Joined the morning prayer in Laudium this morning to wish the Muslim community a blessed Eid Mubarak and deliver an address as they celebrate the end of the fast. We wish Muslims in South Africa and around the world a blessed and joyous Eid-ul-Fitr. #EidMubarak

Credential Ceremony

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30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

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I congratulate Tetra Pak once more on this milestone and thank you for your ongoing confidence in South Africa.
 
South Africa is an investment destination with significant untapped potential, and by leveraging our unique value proposition, we have the ability to attract higher…

I am told that this upgraded plant will now have the capacity to produce 1,8 billion packs annually, utilising the labour of 99 employees.
 
I wish to commend Tetra Pak for not wavering in its commitment to create and retain jobs across their local operations, even as the…

As more manufacturing capacity and expertise is retained here, new industries, businesses and value chains are able to emerge and be supported on South African soil. As a consequence, our efforts to build a more inclusive economy are boosted.
 
Customers will have the benefit of…

Tetra Pak has announced that through this expansion it will be exporting products to the continent.
 
This is very timely, given South Africa’s recent commencement of trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area #AfCFTA .

Exports to the rest of Africa already include…

It is a pleasure to be here at the reopening of this expanded Tetra Pak facility that will support our goals as government and business to create jobs, drive innovation, promote localisation and advance the low-carbon, circular economy.
 
This factory upgrade forms part of a R500…

Reopening of Tetrapak Plant in KwaZulu-Natal

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Spoke to the media on the recent developments relating to former Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

We are revitalising eThekwini and repositioning the Durban port, towards ensuring that the artery of South Africa’s economy is repackaged for success. We want eThekwini to be the port of choice to the international community.

Aside from the investment of approximately R3.4 billion, some 4 013 direct construction jobs have been created. More than 1 000 employees are currently employed full time and this number is expected to grow as the facility handles more cargo.

Much of the investment spend has…

The Terminal has been built on land leased from Transnet, and the partnership with Newlyn will assist in improving operational efficiency across the board.

This precinct will address some of the challenges we have been experiencing in the logistics, infrastructure and network…

The Terminal will facilitate the movement of sea, rail and road cargo through the Port of Durban via a multimodal hub providing for the handling, storage, loading and movement of a variety of cargo type.

This includes hard and soft commodities in bulk and breakbulk,…

The Newlyn Park Bayhead Rail Terminal project was one of the announcements made at the South African Investment Conference in 2019, and it is significant in the context of expanding South Africa’s logistical infrastructure and enhancing our global competitiveness.

It a…

The completion and launch of the Newlyn Park Bayhead Rail Terminal project at the Port of Durban is not only a much-needed boost to South Africa’s logistics infrastructure network.

This terminal is also a symbol of recovery and resilience. For the city of Durban, for the…

Official Opening of the Newlyn Park Bayhead Rail Terminal, KwaZulu-Natal

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