After a quarter-century of shaping South Africa’s trade with the United States, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has officially expired. For many local industries,...
Lead: A Conversation at the Spur Picture this: you’re chatting over a tea with a friend in Maboneng, both of you noting how coffee and clothes...
Tariffs and cheap imports threaten local livelihoods South African sugarcane growers are sounding the alarm as a 30% US tariff on local goods, imposed by former...
South Africa’s trade future with the United States hangs in the balance and there’s still no ambassador in Washington to defend it. Despite rising tensions over...
This week, US President Donald Trump dropped a hammer on South Africa’s economy, slapping a steep 30% tariff on all South African exports to the United...
Record-breaking exports, strong local sales and a looming threat from the US South Africa’s automotive sector is riding high after an impressive first half of 2025....
Cheap, subsidised sugar is flowing into South Africa and it’s putting entire rural communities at risk. Imported sugar isn’t cheaper for consumers, but it’s destroying rural...
In a bold move that’s already shaking up global markets and American politics, President Donald Trump has doubled down on tariffs for imported steel and aluminium....
South Africa is facing increasing pressure to temporarily ban poultry imports from Brazil following the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) at a commercial farm in...
South Africa is ramping up efforts to regulate and reform its e-commerce trade policy in a bid to improve customs efficiency, increase revenue, and level the...