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African Development Economic ConsultantsADECshopping centres, diverse restaurants, healthcare institutions, diverse housingstock, educational and recreational facilities, world class hotels and beachfrontaccommodation. Some of the more attractive and expanding upper-endresidential developments are located a few miles from the Indian Ocean. Themain campus of the NMMU, where much of the region’s basic and appliedresearch is concentrated, is situated on an 830 ha nature reserve, locatedwithin sight of the Indian Ocean, and is in walking distance to lovely, wild, andaccessible beaches. Humewood Beach was recently accepted as a WorldClass Beach and accorded “Blue Flag” status, along with other Nelson MandelaBay beaches including Hobie, King’s, and Wells Estate.The Seaview Game and Lion Park, Kragga Kama Game Park, and thepopular Addo Elephant National Park are less than 80km from the centre of PortElizabeth. The indigenous fauna and flora plant species concentrated along thecoastline are also accessible for viewing. Swimming, fishing, surfing, diving,snorkeling and sailing areas along the beaches at Algoa Bay are well secured.The crime rate in Port Elizabeth is perceived to be lower than that of other largeSouth African cities like Johannesburg, Durban, and Pretoria. Finally, PortElizabeth is also perceived as having less traffic congestion and shortercommute times than the larger cities.Growing Industrial Base and Available Industrial Land. There are at least800 middle-to-large corporate entities within the NMB area. The region servesas a major hub for the automotive industry, with major OEMs including GeneralMotors, Volkswagen, Continental Tyres, and Ford. Coega has 6,500 hectares ofindustrial-zoned and serviced land. The industrial base is expected to grow, withmore firms locating over time at CIDZ. The establishment of large corporatessuch as PetroSA, at the CIDZ is likely to result in downstream spinoffs forindustrial areas in the NMB area.The Coega Industrial Zone (CIDZ) and the Port of Ngqura (PON). Themassive CIDZ and PON development initiatives will directly change theindustrial landscape of the Nelson Mandela Bay area (NMB). The Port ofNgqura will offer deep-water access and will accommodate larger vessels thatcannot dock at the current port. Ten companies are now operational at CIDZand several medium-to-large firms are in various stages on their projectapprovals. NMB-based companies that generate imports and exports enjoy afinancial leverage that is increasingly important now as costs of running or hiringa fleet are on the increase.Accessibility. NMB offers global access through its existing and future portfacilities as well as its airport, with non-stop flights to the country’s majorinternational hubs. NMB also has a good transport infrastructure system to carryinter-provincial and intra-municipal traffic. The N2 highway connects NMB withCape Town and Durban. Coega has an excellent (albeit still under-utilised)internal transport system including multi-lane highways to accommodate widebodytrucking. Uitenhage and Despatch, the two other towns in NMB with asubstantial industrial and residential base, are well connected to Port Elizabethby the R75 highway. NMB is a major multi-modal transport hub. Rail linesconnect Uitenhage and Despatch to the current port, making it easy for local103 Algernon Road, Norwood (Johannesburg). Tel (011)728-1965 / 6690 Fax (011)728-8371Adec@ADEC1.com. Suite 131, Private Bag X5, Norwood 2117 SOUTH AFRICA 16
African Development Economic ConsultantsADECfirms to engage in imports/export activity. The town of Uitenhage is home to theVolkswagen SA, Good Year, and other large manufacturing plants.Target IndustriesThe desktop review of provincial and local/metropolitan economicdevelopment plans and strategies generated a list of industries that are beingtargeted for attraction and recruitment. It is important to understand the directionof regional marketing efforts as they can translate into target markets andpotential relationships for development of a science park. Presumably, thetarget industries were identified by provincial and local governments based onthe region’s competitive advantages and growth potential.Eastern Cape ProvinceProvided below is a detailed summary of the key industries being targetedfor attraction and recruitment to the Eastern Cape Province. This informationwas derived primarily from a review of Provincial Growth and Development Plan(PGDP) and strategies.TargetedManufacturingClusterAutomotiveAgro-ProcessingClothing and TextileChemicalsMetalsRenewable EnergyForestry and WoodProcessingKey Industry TargetsManufacturers of original equipment andautomotive components.Food processing (cheese, milk, powder, meat andfruit juices) and packaging.Processors of wool and mohair fibres. Extractionof fibres from the exotic and indigenous plantspecies.Organic chemistry (Petro Chemicals) andInorganic chemistry (Chlorine and other industrialsubstances).Firms in aluminum and metallurgical industries.Firms engaged in wind, solar, methane gas, andethanol (among other sources of renewableenergy).Targeted for district municipalities like OR Tambo,Ukhahlamba, Cacadu, Chris Hani and Alfred Nzo(areas with large forestry plantations).Manufacturing. In line with the PGDP, the Province is focusing onconsolidating, developing, and diversifying its manufacturing base by 2014.The following manufacturing clusters are targeted towards generating jobopportunities and assisting in alleviating poverty in the region:Agriculture. The PGDP recommends an agrarian transformation in theprovince, particularly in the area of capacity building to emerging farmers frompreviously-disadvantaged groups. Province is also targeting the processing ofagricultural products.103 Algernon Road, Norwood (Johannesburg). Tel (011)728-1965 / 6690 Fax (011)728-8371Adec@ADEC1.com. Suite 131, Private Bag X5, Norwood 2117 SOUTH AFRICA 17
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