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Official Corona Web Information Portals
- For Health-related information on COVID-19: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
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Latest News
Trade Exhibitions affected by Covid-19
Kindly note that due to COVID-19 most of our trade exhibitions has been deferred later during the year. The confirmed exhibitions are as follows:
Online Bizportal to Register Businesses that Provide Essential Goods and Service During the Lockdown Period
As of 14h00 this afternoon, more than 10 000 companies have already registered as providers of essential goods and services. Most of these have been in food supply, medical and ...
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Minister Patel Announces Essential Service Application Portal
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel has announced that all businesses that will be allowed to provide essential services are required to seek approval from the Department ...
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Media Briefing – Remarks by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel on Tuesday 24 March 2020
The address by the President last night recognised that saving lives must be the priority and we need to draw on all our resources in the economy and within each ...
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Announcements
An Opportunity to Increase your Company's Exports and Turnover!
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) 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.
Discussion Document: Publication of the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) Industry Code “The Code”
the dtic is soliciting views on the code that has to be published in order to be considered for accreditation by the Minister as recommended by the National Consumer Commission in terms of Section 82 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (CPA).
Written input on the discussion document must be received no later than 15 July
Media Release
Gauteng High Court Declines to Give Sakeliga Relief in CIPC Matter
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has welcomed a decision by the Gauteng High Court, which declined to give Sakeliga the relief it sought on the lawfulness
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South African Remarks at the Second Extraordinary G20 Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting on 14 April 2020
South Africa today gave its support to a package of trade and investment measures to address the Covid-19 challenges faced across the world, adopted by Ministers from the Group of
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A Wide Range of Goods will be Available Through E-Commerce Platforms, with Health and Safety Protocols Now In Place
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, has gazetted the directions providing for a wide range of goods to be available to consumers through e-Commerce platforms from today.
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Minister Patel publishes directions on winter clothing, footwear and bedding
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Minister Ebrahim Patel has gazetted directions on the sale of winter clothing, footwear and bedding during Alert Level 4. These directions clarify the
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COVID-19 Impact on the Economy
COVID-19 Impact on the Economy The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has noted with concern a series of recent comments and news articles that give the impression
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Proudly SA Covid19 Non-Medical Masks Marketplace Portal Goes Live
In an initiative designed to assist South Africans to source locally made fabric face masks and to enable the country’s clothing and textile sector to retain jobs, a dedicated marketplace
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Clothing, Textile, Footwear, and Leather Industry consultative meeting with Minister Ebrahim Patel
Yesterday, leading figures from the Retail – Clothing Textile, Footwear and Leather sector representatives held a consultative virtual meeting with the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition (the dtic), Mr
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Joint Meeting Portfolio Committee
Briefing by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition on Government’s response to the potential negative impact of Covid-19 on the economy and the measures considered to mitigate against it
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Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
My Fellow South Africans, It has been exactly seven weeks since the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in our country. Since then, all our lives have changed in
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Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Further Economic and Social Measures in Response the Covid-19 Epidemic
My Fellow South Africans, It is 25 days since South Africa began a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. It has demanded of you great fortitude and
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