The former director general at the department of trade and industry has a long history leadership in business
The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
Taiwan on Tuesday rejected South Africa’s demand that it close its office in Pretoria as ‘unreasonable’
Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has failed to intervene at the South African National Accreditation System since being made aware of alleged board inteference last November
China had previously warned that it would target $60-billion in US goods if Trump made good on his threat to impose the new tariffs
Gone were the days when the West’s push for democracy and sanctions really mattered.
Russia has previously placed trade restrictions on former Soviet Union nations to discourage them from building close relations with the EU.
Large investment from state-owned firms may overwhelm Zimbabwe’s traditional trading partner, South Africa.
Government officials, who asked not to be named, asked why SA was so determined to placate China when that country undermined SA’s economic interests.