Suid-Afrikaanse handels- en nywerheidsbeleid en hoe dit Suid-Afrikaanse besighede raak - Prof. Rachel Jafta .

Prof. Jafta gave the house a very interesting overview on the topic of South African trade and industrial policy and how South African businesses have been affected by these policies. She started with the background on South African trade policy before 1994, which was much confined, self-run and self-regulated. South Africa was producing for the local market to which the system setup was balanced between the producers and the consumers. Upon 1994, South African trade policies were faced with several challenges because now local SA businesses were exposed to global competitors. Policies had to change to conform to global standards and free far from isolation. At early stages of this introduction regional economic integrations such as SADC economic forum were highly put into consideration.