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Kenyan delegation visits TASEZ to study South Africa’s automotive industrialisation success

Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ)Ref: https://tasez.co.za/kenyan-delegation-visits-tasez-to-study-south-africas-automotive-industrialisation-success/

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Collected on 5 July 2026

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What this means

This is a news article from TASEZ (Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone) describing a visit by a high-level Kenyan delegation to study South Africa’s automotive industrialisation success. The delegation, led by Lee Kinyanjui (cabinet secretary for investments, trade and industry), visited TASEZ on 5 June 2026 as part of President William Ruto’s state visit to South Africa. The article says Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and William Ruto signed agreements to enhance trade, skills development, transport cooperation and regional integration, and it highlights TASEZ’s role in South Africa’s SEZ programme and reported investment and job creation figures for South Africa’s 12 SEZs.

Facts

Places

City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Reference

https://tasez.co.za/kenyan-delegation-visits-tasez-to-study-south-africas-automotive-industrialisation-success/

Amounts

R 32, R 17

Key Takeaways

  • TASEZ visit date: 5 June 2026
  • Article date: 8 June 2026
  • Kenyan delegation led by Lee Kinyanjui (cabinet secretary for investments, trade and industry)
  • Purpose: study South Africa’s automotive industrialisation success at Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ)
  • Presidents involved: Cyril Ramaphosa and William Ruto; agreements signed during state visit
  • TASEZ location: adjacent to Ford Motor Company’s Silverton Assembly Plant in Tshwane
  • SEZ programme context: TASEZ described as flagship of South Africa’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) programme
  • Reported figures: South Africa’s 12 SEZs attracted R31.58-billion investment since 2000; net growth of R17.067-billion in operational investments since 2018/19FY; additional 28,112 direct jobs created
  • Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ)
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Lee Kinyanjui
  • President William Ruto
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Dr Bheka Zulu
  • Msokoli Ntombana
  • African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Dates

Closing Date

5 June 2026