{"id":43503,"date":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=0330e11b090886babc22bba060bfed6d"},"modified":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"minister-ebrahim-patel-briefs-media-on-conclusion-of-the-south-africa-botswana-business-forum-03-aug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/minister-ebrahim-patel-briefs-media-on-conclusion-of-the-south-africa-botswana-business-forum-03-aug\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ebrahim Patel briefs media on conclusion of the South Africa-Botswana Business Forum, 03 Aug"},"content":{"rendered":"
SA and Botswana Trade Ministers to brief media after the Business Forum<\/P>
South Africa\u2019s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel and Botswana\u2019s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mmusi Kgafela will brief the media this afternoon at the conclusion of the South Africa-Botswana Business Forum that is currently underway in Gaborone.<\/P>
Before the media briefing, the two ministers will lead a meeting that brings together government and private sector representatives from the two nations to engage in discussion aimed at promoting trade, investment and joint-venture partnerships.<\/P>
Discussions will also look into pillars of Botswana\u2019s and South Africa\u2019s industrialisation policies with a focus on mineral beneficiation and localisation initiatives in soda ash, diamonds, nickel and coal.<\/P>
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Source: Government of South Africa<\/P>
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SA and Botswana Trade Ministers to brief media after the Business ForumSouth Africa\u2019s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel and Botswana\u2019s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mmusi Kgafela will brief the media this afternoon at t…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n