• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 12 / 05 / 2010

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South African President Jacob Zuma will arrive in Havana Monday for a two-day visit whose agenda will be heavy on business.

Zuma will be accompanied by a 50-member business delegation covering mining, tourism, agribusiness, construction, communications and pharmaceuticals. The business delegation will be headed by Robert Davis, minister of trade and industry.

The Cuban Chamber of Commerce will host a Cuba-South Africa Business Forum Dec. 6 and 7 at the Hotel Nacional in Havana.

After a plenary session on Monday, the event offers one-on-one meetings.

South African mining companies have expressed interest in Cuban nickel and other minerals in the past, but no major investments have materialized. More recently, a South African group of investors has financed hotel construction in Cuba.

Meanwhile, Cuba has provided health services, as well as personnel and logistics for workforce housing construction and construction of facilities in the run-up of the 2010 soccer World Cup. Also, South Africa is funding some of the healthcare programs Cuba is providing to third nations in Africa.

Cuba and South Africa maintain cooperation agreements in health, labor relations, social security and information and communications technology.

Source:www.cubastandard.com/2010/12/04/south-african-president-to-visit-cuba-with-business-on-mind/