Pretoria - Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe will today participate in the 56th Copperbelt Mining, Agricultural and Commercial Show (CACSS) in Zambia.
CACSS is a mining and agricultural expo that takes place annually where national and multinational companies are provided with a platform and market to showcase machinery, equipment, technologies, services and supplies for the mining and agricultural sectors.
Held under the theme, Mining and agriculture for continued development and prosperity, the five-day expo kicks off today in Kitwe, and will see companies from South Africa participating with the assistance of the dti’s Export Marketing and Investment Assistance Scheme (EMIA).
The scheme develops export markets for South African products and services and recruits new foreign direct investment into South Africa.
“Our responsibility as government is not only to grow South Africa’s economy internally but externally as well. The CACSS provides us with a platform to market South Africa as an attractive investment destination and will provide our companies with an opportunity to test their products and services against the best in the world,” said Thabethe.
Thabethe’s programme, which started on Monday, includes meetings with the Zambian Minister of the Copperbelt Province, Mweya Musenga, the Kitwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Zambia Association of Manufacturers.
She is also scheduled to officially open the South African National Pavilion Stand at the CACSS tomorrow.
At the show, South African companies will be able to network with prospective clients and partners.
The deputy minister expressed confidence that South African business people would have gathered enough market intelligence to enable them to explore and trade in both the Zambian and international markets successfully.
“This will bring us closer to realising South Africa’s aim of stimulating South-South trade and cooperation amongst African countries,” said Thabethe. – SAnews.gov.za
