Brand South Africa, in partnership with the Departments of Trade and Industry, Home Affairs, the Industrial Development Corporation and the National Research Foundation - will host media in Polokwane, Limpopo where elements of the province’s competitiveness will be showcased.  The visit is scheduled from Tuesday 30 August – Thursday 1 September 2016.

This comes within the context of Brand South Africa’s mandate to positively position South Africa’s competitiveness.  Provincial and city brands are the building blocks of the Nation Brand.  Competitive strengths of provinces and cities therefore impact positively on the South African Nation Brand.

In this regard, the following sectors will be profiled in Polokwane: investment, manufacturing, agriculture, research as well as science and technology.

Media will visit the Seshego Industrial Park recently re-launched by Minister Davies; the Seshego Hospital to experience early registration of birth to communicate how this will contribute to the integrity, credibility and reliability of the national population register; Kay T’s Green Tea – a South African company in the business of processing Kombucha Green Tea on a commercial basis for 8 years; the University of Limpopo where some scientific innovations will be showcased as well as attend the annual National Research Foundation Awards hosted by Minister Pandor.

• Issued by Brand SA