Representatives from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania attended an International Investment Seminar at the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce recently, to discuss South Africa's untapped potential in terms of trade and investment with these EU countries. 3 Jun 2011
South Africa is to host the Second Tripartite Summit of Heads of State and Government, scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on 12 June 2011. 2 Jun 2011
Cape Legends is now represented by Guangzhou South Africa Valley, which has entered into a long-term agreement to sell wines into China. It expects sales volumes to increase "substantially", as a result, according to the business manager for the portfolio of specialty wines, Isobel Armstrong. 20 May 2011
US-born wine specialist, Debra Meiburg, a Master of Wine, international wine judge and consultant to producers trading in Asian markets, addressed a group of local wine producers at a WOSA-hosted seminar in Stellenbosch late last week about how to approach markets across the pan-Asian region. 19 May 2011
Trade conditions in April fell into negative territory, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Thursday, 12 May 2011. 12 May 2011
LONDON, UK: The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast is set to resume exports of the commodity after Laurent Gbagbo was finally ousted, with the currently soaring prices likely to fall as a result, analysts said. 14 Apr 2011
Over 50 shipping containers have been detained at the China Shopping Centre south of Johannesburg following a crackdown by South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials. 5 Apr 2011
The Visegrad group, consisting of a four central European countries, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, addressed the business community of South Africa at an investment seminar in Cape Town at its headquarters on 31 March 2011 to introduce trade and investment opportunities, within various sectors, between these countries and South Africa. 4 Apr 2011
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea is considering banning food imports from areas near Japan's quake-damaged nuclear power plant due to concerns about radiation contamination, health officials said on Wednesday, 23 March 2011. 25 Mar 2011
The Polish Embassy will be hosting a media breakfast today, Wednesday 9 March 2011 in Houghton to present the role Poland can play in creating a sustainable trade relationship with South Africa. Poland has an untapped production, manufacturing and human resource capability that would allow for the further development of this dynamic trade link between the two countries. 9 Mar 2011
The scrapping of a credit certificate scheme that gives relief to importers on customs duty will affect Rex Trueform Clothing's margins in the second half of the financial year, the company says. 8 Mar 2011
An early warning system has been launched by government to help ensure South African export companies are aware of technical changes to export regulations. 3 Mar 2011
South Africa recorded a trade deficit of R4.9 billion in January, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Monday, 28 February 2011. 28 Feb 2011
ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Alassane Ouattara, internationally recognised as the winner of Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election, on Tuesday, 22 February 2011, extended a ban on cocoa exports, a cornerstone of the economy, to 15 March. 23 Feb 2011
Trade conditions in January 2011 have lost momentum, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday, 9 February. 9 Feb 2011
ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Ivory Coast's internationally recognised leader Alassane Ouattara on Monday, 24 January 2011, ordered a one-month halt to exports of cocoa and coffee, a statement said. 25 Jan 2011
Reasonable trade expectations were maintained in December 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Tuesday, 18 January 2011. 19 Jan 2011
Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China (BRIC) has invited South Africa to join them as a full member. This is seen as an affirmation of the country's status as part of the dynamic evolving world economy and it is expected to boost investment and trade opportunities for the country, as it has done for the other four states comprising the informal grouping. 11 Jan 2011
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Pakistan this week banned overland onion exports to chief rival India in a bid to control rising prices at home for the South Asian food staple, the commerce ministry said on Friday, 7 January 2011. 7 Jan 2011
Ernst Janovsky, Head of Absa AgriBusiness, has urged South Africa to explore new markets for agricultural exports as the competition slowly gathers momentum in its traditional African market. 10 Dec 2010
