Sandile TyiniChief Director: African Multilateral Economic Relation, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

Mr Sandile Tyini was appointed in November 2020 as Chief Director: African Multilateral Economic Relation, in Branch: Trade Policy, Negotiations and Cooperation (TPNC) at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), South Africa. He is in charge of promoting economic integration and development in Africa on regional and continental bases through the Southern Customs Union (SACU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area, and the African Union (AU) programmes, including the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA).

Before that Sandile was the Director for Americas Bilateral Trade Relations at the dtic since April 2017. He also served as Minister Economic, at the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC, USA from 2011 to 2016. Previously, he headed the Europe Regional Organisation (EU & EFTA relations), and the Europe Bilateral Trade Relations desks at the dtic from 2003 until 2011. Before joining the dtic in 2003, Mr Tyini worked at the Western Cape trade and investment promotion agency (WESGRO).

Mr Tyini studied at the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.