An Executive Order [1] late on 31 July brought a measure of certainty to the fast-paced and continuously evolving US trade policy, especially insofar as it relates to the country’s new tariff regime.

Making sense of America’s new tariff regime and implications for South Africa (tralac) An Executive Order late on 31 July brought a measure of certainty to the fast-paced and continuously evolving US ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released preliminary trade statistics revealing that the country achieved a trade balance surplus of R22.0 billion for June 2025. This positive balance is ...

Trudi Hartzenberg is the Executive Director of tralac. She has a special interest in trade-related capacity building. Her research areas include trade policy issues, regional integration, investment, ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...

Ms Viola Sawere has over 15 years’ experience in international trade policy, private sector development and multi-stakeholder dialogue. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) ...

Overall Singapore-Africa trade rose 50% to $13.72 billion in 2024 from $9.17 billion in 2020, after peaking at $14.46 billion in 2022. Trade with East Africa nearly doubled to $541 million in 2024 ...

This report reviews and sheds light on recent developments with AGOA renewal and evolving US trade and tariff policy with a focus on South Africa, which in early April 2025 was informed of a blanket ...

Mercy Mugala Ng’ambi is a Standardisation and Quality-Assurance Inspector, involved in trade compliance enforcement (inspection, testing and certification). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Production ...

Dumase Sara Lwando Shawa is a development professional with a master’s in development studies, specialising in public policy and management, project management, and regulatory expertise. She has ...