\n The event at the Sandton Convention Centre brings together more than 1,000 business leaders, investors, and policymakers from across Africa and around the world.\n <\/p>\n
\n The new target of roughly R2 trillion builds on the success of the first investment mobilisation effort, launched in 2018. That original goal of R1.2 trillion was exceeded, with R1.5 trillion in commitments secured across five previous conferences and more than R600 billion already deployed in projects spanning manufacturing, mining, energy, and logistics.\n <\/p>\n
\n In his opening address, Ramaphosa said the focus now is on delivering tangible results. He told delegates that government reforms in critical areas such as energy reliability, digital infrastructure, and industrial expansion are showing \u201cclear signs of progress\u201d and that the country is shifting \u201cfrom promise to performance\u201d.\n <\/p>\n
\n Co\u2011hosted with the International Finance Corporation, this year\u2019s conference introduces a more outcome\u2011oriented approach that links investment commitments directly to specific projects with measurable impact.\n <\/p>\n
\n The theme, \u201cInvest. Partner. Prosper.\u201d, is intended to reflect an economy gaining momentum through structural reform and increased competitiveness.\n <\/p>\n
\n South Africa\u2019s pitch emphasises its diversified industrial base, improving regulatory environment, and strategic position as a digital and trade gateway to the rest of Africa.\n <\/p>\n
\n Officials highlighted ongoing growth in renewable energy, green hydrogen, fintech, and broadband expansion as key sectors offering opportunities for global investors.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event at the Sandton Convention Centre brings together more than 1,000 business leaders, investors, and policymakers from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[64,63,99,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-576836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}