Posts by Alastair Tempest
SADC’s Regional Customs to Business Forum
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat officially launched the Regional Customs to Business Forum (RCBF) in Johannesburg, South Africa on 19 Jan. The SADC Regional Customs to Business Forum…
Read MoreEFSA Jumps the Gun in Providing Comments on the DCDT’s Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud.
The DCDT withdrew its first Draft Policy in 2021 and has been working on a revised plan. Last year we were given a new Draft Policy which we studied and…
Read MoreSA Department of Transport Considering New Rules to Encourage Greater Rail Use. Rail Elsewhere is Being Supported
The SA Department of Transport (DoT) is canvasing views on how best to attract freight back to SA’s struggling rail system from road. Road transport has emerged as the country’s…
Read MoreDCDT Minister Calls for Comments on the Future of SAPO
Minister Gungubele has published a call for comments on the South African Post Office (SAPO). The deadline is 6 March. EFSA is preparing its comments. The Minister is required to…
Read MoreAfCFTA Agreement on Financial Services
EFSA/EFA have drafted a submission on the draft AfCFTA Agreement on Financial Services. This instrument will expand upon the Digital Trade Protocol (see above) and sets down a path for…
Read MoreNews From the AfCFTA – The Digital Trade Protocol is Adopted by the Heads of State
The Heads of State adopted the Digital Trade, and Women and Youth in Trade Protocols at their meeting on 18 Feb. They also re-elected HE Wamkele Mene as S-G of…
Read MoreInnovation and Digitalisation – working for the Latest New Consumers
The TradeTech Global initiative, a joint venture between the World Economic Forum and the UAE Government, has issued a report, TradeTech: Catalysing Innovation, outlining steps to benefit from technology-enabled upgrades to…
Read MoreUNCTAD Report Shows Global 2023 Drop in FDI
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing countries fell by 9% to $841bn in 2023, according to UNCTAD’s latest Global Investment Trends Monitor. Developing countries in Asia felt the brunt of…
Read MoreGlobal Supply Chain Issues
The attacks on shipping passing down the Red Sea after the Suez Canal have started to have an adverse effect on supply chains and costs to/from Europe. Even the Chinese…
Read MoreBigTech News
The US debate about children and social media just won’t go away. In January, the US Senate held a hearing with the leaders of social media, including Mark Zuckerberg, on the…
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