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22 May 2013

16 May 2013

SA manufacturers have turned export attention to Africa - survey

A new Manufacturing Circle survey shows that South African manufacturers are responding to the market opportunities opening up as a result of strong growth in the rest of Africa, which has already...

28 Feb 2013

SARS: Statement by South African Revenue Service, on South African trade statistics for January 2013 (28/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The R24.53 billion deficit for January 2013 arose from exports of R53.28 billion and imports of R77.80 billion. Exports decreased from December to January by R6.51 billion (-10.9%) and imports...

07 Feb 2013

SA manufacturing output up 2% in Dec, below expectations

MANUFACTURING

Yearly growth in South Africa’s manufacturing production fell to 2% in December 2012 from 3.7% in the previous month and was below market expectations of 2.9%. Although subdued, seven of the ten...

30 Nov 2012

SA: Statement by the South African Revenue Service, on the South African Trade Statistics for October 2012 (30/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for October 2012 that record a trade deficit of R21.2 billion.

02 Nov 2012

Worrying Slide

REAL ECONOMY: CURRENT ACCOUNT

South Africa’s current account deficit widened sharply over the past year and is expected to average 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, up from 3.3% in 2011. In his Medium-Term Budget...

25 Oct 2012

SA: Pravin Gordhan: Address by the Minister of Finance, on the tabling of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, Parliament, Cape Town (25/10/2012)

SPEECH

A year ago, Mister President, we drew attention to your statement of intent: “We want to have a country where millions more South Africans have decent employment opportunities, which has a modern...

Current account deficit surges as exports slump, growth revised down

MTBPS 2012

South Africa’s current account deficit widened sharply over the past year and was expected to average 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, up from 3.3% in 2011, Finance Minister Pravin...

13 Jul 2012

Unpacking the South Africa - Nigeria relationship ahead of the AU Summit

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The bilateral relationship between South Africa and Nigeria is often described as cordial. Nonetheless, the relationship has also sometimes been poorly managed, as was illustrated earlier this year...

16 Jan 2012

The courtship of North Korea

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This paper discusses the recent death of Kim Jong II that has triggered international speculation with regard to the future of North Korea. Africa is observing the transition period in North Korea,...

13 Jun 2011

South Korea keen to boost business relations with Africa

TRADE

South Korea aims to increase bilateral trade flows with South Africa from about $4-billion a year at present, to $10-billion a year within five years, said Korea Trade- Investment Promotion Agency...

13 Aug 2009

SARB: Statement by the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee on the repo rate (13/08/2009)

Statements

Issued by Mr T T Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank

1. Introduction

1.1 There are encouraging signs that the global slowdown may have reached its lower turning...

28 May 2009

Producer price inflation slows to 2,9%

INFLATION DATA

South Africa's producer price inflation (PPI) slowed to 2,9% in April, down from the 5,3% in March, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday.

28 Jul 2008

Daily podcast – July 28, 2008

Multimedia

In today's podcast: South Africa has reviewed and removed import duties on key inputs for manufacturers, Petroline is still hoping to deliver its crucial petroleum products pipeline from Maputo to...

27 Jul 2008

SA: Mbeki: Statement on outcome of July Cabinet Lekgotla (27/07/2008)

Topics

Briefing notes for President Thabo Mbeki on the outcome of the July Cabinet Lekgotla, Pretoria

07 Apr 2006

Mangena: Grant agreement signing and opening of Technology Station in chemicals at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University of Technology (07/04/2006)

2006

Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Mosibudi Mangena, at the Grant agreement signing and the opening of the Technology Station in chemicals at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan...

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