South Africa Invites Chinese Tyre Companies to Build US$123 Million Plant
Eastern Cape leaders are courting Chinese tyre companies for a US$123 million plant at Coega, a year after Goodyear shut...
August 19, 2026Topic
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Chinese Belt and Road Investment in Africa Hits Record US$33.5 Billion
Chinese Belt and Road investment in Africa jumped 254% to a record US$33.5 billion in H1 2026, two-thirds of global...
August 6, 2026
South Africa Takes Its Grid Rebuild to Beijing
South Africa is pitching Chinese investors on an energy programme worth about R2.2 trillion to 2039, with transmission the binding...
August 4, 2026
Trump Tariffs on Africa Challenged by 25 US States
Twenty-five US states filed suit to halt tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, arguing...
August 4, 2026
Morocco Faces 12.5% US Tariff Over Forced-Labour Import Rules
The US proposes a 12.5% tariff on most Moroccan exports after finding Rabat lacks a ban on forced-labour imports, threatening...
July 23, 2026
Trump Tariff Shock Rattles Argentina’s Milei-Caputo Trade
Trump’s 25% steel and aluminium tariff hits Argentina, the 7th-largest US aluminium supplier, putting $30B in Milei-Caputo trade at reciprocal...
July 18, 2026
US-Brazil Tariff Fight Threatens $2.4B Chemical Exports
Washington demands Brazil open its chemical sector amid a US-Brazil tariff fight, threatening $2.4B in exports. A 25% tariff on...
July 18, 2026
Brazil Industry Confidence Hits Lowest Level Since Pandemic
Brazil industry confidence fell to its weakest reading since June 2020, with factory bosses now spooked by war and a...
July 14, 2026
Guatemala Banned Forced-Labour Imports. The Blacklist Comes Later
Guatemala's forced labour ban takes effect in mid-August, but the blacklist of banned companies is not due until November. Here...
July 10, 2026