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
The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers
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
Free trade limits the policy space available to states worldwide, locking them into market-based trade and industrial policies.
The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
For all the excitement generated by the news of an mRNA vaccine hub being established in South Africa, the country is still going to need help making Covid-19 jabs
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus
Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?
But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property
Last week, WTO members had another chance to level the playing field by sponsoring the Trips waiver for Covid-19 medical tools. They chose not to
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
As India and South Africa push for relief at the World Trade Organisation through intellectual property rights waivers, India’s history of getting concessions may be the proverbial tripping block
The new year started with a crucial step towards free trade between countries on the continent
Countries such as Australia, Germany and the UK are pushing back against the tax practices of global giants such as Google and Facebook
The complaint states that the background checks on journalists were “neither ordered nor authorised by any magistrate”
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
These restrictions must be overturned or ignored because they are limiting the production and importing of essential medical equipment such as ventilators
Governments don’t protect plant genetic resources, resulting in biodiversity destruction and growers dependent on seeds supplied by firms
Ahead of April 12, Britain has begun to put plans into place to cushion their potential push out of the European Union
Greg Clark’s comments contradicted official government policy of not ruling out a no-deal Brexit
The rapid changes in the political and economic landscape have seen people around the world losing their sense of dignity and thus their identity
The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement promises to redefine relations among African states and beyond
BRICS countries are working on mitigating the impact of a trade war
At stake is a White House threat to slap a daunting wave of tariffs on European auto exports to the US
The Swiss economic affairs ministry says it has formally asked the US for "consultations" over tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium
Emerging economies such as South Africa’s are put under pressure when infighting among the big players slows down global trade
There may be positive spin-offs for countries like South Africa but the overall global effect will be negative
The new tariffs will cause the loss of about 23 000 American jobs and the cancellation or delay of billions of dollars in solar investment
Global plastic exports to China could sink from 7.4 million tonnes in 2016 to 1.5 million tonnes in 2018; paper exports might tumble nearly a quarter
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would rather focus on strengthening its domestic market, but if he wanted, he could invade Kiev in just two days.