On July 24, 2018, during President Xing Jinping's state visit to South Africa, SAEMB and the Limpopo Economic Development Agency(LEDA) and China Power Construction Group International Corporation, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., China Metallurgical Group International Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjie Group Co., Ltd. signed memorandum of agreements on the projects in Musina-Makhado SEZ.