Presidential Investment Drive

Building South Africa
through investment

Since 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa's investment mobilisation drive has secured over R1.5 trillion in pledges across six investment conferences — making South Africa Africa's most active investment destination and building a platform for the R2 trillion target set for 2023–2028.

R1.5tn Investment pledges
secured since 2018 Source: The Presidency, SAIC 2023

4th INVESTMENT CONFERENCE PLEDGES

Honourable President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the 80 investment pledges received at the SA Investment Conference on 24 March 2022 amounted to R332 billion. With R1.14 trillion in investments to date, this translates to 95% of the initial investment mobilisation drive target of R1.2 trillion that was set out to be achieved within a five-year period.

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6th South Africa Investment Conference
— SAIC 2026

The Presidency has committed to a second investment mobilisation drive targeting R2 trillion by 2028. SAIC 2026 is the platform where reform momentum is translated into bankable, deployable capital commitments.

31 March 2026 · 08:00 SAST

Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg

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R1.5tn Investment Pledges
Secured Since 2018 Source: The Presidency, SAIC 2023

317 Investment pledges made
since SAIC inception Source: The Presidency, SAIC 2023

161 Projects finalised
or under construction Source: The Presidency, SAIC 2023

R2tn New Investment Target
2023–2028 Source: President Ramaphosa, SAIC 2023

Investment Mobilisation History

Six conferences. One sustained drive.

2018

1st South Africa Investment Conference

R290bn pledged at conference

Inaugural conference. 1 050 delegates attended. Announced total of R290 billion in new investments across mining, manufacturing, telecoms, energy, agro-processing and more.

The Presidency — official statement SAnews

2019

2nd South Africa Investment Conference

~R374bn pledged at conference

Combined total after two conferences reached approximately R664 billion — meaning SAIC 2 contributed around R374 billion. Strong domestic and international investor participation.

SAnews — cumulative R664bn figure

2020

(No conference in 2021 — postponed due to Covid-19)

3rd South Africa Investment Conference

R109.6bn pledged at conference

Held in hybrid format during the pandemic. 50 companies made commitments. Cumulative total reached R773.6 billion across mining, manufacturing, agriculture and the digital economy.

SAnews — R109.6bn and R773.6bn cumulative

2022

4th South Africa Investment Conference

R367bn pledged at conference

First in-person conference post-Covid. 80 pledges. Cumulative total reached R1.14 trillion — 95% of the initial R1.2 trillion five-year target. Held 24 March 2022, Sandton Convention Centre.

sainvestmentconference.co.za SAnews — R367bn and R1.14tn

2023

5th South Africa Investment Conference

R360bn+ pledged at conference

Cumulative total of R1.51 trillion announced — exceeding the original R1.2 trillion target. President Ramaphosa set a new R2 trillion target for 2023–2028. 317 total pledges since inception; 161 projects finalised or under construction.

Moneyweb — R360bn+, R1.5tn total SAnews — R1.2tn target reached; R2tn announced

2026

6th South Africa Investment Conference

R2tn target by 2028

31 March 2026, Sandton Convention Centre. Part of the second five-year mobilisation drive (2023–2028). Reform momentum translated into bankable, deployable capital commitments.

sainvestmentconference.co.za SAnews — R2tn target announcement

Progress Towards R2tn Target

R1.51tn secured to date 75.5% of target Target: R2tn by 2028

Source: Moneyweb, SAnews, The Presidency

Presidential Investment Drive

Investors who have pledged
to build South Africa

Complete pledge list

317 investment pledges have been made since the inception of SAIC, with 161 projects either finalised or under construction. These investors represent a cross-section of South African industry as well as international capital from across the globe.

Art Solar

Ivanhoe Mines

Gold One

Hive Hydrogen

Mahlako Energy

Menar Group

Nkwe Platinum

PMG Mining

Rheinmetall Denel

Seriti Resources

Abanqobi Wheels

Access Bank

Actom

Afro Zonke

Alpha

Alusouth

Ardagh Glass

Art Solar

Ascensos

Corobrik

Kerry Group

Nyanza Light Metals

East China Eng. & Sci.

Toyota SA

SASOL

Traxtion

Afrigen Biologics

ALPLA Recycling

Coca-Cola SA

Vodacom

Naspers / Prosus

Anglo American

ARM

Afreximbank

South32

Google Cloud

MTN

DBSA

DP World

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pledges

Investment Drive News

Pledges becoming reality

All investment news

Invest R4.5 Billion 21 June 2023

R4.5bn investment signals shift in minerals beneficiation

Nyanza Light Metals and East China Engineering Science and Technology's investment represents South Africa's opportunity to break the resource curse — moving from raw material exporter to value-added manufacturer of titanium and mineral products.

Invest R650 Million 2023

Kerry opens Africa's largest taste manufacturing facility

Kerry, the global leader in Taste and Nutrition, opens a R650 million greenfield project in South Africa — driving economic growth and bringing sustainable nutrition solutions to over two billion people by 2030.

Grow R800 Million 04 May 2022

President Ramaphosa opens Corobrik's Kwastina factory

The R800 million Kwastina factory — delivering 100 million bricks per year — marks the completion of Corobrik's pledge made at the 2019 SAIC to invest over R1 billion in South Africa by 2022.

Invest 2022

Game-changing hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing gets underway

After a decade of research and investment, South Africa begins manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells for use as an alternative energy source — positioning the country at the forefront of Africa's green hydrogen transition.

Conference Gallery

The investment drive
in pictures

Delegates from South Africa and across the globe have gathered at the Sandton Convention Centre since 2018, building partnerships that have translated into over R1.5 trillion in investment pledges.