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Eight oil and gas investors signed up for Saldanha Bay IDZ The adoption of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill 2013 will be a significant milestone in pursuit of the aspirations of the National Development Plan (NDP) and will also support a broader-based industrialisation growth path. SAA seeking another government bailout SA Airways remains constrained by a weak balance sheet and needs a capital injection from government to thrive. Investigation into Maersk Alabama deaths Local law enforcement agencies are investigating the two deaths which occurred onboard the Maersk Alabama, currently berthed in Port of Victoria, Seychelles. Massive reduction in US/Africa trade Africa’s trade with the United States (US) declined by around 50 percent in 2013 due largely to decreases in the agriculture and textile sectors. DA trade policy promises one-stop border posts The Democratic Alliance has launched its trade policy for South Africa which includes a number of targeted interventions in terms of customs, trade procedures, regional cooperation and trade diplomacy.