From the desk of the President

South African business must be at the forefront of the transformation of African industry.

This is President Cyril Ramaphosa’s message to the nation contained in his weekly letter today.

The President is attending the Africa CEO Forum in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, where South Africa will showcase its potential as a premier investment and trade destination.

Ramaphosa says the upheavals in the global economy present an opportunity for a strategic, Africa-focused trade and investment policy.

Ramaphosa says that South Africa must actively explore new market opportunities.

This he says must take place even as the processes of harmonising regulations continues within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Ramaphosa says South African business must be at the forefront of the transformation of African industry and also make the case for African firms to invest in South Africa’s mining, agriculture, manufacturing, financial and professional services, IT sectors.