INVITATION Exploring South Africa’s New Energy, Critical Minerals, Manufacturing and Logistics Frontier – A Northern Cape Provincial Government Showcase
March 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
TheNorthern Cape Provincial Government and the National Business Initiative (NBI) invite you to attend an in-person session: “Exploring South Africa’s New Energy, Critical Minerals, Manufacturing and Logistics Frontier – A Northern Cape Provincial Government Showcase.”
The Northern Cape is rapidly transitioning from a traditionally extractive province, rooted in mining and agriculture, to a national and regional leader in South Africa’s new green economy. With the availability of large-scale renewable energy, emerging green hydrogen opportunities and enabling transmission infrastructure, the Province is positioning itself at the forefront of the energy transition.
Central to this transition is the Province’s focus on leveraging its natural resources, critical minerals and consumption base to stimulate industrialisation through value addition and manufacturing. The convergence of mining, agriculture, infrastructure development, and the green energy revolution creates a compelling platform for business collaboration across the value chain. The Provincial Government is creating an enabling environment for business by investing in infrastructure and looking to partner with the private sector to unlock opportunities.
This in-person event will provide a platform for business to engage directly with the Northern Cape Provincial Government on:
Investment-ready opportunities
Partnerships
Enabling policies
Exploring how the private sector can co-invest, co-develop, and scale solutions that support sustainable industrial growth
Speakers include:
Zamani Saul: Premier, Northern Cape
Shameela Soobramoney: Chief Executive Officer, National Business Initiative (NBI)
Mpumi Zikalala: Chief Executive Officer, Kumba Iron Ore
Thabo Kekana: Deputy Director General at the Department of Electricity and Energy
Venus Blennies-Magage: MEC for Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism, Northern Cape
Representative from the Minerals Council of South Africa
The Northern Cape Provincial Government and the National Business Initiative (NBI) invite you to attend an in-person session: “Exploring South Africa’s New Energy, Critical Minerals, Manufacturing and Logistics Frontier – A Northern Cape Provincial Government Showcase.”
The Northern Cape is rapidly transitioning from a traditionally extractive province, rooted in mining and agriculture, to a national and regional leader in South Africa’s new green economy. With the availability of large-scale renewable energy, emerging green hydrogen opportunities and enabling transmission infrastructure, the Province is positioning itself at the forefront of the energy transition.
Central to this transition is the Province’s focus on leveraging its natural resources, critical minerals and consumption base to stimulate industrialisation through value addition and manufacturing. The convergence of mining, agriculture, infrastructure development, and the green energy revolution creates a compelling platform for business collaboration across the value chain. The Provincial Government is creating an enabling environment for business by investing in infrastructure and looking to partner with the private sector to unlock opportunities.
This in-person event will provide a platform for business to engage directly with the Northern Cape Provincial Government on:
Speakers include:
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 (SAST)
Venue: Sandton
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