by Rutendo Runi | May 3, 2022 | Localisation
On 29 April 2022, Premier David Makhura signed the Township Economic Development Bill into an Act now named (TIDA). The Act has been billed as a form of redress of the apartheid regime. This process began in 2015 with the Transformation, Modernisation and...
by Rutendo Runi | Feb 1, 2022 | Trade Policy Conversations
The liberalisation of trade in services took a significant amount of time to be concluded but the SADC protocol in services entered into force on the 27 January 2022. The rapid growth of trade in services created the impetus for a separate agreement under SADC, solely...
by Rutendo Runi | Dec 20, 2021 | Open ITAC cases
Ferro Coating Resins (Pty) Ltd applied for the creation of a temporary rebate on Tall Oil Fatty Acids, citing a lack of local supply. Oleo Chemicals was the sole manufacturer in South Africa but closed its Tall oil Fractionation plant (TOFA) in 2020. The absence of a...
by Rutendo Runi | Oct 25, 2021 | Open ITAC cases
Lasher Tools requested an anti-dumping duty to be imposed on “spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more that 150mm but, not exceeding 200mm originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China. Also, spades and shovels of a maximum blade...
