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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
Free State Spaza Shop Owners Urged to Network and Focus on Bulk Buying
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Government Spaza Shop Support Fund welcomed in Bizana
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Minister Tau Announces Award of 4th National Lottery and Sports Pool Licence
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Free State to Host Spaza Shop Support Fund Awareness Roadshow
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Spaza Shop Compliance Systems Aim to Help Businesses Thrive and Not Inhibit Them
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Spaza Shop Support Fund Awareness Roadshow Goes to North West
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Ndwendwe Spaza Shop Owners Welcome Government Intervention in Funding Locals
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Government Spaza Shop Support Fund Awareness Campaign Goes to Mbizana
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South Africa’s Exports Under AfCFTA Preferential Terms Steadily Increasing – Deputy Minister Whitfield
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the dtic Launches Programme to Develop Next Generation of Exporters
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