Kazakhstan's Ambassador to South Africa met with the Chairman of the African National Congress and the Prime Minister of Limpopo Province

Kazakh Ambassador Kanat Tumysh, as part of his visit to the South African province of Limpopo, as an honorary guest, took part in the investment conference on mining, energy and industrial development (industrialization) in Polokwane on September 29-30, 2022.

The Conference provided an effective dialogue between the authorities and the business community. Interested parties used it as a platform for exchanging views for their direct contacts, paying special attention to large, medium and small businesses, especially developing mining enterprises. Subsequently, the conference participants discussed the issues of mineral processing/extraction and the development of the mineral sector on this platform.

Within the framework of the forum, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan met with the following officials:
- Chairman of the "African National Congress" of the ruling party in South Africa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of South Africa Samson Gwede Mantashe;
- With Mr. Jacob Mbele, Director General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of South Africa;
-Prime Minister of Limpopo Province Chupu Stanley Mathabatha;
- Minister of Economic Development, Environmental Protection and Tourism of Limpopo Province (Member of the Government)
Thabo met with Mr. Andrew Mokone (Thabo Andrew Mokone).

At the meeting with Gwede Mantashe, Kanat Tumysh acquainted the interlocutor with the package of large-scale political and socio-economic reforms of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the progress of their implementation, noting that on November 20, 2022, presidential elections and elections to the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Maslikhats will be held in the first half of 2023. Mr. Gwede Mantashe praised the reforms in Kazakhstan. He also thanked Kazakhstan for its assistance to the "African National Congress" before the fall of the apartheid regime in South Africa in 1994.

During the meeting, the Kazakh diplomat shared with the famous South African politician the prospects of bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and South Africa in the fields of energy and mineral resources, as well as interaction between the ruling parties "Atameken" and "African National Congress".

At the meeting with the Prime Minister of Limpopo Province Stanley Matabata, the parties discussed some topical issues of Kazakh-South African bilateral relations and discussed issues of political, trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and South Africa with this administrative-territorial unit (including in the sectors of energy, mineral resources, environmental protection, mining, agriculture and tourism), investment and humanitarian spheres (including in such sectors as education, science and culture). The South African side expressed interest in direct cooperation with one of the regions of Kazakhstan (including declared readiness for mutual exchange of visits in 2023).

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan also met with business captains of world-famous companies, discussed issues of attracting investments, invited them to cooperate and exchange experience in the mining industry. In particular, he met with the CEO of Anglo American Platinum Natasha Viljoen and the Managing Director of De Beers, Mr. Moses Madondo, established useful contacts and reached an agreement on the transition to specific negotiations in the future.