By Lwazi Raul-Shongwe
Mpumalanga province is leveraging its strategic location and rich mineral resources to attract investors and drive economic growth.
This was revealed by MEC for DEDT(Department of Economic Development and Tourism), Jesta Sidell, during the Invest in Africa Mining Indaba recently held at Protea Hotel in Cape Town.
MEC Sidell, alongside the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency, organised a high-level breakfast meeting with influential business figures, investors, developers, and key partners in the mining industry to promote the province’s readiness for investors.
According to DEDT, the engagements focused on the investment opportunities in the province, highlighting feasible chances for developers and the need for enhanced collaboration from the private sector across the value chain.
Furthermore, the Indaba discussed topics such as the provincial government’s commitment to job security, identifying and addressing barriers to entry and project development, enabling direct one-on-one engagements between investors and decision-makers, aligning mining and energy stakeholders around bankable implementable opportunities in Mpumalanga.
“ Public-private collaborations were emphasised as an essential tool to accelerate Green Energy funding, infrastructure development, resource management, and energy security,” said DEDT.
