“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 been postponed due to unforeseen ...

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 ...

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 ...

tralac offers an internship programme to young African graduates with a background in trade and related disciplines. The internship programme provides interns with an opportunity to gain a better ...

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 ...

South Africa views the Group of Seven (G7) as a strategic partner in its efforts to drive climate resilience, promote a just energy transition, and secure value-added investment in its rich mineral ...

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, ...

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 ...

We recognise COVID-19 as a global disaster and are adapting the way we work and how we deliver our work programme, to safeguard the health of our staff, and all with whom we work. We will keep you ...