South Africa aims to create 500 000 jobs through Global Business Services by 2030

ZUKO Godlimpi, Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, while speaking at the annual Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) conference in Durban on Tuesday, said that the aim of the conference is to attract international investors and bolster Global Business Services (GBS) to create 500 000 jobs by 2030.

- YOGASHEN PILLAY

Godlimpi said one of the values you get from bringing international investors to a conference set up is that they listen to what you say, they listen to what you've done, and they tell you what the global market is looking for. “Global investors will tell you that South Africa, you've been doing well in this sub-sector of this industry, but these are the global trends that you should try to catch up on. The conference supports the government's GBS Masterplan, launched in 2022, targeting 500 000 cumulative international servicing jobs by 2030,” he said.