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Prof David Luke Explores Africa’s Food Systems in Latest Book, How Africa Eats

Prof David Luke, Extraordinary Professor at North-West University (NWU) and a member of the WTO-WCP team, has released his latest book, How Africa Eats, which provides a detailed analysis of Africa’s food systems, agricultural trade, and food…

Session on implementing FTA simulations as course projects into the undergraduate curriculum

Developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), the Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Adviser (TINA) platform is a free professional tool of choice in trade policy analysis and negotiation…

Prof Carli Bezuidenhout Represents South Africa’s WTO WCP Chair at 2025 Annual Conference in Geneva

This year, Prof Carli Bezuidenhout, represented South Africa at the 2025 Annual Conference of the WTO Chairs Programme at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, on behalf of Dr Adelia Jansen van Rensburg, Chair of the… …

NWU WTO–WCP Leadership Celebrates the PhD Achievement of Dr. Marnel Ferreira

Dr. Marnel Ferreira completed her PhD in International Trade in June 2025, under the supervision of Dr. Adelia Jansen Van Rensburg (Promoter) and Dr. Lorainne Ferreira (Co-promoter), both of whom serve as senior academics and active contributors…

NWU WTO–WCP Team Celebrates the PhD Achievement of Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang

Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang obtained his PhD in International Trade in 2025. His doctoral research provides an important contribution to trade policy analysis in Southern Africa by assessing the potential economic impacts of a free trade…