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WTO caught between flexibility and predictability, says chief economist

The WTO's future hinges on adapting its rules to a multipolar global economy, says chief economist Robert Staiger, warning that systemic fragmentation could drastically cut…

The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal

Brics leaders call for cooperation in protectionist global environment

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy

Grapefruit pass through a rinsing machine on the sorting line of the Canyon Pakker’s packhouse on the Blydevallei Boerdery citrus farm outside Hoedspruit. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules

The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers

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South Africa must expand its trade muscle in other Brics economies

This era of global economic reconfiguration requires a generation of radical doers and thinkers unapologetic about pushing boundaries

Superhero or supervillian? That’s the wrong question, writes Phillip Machanick. The right question is: How it is that philanthropist Bill Gates can
have so much influence over world health? Photo: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty Images

No vaccine superheroes or supervillains: Fix the system

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?

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Khaya Sithole: Biden’s pledge boosts Covid waiver drive

But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property

Apec tackles security after climate compromise

Asia-Pacific leaders tackled security issues, including food safety, on the last day of their summit on Sunday. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said leaders of the…