Free State Development Corporation

13/10/2026

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09/10/2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Free State Catalytic Investment and Industrialisation Project at Phuthaditjhaba Multipurpose Centre in the Free State.

Valued at approximately R100 billion, the project will drive manufacturing, green industrialisation and the energy transition, while creating an estimated 6,500 permanent jobs.

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates the Free State Catalytic Investment & Industrialisation Project Launch.

President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates the Free State Catalytic Inves...

07/10/2026

Dr Moeketsi Mosola engaging the foreign correspondence media providing a comprehensive background Free State Catalytic Investment and Industrialisation launch scheduled for 9 October 2026.

Central to the launch is the Joy Long-YJC project, which has the potential to catalyse investment across automotive assembly, electric-mobility technologies, component manufacturing, energy systems, logistics, skills development and local supplier participation—supporting integrated industrial growth and broader economic inclusion in the Free State.

The Joy Long-YJC project is a landmark R100 billion clean energy and mobility partnership between South Africa's Free State Provincial Government and Chinese industrial giants Jiulong Intelligent Mobility (Joylong) and YJC Group (Yujiaocheng Technology Co).

07/10/2026

Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone