--- title: Tech execs join SEZ advisory board | daily.dev description: South African Trade Minister Parks Tau has appointed 19 members to the special economic zones advisory board for a five-year term starting August 1st. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tech-execs-join-sez-advisory-board-txlxgwgpp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tech execs join SEZ advisory board | daily.dev og:description: South African Trade Minister Parks Tau has appointed 19 members to the special economic zones advisory board for a five-year term starting August 1st. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tech-execs-join-sez-advisory-board-txlxgwgpp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/txlXGWGPP.png og:image:alt: Tech execs join SEZ advisory board og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tech execs join SEZ advisory board **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary South African Trade Minister Parks Tau has appointed 19 members to the special economic zones advisory board for a five-year term starting August 1st. The board, chaired by former deputy tourism minister Amos Fish Mahlalela, includes representatives from government entities like Eskom and Transnet, as well as business leaders with technology sector experience. Notable tech-sector appointees include Nompumelelo Mokou (iOCO audit chair, former Dimension Data MD), Paulina Mamogobo (Naamsa chief economist), and Yolisa Kani (Transnet chief business development officer, former Uber Southern Africa public policy head). The board will oversee South Africa's 12 designated SEZs, nine of which are operational, aimed at attracting investment and promoting industrial growth. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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