Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to visit Namibia on a two-day state visit starting on Wednesday.
Zuma, who will be accompanied by a high-level government delegation, will also attend the inauguration of the Bi-national Commission (BNC) between the two countries.
The BNC will serve as an important tool for strengthening and enhancing cooperation between South Africa and Namibia.
South Africa is the destination of 66% of Namibia's exports and holds approximately 80% of investments in key sectors of Namibia's economy such as mining, retail, banking and insurance.
Namibia is one of the eight leading tourist markets for South Africa in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, with more than 200 000 tourists visiting each year. The highest proportion of SADC tourists to South Africa on business in 2012 came from Namibia (25.9%).
President Zuma will be accompanied by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; Minister of Energy, Benedict Martins; Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies; Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom; Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa; and Minister of Defence, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. – SAnews.gov.za
