DocumentClosedcommittee question
What strategies does his department have in place to increase the participation of the Republic in (a) regional and (b) global trade?
Parliament of South AfricaRef: https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/35361/
Official source
Source domain: pmg.org.za
Collected on 17 June 2026
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What this means
The document states that the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has a comprehensive trade diversification strategy to boost South Africa’s participation in regional and global trade. It describes a butterfly strategy focused on AfCFTA implementation, expanding exports to priority global markets (Americas, Europe, Asia and Middle East), increasing value-added manufacturing, and leveraging trade agreements and diplomacy to improve market access and resilience. It also outlines elements of diversification: product, market, value addition, and sector diversification, and notes SA’s trade agreements with the EU, EFTA, Mercosur, and AfCFTA access to over 90 countries.
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funded export promotion participationOngoing
Participation in funded exhibitions and outward selling missions (export promotion initiatives)
The dtic says that companies were funded to participate in exhibitions and outward selling missions as part of export promotion initiatives to profile South African exporters and their products and services to international importers, buyers and distributors.
- Who it is for
- companies seeking to participate in export promotion exhibitions and outward selling missions
- How to act on it
- Companies participate in exhibitions and outward selling missions that the dtic funds as part of its export promotion initiatives.
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Thus far, companies were funded to participate in around fourteen (14) exhibitions and outward selling missions this financial year.
Facts
Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/35361/
Key Takeaways
- department: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic)
- subject: trade diversification strategy
- strategy: butterfly strategy
- focus: AfCFTA implementation
- markets: Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East
- diversification elements: product diversification, market diversification, value addition and industrial upgrading, sector diversification
- targets: access to over 90 countries
- trade agreements: EU, EFTA, Mercosur, AfCFTA
- date: 05 January 2026
- question: strategies to increase SA participation in regional and global trade
Dates
Opening Date
5 January 2026
Closing Date
5 January 2026