South Africa released its pdf Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy (2.23 MB) for public comment on 20 May 2025. It is a polished and insightful document, reflecting the input of ...

Ninth SACU Summit postponed (Informanté) “We regret to inform you that the 9th SACU Summit of Heads of State or Government, which was scheduled to take place on 27 June 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia, has ...

Introduction of tariffs timeline. After his inauguration as the 47th President of the US, Donald Trump issued just over 200 Executive Orders. They dealt mainly with measures to undo the policies of ...

A signs US$1.5 billion loan with World Bank (SAnews). The South African government and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan Agreement that will assist in unlocking key ...

SA views G7 as strategic partner in several areas (SAnews). South Africa views the Group of Seven (G7) as a strategic partner in its efforts to drive climate resilience, promote a just energy ...

SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification (Engineering News) South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new mar ...

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 ...

Patrick Low, a Kenyan and Spanish national, is a Fellow at the Asia Global Institute of the University of Hong Kong and a Senior Adviser for Tulip Consulting. He currently works in an advisory ...

In November 2023, following the conclusion of the annual AGOA Forum in South Africa, US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat - Delaware) circulated a first discussion draft of legislation to extend the term ...

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The combined, textile, apparel and footwear manufacturing industry remains Lesotho’s largest formal private sector employer – employing around 46 500 workers. Its current employment is below its early ...