Staff Reporter
A slate of company and institutional investment pledges were announced at the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference on Tuesday, with the official conference presentation placing capital investment projects at R415 billion and the ecosystem total at R889.8 billion.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the conference showed there was a strong case for investment in the country.
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He said the cumulative value of the pledges was the highest since the first conference. He also said much of the capital announced was domestic, reflecting local business confidence.
The named corporate pledges announced in the official conference presentation were:
- Sasol – R60 billion
- Cornubia 957 – R25 billion
- V&A Waterfront – R24 billion
- MTN – R21.8 billion
- Members of the French Chamber of Commerce – R20.4 billion
- Devmco Group – R20 billion
- Valterra Platinum – R17.8 billion
- Coca-Cola Africa – R17.6 billion
- UPL – R17 billion
- Mulilo – R14.8 billion
- Vodacom – R12.8 billion
- Toyota – R10.4 billion
- Anthem – R10.2 billion
- Tharisa – R10.2 billion
- RSA Aero – R10 billion
- Seriti Green – R10 billion
In his closing remarks, Ramaphosa singled out Toyota’s R10.4 billion investment in KwaZulu-Natal, Sasol’s R60 billion commitment in Mpumalanga and the Free State, and Valterra Platinum’s investment in Limpopo as among the major projects announced.
Sector based commitments included 19 green economy, energy and resources projects worth R55.6 billion, including one unnamed project worth R202 million.
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Also by sector, there were 11 ICT, digital economy and financial services projects worth R23.6 billion, including one unnamed R2.4 billion project; four tourism, property and infrastructure projects worth R2.43 billion in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga; five agro-processing, food and agriculture projects worth R7.3 billion; 16 automotive and advanced manufacturing projects worth R12.5 billion, including one unnamed R1.2 billion project; and 10 transport, logistics, aerospace and defence announcements worth R11.6 billion.
Development finance institutions and international partners announced a further R474.8 billion in commitments, comprising:
- New Development Bank – R34 billion
- African Development Bank – R20.5 billion
- AfriEximbank – R176 billion
- EU CTIP and Global Gateway contribution to the pharmaceutical value chain – R236 billion
- Support for Black Industrialists (NEF, IDC, the DTIC) – R8.3 billion