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More idiotic news about nonsensical Swazi port Despite being entirely landlocked, and possessing no navigable rivers, Swaziland wants to build a port at a cost for the project the equivalent of R30.6bn. Mugabe backtracks on Western trade policies Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has changed his tune around trading with Western countries, saying last week that he “welcomed Western re-engagement in his country’s economy”, according to news reports. UK trade index ranks SA tops in Africa United Kingdom (UK) companies looking to expand their businesses on the African continent should look at South Africa as “the most open and potentially lucrative country”, according to the first Barclays Africa Trade Index released that week. Strong warning of default risks for exporters to Russia The Citrus Growers’ Association has issued a strong warning to SA fruit exporters to be aware of default risks by Russian importers.