New US tariffs killed the Black Friday peak small South African exporters would normally expect in November, the SME Export Index* shows. Says Craig Lowman, CEO and co-founder of […]
CI Photos/Shutterstock Rowan Martin-Hughes, Burnet Institute; Debra ten Brink, Burnet Institute, and Nick Scott, Burnet Institute In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US […]
South Africa’s state-owned logistics company, Transnet, has announced a major partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), backed by the European Union (EU), to advance its decarbonisation strategy […]
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the new US tariff exemptions, which includes oranges as citrus variety. In the past season South Africa shipped 4.3 […]
The Department of Home Affairs is proud to announce the gazetting of the pathbreaking new Screen Talent and Global Entertainment Scheme (STAGES), a catalytic visa reform to boost […]
The Competition Commission has released its long-awaited report examining the dominance of global technology giants — including Meta, Google and YouTube — and their impact on South Africa’s […]
South Africa’s Global Business Services (GBS) sector is on track to deliver transformative job creation and export revenue, with government in discussions to offer more substantial incentives to […]
Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth The US-Africa preferential trade deal – in place for a quarter century – expired on 30 September 2025. It’s far from certain […]
Exports to the United States have dropped 46% since April 2025, with small direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses hit hardest. This is according to the SME Export Index, launched today by South African international shipping platform TUNL.
While much of the focus has been on the enhancement of South African energy infrastructure, it is clear that we are seeing marginal gains in the fields of logistics, ports and rail infrastructure.
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