South Africa Trade Mission and

Bi-Lateral Trade and Investment Forum Itinerary

February 15 - February 25, 2016 | Johannesburg Cape Town

Day

Activity

Monday, February 15, 2016

Depart New York City to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Arrive Johannesburg.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Johannesburg

Orientation.

Consultations with Global NY-South Africa office and

U.S. trade representatives.

Meetings with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

officials, Gauteng and Johannesburg government officials

and trade representatives.

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Johannesburg

One-on-one business meetings.

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Johannesburg

One-on-one business meetings.

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Cape Town

Depart Johannesburg to Cape Town

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Cape Town

At own leisure.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Cape Town

Meetings with the City of Cape Town and the Western

Cape government officials and trade representatives.

One-on-one business meetings.

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Cape Town

Bi-Lateral Trade and Investment Forum

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Cape Town

One-on-one business meetings.

Business networking events with leading industry and

government officials.

Thursday, February 25, 2015 Depart Cape Town to New York City.

Gateway to Africa With six of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, Africa offers untapped markets and

tremendous business and investment opportunities for U.S. companies. South Africa, irrefutably, is the

gateway to Africa.

WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE

South Africa has world-class infrastructure, including an excellent transport network, low cost energy and

sophisticated telecommunications facilities.

ACCESS TO AFRICA

South Africa has the resident marketing skills and distribution channels imperative for commercial

ventures into Africa. The country plays a significant role in supplying energy, relief aid, transport,

communications and outward investment on the continent. South Africa is a dynamic force within the 14-

member Southern African Development Community (SADC) and was a key player in the development of

the New Partnership for Africas Development (Nepad), the socio-economic renewal programme of the African Union. BRICS-Africa trade is expected to surpass the $50 billion mark within five years.

ACCESS TO MARKETS

South Africa serves as a trans-shipment point between the emerging markets of Central and South

America and the newly industrialized nations of South and Far East Asia. Major shipping lanes pass along

the South African coastline in the south-Atlantic and Indian oceans. The countrys seven commercial ports form by far the largest, best-equipped and most efficient network on the continent.

An Investors Dream

With the unique combination of highly developed first-world economic infrastructure and a vibrant

emerging-market economy, South Africa is an investors dream. Most business sectors are open to investors and there are almost no restrictions on the form or extent of foreign investment. Exporters are

granted incentives such as export marketing assistance and zero rating for value added tax (VAT) on

exports of goods and services. Investors have a number of investment incentives that are available for

entities producing goods and services in the country.

SOUND ECONOMIC POLICIES

South Africas investor-friendly policies support foreign investment in the country. Large-scale investment in infrastructure, small businesses, skills development and targeted sector interventions are

well under way in all sectors of the economy.

FAVORABLE LEGAL AND BANKING ENVIRONMENT

South Africa has a world-class, progressive legal framework pertaining to commerce, labour and

maritime issues. Laws relating to competition policy, copyright, patents, trademarks and disputes,

conform to international norms and conventions. South Africas financial systems are sophisticated, robust and well regulated. South African banking regulations rank with the best in the world, while the

sector has long been rated among the top ten globally. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is among the

top twenty exchanges in the world by market capitalization.

Source: SouthAfrica.info

Sector Opportunities The potential of the South African economy is evident in the diverse sectors and industries that exist in the country,

the following are some of the sectors which have high growth and investment potential:

Business Process Outsourcing and IT-Enabled Services

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Business Process

Outsourcing & IT Enabled Services sector:

Call Centres; Back/Office Processing; Shared Corporate Services; Enterprise solutions, e.g. fleet management and asset management; and Legal process outsourcing.

Capital / Transport equipment, metals & electrical machinery and apparatus

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in theCapital / Transport equipment, metals & electrical machinery & apparatus sector:

Basic iron and steel; Basic precious and non-ferrous metals; Casting of metals; Other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities; General purpose machinery; Special purpose machinery; Tooling manufacturing ; Foundries; Electric motors, generators and transformers; Electricity distribution and control apparatus; Insulated wire and cable; Accumulators, primary cells and batteries; and White goods and associated components.

Electro-Technical

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro-Technical sector:

Advanced telecommunications; Software development; Software and mobile applications; Smart metering; Embedded software; Radio frequency identification; Process control, measurement and instrumentation; Security and monitoring solutions; Financial software; Manufacturing sensors; and Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television

as Analogue, to be completed by 2015.

Automotives and Components

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Automotives and Components sector:

Engines, radiators, filters and components thereof; Air Conditioners/Climate Control systems; Alarms and Tracking devices; Axles, transmission shafts; Body parts and panels; Catalytic converters, silencers and exhaust systems and components;

Textile, Clothing and Leather

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro Technical

sector:

Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles; Knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles; Wearing apparel, except fur apparel; Dressing and dying of fur; and Leather skins and hides beneficiation.

Consumer Goods

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Consumer Goods sector:

White Goods o White goods and associated components

Boatbuilding

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Boatbuilding sector:

Boatbuilding and associated services industry o Engines and engine systems o Marine equipment and accessories

Pulp, Paper and Furniture

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Pulp, Paper and

Furniture sector:

Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials; Manufacture of paper products; publishing, printing and reproduction of

recorded

o Paper and paper products o Furniture

Green Economy Industries

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Green Economy

Industry sector:

Power generation: o Independent power generation, energy infrastructure and

alternative energy

o Nuclear Build Programme, i.e. joint ventures, consortiums and the establishment of new companies to grow South

Africas nuclear manufacturing capability and nuclear supply industry to supply into the nuclear build programme

Renewable energy: o Onshore wind power manufacturing of turbines/blades o Solar PV and Concentrated Solar Power

manufacturing/assembly

o Biomass o Small hydro

Energy-efficiency and energy-saving industries: o Solar water heaters o National Cleaner Production Centre (CSIR)

Waste Management: o Reducing landfill

Seats and parts thereof, seatbelts, leather covers; Suspension and shock absorbers, springs and parts thereof; Steering wheels, columns and boxes; Ignition, starting equipment, gauges and instrument parts; Lighting equipment; Wiring harnesses, instrument panels vehicle interiors, electronic drive

train components, body parts; and

Advanced robotics.

Advanced Manufacturing

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Advanced

Manufacturing sector:

Advanced materials manufacturing viz, Nano-materials o High-performance materials based on natural resources

(advanced bio-composites)

o Composites (intelligent textiles used in medical, building and construction industries)

o Continuous fibre reinforced thermoform composites o Biochemical and Biologics for applications in agriculture,

industry and health/medical sectors

Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television as Analogue, to be completed by 2015

Electricity Demand Side Management Solutions to improve electricity efficiency usage

Advanced Manufacturing Laser technology

Lasers and laser-based additive manufacturing Various applications

Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Robotics

Mobile Intelligent Autonomous Systems Applications in the mining industry, data collection and analysis,

agriculture tested

Agro-Processing

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Agro-Processing sector:

Fisheries and aquaculture, i.e. freshwater aquaculture and mariculture; Food processing in the milling and baking industries; Beverages viz, namely fruit juices, and the local beneficiation, packaging

and export of indigenous teas;

High-value natural fibres viz, organic cotton and downstream mohair production;

High-value organic food for the local and export market; Biofuels production viz, biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas; Processing of seed oils, tea extracts, including buchu, honeybush, and

other oil derivatives (avocado, amarula etc.); and

Diversification/beneficiation of biomass sources, i.e. sugar, maize.

Infrastructure Development

The South African government has identified 18 strategic integrated projects (SIPs)

covering more than 150 specific infrastructure interventions, ranging across rail, road, ports, dams, irrigation systems, sanitation and energy.

Source: Department of Trade & Industry

http://www.thedti.gov.za/trade_investment/sector_opportunities.jsp

Lowering greenhouse gas emissions from landfill sites

Bio-manufacturing

Biochemical and biologics for applications in agriculture, industry and health/medical.

Tourism

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Tourism sector:

Accommodation hotels, boutique hotels, lodges and resorts; Urban integrated tourism/entertainment precincts; Adventure, eco, sport, conference and cultural tourism; Infrastructure development; Leisure complexes and world-class golf courses; Harbour and waterfront developments; Transfrontier conservation areas; Tourism transport aviation, rail, cruise liners etc.; Green building and green technologies for tourism; Attractions and activity-based tourism; and Museums and heritage, cultural, music, arts festivals and events.

Chemicals, Plastic Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Chemicals, Plastic Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals sector:

Basic chemicals; Water treatment chemical products; Man-made fibres; Plastic products: polypropylene and polyvinculchloride; Medical (drips and syringes), manufacture of active pharmaceutical

ingredient;

(APIs) for key anti-retrovirals (ARVs); Manufacture of reagents for AIDS/HIV diagnostics; and Production of vaccines and biological medicines.

Creative and Design Industry

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the creative and design industry:

Film and Media o Film studios, treaty film co-production ventures,

distribution infrastructure

o Servicing of foreign productions o Production of film and documentaries, commercials, stills

photography and multimedia

o Post-production Design

o Jewellery manufacturing and design o Fashion design

Oil and Gas

The following are investment opportunities in Oil and Gas which forms part of the services sector.

Marine Repair engineering Logistics services Fabrication services Communal services

Financial support available for eligible companies to participate in the South

Africa trade mission through Global NY.

Global NY is a new initiative launched by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo that offers one stop shopping to

both foreign businesses looking to invest in New York and to local businesses who want to export

globally. Its the latest innovation from the state that has been offering global trade and investment opportunities for over 400 years.

State Trade & Export Promotion (STEP)

Global NY Exports Grant

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Empire State Development (ESD) are offering funds

through the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Global NY Exports Grant Program to qualifying

small businesses. This program seeks to increase the number of small businesses that begin to export and

increase the value of exports for small businesses that currently export. Approved funds under the STEP

Global NY Exports initiative will assist New York State small businesses in:

Participation in foreign trade missions

Foreign market sales trips

Subscription services provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce

Website and/or marketing material translation services

Export trade show exhibits

International trade workshops that align with the program objectives

Eligible small businesses must meet SBA size standards, be operating profitably for the past year, must

have a product for export, and meet the standards and mission of the STEP Global NY Exports Program.

Ineligible small businesses are those acting as intermediaries for other companies, law firms, non-profit

organizations, educational institutions, retail, and companies that are recruiting foreign investment.

Awards will be given to New York State based small businesses on a first come first served basis until the

program funds are expended. Special consideration will be given to companies that are certified MWBE

firms and to businesses that are classified among New York States manufacturing strategic industries including: Aerospace, Agriculture, Beverages & Processed Foods, Biotech & Life Sciences, Cleantech &

Renewable Energy, Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology, among others.

Businesses may apply for only ONE STEP Global NY Exports event or other trade promotion activity at

a time, and then may reapply for a different event or activity after demonstrating successful completion of

the elected event or activity and satisfying all reporting requirements. There is a maximum limit of three

different types of event or activity awards per small business, provided that program funds are available.

For more information, call +1.646.872.7149 or email trademissions@azaniainc.com

Source: Empire State Development Corporation Global NY http://global.ny.gov/

Registration Form

If you would like to participate in the trade mission or learn if youre eligible to receive financial support to participate, complete the form below and email to trademissions@azaniainc.com

Upon receipt of the form, a representative will contact you.

Company/Organization Name: _________________________________________________________

Contact Person and Title: ______________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________ State: ____________________ Zip Code: ____________________

Phone: ____________________ Mobile: ____________________

Email: ____________________ Website: ____________________

Industry: ____________________

For more information, call 646.872.7149 or email trademissions@azaniainc.com