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SOUTH AFRICA: Trade diplomacy reaps gains
South Africa has pursued a multi-track agenda for rebuilding its post-apartheid global trade...
South AfricaZIMBABWE / SOUTH AFRICA: Elections pose challenges
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) confirmed yesterday that it would blockade...
South AfricaAFRICA:Textiles sector suffers with end of MFA
The end of the Multi-Fibre Agreement, which imposed quotas on low-cost high production textile...
LESOTHO: Workers are first casualties of MFA's demise
It was announced yesterday that around 6,300 textile workers (about 10% of the workforce in the...
LesothoPROSPECTS 2005: Trade talks key to Southern Africa
Political attention in Southern Africa in 2005 will focus mainly on the forthcoming parliamentary...
AFRICA: Small nations face largest HIV/AIDS challenge
Economists have begun to model the economic costs of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but such efforts are...
AfricaSOUTHERN AFRICA: WFP warns of food shortages
The World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for Southern Africa yesterday warned that almost...
AfricaSOUTHERN AFRICA/UNITED STATES: Trade talk tensions
Negotiations are underway that may lead to the first free trade area (FTA) involving the United...
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