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1. Climate Change Act – signed into law, but not yet operational.
2. Regulator rejects preferential grid access for public sector renewable energy projects.
3. Sasol to appeal judgement declaring NERSA’s gas pricing methodology unlawful.
4. Scandal involving refurbishment of PetroSA’s offshore gas assets for Mossel Bay.
5. Gas condensate discoveries off southern Cape coast abandoned by Total ...

ESG Barometer shows companies see environment, social and governance issues as crucial for operational stability

July 25, 2024
Washington, DC

9:40 – 9:45 am Readout from AGOA Private Sector Forum

The AGOA Private Sector Forum convened on July 24 in Washington with more than 800 delegates participating in person and online. The Forum welcomed the high-level participation from both the U.S. Government and the African Union, with in person welcoming remarks from Secretary of State Blinken, USTR Amb. Tai, AU ...

Global payments leader, Visa, in collaboration with Absa, one of the largest diversified financial service providers in Africa, has rolled out its advocacy programme, She’s Next, across South Africa. The initiative, which spans across the globe, aims to create an inclusive and equitable environment for women-led businesses with networking, mentoring and funding opportunities.

SA is assured of retaining its status as a beneficiary after engagements last week

New Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and his deputy Andrew Whitfield have made progress in persuading Washington that South Africa should not lose its duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).

A high-level South African trade delegation led by the government says it has had a successful visit to the US.
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says both the Biden Administration and members of Congress had expressed support for the renewal of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
It said there was also broad support for strengthening bilateral trade relations between ...

The first wave of the digital revolution promised that new technologies would support democracy and human rights. The second saw an authoritarian counterrevolution. Now, the United States and other democracies are working together to ensure that the third wave of the digital revolution leads to a technological ecosystem characterized by resilience, integrity, openness, trust and security, and that ...

We are excited to announce that the U.S. Embassy in South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) have partnered once again to implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE LESA) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.

The US would become much more protectionist and isolationist, Daniel Silke warns.

Economists and analysts agree the re-election of Donald Trump as US president would pose challenges for SA’s diplomatic and trade fortunes.