Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to address Japanese Captains of Industry, Monday 24 August 2015

Tokyo - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday will tomorrow Monday 24 August 2015 in Tokyo deliver a keynote   address to the Japanese Captains of Industry as part of efforts to promote South Africa as a preferred destination of trade and foreign direct   investment. 

Deputy President Ramaphosa is on official visit to Japan to strengthen and consolidate strategic bilateral political and economic relations   between the two nations, South Africa and Japan. Deputy President Ramaphosa is supported by a high level Ministerial and business delegation

Deputy President Ramaphosa will during his address to Japanese Captains of Industry seek to reassure the Japanese investors that South Africa remains open for business. Accordingly, he will brief Japanese investors about South Africa’s macro-economic stability, vibrancy and conducive business environment for Japanese business to invest in South Africa.

Following his address to the Japanese captains of industry, Deputy President Ramaphosa will chair a round-table session on investment in energy within the context of efforts by the government to address electricity challenges facing South Africa.

As part of efforts to consolidate bilateral political relations between South Africa and Japan, Deputy President Ramaphosa  will pay a courtesy calls on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori  as well as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Sadakazu Tanigaki.

Deputy President Ramaphosa will later in the day visit Miraikan, a Japanese national museum of emerging science and innovation located in Daiba, Tokyo. The visit will include ICT, manufacturing, engineering and the Advance Step Innovative Mobility - a humanoid robot developed by Honda. The robot is also utilised to encourage students to study science and mathematics.

The visit will be followed by yet another site visit to a Toyota plant, which will witness a presentation of the MIRAI Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle developed by the company. Deputy President Ramaphosa will conclude his Monday’s programme with an address to the African Union Parliamentary Association dinner hosted in his honour.

The official visit continues on Tuesday 25 August 2015.

Enquiries: Ronnie Mamoepa 082 990 4853

Issued by: The Presidency

Pretoria