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 […]

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 […]

By Dr Sifiso Ntombela (sifiso@namc.co.za) & Dr Simphiwe Ngqangweni (simphiwe@namc.co.za) Introduction The trade information shows that South Africa had a trade deficit of R7.55 billion in the first quarter of 2019, which can be attributed to low exports of R103.8 billion in the first quarter of 2019, although they are still 17.3 % higher than […]