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ROUNDTABLE WITH

MINISTER SIHLE ZIKALALA,

SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER

OF PUBLIC WORKS &

INFRASTRUCTURE

The South African Chamber of Commerce (SACC) and Global Trade Review
(GTR) hosted a high-level roundtable event with His Excellency Sihle

Zikalala, Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure for the Government of
the Republic of South Africa on 7 November 2023.

The event was hosted by Chamber member
Streathers Solicitors and was attended by
SACC members, UK industry, UK government,

UK professional service firms, and the
Minister’s team. Ed Harkins (SACC Director
and Trade Ambassador) chaired the event on
behalf of the Chamber.

The Minister’s team briefed the attendees on
South Africa’s infrastructure plans and there

was a discussion as to how UK Plc could help
to finance and deliver the infrastructure that
South Africa needs. A team from Infrastructure
South Africa was part of the delegation.

Their aim was to:

§ Give a progress update on the
implementation of its gazetted Strategic

Integrated Projects
§ Showcase progress on the Infrastructure
Fund Project Pipeline as operationalised

in 2020
§ Signal regulatory and policy stability
and agility

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