Presents information on the potential impact of the agreements between the European Union and South Africa for a Free Trade Area on the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific group of States. Features of the agreements and their effects on trade; Details on the partial equilibrium modeling technique for ...
The country has become active in the African Union (the successor of the Organization of African Unity) and the nonaligned movement, and has helped broker peace agreements in strife-torn Burundi (2001) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002). In Apr., 2002, the small Federal ...
Congress of South African Trade Unions or COSATU [Zwelinzima VAVI, general secretary]; South African Communist Party or SACP [Blade NZIMANDE, general secretary]; South African National Civics Organization or SANCO [Mlungisi HLONGWANE, national president]; note - COSATU and SACP are in a formal all...
trade unionstransnational solidarityThis article considers the response of the largest trade union federation in South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), to an extended free trade agenda, which has formed a key part of neoliberal restructuring during recent decades. It ...
tradeFTASADCtradeThis study will look at the feasibility of a free trade agreement between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The formulated research question will explore the various advantages to the South African economy of such an agreement. This ...
agreements with economic unions such as the EU and the Southern African Development Communities have made trade between member states and South Africa smoother and lowered tariffs. A new government was elected in early 2024, putting the economically liberal party Democratic Alliance in power for the ...
South Africa is part of many trade agreements with other countries across the world, so it is always recommended that you check in advance. If you are a private individual or an organisation that imports items into South Africa with an excess value of ZAR150,000 in the South African ...
Fewer African labor migrants were issued temporary work permits and, instead, increasingly entered South Africa with visitors’ permits or came illegally, which drove growth in cross-border trade and the informal job market. A new wave of Asian immigrants has also arrived over the last two ...
South Africa: On 16 August 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act (‘ERA’) which, arguably, marks the most significant change in the South African electricity supply industry. The White Paper on the development and promotion of tourism in South ...
Trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel announced late on Thursday that Tembinkosi Bonakele has resigned and will be replaced in the role by Doris Tshepe, who has been “active in the competition field for many years”...