Trade account picture 'improving'
The economic slowdown was having an unexpectedly beneficial effect on South Africa's trade account, economists said after the country returned favourable trade figures for the third month in a row in April.
Car sales, exports still depressed
New vehicles sales and exports declined sharply in May on local consumer debt aversion and reduced global export demand, as South Africa's automotive industry geared itself for an extremely difficult year.
Stainless steel industry feels the pain
With global markets collapsing, 2008 turned out to be a tough year for South Africa's stainless steel industry, despite a good start to the year.
'Fair trade; not just free trade'
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has commended the government for not rushing to agree to an "imperfect Doha deal" on the lifting of international trade barriers.
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