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US carmaker to use
India as a hub for
African exports
General Motors India
plans to start exporting
Beat to African countries
from early 2015,
according to news reports
out of India.
Lesotho attracts
big automotive
players
Lesotho is seeing
significant growth in
its automotive sector,
according to Tseko
Bohloa of the Lesotho
National Development
Corporation.
Two customs
acts just
gazetted
The Customs
Control Act, 2014 (Act No.
31 of 2014) and the Customs
& Excise Amendment Act,
2014 (Act No. 32 of 2014)
were published in the
Government Gazette on
July 23, 2014.
R290 million
earmarked to develop
leather and footwear
industry
The Department of Trade
and Industry (dti) said it
would spend R290 million
through its Competitiveness
Improvement Programme
in order to enhance the
competitiveness of the
country’s leather and
footwear industry by
establishing five sector
clusters.
SA wine exports
show strong growth
Exports of packaged and
bulk wine out of South
Africa grew by 25.9% last
year, according to the latest
release from South Africa
Wine Industry Information
& Systems.