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U.S - South Africa Relations

The most pressing issue for South Africa is improving trade relations between Pretoria and Washington, says new SA ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer.

AfCFTA

Intra-African commerce could reach 53% if the African Continental Free Trade Area was fully implemented, up from 18% currently.

Global Health

People living close to the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned cases may be spreading faster than originally thought.

Policy

The future of South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Act could be ruled invalid in two Constitutional Court challenges by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and the Premier of the Western Cape.

Policy

While its own lawyers insisted that the provision to introduce controls over where medical practitioners and nurses could work was crucial for the future implementation of the National Health Insurance, the government on Monday maintained a firm stance on the future of the NHI.

AGOA

The U.S. Chamber on May 15 submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on ways to modernize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The comments were in response to USTR’s April 29 Federal Register notice.

South Africa and the US have begun a promising dialogue on jointly developing South Africa’s critical minerals, many of them important for the US. The initiative could also help to ease the strained relations between Pretoria and Washington.

Senior government officials, business leaders, unionists and others from SA and the US held a closed meeting in Johannesburg this month, hosted by the Center ...

Retirement and Immigration

Relocating to South Africa through retirement or financial independence is an appealing option for many individuals. However, the process often raises practical questions, particularly when the legal framework and its real-world application do not align.

Giving Support

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