-making. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Subregional Office for Southern Africa (UN ECA SRO-SA) has called on Southern African countries to strengthen these foundations to capture opportunities emerging from the green economy, rather than remaining suppliers of raw materials.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the industry has faced significant challenges with regard to rail reliability, infrastructure security concerns and port constraints, performance in the sector is improving and collaboration is strengthening.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The crude oil price returning to about $72/bl at the end of June had positive effects on business and particularly on general trade conditions for the month and improved trade expectations, reports business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci). Sales prices remained stable in June, although the general price level, or inflation, partially started to reflect the full fuel price impact in May, Sacci says in its 'Trade Conditions Survey’ for June.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda and the DRC. During the second day of the Manufacturing Indaba, in Johannesburg, on July 15, natural resource development organisation Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO Humphrey Asiimwe cited this as an example of the benefits of African countries not focusing solely on their own needs, but also considering how they could support their neighbours and trade partners through the auspices of regional bodies.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible without energy security, but renewable energy is an industry that presents an industrial development opportunity for Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[International business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, DMCC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE), operator of the Botswana Mercantile Exchange (BMX), to strengthen Botswana's access to global commodity markets by connecting BSE's emerging commodities exchange with Dubai's international trading, finance and logistics ecosystem. The partnership marks a significant step in expanding trade and investment links between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Botswana, establishing Africa's first sister-hub trading corridor between Dubai and Gaborone, while supporting Botswana's economic diversification agenda and ambitions to increase the global reach and value of its commodity exports.]]></description>
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            <title>Itac recommends maintaining 10% import duty on frozen mixed vegetables</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended maintaining a 10% ad valorem import duty for frozen mixed vegetables. Itac's investigation found that global and domestic economic factors continue to shape the frozen vegetable market. International events have contributed to ongoing food price volatility.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has reported a strong lemon season for this year, marked by the larger size of the crop and the earlier timing of the season's course, which are unusual by historical standards. The current export estimate figure for the entire lemon season remains unchanged at 49.4-million 15 kg cartons.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has highlighted that South Africa and the European Union (EU) are holding the first government-to-government dialogue at senior level to advance the implementation of the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP). This partnership aims to reinforce clean and resilient supply chains, support local strategic industries and accelerate investments in green hydrogen and critical raw materials.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A unified approach needs to be adopted by all 55 of the countries that form part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to reach its initial 2035 target of increasing GDP across the continent by $450-billion, Midlands State University and University of Zimbabwe researcher Edmore Chijoko said during the launch of the New African Thinkers: Trade and Sustainability Under the African Continental Free Trade book. The book launch took place on July 9 at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[As part of its intensified drive to combat fraud, theft and corruption across its business, State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it has successfully applied to the National Treasury for the blacklisting of seven companies implicated in serious unethical and unlawful conduct. This follows forensic investigations supported by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which uncovered a range of irregularities, including financial misconduct, kickback schemes, bribery, the theft of company assets, collusion and the submission of false information.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has decided to recommend to the Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau that the existing anti-dumping duties of 45% on gypsum plasterboard imported from Thailand and 34.6% on gypsum plasterboard imported from Indonesia, excluding that manufactured by PT Siam-Indo Gypsum Industry, be maintained. This follows a sunset review investigation by Itac of the anti-dumping duties on gypsum plasterboard originating in or imported from Indonesia and Thailand.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that former President Jacob Zuma’s actions on a visit to India were a “middle finger” to South Africans.   Ntshavheni was questioned on Cabinet’s response to widely circulated images which showed Zuma and South Africa's High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal cavorting with one of the Gupta brothers in the country.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) hosted its AGM this week and also released its annual report. As the recognised voice of South Africa’s PV industry, representing almost 500 members across the value chain, Creamer Media’s Terence Creamer used the opportunity to pose some questions to CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu on the state of the industry and its outlook. The questions and Melamu’s responses follow.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African companies face a growing challenge because compliance with South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) certification and South African National Standards (SANS) does not always align with EU regulatory requirements, notes International Organisation for Standardisation specialist World Wide Industrial & Engineering Systems (WWISE) MD Muhammad Ali. Ali says many exporters incorrectly assume that compliance with local standards will automatically provide access to international markets, but it does not.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Group Five Construction and Group Five Limited, Dave Lake and Peter van den Steen of Metis Strategic Advisors, have confirmed the formal termination of the business rescue proceedings of both companies following the substantial implementation of the adopted business rescue plans. When business rescue proceedings began in March 2019, Group Five faced about R7-billion in creditor and contingent exposures, more than 2 300 creditors, 119 active projects and close to 6 000 employees employed in 180 companies across 38 countries.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Tribunal has approved, subject to public interest conditions relating to employment and local procurement, a merger that will see Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery International acquire the assets of Nissan South Africa’s (SA's) vehicle manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, Gauteng. Following the transaction’s implementation, Chery South Africa (SA) will control the manufacturing plant.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) has called on countries in the region to accelerate regional integration, strengthen economic resilience and implement coordinated policy responses to withstand external shocks. The Middle East crisis represents another major external shock, following the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which threatens to reverse the region's hard-won macroeconomic gains, said ECA SRO-SA director Eunice Kamwendo.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has signed an agreement with multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for South African businesses, State-owned enterprises and financial institutions to access trade and industrial finance. The $14-billion Country Programme also provides funding to support transformation, risk coverage and project funding, as well as funding to expand into continental markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on June 7 on the challenge of illegal immigration and xenophobia in the country, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly stresses that this has been a challenge for many years, with little progress made in dealing with the matter, despite government’s stated plans to do so. Kelly mentions various urgent communications addressed to the President in 2018 and 2022 by the RFA regarding the matter – and more specifically the issue of the employment of undocumented, or illegal, foreigners in the road freight and logistics industry.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa must resposition its trade infrastructure to capture greater value from global economic shifts, with industrialisation, stronger intra-African trade and improved access to finance identified as key priorities in the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) latest African trade report. The report highlights that rising geopolitical tensions, shifting global alliances and trade fragmentation are reshaping the global economic landscape, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the continent.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The integration of African supply chains will require greater traceability, visibility and transparency across industries as markets become more liberalised under regional trade initiatives, technology solutions provider VirtualRouteZ founder and digitalisation director Dr Hennie Ras said at the GS1 South Africa Indaba 2026, held in Modderfontein on April 15. Speaking during a presentation focused on African trade integration and supply chain readiness, Ras said liberalised markets are associated with increasing rules and regulations aimed at protecting public health and safety and limiting illicit trade and fraudulent practices.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Namibia is positioning its oil, gas and mining sectors as catalysts for industrialisation, beneficiation and infrastructure development under its National Development Plan Six (NDP6), with government also pursuing policy and regulatory reform to attract greater foreign direct investment (FDI), says law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH). Speaking during a webinar last month, CDH dispute resolution managing partner and director Patrick Kauta said Namibia’s FDI inflows increased from N$50-billion from 2009 to 2020, to N$151-billion from 2021 to 2024, largely owing to exploration activity in the oil and gas sector.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa must strengthen its agency in global energy governance and green industrialisation as shifting geopolitical dynamics and accelerating energy transitions reshape global trade and investment systems, says research organisation South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). During the launch last month of two SAIIA research papers examining BRICS energy governance and African Union (AU) green industrialisation strategies, SAIIA Futures Programme head Dr Deon Cloete said Africa had a critical window to define its own development trajectory instead of remaining a “passive recipient” of external decisions.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended a revised antidumping duty increase to 43.77% on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) imported from China. Polymer producer and marketer Safripol made an application to Itac for a sunset review of PET imported from China, alleging that the expiry of the antidumping duties of the subject product will likely lead to the recurrence and or continuation of dumping and material injury to the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) industry.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town again calls for State-owned Transnet to accelerate initiatives to improve efficiencies at the Port of Cape Town. South Africa cannot afford a port that underperforms, and all options for structural improvement, including increased private sector involvement in operations, need to be considered and enabled, the city says.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technologies will account for a larger share of critical mineral demand, including copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements, says UN Trade and Development (Unctad) in its June 2026 Global Trade Update.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The growing fragmentation of the global trading system, intensifying geopolitical conflicts and mounting pressure for global trade reforms have reignited debates about the future of multilateralism and the role of plurilateral trade agreements within global intergovernmental body the World Trade Organisation (WTO). These issues formed the core of a recent Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) webinar – held last month under the theme ‘Development Dialogue: Economic Diplomacy in a Changing World’ – during which policymakers, academics and trade experts examined the implications of shifting global trade power dynamics for developing countries, including South Africa.]]></description>
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