XA Global Trade Advisors

19/06/2026

SA’s beneficiation drive hinges on fixing Eskom and infrastructure – trade expert
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The success of South Africa’s latest attempt to turn more of its mineral wealth into locally manufactured products depends on whether

18/06/2026

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18/06/2026

Can SA cope with sweeping steel tariff changes?
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Experts warn that South Africa’s sweeping steel tariff may prove difficult to administer.

17/06/2026

Meth’s BEE sting: why targets won’t work without a schooling fix
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Government’s plan to double down on employment equity amid a crumbling education system could lead to a spike in unemployment.

16/06/2026

B-BBEE compliance ‘costs companies a lot, with no benefit’
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South African firms of various sizes and ownership regard compliance with broad-based black economic empowerment as too costly for their businesses

15/06/2026

The XA and Codera guide to understanding the microeconomic costs and benefits of B-BBEE regulations
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Without economic growth, incomes cannot rise sustainably, and growth cannot be sustained without investment. South Africa's Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) sits at 14% of GDP, a rate which has been insufficient to replenish South Africa's depreciating capital stock.' This means our public Infra...

26/05/2026

Chinese tyre exporter seeks anti-dumping duty review
https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/chinese-tyre-exporter-seeks-anti-dumping-duty-review

A Chinese tyre manufacturer has applied for a review that could allow it to be treated separately under South Africa’s anti-dumping duties on impor…

25/05/2026

China’s promise of duty-free access to SA fruit is a decade-long gamble
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-21-chinas-promise-of-duty-free-access-to-sa-fruit-is-a-decade-long-gamble/
Daily Maverick

South Africa successfully negotiated for five stone fruits from South Africa to be exported to China duty-free, but such access for other fruits could take up to 10 years.…

22/05/2026

Fall in applications by firms for import duty changes may signal ‘loss of faith’
https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/fall-in-applications-by-firms-for-import-duty-changes-may-signal-loss-of-faith-2026-05-11
Engineering News

A leading trade consultancy is warning that the recent sharp decline in applications for duty investigations may be a signal that South African companies are losing faith in the country’s trade administration system, which has become prone to long delays in finalising such probes. In its eighth an...

21/05/2026

Staff shortages stall SA trade tariff decisions
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-05-06-staff-shortages-stall-sa-trade-tariff-decisions/

Ayabonga Cawe bemoans funding shortfalls as Itac backlogs grow