ISDS Case Map
South Africa
South Africa is set to push once more for the signing of an investment protection agreement with Zimbabwe as President Robert Mugabe starts implementing threats to abolish private ownership of land.
Singapore and South Africa have agreed to begin free trade talks later this year, as the wealthy city-state seeks to expand its economic access to African states.
Economic diplomacy was "a central pivot" around which the South African Foreign Affairs department was anchoring its efforts to address poverty and underdevelopment in South Africa and the continent, deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said on Friday.
A review of European Union free trade agreements in agriculture - looking at Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Chile - and the impact on US interests.
The minerals and energy department is engaged in talks with Italian companies operating in SA over possible breaches of the SA-Italy bilateral investment treaty in the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.
America will continue to enter into bilaterals with states it views strategically.
South Africa's trade negotiations with China should be suspended until their effect on the local economy had been studied, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Friday.
The National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu) urged the business community yesterday to aggressively interrogate government's action on job security and on the free-trade agreements that were being concluded with other countries.
"In many ways, South Africa's role in sub-Saharan Africa is analogous to the role of the US in the world." -- US Ambassador Jendayi E Frazer
The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday called for a moratorium on all South Africa's current bilateral trade agreements, and renewed its plea to the government to consistently pursue economic and trade policies that prioritise job retention and creation.
