The Emerging Trade Order: The Future of the South Africa-Germany Partnership

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce & Industry invite you to a high-level panel discussion on the future of the South Africa-Germany economic relationship in a rapidly evolving global trade environment.

Geopolitical fragmentation, climate-related regulation and shifting supply chains are reshaping global trade. For Germany and Europe, this means reassessing partners and markets. For South Africa, it presents both opportunity and risk. Sustaining competitiveness and investor confidence will depend on readiness, reform and strategic adaptation.

Building on the recent publication, The South Africa–Germany Trading Relationship, the panel will explore how both countries can strengthen their partnership amid heightened global competition.

Panellists

McKinnley Mitchell – Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Finance, South Africa

Marika Jakas – Head of Trade and Economics at EU Delegation to South Africa

Boris Werner – Managing Director, KSB Pumps; Advisory Board Member, Southern African German

Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Sabine Dall'Omo – Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa

Moderator:

Nzinga Qunta – Business news host and Advocate of the High Court of South Africa

Event Details

Date: 26 March 2026

Time: 12:00–14:00

Venue: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, 50 Ennis Road, Parkview, Johannesburg

Hosted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in collaboration with the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Disclaimer: This event is hosted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in collaboration with the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAGCC). The information you provide will be shared with SAGCC as the co-hosts of this event. The event will be recorded and the recorded material will be distributed online.