‘SA must raise the quality of exports to Moz’

South African companies should elevate the quality of their goods and the standard of their service as they infiltrate the Mozambican market and the rest of the region.

So said the South African High Commissioner to Mozambique, Mandisi Mpahlwa, addressing the trade delegates of the department of trade and industry (dti) Outward Trade and Investment Mission (OTIM) to Mozambique which ended on Friday.

Mpahlwa told the 23-member delegation there was a high level of interest from the rest of the world in doing business in Mozambique. "In order for us to remain relevant and remain part of the major economic revolution that is taking place in Mozambique, we need to be cautious of the competition that is currently present in the business space," said Mpahlwa.

He added that the Mozambican economy presented opportunities in investment and trade into which South African business people could tap. He advised the delegates to use the trade and investment mission to make contacts, explore business opportunities and make meaningful and beneficial partnerships.

Joao Gomes of Robor Limited, a South African company that manufactures and supplies welded steel tubes and pipes, said the first leg of the mission in the Tete province had provided good prospects and he saw opportunities that he would follow up for his steel manufacturing company. 
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