India Business Forum (SA)

India Business Forum participated as a partner at the B-BBEE Breakfast Session by the British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa. IBF members joined the session. Keynote by Mr. Tshediso Matona on B-BBEE amendments & Transformation Fund, followed by a panel discussion.

India stands with Africa! Had a meaningful engagement with Ministers and Ambassadors of the Africa Group members on the sidelines of #WTOMC14. Our discussions reaffirmed the deep-rooted civilisational & historical ties and trade relations, while exchanging views on enhancing trade between India & Africa and the MC14 agenda. Held substantive talks on investments, including expanding India's investments in Africa.

CG @niteeny delivered the keynote address at the event hosted by Umhlanga Business Network for industry leaders and senior Professionals along with eThekwini Mayor @CyrilXaba. In his remarks, he highlighted the vast opportunities emerging from India’s growth and innovation ecosystem during Amrit Kaal and underscored the importance of leveraging these to further strengthen India-South Africa relations for betterment of lives of our people. @MEAIndia @hci_pretoria @IndianDiplomacy @DDNewslive

High Commissioner of India, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, attended the rolling out ceremony of the 12,000th locally produced vehicle of Tata Motors South Africa at it’s Rosslyn assembly plant on 20 March 2026. This marked a significant achievement for the Tata Motor’s Commercial Vehicle facility since it began operations in 2011. The event was attended by industry stakeholders and media, highlighting Tata's continued commitment to supporting South African businesses and the broader regional economy through reliable logistics solutions. @TataMotorsCV @the_dtic @InvestSA_ @MEAIndia

IBF with CGI supported the soft launch of the Africa AI Skilling Initiative by JNS Cloud Solutions in partnership with upGrad Enterprise. This initiative builds on the momentum of the recent AI Summit, further strengthening collaboration on future-ready skills across Africa.

A true Made-in-India moment. Founder of Explurger, Jitin Bhatia was specially invited to showcase Explurger at the G20 Summit in South Africa, where he walked PM Narendra Modi through how this homegrown platform is redefining travel tech — a proud milestone for India on the global stage. 🇮🇳✨ @narendramodi @JitinBhatia @makeinindia @explurger #Explurger #MadeInIndia #G20Summit #PMModi #TravelTech

The CII-India Business Forum (South Africa) was honored to host Hon. Premier Mr. Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, Premier of North West Province, at a business dinner held yesterday at Country Club Woodmead, Johannesburg.

We look forward to continuing these important discussions and will be hosting similar meetings for all sectors in the future. Together, we can foster growth and innovation in South Africa!

The Honorable MEC expressed his commitment to supporting these companies and emphasized the crucial role of collaboration between the government and the private sector in strengthening the Pharma industry.

Today, we successfully held the first firm-to-firm visit for Indian Pharma Companies with the Honorable MEC, Mr. Lebogang Maile. @hci_pretoria

It was an evening filled with insightful conversations, meaningful connections, and a shared commitment to fostering collaboration within this vibrant community. A special thanks to all the members for making this event a success. @indiainjoburg @hci_pretoria

The evening concluded with the launch of Mr. Fakir Hassen’s new book, 30 After 40: The India-South Africa Relationship, marking 30 years of resumed diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The 5th informal IBF meeting took place on 23rd August 2024 at the Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead. H.E. Consul General Mahesh Kumar shared valuable insights on the business landscape and India-South Africa collaboration, and offered strategic suggestions for future

They highlighted mutual opportunities. IBF member companies congratulates Prof. Sooklal on his appointment and assures of their full cooperation in strengthening India-South Africa ties. @hci_pretoria @indiainjoburg

and the President of CII-IBF, Mr. Nihar Patnaik. H.E Shri. Prabhat Kumar and Prof. Anil Sooklal emphasized the shared history of India and South Africa, discussing how this common background can strengthen bilateral relations and enhance future collaboration.

The event was graced by distinguished guests, including the High Commissioner of India, H.E. Shri. Prabhat Kumar; the Consul General of India, Mr. Mahesh Kumar; the Consul General of South Africa (designate)to India in Mumbai, Mr. Gideon Labane;

On 2 August 2024, the CII-India Business Forum SA and the Consulate General of India, Johannesburg hosted a felicitation dinner for H.E. Prof. Anil Sooklal, the High Commissioner (Designate ) of Republic of South Africa to Republic of India.