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Inospace reports strong results, as SMEs grapple with headwinds

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace reports strong results, as SMEs grapple with headwinds

Issued by Inospace 2 days

SA car exports to US plunge as Trump tariffs bite

Commercial & Industrial

SA car exports to US plunge as Trump tariffs bite

15 Jul 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump tariff bombshell: US–South Africa trade relations hit new low

8 Jul 2025

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Import/Export

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Frank Knight 3 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 28 May 2025

Source: Carlo Verso on

Agriculture

How to use land reform programmes to drive job creation and economic inclusion

Peter Setou 27 May 2025

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Media

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 23 May 2025

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

Agribusiness

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

14 May 2025

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Import/Export

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Issued by AMIE 9 May 2025

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

7 May 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agribusiness

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 17 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

14 Apr 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 Apr 2025

Source: Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump's trade war: US slaps 30% tariff on South African imports

Katja Hamilton 3 Apr 2025

Western Cape Air Cargo Conference celebrates growth in air cargo trade

Logistics & Transport

Western Cape Air Cargo Conference celebrates growth in air cargo trade

14 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Finance

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

Source: Chuttersnap/Unsplash

Manufacturing & Parts

SA's electric dream from loadshedding to leading the EV revolution

Yael Shafrir, Raeesah Shaik, Nasmé Puley, and Shirleen Ritchie 27 Feb 2025

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

Entrepreneurship

SMEs face new opportunities, challenges as key economic events unfold in February

5 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's future at stake in impending energy and trade address

Katja Hamilton 31 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's triumphant return: What it means for South Africa and Agoa?

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2025

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024

The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on the SA economy

Economy

The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on the SA economy

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump victory spells trouble for the rand and Brics allies

7 Nov 2024

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Regulatory

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker 17 Sep 2024

Source: AGOA.info. Florie Liser, president and chief executive officer of Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).

Economy

US congress shows strong bipartisan support for Agoa reauthorisation

31 Jul 2024

Source: @USAID_SAfrica/X. Congratulations to Lesotho’s Jalad Africa who emerged as Regional Exporter of the Year at the Southern Africa Regional Exporters Awards held on 26 July in Gqeberha, South Africa. The awards are part of a collaboration between the US Government through @USAID and @ecdc_developec.
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Banking

#AGOA2024: Standard Bank highlights partnerships, opportunities

26 Jul 2024

Source: US-Africa Business Summit -where 1800+ business and government luminaries from the US and Africa charted pathways to prosperity and collaboration for sustainable success.

Banking

US Africa Business Summit: Standard Bank leaders highlight mutual partnerships

13 May 2024

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Education & Training

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Dr Chante van Tonder, Issued by JNPR 25 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

Economy

SA's economic outlook in 2024: Global trends and challenges

Raymond Parsons 1 Jan 2024

The year that was for agriculture and what to expect in 2024

Agribusiness

The year that was for agriculture and what to expect in 2024

John Hudson 14 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

US-Africa programme should be extended through 2041, Senate Democrat says

Makini Brice 7 Nov 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel.

Economy

Patel backs Agoa reauthorisation and trade boost

6 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa-US trade programme needs at least 10-year extension, AU says

Joe Bavier 3 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

US-Africa duty-free programme needs changes -US trade official

Joe Bavier 27 Oct 2023

Entrepreneurial sisters venture into US market

SMEs

Entrepreneurial sisters venture into US market

9 Oct 2023

Africa sets the foundation for an electric vehicle future

Fuel & Energy

Africa sets the foundation for an electric vehicle future

Yael Shafrir 21 Sep 2023

Sustaining existing trade partnerships and finding new markets is imperative for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

Sustaining existing trade partnerships and finding new markets is imperative for SA agriculture

John Hudson 22 Aug 2023

Setting the record straight: Reported import prices distort SA poultry market reality

Agriculture

Setting the record straight: Reported import prices distort SA poultry market reality

Fred Hume 31 Jul 2023

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Pieter Wessels 10 Jul 2023

Source: © HLPhoto -

Tax Law

Increasing quota for frozen chicken imports as SA prices rise

Virusha Subban 17 Apr 2023

Image source: Andres Rodriguez –

Corporate & Commercial Law

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

RFI: ATI-001 technical and management support to USAID Southern Africa Trade Market Systems Activity

Research

RFI: ATI-001 technical and management support to USAID Southern Africa Trade Market Systems Activity

Issued by USAID TradeHub 9 Jun 2022

CSI & Philanthropy

AWIEF launches USAID-funded SMEs Investment and Export Readiness Programme

4 Apr 2022

Image source: © Alexander Ryabintsev –

Corporate & Commercial Law

AGOA eligibility requirements under review in three African countries

Virusha Subban 15 Nov 2021

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Import/Export

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Dawit Endeshaw 3 Nov 2021