South Africa’s new reality for now is a 30% tariff, consistent with the initial order. More on South Africa’s exposure later, but the new US tariff regime now broadly looks as follows: ...

The intersection of geopolitical, domestic and trade issues best defines the current impasse between South Africa and the United States, and a reset is unavoidable. South Africa took the decision not ...

From 27 to 29 May 2025, a WCO national workshop on the AfCFTA Rules of Origin (RoO) was held in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and funded by the Japan ...

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 ...