Cope’s Tom Mofokeng wants big business to thrive, to grow Gauteng and SA

By: Sashnee Moodley

Congress of the People's Gauteng Premier candidate and chairperson Tom Mofokeng is focussed on ensuring that large multinational companies are able to work with the State to ensure Gauteng is economically sustained. Speaking exclusively with Polity, he noted that major companies were leaving South Africa’s shores, impacting employment and provincial economies. His major focus will be on manufacturing and steel to ensure development of the country’s infrastructure. He said if need be, he would ensure that companies were subsidised to ensure their survival. “I can push to have that company subsidised because with the steel that comes there, we are going to develop the country, we are going to develop the entire Africa. But not only that, you know, you have just seen what happened with the George disaster. One can only ascribe that to poor quality of building. Now, my priority will be to make sure that steel is manufactured here in South Africa,” he pledged. His second area of focus is petroleum. He said local companies such as Sasol were not given enough opportunities to thrive. →