SA, UK to double trade

Pretoria – British Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to double bilateral trade with South Africa by 2015, as he began his first working visit to sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade links with the continent. Speaking after a meeting with President Jacob...

SA, UK commit to increasing trade

Pretoria – South Africa and the United Kingdom have recommitted to the target of doubling bilateral trade between the two countries by 2015. Following the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum, where the South African delegation was led by  International Relations Minister...

SA to meet UK for trade talks

Pretoria – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is to lead a South African delegation to the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum from Thursday. The department said the visit comes within the context of strengthening political and...
Deal to boost trade and investment

Deal to boost trade and investment

Free trade deal could boost trade, investment in Africa. Cape Town- A grand free trade agreement among African states – under discussion next weekend –could boost intra-continental trade and investment. The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East...

SA encouraged by French commitment to improve trade

Pretoria – Despite a drop in total trade between France and South Africa from R32 billion in 2008 to R23 billion in 2009, Pretoria says it is encouraged by French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s commitment to strengthen economic relations, which are viewed as...