Mr. Njabulo Nzimande, General Manager of South African company Exponential Tech, a partner of Victwo, visited Xiamen from November 26th to 29th, 2023 at invitation. Accompanied by officials from the Office of Xiamen Leadership Group for BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center and Xiamen BRICS+ Technology Accelerator, he paid visits to the Office of Xiamen Leadership Group for BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center and various enterprises including Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., Xiamen ITG Holding Group Co., Ltd., Xiamen Vangenes Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Hiteknova (Xiamen) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
On November 27th, accompanied by the personnel from the Office of Xiamen Leadership Group for BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, Mr. Njabulo toured the exhibition hall of BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, gaining insights into its three primary tasks of policy coordination, talent cultivation, and project development. Subsequently, he visited the Fortune 500 company ITG Holding, engaging in discussions about assisting the establishment of business operations for ITG Holding's new energy subsidiary in South Africa. In the afternoon, Mr. Njabulo visited Vangenes Biotechnology and explored strategies for assisting the company in pushing into the South African and Southern African markets.
On the morning of November 28th, Mr. Njabulo and his delegation visited Longking to understand the company's domestic and international business developments. They engaged in discussions with the company's leadership and international business representatives on advancing a specific project in South Africa.
In the afternoon, Mr. Njabulo visited Hiteknova, where he exchanged ideas with Mr. Chen Xin, General Manager of Dahe PEB Construction Technology Co., Ltd. Mr. Njabulo expressed Exponential Tech's desire to assist companies in understanding the local markets and establishing connections with local government departments before entering the African market. He emphasized the importance of accelerating business operations, facilitating access to raw materials in Africa and other regions, familiarizing companies with regulatory systems, and swiftly integrating into local markets. Mr. Njabulo Nzimande anticipated future collaborations with Hiteknova and hoped that the Hiteknova team could lead partners in the industrial chain ecosystem to visit and invest in South Africa, thus collectively advancing the development of the local prefab industry in the African region.
Upon his return to South Africa, Mr. Njabulo promptly took action, arranging for representatives from the renowned international consulting firm Accenture to hold online meetings with relevant enterprises. The purpose was to understand the business development needs of these enterprises in the African continent, and to assist Xiamen-based companies in large-scale market development in Africa in the years to come.
