Speeches & Remarks

Speeches & Remarks

Address by His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of the Launch of InvestSA One Stop Shop (OSS), Southern Sun Cape Sun, Strand Street, Cape Town, Western Cape

08 September 2017

 

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Magwanishe

 

Western Cape Premier, Acting Premier, Mr Winde,

Cape Town Mayor, Ms Patricia De Lille,

Leaders of Government from the three spheres

Captains of Industry and Business

Members of the Diplomatic Corps

Ladies and gentlemen

 

Good day to you all!

 

Thank you for joining us on this important occasion, the launch of the InvestSA One Stop Shop, Western Cape for all investors. 

 

This important event takes place just as we are all celebrating and welcoming the latest report which shows that our economy grew by 2.5% in the last quarter and that we are out of the technical recession.

 

It indicates that if we focus on doing what is right, concentrating on supporting the sectors that can help us reignite growth, we will see positive results.

 

More good news is that South Africa fared well in the recent World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017, ranking 47th out of 138 countries.

The report shows that South Africa ranked very well in financing through the local equity market, where we ranked first out of 138 countries.

The same report shows that we rank first when measures on the strength of auditing and reporting standards.

We are also first on the protection of minority shareholders’ interests; second of the soundness of our banking system; and third on the regulation of securities exchanges and the efficacy of corporate boards.

These positive results are echoed in the Brand South Africa International Perception Survey 2016 which identified a number of strategic areas for improvement by Government in its investment promotion, facilitation and aftercare efforts.

Several private sector reports also indicate that South Africa remains the preferred investment destination on the African continent. We need to build on these positive attributes of our country.

 

We need to work together as government, business and organized labour to ensure that we sustain this positive trajectory. 

 

Creating an environment where the economy can grow, and jobs can be created for our people, comes first for our government. Our people do not need jobs, they need to be able to put food on the table. Young people need jobs, they are sitting at home with degrees and diplomas.

 

 

It is for this reason that we are focusing on creating the right environment for investments into the economy, from abroad and from within the country.

 

The economy must indeed come first to all of us.

 

It is for this reason that we are establishing the One Stop Shops to make it easier for investors to do business in South Africa.

 

For a long time there have been concerns from the business and investor community that bureaucratic hurdles in the state make investing in South Africa difficult.

 

The launch of InvestSA One Stop Shop for the Western Cape Province this morning is our concrete response as government to these concerns.

 

This launch follows on the footsteps of the launch of the National One Stop Shop in March this year. There will be launches in other provinces in due course.

 

The idea of a One Stop Shop is a simple one: all key regulatory and administrative departments and agencies are housed in a single location to provide an integrated service to investors. This is happening for the first time in our history.

 

The One Stop Shops provide a convenient, professional service for setting up a business. The One Stop Shops are very easy to use for investors.

 

All an investor needs to do is to make an appointment with the relevant government representative at the One Stop Shop to explain the services required and the government representative provides guidance and support to the investor. From permits to water or electricity services, tax issue, licensing - it should be easy for an investor to get all these services under one roof.

 

Officials at the One Stop Shops are trained and briefed to provide such specialist advisory services. They are meant to help potential investors to find all services under one roof.

Our intention is to unblock and reduce red tape in government. 

 

As I have pointed out,

all the services each investor needs are available under the same roof.

Key departments such as Home Affairs, Labour, Environmental Affairs, Trade and Industry and agencies such as Companies Intellectual Property Commission, South African Revenue Services, Visa Facilitation Service, are available at the One Stop Shop.

 

This is not only a significant improvement from a fragmented service government used to provide before. But it also works.

Since the launch of the National One Stop Shop on 17 March this year, we have seen a significant improvement in the overall investor facilitation and after service.

 

If we continue in this direction, we will continue to see results and achieve the growth rates envisaged in the National Development Plan.

 

The NDP envisages that the combined investment by the private and public sectors rise from the current levels of around 19% of GDP to 30% of GDP by 2030.

 

This endeavor requires a concerted effort from government across the spheres, the private sector and organized labour.

 

From our part as government, we have established an Inter – Ministerial Committee on Investment comprising of 18 Cabinet Ministers to oversee our overall investment policy, coordination and alignment including the investment climate and marketing of South Africa as an investment destination.

 

Government will continue to work hard to improve the investment climate in our country so that we can kick-start the growth of our economy. It is not only foreign investors that we seek to attract to invest into our economy. We also seek to encourage domestic investors to also do the same.

 

Ladies and gentlemen,

 

We are aware as government that investors, both foreign and domestic, as well as other business owners share concerns about the state of our economy.

 

These concerns include the

continued slow economic growth, rising government debt, and poor performance by some State Owned Companies and Enterprises.

We share these concerns are our concerns too, and we are taking steps to address them.

 

We are accelerating the implementation of the National Development Plan because we believe that it is the only plan that will lead us to inclusive growth and help us create jobs.

 

Noting the difficult economic conditions we face, I convened a meeting of the Economic Cluster Ministers at the end of June this year to assess the situation and to formulate concrete measures to turn the situation around.

 

I called the meeting to also communicate to the Ministers that we need to act with a strong measure of urgency.

 

It is simply not sufficient to say we have the NDP anymore.

We need to move faster to implement it.

 

The meeting agreed on clear implementation timelines for the key structural reforms related to the Nine-Point Plan to reignite economic growth.

 

The Nine Point Plan prioritises action in a number of areas.

 

There is an increased focus on industrialization, mining and beneficiation, agriculture and agro-processing, energy, small, medium as well as micro enterprises (SMMEs), attracting investments, growing the oceans economy and tourism.

 

In addition to this, cross-cutting areas such as science and technology, water and sanitation, infrastructure, transport infrastructure and broadband roll-out have also been prioritized.

 

We also have a specific programme focusing on the development of black industrialists, as part of promoting radical socio-economic transformation.

 

This initiative aims to expand the industrial base of the country and grow the economy through bringing in the majority to real productive sectors such as manufacturing.

 

The economic cluster has produced measures to add impetus to the Nine Point Plan. The Minister of Finance, Mr Malusi Gigaba, has announced some of these measures.

Others will be announced when he delivers the mid-term policy statement next month.

 

We should also accept that the challenges that our economy faces do not mean that everything is not working well.

 

Our country is doing well on many fronts and life is improving for many people on a daily basis, as basic services are extended on an ongoing basis.

 

We need to unite as South Africans and put our country first. We have added responsibilities this year as we chair SADC and BRICS.

 

The eyes of the continent and the world are therefore on us, waiting for us to continue doing what we are known for, as a nation that can find solutions to even the most difficult of problems.

 

Yesterday I returned from China where I, together with several Ministers and a South African business delegation, participated at the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China.

 

This was an important Summit in many respects. The BRICS partnership will be entering its second decade of existence next year. Since its launch, BRICS has made many strides, including the establishment of the New Development Bank whose Africa Regional Centre we launched a few weeks ago in Johannesburg.

 

The New Development Bank and BRICS in general offer us an opportunity to engage the world and develop our economy on terms that are fairer and less hostile.

 

The New Development Bank has started lending money for infrastructure development. All of us will soon notice the benefits of our participation in BRICS.

 

I invite business to engage with BRICS by participating in its institutions and by forming partnerships with their counterparts from BRICS countries.

 

Programme Director,

The launch of the InvestSA One Stop Shop – Western Cape is a significant demonstration of how Government can effectively work together at all three spheres.

The National One Stop Shop will be linked to and support the provincial One Stop Shops. Before the end of this year there will be launches of One Stop Shops in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng.

 

InvestSA will continue supporting the operational functions of the established One Stop Shops through effective monitoring engagements.

 

I urge the investment community to make use of these services and look forward to seeing the positive impact of the One Stop Shops to inclusive economic growth across the country.

 

It is through collaboration and alignment of action that we can add to this spirit of progress outlined in the NDP.

 

I also wish to reiterate that we must unite as government, business and labour and send one message of hope to the country. A lot of good work is being done. The launch of these centres is among the progress that is being made with regards to creating the right investment climate to create jobs.

 

Let me congratulate the dti, the Western Cape Government and other stakeholders for getting this project off the ground successfully. The people of the Western Cape need jobs and this project will help to achieve those goals.

 

Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate the Mayor of Cape Town for the MoU that was signed recently by Cape Town and New York City in the USA, which is aimed at promoting tourism and people to people exchanges between Cape Town and New York City.

 

Tourism is one of the key sectors for job creation. We need more and more tourists from all the key markets in the world.

 

It is my pleasure to declare this Western Cape Investor One Stop Shop Centre officially open!

 

I thank you.

 

Issued by The Presidency

Pretoria

 

www.thepresidency.gov.za

 

 

AMBASSADOR MJ GAORETELELWE ’S BRIEF REMARKS - FREEDOM DAY, 27 APRIL 2017

Excellency, the Secretary of State of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Mrs Fernanda Rollo

The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, HE Apostolic Nunciature Passigato  

Excellencies, Ambassadors accredited to Portugal

The Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party, Mr J de Sousa

Deputy Director General Antunes from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs overseeing African Affairs

Other Distinguished Guests

Fellow South Africans specifically also our

SA Honorary Consul in Porto, Mr. António Schneider

SA Honorary Consul in Madeira, Mr. Peter Booth

Ladies & Gentlemen

Welcome to South Africa’s Freedom Day, also called our National Day. This day 23 years ago was a turning point in our history when SA held its first democratic elections, which gave birth to our freedom and our constitutional democracy.

Today South Africans are honouring our fallen heroes and stalwarts in our struggle for liberation. We specifically honour Oliver Reginald Tambo, who would have celebrated his centenary this year. Thus 2017 has been declared the year of OR Tambo, a year of unity in action by all South Africans as we move South Africa forward together in honour of his selfless legacy. Comrade Tambo who was not only our longest serving ANC President, but a super-diplomat who shaped our current foreign policy and ensuring international solidarity is an integral part thereof.

Let me also briefly say we honour with you this week your own Freedom Day – the 43rd anniversary of the “Carnation Revolution” on the 25th April 1974. This was where your democracy was born through a bloodless coup, supported by the civilian population, bringing democracy and civil liberties to the Portuguese people after 48 years of dictatorship.

Keeping focused on this beautiful country, I will not forget the warm welcome I received from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during the handing over of my letters of credence in January this year and I must add, that warmth and hospitality have been replicated across the country in my visits and engagements at all levels. Thank you for that welcome.

The deep-seated historical ties between our two countries form the basis of our close pragmatic relationship.  It is thus not surprising that SA has the third largest Portuguese Diaspora well over half a million people playing a constructive role and certainly benefitting the economic diplomacy between our countries. The Embassy will continue to work tirelessly in building on and further strengthening the existing partnership with Portugal contributing to building a South Africa that is free from poverty, inequality and unemployment.

I thank you and enjoy the evening with us – especially the cuisine with some bites from South Africa and the best wines and juices all the way from SA.

We also have a surprise performer for you all the way from Montijo… as aprt of promotion of cultural exchanges, a young Portuguese singer, Luis Sequeira!

 Enjoy the evening

Address by President Jacob Zuma during the Launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, Harrismith, in the Free State province

25th April 2017

 

Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies,

Premier of the Free State Province, Mr Ace Magashule,

MEC for Economic and Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Dr. Benny Malakoane and all MECs present,

Executive Mayors and councillors,

Chairperson of the Special Economic Zones Advisory Board, Dr Julian Naidoo and members,

Business Executives

 

Dumelang, sanibonani, molweni,

I am delighted to join you as we launch the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone here in Tshiame within the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.

This is a special development which forms part of our conscious efforts of creating economic development and growth opportunities closer to where our people live.

This we do through promoting industrialization and also the development of township and rural economies. Government and the governing party are fully committed to pursuing and implementing a programme of radical economic transformation. One of the critical components of this radical economic transformation is the notion of a balanced regional economic and industrial development. For a very long time, South Africa’s economy has and continues to rely on the regional industrial hubs of Gauteng, eThekwini-Pietermaritzburg and the Cape Peninsula. These regions collectively account for about 70% of the nation’s Gross Value Add. Many other regions were completely neglected with the result that their development potential was severely constrained. Many of these regions now lack the critical ingredients for long term economic and industrial success, such as industrial infrastructure, world class higher education and technical institutions, research and development, roads and rail links, and others.

While the Special Economic Zones Programme may not immediately bring all these ingredients to these regions, it is an important catalytic programme that allows us to take the first steps. The Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks programme is critical to our efforts of radically transforming our economy. Through the Special Economic Zones Programme, South Africa also continues to play an important role in the attraction of foreign and domestic direct investment into the economy. To date, eight Special Economic Zones, including the old Industrial Development Zones, have been designated across the country. These are Coega and East London IDZs in the Eastern Cape, Dube TradePort and Richards Bay IDZs in KwaZulu-Natal, OR Tambo IDZ in Gauteng, Saldanha Bay IDZ in the Western Cape, Maluti-a-Phofung IDZ in the Free State, and Musina-Makhado SEZ in Limpopo.

We are thus very happy to be launching this critical project just two months after announcing it in the State of the Nation Address reply. The launch of this Special Economic Zone is significant in many ways.  Firstly, it is for the very first time that government develops a Special Economic Zone in an area that was once part of the apartheid era Bantustan Industrial Parks.

These Industrial Parks were introduced not so much because of economic potential but merely to sustain the apartheid system of separate development. They wanted to keep black people far away from the city centres which had to be kept for white people, with black people coming to supply labour only. Government has intervened here because we are convinced of the long-term economic potential of this region. Secondly, this launch and the development of the Maluti-a-Phofung SEZ demonstrates our promotion of industrial development which is key to the nation’s long-term economic success and prosperity. We want to change the way our economy is structured currently. Our current reliance on exporting minerals and other raw materials   to other countries is a sure recipe for an economy that enriches the few at the expense of the majority.  This, of course, will just deepen the already high levels of inequality in our society.

The Special Economic Zones Programme is therefore very important to our economic development goals. Already, through the SEZ Programme, government has attracted over nine billion rand worth of investments in all designated zones across the country. We will work harder to ensure that key growth points and regions become centres of industrial competence. The radical economic transformation programme also requires increasing the participation of Black Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in key value chains and industrial sectors of our economy. The majority cannot continue to rely on the skills and know-how of the minority, even though these are very important and needed in the economy. The majority cannot just limit their dreams and aspirations to being workers. The shackles of economic subjugation have long been broken.

The majority must increasingly produce innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, industrialists, and many other forms of economic value addition. This is not to say the contribution of the minority is not valuable, but rather that the economic cake can only be bigger and better if our globally competitive industrial economy is built on the full potential of all the country’s citizens and regions.

The launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone should also remind us of the importance of strong partnerships between the public and private sectors. Government understands and appreciates the role of the private sector as an investor, innovator, trader, creator of jobs, and so on, and understands what the private sector requires to prosper and compete globally. Government is also willing to play its part as a reliable, supportive and responsive partner.

It is for this reason that government introduced the Special Economic Zones Programme, launched the One Stop Shop through Invest South Africa, works to improve energy security, revitalises the Old Industrial Parks, and continues to implement many other critical initiatives. We are committed to making it easier and easier to do business in South Africa. Through the applicable 15% corporate tax rate, government will reduce your tax burdens. Through the Customs Control Area facility, the South African Receiver of Revenues will make it easier and a little cheaper for you to trade. Through the provision of bulk and top infrastructure, the Department of Trade and Industry will build world class facilities for you to do business. Through the One Stop Shop, you will access various government services in one place. To local and international investors; we declare to you today that this facility called the Maluti-a-Phofung SEZ is open for business.

We encourage you to partner with and integrate the local small businesses into your key value and supply chains. I am quite certain that this makes good business sense. In this regard, we need to appreciate the initiative of Distell to develop an agro-processing cluster in this region. This cluster will include emerging farmers who will be assisted to produce quality apples to be used as inputs for beverages produced by Distell. Various government departments will work with Distell and its partners to ensure that this initiative is a success.

Ladies and gentlemen

This is not just a launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, but also a rekindling of dreams. It is the rekindling of dreams of many unemployed people who are looking for job opportunities so they can provide for their families, and that they do not need to commute in the darkness of night and for many hours to go to and from work. Dreams of young people who wish they do not have to move to Gauteng and other regions for quality school and university education.

But that these services will be available in their own region. These are dreams of local entrepreneurs and industrialists looking for the right industrial infrastructure, looking for the right facilities and space so they can produce much-needed goods and services. Dreams that they can produce and supply global markets right from the land of their birth, at globally competitive prices. Dreams of regional leaders who are looking forward to the transformation of their region from unproductive villages to world class settlements and towns and cities. To all who have such dreams, this government hears you and is here for you. This government will partner with you until you reach your full potential. Through the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, various government agencies will provide or facilitate critical services.

To the local communities - these are your facilities. Look after them and protect them from destruction and improve them. Future generations do not have to start from scratch, but must find that this generation has invested in their dreams. We wish to congratulate the Premier and the government of the Free State Province for initiating the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone. We also thank Minister Davies, Department of Trade and Industry and the Special Economic Zones Advisory Board for working hard to make this  development possible.

We thank the business community for working with government to and with continued cooperation, this project will be a major success. We encourage all of you to continue to work together so that the full potential of the project can be fully realised.

It is my pleasure to declare Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone project officially opened!

I Thank you

Issued by The Presidency

Pretoria

www.thepresidency.gov.za

Address by President Jacob Zuma during the Launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, Harrismith, in the Free State province

25th April 2017

 

Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies,

Premier of the Free State Province, Mr Ace Magashule,

MEC for Economic and Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Dr. Benny Malakoane and all MECs present,

Executive Mayors and councillors,

Chairperson of the Special Economic Zones Advisory Board, Dr Julian Naidoo and members,

Business Executives

 

Dumelang, sanibonani, molweni,

I am delighted to join you as we launch the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone here in Tshiame within the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.

This is a special development which forms part of our conscious efforts of creating economic development and growth opportunities closer to where our people live.

This we do through promoting industrialization and also the development of township and rural economies. Government and the governing party are fully committed to pursuing and implementing a programme of radical economic transformation. One of the critical components of this radical economic transformation is the notion of a balanced regional economic and industrial development. For a very long time, South Africa’s economy has and continues to rely on the regional industrial hubs of Gauteng, eThekwini-Pietermaritzburg and the Cape Peninsula. These regions collectively account for about 70% of the nation’s Gross Value Add. Many other regions were completely neglected with the result that their development potential was severely constrained. Many of these regions now lack the critical ingredients for long term economic and industrial success, such as industrial infrastructure, world class higher education and technical institutions, research and development, roads and rail links, and others.

While the Special Economic Zones Programme may not immediately bring all these ingredients to these regions, it is an important catalytic programme that allows us to take the first steps. The Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks programme is critical to our efforts of radically transforming our economy. Through the Special Economic Zones Programme, South Africa also continues to play an important role in the attraction of foreign and domestic direct investment into the economy. To date, eight Special Economic Zones, including the old Industrial Development Zones, have been designated across the country. These are Coega and East London IDZs in the Eastern Cape, Dube TradePort and Richards Bay IDZs in KwaZulu-Natal, OR Tambo IDZ in Gauteng, Saldanha Bay IDZ in the Western Cape, Maluti-a-Phofung IDZ in the Free State, and Musina-Makhado SEZ in Limpopo.

We are thus very happy to be launching this critical project just two months after announcing it in the State of the Nation Address reply. The launch of this Special Economic Zone is significant in many ways.  Firstly, it is for the very first time that government develops a Special Economic Zone in an area that was once part of the apartheid era Bantustan Industrial Parks.

These Industrial Parks were introduced not so much because of economic potential but merely to sustain the apartheid system of separate development. They wanted to keep black people far away from the city centres which had to be kept for white people, with black people coming to supply labour only. Government has intervened here because we are convinced of the long-term economic potential of this region. Secondly, this launch and the development of the Maluti-a-Phofung SEZ demonstrates our promotion of industrial development which is key to the nation’s long-term economic success and prosperity. We want to change the way our economy is structured currently. Our current reliance on exporting minerals and other raw materials   to other countries is a sure recipe for an economy that enriches the few at the expense of the majority.  This, of course, will just deepen the already high levels of inequality in our society.

The Special Economic Zones Programme is therefore very important to our economic development goals. Already, through the SEZ Programme, government has attracted over nine billion rand worth of investments in all designated zones across the country. We will work harder to ensure that key growth points and regions become centres of industrial competence. The radical economic transformation programme also requires increasing the participation of Black Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in key value chains and industrial sectors of our economy. The majority cannot continue to rely on the skills and know-how of the minority, even though these are very important and needed in the economy. The majority cannot just limit their dreams and aspirations to being workers. The shackles of economic subjugation have long been broken.

The majority must increasingly produce innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, industrialists, and many other forms of economic value addition. This is not to say the contribution of the minority is not valuable, but rather that the economic cake can only be bigger and better if our globally competitive industrial economy is built on the full potential of all the country’s citizens and regions.

The launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone should also remind us of the importance of strong partnerships between the public and private sectors. Government understands and appreciates the role of the private sector as an investor, innovator, trader, creator of jobs, and so on, and understands what the private sector requires to prosper and compete globally. Government is also willing to play its part as a reliable, supportive and responsive partner.

It is for this reason that government introduced the Special Economic Zones Programme, launched the One Stop Shop through Invest South Africa, works to improve energy security, revitalises the Old Industrial Parks, and continues to implement many other critical initiatives. We are committed to making it easier and easier to do business in South Africa. Through the applicable 15% corporate tax rate, government will reduce your tax burdens. Through the Customs Control Area facility, the South African Receiver of Revenues will make it easier and a little cheaper for you to trade. Through the provision of bulk and top infrastructure, the Department of Trade and Industry will build world class facilities for you to do business. Through the One Stop Shop, you will access various government services in one place. To local and international investors; we declare to you today that this facility called the Maluti-a-Phofung SEZ is open for business.

We encourage you to partner with and integrate the local small businesses into your key value and supply chains. I am quite certain that this makes good business sense. In this regard, we need to appreciate the initiative of Distell to develop an agro-processing cluster in this region. This cluster will include emerging farmers who will be assisted to produce quality apples to be used as inputs for beverages produced by Distell. Various government departments will work with Distell and its partners to ensure that this initiative is a success.

Ladies and gentlemen

This is not just a launch of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, but also a rekindling of dreams. It is the rekindling of dreams of many unemployed people who are looking for job opportunities so they can provide for their families, and that they do not need to commute in the darkness of night and for many hours to go to and from work. Dreams of young people who wish they do not have to move to Gauteng and other regions for quality school and university education.

But that these services will be available in their own region. These are dreams of local entrepreneurs and industrialists looking for the right industrial infrastructure, looking for the right facilities and space so they can produce much-needed goods and services. Dreams that they can produce and supply global markets right from the land of their birth, at globally competitive prices. Dreams of regional leaders who are looking forward to the transformation of their region from unproductive villages to world class settlements and towns and cities. To all who have such dreams, this government hears you and is here for you. This government will partner with you until you reach your full potential. Through the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone, various government agencies will provide or facilitate critical services.

To the local communities - these are your facilities. Look after them and protect them from destruction and improve them. Future generations do not have to start from scratch, but must find that this generation has invested in their dreams. We wish to congratulate the Premier and the government of the Free State Province for initiating the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone. We also thank Minister Davies, Department of Trade and Industry and the Special Economic Zones Advisory Board for working hard to make this  development possible.

We thank the business community for working with government to and with continued cooperation, this project will be a major success. We encourage all of you to continue to work together so that the full potential of the project can be fully realised.

It is my pleasure to declare Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone project officially opened!

I Thank you

Issued by The Presidency

Pretoria

www.thepresidency.gov.za