Recent export agreements with Asian countries are a balm for South Africa, after Botswana and Namibia’s ban on the country’s citrus.
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The ban on South Africa produce is contrary to international rules of trade, economists said
South Africa imports more than 60% of its olive oil supplies from Europe where climate conditions are worsening
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In the name of free trade, countries went to war in the 1700s and 1800s. Today, trade is the continuation of the politics of war by other means
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have left the Economic Community of West African States, which could adversely affect trade and the end of military rule
The country must explore various possibilities in order to remain a net exporter
The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives
The president has sought to clinch an early extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act during his New York visit
America is South Africa’s third largest trading partner, with 7.7% of goods exported to the US and 8.2% imported from the US
As a country, our struggling economy is hitched to both the prospects of the East and the West. Being frozen out by any of them, would be punishing for all
Plant-based products becoming more popular; Microsoft set to retrench 10 000 employees; and Black Friday blues
Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.
Inflation, that ‘problem’ torturing capitalist economies these days, offers us the first example of such policies
The market is the pillar of capitalist ideology, yet it is just another human institution invented and reinvented periodically across human history
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict: the decline of one capitalist empire and the rise of yet another.
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
While the Democrats and Republicans use an outdated political playbook, people need protection from the capitalist system itself
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
The largest drops in the third quarter were in the agriculture sector, trade and manufacturing.
The prevailing message to Americans from political elites across the spectrum is the same one that Biden spelled out in his speech: “That’s just the nature of a modern economy” and we have to deal with it
Unlocking the full growth potential over the long run will require policy interventions in agriculture and cross-cutting government departments
Statistics South Africa has overhauled its GDP data, which now show that the economy was 11% larger in 2020 than previously estimated
GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed
The economy is still 2.7% smaller than it was in the first quarter of 2020
Polyphagous shot hole borer looks set to become most damaging biological invasion in South Africa
When it comes to engagement with Africa, the United States has lost ground to China, Russia, Turkey, and the Gulf States. That’s why the new Biden administration needs new policies for the continent, writes Gregory Meeks, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Congress
Mutual mistrust there may have been, but economic activity between South Africa and the superpower remained robust. Now exports must diversify and create jobs