South Africa released its pdf Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy (2.23 MB) for public comment on 20 May 2025. It is a polished and insightful document, reflecting the input of ...

A World Bank-linked climate fund has backed South African plans to cut its reliance on coal, unlocking up to $2.6-billion in financing and giving the nation’s energy transition an unexpected boost.

Privatisation of ports in Africa turns them into competitive trade engines – study (Engineering News) Privatisation has redefined African port operations, with major hubs like Tema, in Ghana, Abidjan, ...

The purpose of the evaluation is to review and assess the effectiveness of Sweden’s support to tralac, in terms of the standard evaluation criteria of OECD/DAC to determine its relevance, ...

Media Statement: Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition Briefed on the Implementation of Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan (Parliament South Africa) The Portfolio Committee on Trade, ...

Mining is expected to be a major driver of Africa’s development for the next few years. However, in many African jurisdictions, the industry is far from stable and needs to perform a complicated ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – the United States’ flagship trade ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. This trade brief examines the utilisation of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the EU-SADC ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to expire in less than seven months: at ...

Gerhard Erasmus is a founder of tralac and Professor Emeritus (Law Faculty), University of Stellenbosch. He holds degrees from the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein (B.Iuris, LL.B), Leiden in ...

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