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Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) – Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Important Notice
Amendments to the Automotive Production and Development Programme Phase II (APDP2) Information Documents to Cater for the Extension of the Implementation of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Requirements for Automotive ...
the dtic Opens Entries for Black Industrialists and Exporters Awards
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has opened entries for the Black Industrialists and Exporters Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the Sandton International Convention ...
Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference
The second edition of the Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference is scheduled to take place on 20 March 2024 at the Sandton Convention Centre. The conference will recognise business excellence ...
South Africa to launch the start of its preferential trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Durban on Wednesday 31 January
- President Cyril Ramaphosa to officially launch the first shipment
- Historic step in expanding trade relations
- SA to also host the meeting of the Council of African Trade Ministers ...
South African Rooibos Tea Breakthrough in Chinese Market – China Reduces Duties On Rooibos with New Tariff Classification and Customs Duty from 1 January 2024
The South African Government today welcomed the decision by the People’s Republic of China to substantially reduce tariff rates on imports of South African Rooibos tea. Rooibos tea is a ...
Minister of Trade Industry and Competition, Minister Ebrahim Patel delivers keynote address at the NAACAM show 2023.
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel, delivering a keynote address at the NAACAM show 2023 in Pretoria, where he outlined government initiatives aimed at growing the ...
Announcements
An Opportunity to Increase your Company's Exports and Turnover!
An Opportunity to Increase your Company's Exports and Turnover!
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will be participating in various exhibitions, trade shows and National Pavilions to promote locally manufactured products in international markets. The department invites manufacturers and registered exporters to participate in the international trade shows listed in the links below. If your company is competitive in the South African market, has been in business for at least two years and is export ready, it stands to benefit from the dti's Export Marketing and Investment Assistance scheme.
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March 18, 2024
Black Industrialists set to take centre stage at the second edition of the Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference
South Africa’s Black Industrialists will take centre stage on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at a conference, exhibition and awards ceremony that will be hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry
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March 13, 2024
Deputy Minister Gina to Join National Consumer Commission in Celebrating World Consumer Rights Day
The Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina, will join the National Consumer Commission (NCC) in commemorating the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) at the University of
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March 7, 2024
Minister Patel completes a visit to Chinese Electric Vehicles manufacturers and Mofcom
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel and a high-level delegation completed a four-day working visit to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing to meet with government officials, investors
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March 6, 2024
Special Economic Zones-produced goods benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement- Tyini
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Ministerial Regulations on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) recognises that SEZs are an important tool for development and allows products that are produced in
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March 6, 2024
South Africa Takes Significant Step Forward on Sustainable Fishing at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi – Deposits Instrument of Acceptance of the Wto’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
South Africa made a historic commitment to sustainable fishing practices by depositing its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at the thirteenth Ministerial Conference of the World
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March 6, 2024
Minister Patel Pays Tribute to Professor Eddie Webster
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel today paid tribute to sociologist and academic Professor Eddie Webster, who sadly passed away. “Eddie came from a school of
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March 5, 2024
Special Economic Zones to be Exposed to Benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
South Africa’s Special Economic Zones operators and businesses will get exposed to the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This will happen during a workshop on the
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February 28, 2024
the dtic and International Finance Corporation Sign Cooperation Agreement
The Department of Trade Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group, have signed the second phase of their
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February 27, 2024
Deputy Minister Gina urges businesspeople to invest in the Free State
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina has urged businesspeople across the country to consider investing in the Free State, saying the province’s economy offers unlimited
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February 26, 2024
the dtic Opens Entries for Black Industrialists and Exporters Awards
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has opened entries for the Black Industrialists and Exporters Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the Sandton International Convention
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