Palesa Moitse- Senior Trade Specialist at the South African Revenue Services

In this episode our guest is Palesa Moitse, Senior Trade Specialist at the South African Revenue Services. Palesa provides an extensive overview of the role of the South African Revenue Authority in trade negotiations, explaining the intricacies involved towards the implementation of a trade agreement. She tackles the complicated and less understood issues surrounding trade negotiations such as the inherent transhipment risks involved in  any trade agreement, the challenges involved in agreeing on rules of origin, as well as the interplay between the AfCFTA and existing trade arrangements on the continent.