Overview
- Measures include preferential electricity tariffs for ferrochrome, manganese and steel, plus a fast-tracked rollout of 14,500 km of new transmission lines.
- Freight and ports recovery will be accelerated through private participation and export-corridor upgrades as part of Transnet’s turnaround.
- The plan targets rebuilding chrome and manganese value chains by finalising export tariffs, imposing anti-dumping duties, and expanding alloys and battery-precursor production.
- An Economic War Room in the Presidency will coordinate delivery and publish scorecards, alongside a push for professionalisation and merit-based appointments across the state.
- Funding and trade shifts feature prominently, with DFIs and pension funds mobilised for catalytic projects and a drive to deepen AfCFTA participation and diversify markets, while opposition parties and economists question originality and implementation capacity.