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Trade, Industry and Competition — Committee — SA Policy Space

Trade, Industry and Competition

20

Policy ideas

10

Meetings

5

Themes

Top themes

Manufacturing/sector support4

Trade agreements3

Industrial policy3

Digital/4IR/e-commerce2

Import tariffs/anti-dumping2

Recent meetings

Industrial Development Cooperation Annual Performance Plan 2026/27 (with Deputy Minister)
6 May 2026
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Update on Trade Relations and Negotiations; ITAC Annual Performance Plan 2026/27 (with Deputy Ministers)
5 May 2026
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NEF and ECIC Annual Performance Plans 2026/27
29 Apr 2026
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SANAS & NRCS Annual Performance Plans 2026/27 (with Deputy Minister)
28 Apr 2026
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DTIC Annual Performance Plan 2026/27 (with Ministry)
21 Apr 2026
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Committee Report on DTIC Q2 and 3 2025/26 Performance; NAFCOC Petition Response; Committee Programme & Study Tour

Policy ideas

National Lotteries Commission Governance Overhaul
Corruption & Governancedebated
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Digital Platforms Competition Framework (Buyer Power Regulations)
Digital Infrastructuredebated
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BRICS+ Trade Facilitation and Alternative Payment Systems
Trade Opennessdebated
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Data as of 2026-05-11 · latest PMG meeting 2026-05-08

1 Apr 2026

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Competition Commission & SABS Q1-3 2025/26 Performance (with Deputy Minister)

SIU & NPA status report on allegations of corruption and maladministration at the NLC (with Minister)

Liquor Amendment Bill: engagement with DSAC, DoH & DTIC (with Deputy Minister)

Competition Tribunal and B-BBEE Commission Q1-3 2025/26 Performance (with Deputy Minister)

Anti-Dumping and Import Surveillance Modernisation

Trade Opennessdebated

Poultry Industry Anti-Dumping and Local Production Expansion

Trade Opennessdebated

Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan

Trade Opennessdebated

AfCFTA Implementation and Intra-African Trade Expansion

Trade Opennessdebated

AGOA Retention and Post-AGOA Trade Diversification

Trade Opennessdebated

Energy Bounce-Back and Industrial Energy Self-Generation

Energyimplemented

Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP Phase 2) Enhancement

4IR and Digital Skills Pipeline

Skills & Educationdebated

BBBEE Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) Expansion

Regulatory Burdenproposed

Localisation and Designation Policy for Public Procurement

Government Capacitydebated

SMME Regulatory Burden Reduction

Regulatory Burdendebated

Special Economic Zones Reform

Government Capacitydebated

Retail-Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather (R-CTFL) Master Plan

Skills & Educationdebated

Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy

Energyimplemented

EV White Paper — Managed Automotive Transition

Competition Commission Digital Markets Inquiry

Regulatory Burdenproposed

Copyright Amendment Bill — Fair Use and Digital Access Reform

Regulatory Burdenproposed