Makhura leads investment delegation Gauteng Premier David Makhura is leading the Gauteng delegation of senior officials and business people to the 2016 Namibia International Investment Conference. The two-day conference will take place in Windhoek today and tomorrow under the theme ''Promoting Investment for Inclusive Growth and Industrialisation'', with the aim of meeting the country''s development goals through investment.
The conference will focus on housing, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, logistics and energy. Premier Makhura was to visit industrial parks, uranium mines and water reclamation plants yesterday morning before the conference''s official programme got under way.
He is in Namibia at the invitation of President Hage Geingob. Geingob met with Makhura in October while he was in South Africa to promote the Invest in Namibia International Conference held at Emperors Palace.
“The bi-national agreements between our national governments create huge opportunities for business to business partnerships as well as collaboration between sister cities and regional governments,” said Makhura.
He added that the Gauteng provincial government was ready to play its collaborative role under the guidance of the national cabinet.
“Gauteng is open for business. Our businesses and firms have capabilities and the resources to contribute to the industrialisation of Namibia, SADC and the continent,” he said.
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