# Mafube Investment & Jobs Summit: media fact sheet

- Town activations: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, Tweeling Hall; Wednesday, 21 October, Frankfort; Thursday, 22 October, Cornelia; Friday, 23 October, Villiers. Tweeling Hall, Frankfort and Villiers start at 09:00 SAST. Cornelia: time TBC. No additional activation halls or addresses are confirmed here.
- Launch archive: The launch took place on Thursday, 15 October 2026 at Villiers Town Hall. Its programme and artwork remain at https://mafubesummit.org/activation#launch-archive, separate from the 20–23 October activations.
- Main event: Monday, 26 October 2026. Registration, exhibitions and structured networking 07:00–08:00 SAST; core programme 08:00–17:00 SAST. Programme subject to change.
- Main-event place: Frankfort Town Hall, 64 JJ Hadebe Street, Frankfort, Mafube Local Municipality, Free State, South Africa, 9830.
- Scope: Frankfort, Villiers, Cornelia and Tweeling in Mafube.
- Purpose: A working forum for enterprises, project owners, investors, funders and public institutions to examine local opportunities and agree practical next steps.
- Working tracks: Retain, Expand, Develop and Fund.
- Rationale: Reliable municipal services, maintenance, billing, land administration, approvals and project coordination influence business continuity and investment risk. The programme aims to improve these conditions and support productive activity over time.
- Follow-through: Agreed actions continue through the applicable municipal, regulatory, commercial and financing processes after the summit. No approval or funding is implied by participation.
- Focus areas: Agriculture, agro-processing, tourism, manufacturing, construction and infrastructure, and aggregates subject to approvals.
- Attendance: Main-summit RSVP and attendance information is at https://mafubesummit.org/register. Submission is not a confirmed seat. For town activation arrangements, contact info@mafubesummit.org.
- Speakers: Minister Parks Tau, Cllr. J. P. S. Matsole, Sicelo Xulu, Dr Setumo Mohapi and Wandile Sihlobo are listed on the summit website. Individual session assignments, detailed timings and final institutional partners remain to be confirmed.
- Approved summit logos: See the files in this media kit.
- Photography: Approved photographs from the 15 October launch are available at https://mafubesummit.org/gallery. Supplied concept images remain illustrative and must be labelled accordingly. The mayor’s portrait is credited separately to Mafube Local Municipality.
- Media enquiries and accreditation: media contact on https://mafubesummit.org/press.

Fact sheet updated 20 October 2026. Cornelia’s activation time is to be confirmed; main-summit programme is subject to change.