The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), His Excellency Mr. Elias M. Magosi, participated in the inaugural Africa Forward Summit 2026 held from 11 to 12 May 2026 ...

South Africa is four months into the country’s electricity market transition – widely regarded as the most important economic reform since 1994 – but the process is already at a crossroads. The ...

Malawi is a land-locked country in Southern Africa with operational Simplified Trade Regimes (STRs) with four neighbouring countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. At the regional level, ...

Evidence from firm-level survey data on barriers to regional trade participation reveals that among women-led non-users of AfCFTA preferences, the main reason is simply not knowing that the Agreement ...

Just 11% of South African goods exports are women-driven. This share has been shrinking over the past 20 years as historically male-intensive sectors have grown while female-intensive sectors have ...

Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade is the legal instrument designed for advancing the participation of women and youth in intra-African trade and integration. The Protocol is not yet in force. This ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. Africa’s intra-continental exports weakened much more sharply than Africa’s exports to ...

South Africa’s tariff investigation system is sliding into crisis, with duty applications taking years rather than months, reviews of old duties barely happening, and private sector applicants ...

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South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R31.9 billion in March 2026. This surplus was attributable to exports of R187.9 billion and imports of R156.0 billion, inclusive of trade ...