
Advisory briefs and Commentaries


Commentary: What does the AfCFTA agreement mean for South Africa’s agricultural sector?
By Dr Moses Lubinga Introduction The AfCFTA is thus far the most ambitious initiative on the continent, with the AfCFTA agreement framework covering a wide spectrum of issues (including trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property rights, and competition policy). The AfCFTA agreement states that tariffs on a number of products will be […]

Commentary: Potential implications of Brexit on South Africa’s agricultural exports
By Mr Lucius Phaleng (lphaleng@namc.co.za) Introduction It was in June 2016 when the UK decided to leave the EU and this followed a public referendum during which members of parliament voted in favour of leaving the EU. UK was the largest economy amongst the 28 EU member states in terms of its contribution to the […]