After delivering the keynote address, Mashatile will officiate at the launch of the InvestSA One Stop Shop Limpopo. The initiative is aimed at improving the ease of doing business and strengthening investment facilitation in the province.
The facility is designed to provide investors with a centralised platform to access government support services and navigate regulatory and administrative processes, facilitating coordination among relevant institutions to address investment-related bottlenecks.
It is believed that its establishment will reinforce the government’s commitment to create an enabling environment for domestic and international investment, accelerating project implementation and supporting sustainable economic growth.
In a buildup programme towards the conference, Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba, said the provincial government had been engaging investors, preparing projects, strengthening economic sectors and identifying practical interventions to address implementation challenges.
Ramathuba said an investment commitment “must not remain a figure in a presentation or an announcement at a conference. It must translate into projects, construction, production, employment and sustainable economic activity”.
The 2026 Limpopo investment conference would place a sharper focus on implementation.
“We are moving beyond the celebration of commitments towards the acceleration of bankable projects, capital mobilisation, industrial development and inclusive economic participation,” she said.
“The success of this conference will therefore not be measured only by the value of investment announced. It will also be measured by the projects that advance, barriers that are removed, enterprises that are established and opportunities created for our people.”
Ramathuba said the Limpopo investment strategy was anchored in three interconnected priorities, which included mineral beneficiation and green energy.
“Limpopo’s mineral resources provide a foundation for industrial development but our ambition must extend beyond the extraction and export of raw materials. We must promote value addition, strengthen local supply chains and attract investment into industries that create greater economic value within the province.
“The second priority is agricultural modernisation and agro-processing. Limpopo is endowed with productive agricultural land and a diversity of agricultural activities. Our task is to modernise production, improve infrastructure, strengthen market access and expand agro-processing.
“The third priority is the development of special economic zones and economic infrastructure.”
The premier said industrialisation required reliable infrastructure, efficient logistics, appropriate investment facilitation and an environment in which businesses could operate and expand.
“Together, these priorities are intended to advance industrialisation, expand investment, create jobs and position Limpopo more firmly within regional, national and global value chains.”
Brian Sokutu
mg.co.za
