SOURCE Africa 2013 will be the go-to event for textile and apparel industry producers and buyers. The Southern Africa Trade Hub (SATH) supported the official launch of this exciting new annual trade show on July 17th in Cape Town, South Africa.
Africa is a growing sourcing destination and the SOURCE Africa event presents an opportunity for African manufacturers to showcase African made textiles, apparel, footwear and services to international and African buyers.
show organization and participation. A series of training events were conducted in the region as part of the aftercare following attendance at the NAMPO 2012 agricultural trade show, and a total of 20 companies were trained in Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
As part of the on-going effort to modernize customs operations, customs administrations in Southern Africa have introduced Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, the majority through the United National Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)-developed Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA). These solutions are aimed at streamlining cumbersome customs and trade facilitation procedures thereby reducing delays in cargo clearance and transit times while working towards a paperless trading environment.
As part of its Coordinated Border Management (CBM) program, SATH undertook a BOA at Ressano Garcia along the Mozambique/South Africa border. The objective of the assessment was to establish processes used by the different agencies to clear goods, identify challenges and recommend mechanisms to addresses obstacles. The assessment also entailed establishing the time it took for trucks to cross the border by physically recording arrival and departure times at points where the clearance of goods was undertaken.
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