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The Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF)
National Pavilions List for 2025/26 (01 April 2025 – 31 March 2026)
Minister Tau Extends the Deadline for the Public Commentary Period on the Draft Transformation Fund Document until 28 May 2025
Minister Tau Publishes Intention to Designate Proposed Fetakgomo-Tubatse Special Economic Zone for Public Comment
Minister Tau Publishes the Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document for Public Comment
The Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is expanding to include a Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Precinct
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It has been brought to our attention that fraudulent RFQs are being requested in the name of the dtic. Please verify the validity of any RFQs or tender requests by contacting the dtic’s Supply Chain Management via email: ThedticRFQenquiries@thedtic.gov.za
Customer Contact Centre – 0861 843 384
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 dtic's Export Marketing and Investment Assistance scheme.
Applications are open for companies in the agro-processing sector to participate in the South African Pavilion at Gulfood - the largest food and beverage trade exhibition in the Middle East. Gulfood 2026 will showcase food and beverage products from around the world. South Africa will participate in the Fine Food Pavilion, which showcases agro-processing products and services, excluding beverages and meat. The deadline for submissions is 26 August 2025.

Media Release
Ehlanzeni to Host Mpumalanga Leg of Spaza Shop Fund Awareness Roadshow
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Limpopo Spaza Shop Owners to Get First Hand Information on Spaza Shop Support Fund
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the dtic Support Helps Mpumalanga Company Create Jobs
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Transformation Fund a Major Step Forward in Business Funding Gaps to Deal with Economic Inequalities in SA
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South Africa and Lesotho to Enhance Trade and Investment Amidst Shifts in Global Trade
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Minister Tau Announces the Appointment of a Temporary Licensee in Respect of the National Lottery and Sports Pool
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Free State Spaza Shop Owners Urged to Network and Focus on Bulk Buying
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Minister Tau Hails ACTOM’S R32 Million Investment as a Boost to South Africa’s Industrialisation and Localisation Agenda
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Africa’s Legal Minds Ready for Liftoff: African Regional Space Law Moot Continues to Inspire
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Government Spaza Shop Support Fund welcomed in Bizana
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