R400 Billion Western Cape Investment Summit
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape welcomes the 2025 Western Cape Investment Summit (WCIS 2025), which will take place from 5 to 7 November. The summit serves as a critical deal-making platform designed to unite global capital with local opportunity. The true measure of any investment summit is not attendance, but the value of the deals secured.
The province is rolling out the red carpet to showcase a substantial deal book which is rooted in innovation: a portfolio of approximately 100 pre-vetted, investment-ready projects with an aggregated value of approximately R400 billion.
This overwhelming pipeline of opportunities is a demonstration of the confidence that the Western Cape Government has in growing our economy, and its ambition to position the province as Africa's preeminent investment destination.
This capital mobilisation is essential to accelerating the Growth for Jobs (G4J) strategy, which is the mechanism to achieve our ambition of building an inclusive R1 trillion economy. The deals on offer are strategically balanced across high-impact sectors, with a heavy focus on the jobs and skills of the future.
In the Green Economy, the deal book features the R20 billion KTE Energy Green Hydrogen Project. This landmark Strategic Infrastructure Project is poised to create thousands of jobs, solidifying the province’s leadership in energy resilience and industrial decarbonisation.
Furthermore, the Agribusiness and Food Systems sector have significant portfolios on offer, including over R2.5 billion worth of projects in aquaculture, reinforcing the province’s commitment to sustainable growth.
The summit is also championing the Creative Industries through high-impact social and commercial ventures. The proposed R100 million expansion of the NV Film Studios Africa and The Avuke Group television studio complex is set to generate an estimated 1,000 direct and 4,000 indirect jobs over five years, with a strong focus on transformation through training programmes and supplier development.
Complementing this, the R112 million Zip Zap Circus School performance arena project is set to deliver world-class infrastructure while generating sustainable income to support the trust’s nine free youth and outreach programs, benefiting over 2,500 young people annually.
The success of the summit depends on converting these investment opportunities into concrete outcomes. The DA in the Western Cape will continue to support initiatives that streamline investment into our province, ensuring that this R400 billion pipeline is converted into real, on-the-ground jobs.
Noko Masipa, MPP, DA Western Cape Spokesperson on Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, said: “The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape welcomes the 2025 Western Cape Investment Summit. DA governments offer investors administrative and political certainty.
The R400 billion deal book proves beyond doubt that stable, clean DA governance attracts world-class investment, securing our economic future and creating the sustainable jobs our people need. The Western Cape is simply the best place to invest in Africa because we deliver on our promises.”
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