SA, UK focus on trade

United Kingdom - South Africa Trade

United Kingdom - South Africa Trade

Cape Town – South Africa and the UK are looking to increase economic and trade ties by focusing on exporting high-value-added goods to Britain, the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says.

Briefing media at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town, following a bi-lateral meeting with UK foreign secretary William Hague, Nkoana-Mashabane said trade had improved between the two countries last year after declining 37% from 2008 to 2009, amid the global financial crisis. [Read more...]

SA, UK to double trade

Cameron in South Africa

Cameron in South Africa

Pretoria – British Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to double bilateral trade with South Africa by 2015, as he began his first working visit to sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade links with the continent. [Read more...]