The move comes as Vodafone seeks to consolidate its stake in Safaricom, the country’s leading telecommunications and mobile money operator. The inquiry, announced Thursday, January 22, is part of the ...

A coalition of exporters, importers and traders has kicked against plans by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) to make the Smart Port Note (SPN) mandatory from February 1, 2026, warning that the ...

Godongwana warns trade war could undermine South Africa’s investment drive in Davos (IOL) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has cautioned that an escalating global trade war could pose a serious ...

Government officials have hailed a major milestone as South Africa’s exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area preferences hit R820 million in 2025, fuelling growth in trade across the ...

World Bank’s South African GDP growth forecast shows local reforms working – GCIS (Engineering News) The World Bank’s outlook projects that GDP growth in South Africa will increase to 1.4% this year ...

The US House of Representatives has passed a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), offering a potential lifeline for the US’s flagship trade initiative with the ...

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, ...

According to Article 23 of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), entry into force occurs 30 days after the 22nd instrument of ratification is deposited with ...

SA plays down US trade tensions at Davos, insists investment momentum remains intact (DFA) TeamSA in Davos has brushed aside concerns that the country's ongoing trade tension with ...

Maria Immanuel is an international trade expert and a tralac Alumna based in Windhoek, Namibia. She makes music and is a Digital trade entrepreneur.