As the global economy sinks into another period of crisis, one indicator is shooting upwards: the value of the US dollar. With about 50% of all international trade invoiced in…

Last month we reported that the Egyptian government had published data to show that Egypt was the best at attracting investment over the last 12 months. Now Nigeria has counter-attacked…

As we mentioned above, part of the discussion at the recent NEDLAC Trade and Industry Council was about SA’s “localisation” policy. We have written extensively about localisation of data, but…

CompCom recently published its final guidelines on small merger notification, 16 months after the Commission issued a draft for public comment.  The Final Guidelines expand on the types of small…

Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) Minister Patel expressed concern over the fall in the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) being attracted to SA and agreed with the…

We reported in the previous Newsletter that the process of drafting a Protocol on Digital Trade (previously known as the Ecommerce Protocol) started in August. The deadline for drafting has…

Come 7 December 2022, a substantial proportion of SA’s non-residential (i.e. office) buildings, including warehousing, will be required to submit and display an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The requirement, which…

SA Online Payment News The banks, represented by BankServAfrica, have informed us that they will be prepared for Black Friday on 25 November. EFSA continues to follow up on the…

TikTok has launched a new feature that invites users to capture what they are doing moment-to-moment using both their device’s cameras. The feature, called TikTok Now, is a new way…

The WTO Ecommerce Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) negotiations on ecommerce continued to seek convergence on various topics during their September meetings. The co-convenors of the negotiations — Australia, Japan, and…