Its transformation into a SADC Parliament was endorsed by the Summit in Lilongwe, Malawi, in August 2021. Since then, notable progress has been achieved, including the amendment of the SADC Treaty, ...

In Ethiopia’s case, such outflows have been linked to as much as 10-30 percent of government revenue losses and can subtract up to 2.2 percent from annual GDP growth, stark reminders of the scale of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 04 February 2026, deliver an address at the signing of the Instrument of Accession by South Africa to the Establishment Agreement of the African ...

South African businesses have been encouraged to take advantage of tariff savings and market access under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the UK, as the agreement reaches its fifth ...

Citrus growers call for Brics trade deals (Freight News) South Africa’s trade deficit with its Brics partners has ballooned significantly since it joined the bloc in 2010, highl ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Bethlehem Tesfu Estifanos is a public health professional who advocates for women’s empowerment in trade. She has worked with the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, promoting gender ...

Maria Immanuel is an international trade expert and a tralac Alumna based in Windhoek, Namibia. She makes music and is a Digital trade entrepreneur.