It is probably opportunistic trade for livestock feed
If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce
The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the real issue of funding Asian, African and other countries who are hit hardest by the climate crisis yet contribute least to global warming
The trade truce between the US and China might be fragile and conditional but it’s a step towards dialogue and stability amid ongoing rivalry
The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
Jobs were lost in the formal sector, as well as in trade, construction and private households
This latest wave of tariff changes signals a broader trend toward economic nationalism and trade realignment.
Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over the budget
South Africa is presented with opportunities and problems created by the Musk-Trump regime
The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production
Irish companies have developed a significant presence in South Africa and employ more than 12 500 people
Reuben Brigety’s resignation comes amid uncertainty over trade relations under the incoming US administration
The US and China could recognise that their roles as global stakeholders demand collaboration on issues such as climate change, technological innovation and global trade
For both economies, the path forward must focus on building stronger ties, not severing them
Recent export agreements with Asian countries are a balm for South Africa, after Botswana and Namibia’s ban on the country’s citrus.
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
Official figures on rhino horn stockpiles are ‘conflicting, inconsistent, untrustworthy and cannot be verified’, the report says
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