President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 9 October 2026, officiate the launch of the Free State Catalytic Investment and Industrialization Project in Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.
The ceremony will take place at the Phuthaditjhaba Multipurpose Centre, Free State Province.
The high-level ceremony will be hosted by the Premier of the Free State Province, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality and the Chinese investors Joy Long-YJC.
The project will mobilise automotive assembly, electric-mobility technologies, components, energy systems, logistics, skills and local suppliers.
