SA Coat of Arms 4.jpg The Presidency, Media Statement, 5 September 2016 President Zuma Arrives in Guangzhou Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China President Zuma has today, 6 September 2016, arrived in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, to attend the 2nd Investing in Africa Forum (IAF) to be held on 7-8 September 2016. The Investing in Africa Forum was initiated by the China Development Bank with the support of the Chinese Government in 2015 and has become an important platform which brings together leaders from business, government and international organisations to discuss and explore opportunities for investment in the African continent. This year's discussions at the forum will focus on investment opportunities in the African continent in areas such as agriculture and agribusiness, infrastructure development, manufacturing, trade, tourism and renewable energy. Partnerships between China and South Africa in vocational training and skills development will also be discussed. On 29 August 2016, Guangdong Province signed the Memorandum of Understanding with KwaZulu-Natal province, which will see closer cooperation between the two provinces in areas such as tourism, agriculture, ports, education and cultural exchanges. A Business Forum held in KwaZulu Natal province on 30 August 2016 which brought together business leaders from Guangdong Province and South Africa and resulted in the signing of several agreements to the value of 189 million US dollars. President Zuma will use his participation in the Investing in Africa Forum to promote South Africa as a stable democracy and an attractive investment destination. President Zuma is accompanied by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane; the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr R Davies; and the Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms S Chikunga. Issued by: The Presidency Enquiries: Dr Bongani Ngqulunga on 082 308 9373 or [email protected] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 14075 (20160905) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/000c01d207f3%246e965900%244bc30b00%24%40com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
