Decrease in export restrictions on food, feed and fertilisers a “silver lining”.
Mining companies must take responsibility for rehabilitating mines, says mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe.
Economists have forecast that the SA Reserve Bank will drop the repo rate next week, although inflation is expected to rise.
The goal is to advance several shared priority objectives, including scaling trade and utilisation of Agoa.
Firms are forced to adapt at speed to rising protectionism and shifting geopolitical alliances, WEF told.
The government and private sector must embrace innovative funding models to finance infrastructure development.
Without course corrections, most low-income countries are unlikely to graduate to middle-income status by mid-century.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the country must align key messages to showcase its strengths.
The first day’s discussions centred on headwinds to global growth and the supply, demand and fiscal risks to growth and inflation.
The e-CO system is expected to reduce time and costs associated with obtaining traditional certificates.
The long-term threat is a possible investigation into whether South Africa poses a risk to the US.
Second-round effects could be in the order of 20 000 to 25 000 job losses.
The regional body is intervening in the Mozambique post-election crisis that led to widespread civil unrest in recent weeks.
