Free State

New to WTM Africa, is the African Tourism Investment Summit in partnership with Africa Business Group which is a dedicated summit for tourism investors and associated investment opportunities, 11 & 12 April in Cape Town.

Find out who attended, where from and all the highlights.

A partnership between the Free State Department of Economic, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) and Smart Procurement World, the conference is set...

The event, which will be held on 20 March at PACOF’s facilities, is geared around facilitating knowledge sharing for the supply chain and invaluable business networking opportunities for SMMEs.

Attractive incentives and good infrastructure make for a compelling investment proposition.

South Africa is investing in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as a major plank of its industrial development policy. A range of incentives are available to attract new skills and develop new industries.

Available to investors, existing companies, entrepreneurs and co-operatives across many sectors.

The Regional Industrialisation Policy is being reviewed to ensure integration of infrastructure, bulk service provision, industrial sites and export and tax incentives to encourage investment in the manufacturing sector.

Whether it involves transporting workers to and from work, catering or maintenance, there is a great deal of work to be done that goes beyond the core business of diamond mining.

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is optimistic that South Africa’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will attract foreign direct investment (FDI).