Pretoria commits to saving steel industry jobs
The government is committed to work with South Africa’s steel industry to save jobs and has put in place measures to save the industry from collapsing, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).
Sugar sector wants a sweeter deal
Sugar is the only agricultural sector in South Africa that has not been fully liberalised under democracy and it operates under its own Act.
Ten industrial opportunities in South Africa
The question from commerce is usually “where are the market opportunities?” Here is a list of some of the industrial (value-adding) opportunities, outlined at the Manufacturing Indaba.
ITAC Seeks Comment on Expiry of Anti-Dumping Duties
A list of anti-dumping duties to expire during 2019 has been published. The trade and industry department published the list in Government Gazette 41650.
South Africa views African integration as potential trade-war bulwark
Delivering his Budget Vote address in Parliament on Tuesday, Davies described boosting intra-African trade and building an integrated African market as a key priority for South Africa.
DTI opposed to temporary scrapping of EV duties
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has confirmed that it is opposed to reducing protection on the import of electric vehicles (EVs) as a way of increasing domestic demand, arguing that automotive firms should, instead, use the duty offsets available to them through production rebate credit certificates to increase EV imports.
Businesses fuming over ‘unilateral’ duties hike
The business community claims that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and National Treasury introduced a 10% increase in the import tariff on components of ready-made blinds without warning or consultation.
No winds of change at ITAC
The winds of change sweeping over South Africa have definitely not filled the sails of South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC).
Namibia’s Struggle to Get Sugar Rebate
As a non-sugar-producing country in a customs union with two major sugar-producing countries, namely South Africa and Swaziland, Namibia has faced challenges in the past three years to get approval for its sugar rebate proposal through the Southern Africa Customs Union (Sacu) structures.
Trade and Industry Minister Terminates Cold-rolled Steel Products Safeguard
On 29 September the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) advised that the Trade and Industry Minister had approved its recommendation for the termination of the safeguard investigation into cold-rolled steel products.