07 08 13 South African Government (Pretoria) : Dr Zweli Mkhize Sign an Agreement With Kinshasa

At signing of the Declaration, Dr Zweli Mkhize committed
KZN to speeding up regional trade integration. We want to strengthen neighbourly
relations between ourselves as South Africans, the people of KwaZulu-Natal
in particular and the people of Kinshasa and other Africans all over the
continent."

"KwaZulu-Natal in its quest to be the epicentre of
Africa's sustainable economic growth and development has developed a number
of strategies to grow the economy. Key among the strategies is the Provincial
Growth and Development Strategy (PDGS) which is an overarching strategy
that articulates government 20 year vision and the programmes and projects
necessary to achieve this vision."

"This strategy was developed by the KwaZulu-Natal
Planning Commission and adopted by the Provincial Cabinet. The PGDS has
identified a number of catalytic infrastructural development programmes
which are aimed at changing the struggle of the economy toward a vibrant
economic gateway of South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa in general."

"The signing of this declaration of intent forms part
of the implementation of the PGDS. Both parties intend to develop relationships
in various areas including: trade and investment, agriculture, civil protection,
arts and culture and revenue management."

"Both parties agreed to explore other ways to enrich
this partnership. In this regard, a Joint Committee of Experts from the
two provinces will be in charge of monitoring and the implementation of
this partnership. Importantly, the two parties undertake to actively work
towards achieving this goal of bringing together the two provinces and
their respective populations."