Thank you, Chairperson. The Northern Cape may not have been mentioned in those projects. But the Northern Cape stands out as a very special province in as far as our focus is concerned. We are working very closely with the provincial government to identify the areas in which we can have rapid results and rapid growth. The provincial government and the premier are actively involved with us to develop the investment book for the Northern Cape. That investment book will identify all those areas where all these funds that we have said should be released for infrastructure and other projects should be able to go.
So, we are keeping a very close eye on developments of an infrastructure nature for the Northern Cape but also of a growth nature. Mining remains one of the key growth drivers for the Northern Cape. We are also looking at how mining as well as infrastructure can be utilised to generate more growth in the Northern Cape.
On the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly when it comes to the issue of connectivity, we are insisting that as we will release a spectrum, as we will have broader band, we want to focus more attention on the rural areas because the rural areas are often most neglected by operators, by private sectors and others. We are saying that is exactly where we want more focus to be because there should be no area or region in our country that is left behind.
With regard to international investors, last year when we held our Investment Conference, we had a very good mixture of both international and local. As you correctly say the local were in greater number, the companies that made commitments, and I am pleased to say that a number of those companies have lived up to the commitments that they have made. Some of them, international ones are also living up to it. In a few weeks time, we will be launching
a new investment that was announced at the Investment Conference that is being made by an international entity which is very good.
We want obviously to be more and more attractive to international investment. Our indications are that South Africa continues to have the lion's share of the inflow of foreign direct investment into the African continent. Last year was a particularly good year for South Africa. We would like to bolster our positioning so that we continue to remain an attractive destination for investment.
It is for this reason that we are focussing on the ease of doing business. As you look at this paper from Treasury, it focuses on removing all the constraints, all the blockages and ensures that South Africa does become a country where there is ease of doing business. If we do that, we are then able to attract more and more investors to our country. Thank you very much. [Applause.]