The importation of tyres in South Africa has been a subject of concern for local manufacturers, government authorities and industry representatives who have all recently criticized the importation of tyres into South Africa at extremely low rates that domestic manufacturers are unable to compete with. Dumping, the act of exporting goods to another country at […]Continue reading
The Invest in African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference aimed at the capitalisation and development of mining in Africa, took place in Cape Town earlier this week, between 6 and 9 February 2023. As always, the Indaba was well attended by key industry stakeholders across the board, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, and […]Continue reading
As the title suggests, the World Customs Organization, with the support of the European Union, recently published a guide to the practical implementation of Annex 2 of the Protocol on Trade in Goods concerning Rules of Origin. The guide is aimed at assisting the private sector in the practical implementation of Annex 2, which has […]Continue reading
In Gracelin Baskaran’s recent publication on Brooking Africa Growth Initiative, titled “Could Africa replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements?” Baskaran explores the untapped potential of African rare earth minerals and the ways in which African countries can reap the greatest benefits of rare earths for their markets, allowing Africa to be […]Continue reading
Introduction: Firstly, welcome to the African Trade Remedies page, blog, information resource and opinion platform. African Trade Remedies will deal with ‘all things African trade remedies’, as well as an introduction to the more general topic of ‘trade remedies’ itself. So, let’s get stuck in. ‘Trade’, by common definition, is the voluntary exchange of goods […]Continue reading
2021 Trade Remedies Panel Discussion featuring opinions from Vassilis Akriditis, Gerhard Erasmus, Thuto Mathetsa, Creck Buyonge, Michael-James Currie, Alice Twizeye and Peter O Brien
