September 2025

30 September 2025 – Against a backdrop of worldwide economic malaise, sub-Saharan Africa is emerging as an unlikely beacon of hope, defying global trends with a dramatically strengthened outlook. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Chief Economists’ Outlook Insight Report for September, 71% of leading economists now expect moderate to strong growth across the region […]

29 September 2025 – Global trade patterns have shifted significantly as United States tariffs and geopolitical instability are making their impact felt in the second half of the year, with trade momentum tilting in favour of emerging markets. Recent data about Chinese trade flows shows that exports to the US have weakened after the introduction of the August tariffs, but at the same time, there has been a

26 September 2025 – South Africa Makes Steady Progress in Trade Discussions with United States, Says Minister Parks Tau. Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Parks Tau says South Africa is making steady progress in trade discussions with the United States of America following a series of bilateral engagements in Washington the past week. Tau, joined

25 September 2025 – South Africa’s transport sector confidence slid in the third quarter of 2025 amid domestic and global constraints, reflecting a worsened business environment, according to the latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER) survey. The BER’s Other Services Survey results for the third quarter released on Tuesday, highlighted challenges in the transport subsector

22 September 2025 – The Western Cape will be sending a trade delegation to Canada in November to explore the export potential of wine and table grapes after about 50 importers of viticultural products from South Africa attended CapeWine 2025 from September 10-12. This was confirmed by the province’s Minister for Agriculture, Economic Development and

18 September 2025 – Ratings agency Moody’s expects SA’s economy to grow by less than 1.5% a year over the next two years, well below the nearly 5% forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa. SA trails most of the continent, with only Botswana and Gabon also expected to expand by less than 3% over the period. Moody’s

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16 September 2025 – Nearly half of South Africa’s small businesses are facing the prospect of closing their doors due to the rising costs of operating in the country. This was highlighted by professor Deon Tustin, CEO of the Bureau of Market Research, which operates as an independent entity within the University of South Africa

15 September 2025 – Despite the serious trade-related headwinds in the second quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agriculture GDP again posted strong growth and was the second-best performer with a quarterly increase of 2.8% quarter-on-quarter (sa) in Q2 of 2025 and a 0.1 percentage point contribution to overall SA GDP growth, according to Statistics South

11 September 2025 – China’s trade surplus is projected to exceed $1.2 trillion in 2025, driven by robust export growth to markets beyond the United States, according to Bloomberg Law and Equitypandit reports. This follows a record surplus nearing $1 trillion in 2024, underscoring China’s persistent export strength, despite underlying economic vulnerabilities, as reported by the Financial Times. However, a