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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial boilers and energy systems manufacturer John Thompson has secured a significant new order from a major industrial company in Indonesia to design and build a 320 t an hour bagasse-fired boiler. This is its fourth order from the Indonesian client in recent months and will be the largest industrial water‑tube boiler ever built at John Thompson’s Cape Town facility.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) signed terms of reference on Wednesday to launch negotiations for a preferential trade agreement, as New Delhi seeks tariff relief for exports including automobiles, pharmaceuticals and industrial machinery. The move revives trade talks between India and Sacu, comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, after negotiations stalled following five rounds of talks held between 2002 and 2010.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new partnership between logistics group DHL Express, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), financial services company Standard Bank and telecommunications company MTN aims to tackle a range of logistical, financial, regulatory and digital barriers preventing South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from participating more meaningfully in Africa’s international trade markets. The partnership, launched under the theme of “Unlocking Africa’s Potential One SME At a Time” at DHL’s head office, in Midrand, on August 11, intends to bring together capabilities across Africa’s trade ecosystem under the GoTrade programme, with each of the partners arguing that SMEs need more than access to finance and markets to become sustainable exporters.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's proposed shift from voluntary to mandatory strategic petroleum stockholding may strengthen protection against fuel supply shocks, but will require importers to finance more stock and risk trapping the working capital needed to keep trade moving, says cross-border financial technology firm Verto. The dual-obligation model detailed in the gazetted Draft Strategic Petroleum Stocks Policy requires State strategic stocks equivalent to 60 days of net imports that will be managed by the South African National Petroleum Company, and 21 days of mandatory stocks for licensed wholesalers and importers.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has revised its total export estimate for this year downward to 205.3-million 15 kg cartons, from the pre-season estimate of 209.4-million 15 kg cartons. With all varieties included, the industry has now reached the peak of the export period, which has placed considerable pressure on port capacity, with delays being experienced at the Port of Durban.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa’s evolving trade corridors are creating new financial uncertainties for business, and as trade routes shift and intra-African commerce grows, businesses are confronting new currency risks, says business-to-business (B2B) financial technology firm Verto. Further, global trade is entering a new era of uncertainty, from shifting tariff regimes and geopolitical fragmentation to supply chain diversification and changing trade alliances, and businesses around the world are increasingly forced to rethink where and how they trade.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Panellists highlight progress, challenges in transitioning to a circular economy in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With growing waste generation and limited landfill space in South Africa, sustainable resource management, extended producer responsibility (EPR), resource recovery and waste innovation play an important role in shaping the local circular economy. With this in mind, panellists participating in Creamer Media’s Circular Economy webinar, held on July 29, explored various topics, such as the progress being made in implementing EPR regulations and how South Africa can address growing pressure being placed on landfill capacity, inconsistent waste collection services and the need for investment in recycling and recovery infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>AMSA flags widened interim losses</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has warned that its loss a share for the six months ended June 30 is likely to be between R1.10 and R1.14, compared with a loss a share of 84c in the first half of 2025. Further, its headline loss a share is expected to have widened by 45% to 51% to between R1.32 and R1.37, compared with the headline loss a share of 91c reported for the prior comparable period.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac), on February 27, initiated an investigation into the extension of safeguard duties against increased imports of threaded iron and steel fasteners. The application was lodged by the South African Fasteners Manufacturers' Association (Safma) on behalf of its members. Safma members constitute more than 80% of the total Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) industry by production volume.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South Africa’s intent to issue regulations to prohibit goods produced using forced labour and child labour. The move follows a decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to impose tariffs of 12.5% on those South African exports not specifically exempted from such duties, or which are already subjected to other tariffs.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has established Rand Merchant Advisory Company, in Beijing, China, as part of its Asia-Africa corridor strategy, which positions it closer to Chinese corporates and capital flows at a time when bilateral trade between China and Africa has reached an all-time high of more than $350-billion. The office will strengthen RMB’s on-the-ground advisory presence, and enable more direct engagement with Chinese multinationals involved in large-scale projects across Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The US has, from July 24, imposed new tariffs of 12.5% on South African products for the country’s “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour”. South Africa was one of 60 countries on which tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% were imposed following a United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigation under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sustainable industrial transformation in Southern Africa depends on strong institutions, productive capabilities, innovation, learning and coordinated policy-making. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Subregional Office for Southern Africa (UN ECA SRO-SA) has called on Southern African countries to strengthen these foundations to capture opportunities emerging from the green economy, rather than remaining suppliers of raw materials.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the industry has faced significant challenges with regard to rail reliability, infrastructure security concerns and port constraints, performance in the sector is improving and collaboration is strengthening.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The crude oil price returning to about $72/bl at the end of June had positive effects on business and particularly on general trade conditions for the month and improved trade expectations, reports business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci). Sales prices remained stable in June, although the general price level, or inflation, partially started to reflect the full fuel price impact in May, Sacci says in its 'Trade Conditions Survey’ for June.]]></description>
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            <title>City welcomes Transnet's call for private partners for the Port of Cape Town</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town welcomes State-owned Transnet's call for private sector partners to upgrade and operate the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Cape Town. Transnet’s request for proposals is for private sector partners to redevelop and operate Cape Town’s multipurpose port terminal under a 25-year concession.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda and the DRC. During the second day of the Manufacturing Indaba, in Johannesburg, on July 15, natural resource development organisation Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO Humphrey Asiimwe cited this as an example of the benefits of African countries not focusing solely on their own needs, but also considering how they could support their neighbours and trade partners through the auspices of regional bodies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible without energy security, but renewable energy is an industry that presents an industrial development opportunity for Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has highlighted that South Africa and the European Union (EU) are holding the first government-to-government dialogue at senior level to advance the implementation of the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP). This partnership aims to reinforce clean and resilient supply chains, support local strategic industries and accelerate investments in green hydrogen and critical raw materials.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As part of its intensified drive to combat fraud, theft and corruption across its business, State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it has successfully applied to the National Treasury for the blacklisting of seven companies implicated in serious unethical and unlawful conduct. This follows forensic investigations supported by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which uncovered a range of irregularities, including financial misconduct, kickback schemes, bribery, the theft of company assets, collusion and the submission of false information.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has decided to recommend to the Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau that the existing anti-dumping duties of 45% on gypsum plasterboard imported from Thailand and 34.6% on gypsum plasterboard imported from Indonesia, excluding that manufactured by PT Siam-Indo Gypsum Industry, be maintained. This follows a sunset review investigation by Itac of the anti-dumping duties on gypsum plasterboard originating in or imported from Indonesia and Thailand.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that former President Jacob Zuma’s actions on a visit to India were a “middle finger” to South Africans.   Ntshavheni was questioned on Cabinet’s response to widely circulated images which showed Zuma and South Africa's High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal cavorting with one of the Gupta brothers in the country.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) hosted its AGM this week and also released its annual report. As the recognised voice of South Africa’s PV industry, representing almost 500 members across the value chain, Creamer Media’s Terence Creamer used the opportunity to pose some questions to CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu on the state of the industry and its outlook. The questions and Melamu’s responses follow.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African companies face a growing challenge because compliance with South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) certification and South African National Standards (SANS) does not always align with EU regulatory requirements, notes International Organisation for Standardisation specialist World Wide Industrial & Engineering Systems (WWISE) MD Muhammad Ali. Ali says many exporters incorrectly assume that compliance with local standards will automatically provide access to international markets, but it does not.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Group Five Construction and Group Five Limited, Dave Lake and Peter van den Steen of Metis Strategic Advisors, have confirmed the formal termination of the business rescue proceedings of both companies following the substantial implementation of the adopted business rescue plans. When business rescue proceedings began in March 2019, Group Five faced about R7-billion in creditor and contingent exposures, more than 2 300 creditors, 119 active projects and close to 6 000 employees employed in 180 companies across 38 countries.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Tribunal has approved, subject to public interest conditions relating to employment and local procurement, a merger that will see Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery International acquire the assets of Nissan South Africa’s (SA's) vehicle manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, Gauteng. Following the transaction’s implementation, Chery South Africa (SA) will control the manufacturing plant.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has signed an agreement with multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for South African businesses, State-owned enterprises and financial institutions to access trade and industrial finance. The $14-billion Country Programme also provides funding to support transformation, risk coverage and project funding, as well as funding to expand into continental markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on June 7 on the challenge of illegal immigration and xenophobia in the country, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly stresses that this has been a challenge for many years, with little progress made in dealing with the matter, despite government’s stated plans to do so. Kelly mentions various urgent communications addressed to the President in 2018 and 2022 by the RFA regarding the matter – and more specifically the issue of the employment of undocumented, or illegal, foreigners in the road freight and logistics industry.]]></description>
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