On September 9, FESPA Africa 2025, the annual flagship event for the signage and printing industry in South Africa, grandly opened at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The DPES team attended the show to promote the upcoming DPES China 2026, actively inviting quality buyers on site.

Exhibition Overview

Exhibition Name: FESPA Africa 2025

Date: September 9–11, 2025

Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg

Frequency: Annual

Organizer: FESPA

FESPA Africa, held annually, is the leading event for signage and printing in South Africa and across the African continent. This year’s edition was co-located with Sign Africa, Africa Print, and Modern Marketing Expo, covering an exhibition area of around 10,000 square meters. Exhibits included wide-format digital printers, eco-solvent printers, laser engravers, cutting machines, signage, LED lighting, advertising materials and inks, screen printing machines, DTF/DTG printers, sublimation printers, and more.

On-site Promotion

At the exhibition, the DPES promotion team visited booths across the show floor, warmly distributing promotional materials and engaging in face-to-face discussions with local professional buyers. They highlighted DPES’s international positioning and resource integration advantages, while also sharing key updates and new highlights of the 2026 edition, ensuring that invitations reached the core buyer community directly.

South African Market Opportunities

According to the latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), South Africa’s GDP is projected to reach USD 410.34 billion in 2025, reaffirming its position as the largest economy in Africa.

South Africa's out-of-home (OOH) advertising market is steadily expanding, with an estimated market size of USD 250 million in 2025, expected to grow to USD 294 million by 2030, representing a CAGR of about 3.3%. Within this sector, digital out-of-home (DOOH) is the main growth driver, with a CAGR of 7.4%—far surpassing the overall market growth rate—indicating advertisers’ shift toward more flexible formats such as programmatic and real-time content.

Digital textile printing is another promising sector in South Africa. The market size was approximately USD 73.4 million in 2024 and is forecasted to reach USD 109.3 million by 2030, with a CAGR of around 7%. Demand for personalization and small-batch production is fueling rapid growth, while technologies such as DTF, sublimation, and DTG are increasingly adopted—particularly DTF (direct-to-fabric), which holds the largest market share.

Data source: Mordor Intelligence, Grand View Horizon

Conclusion

The promotion trip to South Africa not only expanded the influence of the DPES brand in South Africa and across the African continent, but also ensured that the latest updates on DPES China 2026 were effectively delivered to local professional buyers.

The DPES team will keep moving forward, inviting more international buyers to gather in Guangzhou in March 2026!