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A Freightliner truck allegedly attempted to transport fake branded jeans and takkies into the country.

“The agricultural volumes in South Africa have been fluctuating in recent years.” – Shatho Manyanda, Table Bay Cold Storage.

The estimated three-year average annual avocado production in South Africa is 139 400 tons, 45% of which is exported fresh to Europe.

“This agreement is also a sign of our commitment as government to create an enabling environment for our SOCs.” – Pravin Gordhan.

“Imported second-hand clothes are gathered from Europeans who have died.” – President Yoweri Museveni.

"South Africa's agricultural exports for the first five months of this year were robust, amounting to $5.06bn." -– Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz.

Transnet Freight Rail’s commercial chief, Bonginkosi Mabaso, has said: “A speed restriction of 40 km per hour is in place for the area in question."

The cables are critical to Internet infrastructure, and their breakage has caused widespread interruptions in the country.

China and India account for 73% of our imports from Brics+ nations and 81% of our exports.

Natural gas forms part of the energy mix envisaged in the Integrated Resource Plan, South Africa’s blueprint policy for electricity generation.

East Port-Said port is situated at the northern entrance to the Suez Canal.

Freight rates dropped by -48% to -67% in Q2 across the shipping lines that publish these figures.