April 2021

15 April 2021 – Trade conditions in South Africa have turned more positive following a meaningful improvement in March after the lockdown in December dampened trade. Sacci said that the sentiment had improved significantly from a year ago, with the Trade Expectations Index (TEI) increasing by not less than 13 index points a year ago. […]

13 April 2021 – The Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) has taken decisive action to prepare for the upcoming citrus export season in the face of equipment shortages and escalating freight rates exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. CGA logistics development manager Mitchell Brooke has drafted a report – which has already been shared with Transnet and

12 April 2021 – South Africa has been announced as the winner of the Most Favoured Offshore CX Delivery Location for 2021, in the Annual Front Office BPO Omnibus Survey on Thursday. The award means that the country has been ranked as the top global location for business process services. The business services sector includes

8 April 2021 – South Africa’s private sector activity expanded marginally in March, as growth in business output slowed while new orders fell again, a survey showed on Wednesday. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose slightly to 50.3 from 50.2 in February, remaining above the 50 level that indicates expansion for the sixth month

7 April 2021 – The hard lockdown and subsequent ban on alcohol – and the transport of alcohol – has left the wine export industry in a precarious position – despite a stable start to the year. According to Maryna Calow, communications manager for Wines of South Africa (Wosa), while exports are stable the industry

6 April 2021 – The World Bank has revised South Africa’s 2021 growth outlook to 3 percent from 2.6 percent earlier, charging that the recovery would be driven by a rebound in global activity from the continued vaccination drive. The bank said in an Africa’s Pulse report that the recovery would also be driven by