Limpopo floods force road closures and Kruger shutdown

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Agoa renewal gets bipartisan support in the US House – but South African exporters wait on clarity. Sahpra warns of harmful ‘immune boosters’ sold to children. And how weak maths results undermine SA’s growth.

15 Jan 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Why Agoa’s renewal won’t move the needle for SA trade

‘South Africa has the very large 30% duties… the benefit under Agoa is rather modest, it averages out at around 3.5%. Even if we got Agoa, that would take us down to 26.5%,’ says Donald MacKay, XA Global Trade Advisors.

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[TOP STORY] How the Competition Commission is keeping school uniform prices in check

‘Given the number of outreaches and initiatives that we have done with the schools… unfortunately the Commission now is at a point where we are going to prosecute schools and suppliers who do not comply with the guidelines as well as the Competition Act,’ says Mpho Moate, analyst at the…

14 Jan 7AM 8 min

Limpopo floods force road closures and Kruger shutdown

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