Nigeria and other African economies face significant trade costs arising from regulatory, logistical and institutional barriers within countries, with about 60 per cent of total trade costs [...]

During the USTR Hearing, the Foreign Trade Ministry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC reaffirmed the transformative impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act [...]

On 9 February 2026, the chief executive of pan-African telecoms operator Paratus Group announced the activation of the terrestrial fibre backbone G2M (Goma-to-Mombasa), a 2,000 km route [...]

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will host the South Africa–Zimbabwe Business Forum on the margins of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa [...]

The extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) through to December 31, 2028, provides important strategic breathing room for South Africa, while also preserving a [...]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has called for public comment on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Modernisation Discussion Paper of 2023 , which outlines a new digital VAT model [...]