President Cyril Ramaphosa told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Tuesday, 23 September, that “trade is now being used as a weapon against a number of countries,” in an ostensible rebuke of ...

Once in force, the Protocol will be an integral part of the AfCFTA Agreement. It shall enter into force 30 days after the deposit of the 22nd instrument of ratification. [1] The Chairperson of the AU ...

South Africans are acutely aware of the rising pressures on their household budgets. From fuel and electricity hikes to higher food costs, disposable income is under pressure. Recent simulations ...

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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 ...

George Chikondi Lwanda is a regional programme and policy advisor with the UNDP Africa Centre, a 2018 Asia Global Fellow at the Asia Global Institute at the Hong Kong University, and an alum of the Mo ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...

South Africa must continue trade diversification, economic transformation efforts – BLSA (Business Daily) Regardless of whether South Africa achieves a breakthrough in ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...

Dr. Ify Ogo is a legal economist and trade specialist. Her experience includes working as the UNDP Regional Coordination Specialist on the AfCFTA, as well as Trade Policy Expert at the African Trade ...