Calendar : Export Awareness Workshops 2012/13 Financial Year

Item Province City Saldanha Cape Town 2b Free State Bloemfontein Suggested Dates 17-18 19-20 24-25 Months April
Holidays: 6; 9; 27

Partners WESGRO, DTI Regional, SEDA FDC, SEDA, Economic Development Economic Development, SEDA Economic Development, TIL, SEDA, LIBSA MEGA, SEDA ECDC, DTI Regional, SEDA Economic Development, INW, SEDA TIKZ, Durban Chamber, Trade Point, SEDA GEDA, SEDA, City of Tshwane FDC, SEDA, Economic Development

Divisional Responsibility Export Development

1 a+b Western Cape

May
Holidays: 01

EMIA - TISA

3 a+b Northern Cape

Kimberly Tzaneen

21-22 24-25 26-27 27 - 28 11-12 13-14 10 - 11 12 - 13 06-07 08-09 05-06 07-08 07-08

June
Holidays: 16

EMIA - TEO

4a

Limpopo Polokwane

August Holidays: 09 September Holidays: 24 September

Holidays: 24

Export Development

5 a+b Mpumalanga

Nelspruit East London Port Elizabeth

EMIA - TISA

6 a+b Eastern Cape

EMIA - TEO

7a

North West

Mahikeng Rustenburg

October

Export Development

8a

KwaZulu Natal

RichardsBay Durban

November

EMIA - TISA

9 a+b Gauteng

Boksburg Pretoria

February March
Holidays: 21

Export Development

10a+b Free State

Event Type A = Emerging Exporters

Bloemfontein

EMIA - TEO

Event Type B = Established Exporters

An Emerging Exporter is an HDI [Historical Disadvantaged Individual] entity such as a CC, Partnership, Sole Proprietor or Cooperative that: At least 51% of the business is owned by black persons, women or disabled persons of SA nationality; Has a qualifying product or service; Has Traded locally for more than 12 months; The entity or individual has an annual turnover of less than R5 million; The entity or individual is involved in limited or no exports.

Project Managers
EMIA (TISA): Office: +27 12 394 1146 Nxalati Mashele Nmashele@thedti.gov.za

Public Holidays
New Year's Day [Sunday]

2012
1-Jan 2 January**

Public holiday [Monday] 21-Mar Human Rights Day [Wednesday] 6 April * Good Friday [Friday]

DD: Claims & Performance Management

EMIA (TEO): Office: +27 12 394 1044 Mangi Kekana DD: Individual Participation MKekana@thedti.gov.za

9 April * Family Day [Monday] 27-Apr Freedom Day [Friday] 1-May Workers' Day [Tuesday] 16-Jun Youth Day [Saturday]

Export Development (TISA): Office: +27 12 394 5158 Mack Phohu DD: Export Information MPhohu@thedti.gov.za

9-Aug Nat.Women's Day [Thursday] 24-Sep Heritage Day [Monday] 16-Dec Day of Reconciliation [Sunday] 17 December** Public holiday [Monday]