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Finance

Africa proposes WTO chief for second term, document shows

Emma Farge 17 hours

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

Agriculture

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

26 Jun 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa considers complaining to WTO against EU carbon border tax

Wendell Roelf and Kate Abnett 23 May 2024

Finance

EU carbon price on imports ‘violates’ WTO rules, says Patel as SA heads for clash with bloc

Peter Fabricius 20 May 2024

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Agriculture

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Nelson Banya 25 Apr 2024

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024: Shaping Africa's tech future

Marketing & Media

Sentech Africa Tech Week 2024: Shaping Africa's tech future

Issued by Topco Media 17 Apr 2024

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

Agriculture

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

16 Apr 2024

SA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

Agriculture

SA citrus exports predicted to grow despite challenges

4 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

Emma Farge 22 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Fred Razak, chief trading strategist at CMTrading.

Finance

Moody's downgrade - fair or foul? Exploring China’s economic landscape

Fred Razak 27 Mar 2024

Source: Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Finance

India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks

Rachna Uppal and Emma Farge 29 Feb 2024

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

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Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor 23 Jan 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

Agriculture

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

23 Nov 2023

SEIFSA concerned over scrap metal export ban extension

Construction & Engineering

SEIFSA concerned over scrap metal export ban extension

21 Nov 2023

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

Retail

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

5 Oct 2023

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Agriculture

SA farmers want WTO dispute declared over EU citrus rules

Nelson Banya 4 Aug 2023

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Legal

What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers

Agriculture

South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Mar 2023

SA citrus calls on presidential support in EU orange export battle

Agriculture

SA citrus calls on presidential support in EU orange export battle

17 Feb 2023

SA halts orange exports to EU to mitigate CBS risk

Agriculture

SA halts orange exports to EU to mitigate CBS risk

8 Sep 2022

Government lodges WTO dispute to address EU measures affecting citrus imports from SA

Agriculture

Government lodges WTO dispute to address EU measures affecting citrus imports from SA

29 Jul 2022

Retail

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Finance

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

Marketing & Media

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

29 Sep 2021

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Healthcare

Pandemic lesson: Africa must rely on itself

23 Sep 2021

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Healthcare

Nobel laureates call for waiving of IP Covid-19 rules

14 Sep 2021

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Healthcare

WHO guidelines on human genome editing: why countries need to follow them

Sheetal Soni 23 Aug 2021

Retail

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Retail

'Upcycling' promises to turn food waste into your next meal

Rodney Holcomb and Danielle Bellmer 28 Jul 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks as he attends the World Health Assembly (WHA) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 May 2021. Christopher Black/World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Healthcare

WHO setting up hub to make Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa - Tedros

22 Jun 2021

Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

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Could vaccine registration negate the good intentions of the Trips waiver?

Chyreene Truluck 10 Jun 2021

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

ESG & Sustainability

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

Tigist Mekonnen Melesse 18 May 2021

The AfCFTA can change the circumstances of millions of African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

The AfCFTA can change the circumstances of millions of African SMEs

Amrote Abdella 18 May 2021

Protesters gather in Cambridge to demand that AstraZeneca shares blueprints for its Covid-19 vaccine. Luciana Guerra/PA Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Trips waiver: US support is a major step but no guarantee of Covid-19 vaccine equity

Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Agriculture

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

US supports waiver of Covid-19 vaccine IP restrictions

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US supports waiver of Covid-19 vaccine IP restrictions

6 May 2021

Inaugural Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit set for May

Entrepreneurship

Inaugural Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit set for May

4 May 2021

Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

Healthcare

How to get Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries - and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

Dalindyebo Shabalala 16 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

Agriculture

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

Anyse Sofia Fernandes Pereira Essoh 11 Mar 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Healthcare

Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Agriculture

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020

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Finance

Biden's election bodes well for SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 9 Nov 2020

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

Agriculture

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

28 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

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Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

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Healthcare

India and SA request waiver of Trips Agreement for Covid-19 treatment

Tim Ball 19 Oct 2020

EU and UK are major markets for South African exports, including vehicles. Shutterstock

Finance

Here's why South Africa and its neighbours are anxious about EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks

Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020

ARC aims to free Southern Africa from the fruit fly

Agriculture

ARC aims to free Southern Africa from the fruit fly

4 Sep 2020