SA BUSINESS DELEGATION ARRIVES IN LUBUMBASHI

SA BUSINESS DELEGATION ARRIVES IN LUBUMBASHI

A delegation of South African businesspeople and government officials from the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has arrived in Lubumbashi for the second leg of the Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) that started in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday

The ITI is part of the dti’s Export and Investment Promotion Strategy that focuses on targeted high growth markets with the objective of creating investment and export opportunities for South African companies, and of promoting South Africa as a trade and investment destination. 

The delegation comprises of companies in the agriculture and agro-processing, infrastructure, built environment, energy, mining and capital equipment, electro technical and medical equipment, solutions and supplies sectors

The delegation kicked off its Lubumbashi leg of the ITI with a site visit to the Ruashi Mine for the businesspeople in the mining sector, and another visit to the Karavia Hospital for companies in the medical supplies sector. The Consul-General of South Africa in Lubumbashi, Mr Mahlatse Mminele, will host a welcome function for the delegation tonight where presentations on the DRC business climate and protection of SA investments in the DRC, and investment opportunities in the DRC will be made. 

Tomorrow, the dti will host a Trade and Investment Seminar which attended by businesspeople from South Africa and the Katanga Province of the DRC where Lubumbashi is located. The official opening of a mini-exhibition will follow the seminar where South African companies will showcase their products and services. The ITI ends on Friday.