South Africa’s trade balance recorded a surplus of R20.14 billion in July, up from R17.75 billion in the previous month, according to official data released on 31 August 2026. The widening surplus ...

This Trade Brief explores the growing economic imbalance between China and African nations, characterized by the exchange of raw and primary materials for manufactured goods. Although bilateral trade ...

African countries are pursuing their development and trade goals in a disrupted global economy, where the multilateral system is weakening and pressure from the US, China, and other powers to strike ...

South Africa’s trade regulator on Friday approved a higher reference price for sugar imports to $785 per metric ton from $680, increasing tariff protection for domestic producers facing a rise in ...

South Africa faces a fresh diplomatic and economic balancing act after the Trump administration threatened countries doing business with Iran with secondary sanctions, with the fallout potentially ...

Sugar manufacturer Illovo concerned about delayed implementation of revised DBRP (Engineering News) Local agribusiness Illovo Sugar South Africa says it is increasingly concerned by the continued ...