The World Economic Forum (WEF), held every January in Davos, Switzerland, remains a useful place to take the temperature of global capitalism and to assess its leaders’ outlooks for the year ahead.

It has been argued that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is designed as a Free Trade Area (FTA), should be transformed into a Customs Union (CU) to advance the economic ...

South Africa undoubtedly had a good story to tell at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting held in Davos, Switzerland in January. The country’s delegation, consisting of senior government ...

The announcement by South Africa’s only surviving primary steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), that it intends shutting all its long steel operations in the country has been a long time ...

World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser. The World Economic Forum (WEF), held every January in Davos, Switzerland, remains a useful place to take the temperature of glo ...

Zimbabwe recently legislated new requirements for fuel in transit. Traders moving fuel in transit are now required to ...

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Better prospects ahead for South Africa’s agriculture sector, but risks remain (Engineering News) Following an estimated 4.8% output contraction in the agriculture sector in 202 ...

Poultry sector to pursue export-driven growth strategy – dtic (Engineering News) South Africa’s poultry sector intends to, under the leadership of Trade, Industry and Competit ...

SACP threatens ‘militant action’ against ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) closure (Engineering News) The South African Communist Party (SACP) stated on Friday that aside from ...

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, ...

Illegal mining is waging war on the South African economy, with the illicit trade costing the economy at least R60 billion in 2024. This is according to the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...