SA's Trade Surplus Doubled to R89bn — On Gold, Not Industry
South Africa's year-to-date trade surplus more than doubled to R89.3 billion, but the gains rest on gold and PGM prices while imports…
Read more →The Hormuz Squeeze: Rand, Oil and Freight Hit SA Importers at Once
The Hormuz crisis pushed the rand to a three-week low near R16.60 and revived Cape diversions. SA importers now face a currency,…
Read more →SARS Forces Foreign Trucks to Pre-Declare Online Before the Border
From 1 June SARS requires every foreign-registered vehicle to be declared on its Traveller Management System before the border — a new…
Read more →CBAM Goes Live: Eskom's Coal Is Now a Tax on SA Steel Exports to Europe
The EU's carbon border tax entered its paying phase on 1 January, and South Africa's coal-heavy grid leaves its steel and aluminium…
Read more →South Africa's Cape Shipping Windfall Is Sailing Past — Now Suez Reopens
Cape diversions jumped 112% during the Red Sea crisis, yet SA's bunker volumes fell. With carriers returning to Suez, the window to…
Read more →US Proposes Fresh 12.5% Tariff on SA Exports Over Forced Labour
Washington has proposed a 12.5% Section 301 tariff on South African goods over forced-labour gaps — a fourth front stacking on existing…
Read more →SA Citrus Is Now World Number One — and the 30% US Tariff Bites
South Africa has overtaken Spain as the world's largest citrus exporter — just as a 30% US tariff starts applying for a…
Read more →South Africa's Largest Steel Tariff Overhaul Catches Importers Cold
ITAC's Report 764 has rewritten South Africa's steel import duties across Chapters 72-83 — but the duties are live while the promised…
Read more →Transnet's R78 Container Charge Lands Just as Diesel Prices Fall
Transnet Port Terminals lifted its fuel neutrality container charge to a record R78 from 1 June — the same week SA's diesel…
Read more →China's Zero-Tariff Window Opens for SA Exporters — Mind the Fine Print
China's zero-tariff scheme now covers South African goods, scrapping duties up to 30% on citrus, wine and processed exports — but a…
Read more →SA Rail Opens to Private Operators as Cape Ships Surge
South Africa signed rail access agreements with 11 private freight operators on the day Cape of Good Hope diversions hit record levels…
Read more →The Symbiotic Paradox: AI, Supply Chains and South Africa
AI is sold as the fix for broken supply chains — but the buildout strains the copper, transformers and grids those chains…
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