November 2022

2 November 2022 – South African agricultural producers say the ongoing vegetable import restrictions in Botswana and Namibia are creating an unfair playing field. The two countries instituted import restrictions on selected agronomic and horticultural crops to develop their crop industries, despite the fact that the two countries and South Africa are in a customs […]

1 November 2022 – The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for September 2022 recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R19.70 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN), SARS said in a statement. “The year-to-date (01 January to 30 September 2022) preliminary trade balance surplus of R175.42