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12 Aug 2010
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast - August 12, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, SA President Jacob Zuma says that media houses need to be regulated as they tend to go "overboard"; Eskom expects to almost double generating capacity from IPPs by March 2011;...
 
 
11 Aug 2010
 
New push to conclude fraught SADC-EC trade deal by year-end
TRADE TALKS
A recent Southern African Development Community (SADC)-European Commission (EC) meeting on the future of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) governing trade between the two regions has been...
 
 
16 Jul 2010
 
Leaders reiterate commitment to common vision for Sacu
TRADE
The leaders of Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) member states on Friday reiterated their commitment to a common negotiating position that would move forward on the vision of Sacu as an...
 
 
29 Oct 2009
 
 
 
DTI warns that the Doha negotiations could drag on to 2011
VIDEO
DTI International Trade and Economic Development deputy DG Xavier Carim says that it is increasingly likely that a conclusion in the Doha Developmental Agenda may only be reached in 2011.
 
 
21 Oct 2009
 
Developed nations must show more flexibility in Doha talks, says SA’s Carim
TRADE
Developing countries have not seen the kind of flexibility from key players that would indicate that a deal in terms of the Doha trade negotiations could be reached in the next year or so,...
 
 
04 Aug 2009
 
 
 
Daily podcast - August 4, 2009
Multimedia
In today's podcast, the creation of a SADC customs union will not be realised by the 2010 deadline; Hillary Clinton begins a seven-nation trip to Africa; the DA urges National Police Commissioner...
 
 
SADC unlikely to create customs union by 2010 deadline
TRADE
The creation of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) customs union would not be realised by the envisaged 2010 deadline, and at a SADC Ministerial task force meeting, held in...
 
 
EU trade agreements undermine regional integration, says SA official
TRADE
In their current form, the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would limit the SADC region's policy space to...
 
 
08 Jul 2009
 
Sacu trade negotiators head for talks in Namibia
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
A quarterly meeting of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) council and commissioners will take place in Namibia next week, with an objective of clarifying how the oldest union in existence...
 
 
09 Jun 2009
 
DTI says SA not threatening stability of Sacu, regional trade
TRADE & INDUSTRY
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) affirmed on Monday that South Africa was not seeking to threaten the stability of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), or trade in the region in...
 
 
28 Nov 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 28, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast, SA's chief trade negotiator Xavier Carim expresses reservations about the possibility of success at the Doha Round of Trade negotiations; ANC president Jacob Zuma expects...
 
 
‘Considerable’ risk of failure if Doha talks resume, top SA trade negotiator warns
News
South Africa's chief trade negotiator has serious reservations about whether the desperate push to restart the Doha Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, as well as the aspiration...
 
 
01 Aug 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 1, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: the Big Business Working Group highlights ongoing discussions to accelerate processes towards cogeneration and the introduction of independent power producers, Sasol's Inzalo...
 
 
09 Mar 2004
 
US reiterates support for BEE
News
The US has reiterated its support for black economic empowerment (BEE) but trade negotiators have called for transparency in the process, says government's chief trade negotiator Xavier Carim.
 
 
08 Aug 2003
 
Govt seeks views on US free trade pact
News
The department of trade and industry (DTI) is to consult widely with local business, and within Nedlac, on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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