Namibian port grows as alternative trade hub in Southern Africa
Namibia’s Port of Walvis Bay has been expanding over the last few years and is set to get bigger with plans by the southern African
May 10, 2022
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‘Positive pointers from Namibian trade stats’
The year 2022 is off to a positive start in terms of trade data as data points from the last two months have involved the
May 9, 2022
South Africa celebrates new e-certification system for agricultural exports
Minister Thoko Didiza has launched a system for online certificates developed in partnership with the government of the Netherlands. This is considered a game-changer for
May 9, 2022
Namibian Ports Authority increases total cargo handling
Despite the ongoing global shortage of containers, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) recorded positive growth during its just-ended 2021/22 financial year, increasing total cargo handling
May 9, 2022
New handling record at port of Maputo points to a positive market recovery
In 2021, the Port of Maputo achieved a new handling record of 22.2 million tons, representing 21% year-on-year growth compared to the previous year’s handling
May 7, 2022
Namibia: South Africa emerges as its largest export and import partner for March
South Africa emerged as Namibia’s largest market for both exports and imports in March 2022, the country’s statistics agency (NSA) announced on Thursday. South Africa
May 6, 2022
Botswana: Entrepreneurs express hope in the new dedicated entrepreneurship ministry
The recent establishment of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship has been welcomed with open arms by some entrepreneurs, who believe that it is long overdue. However,
May 5, 2022
South Africa’s exports reach all-time high in March, thanks mainly to coal
South Africa’s export trade continues to set new records, a trend that began during the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. At just below R170bn,
May 3, 2022
Durban port works to restart operation after severe floods force suspension
Transnet, the operator of South Africa’s ports, reported that it was gradually resuming operations at the Port of Durban after a 36-hour total suspension of
April 13, 2022
South Africa’s citrus exports set to increase despite ongoing challenges
For the first time since South Africa’s single-channel marketing system for agricultural commodities was abolished in the 1990s, citrus fruit was exported from the Port
April 11, 2022
Dry ports becoming key to improved logistics and trade in Africa
Africa’s network of inland container terminals – or “dry ports” – is expanding rapidly, part of a continental effort to speed up the flow of
April 8, 2022
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to significantly increase traffic flows on all transport modes
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will boost intra-African trade by around 40%, with substantial benefits to the transport sectors, according to the latest
April 7, 2022
Supply chain bottlenecks ‘here to stay for 2022’, goods prices to rise sharply
Global supply chain backlogs are showing no signs of easing and are likely to worsen for the rest of the year, leading to even higher
April 6, 2022
Brazil, EU dump poultry in SACU – implications and lessons for Namibia
The International Trade Administration Commission, which is the de facto trade regulator for the SACU market has concluded a preliminary investigation of dumping of poultry products into
April 5, 2022
Growing small-scale farming and enterprise potential
Household gardens have always helped address food insecurity and malnutrition in neighbourhoods and this has been demonstrated by the intervention by Seriti Institute in collaboration with the
April 4, 2022
