Amukelani Kubayi, Acting Director for Trade and Investment Promotion

  • Zero Tariffs, New Horizons: Opportunities for China–South Africa Cooperation from Johannesburg

    Zero Tariffs, New Horizons: Opportunities for China–South Africa Cooperation from Johannesburg

    By Zhao Yinan, CMG Africa Bureau Correspondent (Johannesburg)

    CMG Africa Bureau correspondent Zhao Yinan visits a sugarcane plantation in KwaZulu-Natal, where local farmers are looking forward to exporting sugarcane products to China and bringing them to Chinese consumers’ tables.
     

    27 April 2026

    Amid rising global trade uncertainties and shifting supply chains, a major policy is drawing growing attention across South Africa’s business and industrial sectors: China’s decision to grant 100% tariff-free treatment on products from 53 African countries, effective May 1, 2026.


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