01 / Focus area
Agriculture
Primary production and the value chains that support local growers.
Mafube Investment & Jobs Summit
From connection
to commitment.
A working summit bringing enterprise, investment and public leadership together around the future of Mafube.
Friday, 9 October 2026 Frankfort, Free State
01 / About the summit
A place to do the work that follows.
Mafube brings businesses, project owners, funders and public institutions into the same room. The aim is to make opportunities clearer, resolve obstacles to investment and agree on practical next steps.
The summit serves Frankfort, Villiers, Cornelia and Tweeling. It is structured around business retention, expansion, project development and finance.
See the working method
02 / The working method
Four tracks.
One process.
The programme is organised around the decisions needed to move from local potential to a credible next step.
01
Retain
Address the constraints facing operating businesses and the jobs they sustain.
02
Expand
Give credible growth plans the partners and practical preparation they need.
03
Develop
Move proposals forward by clarifying land, services, permissions and delivery steps.
04
Fund
Connect prepared opportunities with relevant financing and support mandates.
03 / Focus areas
Where opportunity takes shape.
Six sectors guide the conversations. Project details will be shared as opportunities are prepared and verified.
02 / Focus area
Agro-processing
Processing, storage and market access for agricultural products.
03 / Focus area
Tourism
Places, experiences and local enterprises that can draw visitors.
04 / Focus area
Manufacturing
Local production, including building materials such as bricks and pavers.
05 / Focus area
Construction
Water, sanitation, roads, property and renewable energy infrastructure.
06 / Focus area
Mining & aggregates
Sand and gravel opportunities, subject to the relevant approvals.
Sector imagery illustrates areas of focus and does not depict confirmed summit projects.
04 / After the summit
Commitments need owners.
The summit is intended to produce clearer proposals, relevant introductions and follow-up actions with named responsibilities and dates. Progress can then be measured against work delivered, not promises made on stage.
01Prepared projects and business expansion plans
02Matching between opportunities and relevant partners
03Actions with owners, dependencies and review dates
Who should attend
A working room for the people who can move the work.
- Operating businesses
- Entrepreneurs and farmers
- Project developers
- Investors and funders
- Technical partners
- Public institutions
9 October 2026 / Frankfort, Free State