Tag: trade
AIU secures R350 million worth of investment deals
I am pleased to announce that Wesgro, the Western Cape Government's mandated international trade and investment promotion agency, has helped secure R350 million worth of agribusiness investment deals into the Western...
Toxic trade
A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) – Toxic Trade: Forest Crime in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and the Contamination of the US Market – documents how...
Cape Town informal trading sector to be boosted with R10m investment
According to the City of Cape Town, R10-million has been set aside to replenish and grow the informal trading sector.
As reported by EWN, the news was announced by the Western Cape’s MEC for...
Rand falls as election jitters, Trade fears grow
The rand weakened on Monday amid jitters over upcoming elections and worries over a trade war between the United States and China, curbing last week’s demand for emerging-market currencies.
On Sunday, US President Donald...
Rand on the front foot in early trade
Since advancing to a more than one-month best at the end of March after Moody’s declined to issue a credit review, the rand has traded in a narrow range as it...
AFTI East Africa examines current agricultural trends, innovations and opportunities
AFTI East Africa Summit (previously the Smart Agri Congress) will this year be co-located with GTR East Africa 2019 (Global Trade Review), attracting over 450 high level delegates.
A wide variety of...
African Utility Week is more than just a trade expo
African Utility Week is not only known as the leading power, energy and water trade expo because it attracts 7500 attendees over three days or hosts over 300 solution providers on...
Weak rand could be great for manufactured exports
The rand opened about 0.5 percent weaker on Tuesday, trading near the R13.40 mark before strengthening to R13.28 during intraday trade.
However, it is not all doom and gloom as analysts...
New facility aims to boost trade for SA firms in Africa
South Africa has launched a $1bn (R13.24bn) trade facility to help local businesses that want to find new markets in the rest of the continent.
The South African Trade and...
SA traders urged to focus on neighbours
South Africa has lost more than half of its capital-goods share of the market over the last decade, losing out to aggressive competition in markets such as the mining-rich Copperbelt region.
...
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Zero Carbon Charge is looking for landlords to house its EV...
By Larry Claasen
ZERO Carbon Charge is looking for landlords around the country on major routes to house its electric vehicles (EV) charging stations.
The goal...