South African Business 2017 edition
South African Business is a unique guide to business and investment in South Africa. In addition to an up-to-date economic overview of the country, analyses of the main industrial sectors, plus profiles of the nine provincial economies, the 2017 edition of South African Business includes special features on key topical issues such as skills development and education, renewable energy and the REIPPPP programme, and trade with Africa.
South African Business is a unique guide to business and investment in South Africa. In addition to an up-to-date economic overview of the country, analyses of the main industrial sectors, plus profiles of the nine provincial economies, the 2017 edition of South African Business includes special features on key topical issues such as skills development and education, renewable energy and the REIPPPP programme, and trade with Africa.
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PROFILE<br />
cial link in the local cargo chain, playing an important<br />
role in the growing economy of the Eastern<br />
Cape. Its flights carry a variety of cargo headed for<br />
domestic destinations, as well as countries such as<br />
France and Holland. Although the two domestic<br />
airlines that operate from the airport (<strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong><br />
Airways and SA Express) only employ A320s, the<br />
airport can also accommodate A300 aircraft.<br />
George Airport<br />
George Airport is located at the heart of the<br />
Western Cape’s Garden Route, a much-loved holiday<br />
destination for domestic and international<br />
tourists alike. With increasing numbers of visitors<br />
travelling to the region’s mountains, beaches and<br />
forests, George Airport now facilitates over 570 000<br />
passengers each year, with the capacity to handle<br />
900 000. The airport also acts as a national distribution<br />
hub for cargo such as flowers, fish, oysters,<br />
herbs and ferns. The unwavering commitment to<br />
service and efficiency has won it the <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong><br />
Airport of the Year award six times in total.<br />
Kimberley Airport<br />
Kimberley Airport is situated in the Northern Cape<br />
and facilitates about 10 500 air traffic movements<br />
a year. It handles nearly 160 000 passengers annually,<br />
of which three-quarters are business travellers,<br />
and has a total passenger handling capacity of<br />
200 000, together with 114 public parking bays. It<br />
also has a thriving cargo business that dispatches<br />
a remarkable range of cargo, ranging from game<br />
trophies to industrial equipment.<br />
Bram Fischer International Airport<br />
Bram Fischer International Airport is the thirdlargest<br />
of Airports Company <strong>South</strong> Africa’s<br />
national airports and provides an important<br />
gateway to the Free State, which is a land-locked<br />
province. The airport processes around 380 000<br />
passengers annually, the majority of whom are<br />
business travellers, and 14 000 air traffic movements<br />
are facilitated. Bloemfontein also operates<br />
a significant cargo business.<br />
The growth and development opportunities at<br />
this airport include:<br />
Boulevard Precinct<br />
Immediately adjacent to the airport, the<br />
Boulevard Precinct will include a private hospital,<br />
residential, retail, schools and commercial premises.<br />
This is an exciting and innovative, 44ha development,<br />
which will support the N8 development corridor.<br />
It will accommodate a wide range of tenants,<br />
ranging from mixed-use offices, a service station<br />
and a private hospital. Construction of the first three<br />
developments commenced in 2016, acting as a<br />
catalyst for the node.<br />
The Grasslands<br />
Approximately 98ha in extent, this development property<br />
represents a diverse range of business opportunities.<br />
These include an extended general aviation area, freight,<br />
cargo, logistics and housing.<br />
Port Elizabeth International Airport<br />
Affectionately known as the "10-minute airport", Port<br />
Elizabeth International Airport is situated within five minutes<br />
of the CBD and the beachfront, and just 10 minutes<br />
from all other key city locations. The airport currently<br />
handles more than 1.25-million passengers per year and<br />
over 800 tons of cargo. The growth in tourist numbers<br />
to the region, together with preparations for the 2010<br />
FIFA World Cup, resulted in a number of improvements<br />
to the airport including a terminal expansion and it now<br />
has the capacity to handle up to two-million passengers<br />
every year. The airport boasts a new retail area, together<br />
with a fully compliant international arrivals and departures<br />
terminal to complement upgraded amenities for<br />
domestic traffic.<br />
Upington International Airport<br />
Although Upington International Airport is a small<br />
operation with an annual passenger capacity of<br />
100 000, it boasts a number of unique services and<br />
facilities that are unmatched on the <strong>African</strong> continent.<br />
The airport has three runways, the primary one measuring<br />
5 900m (the longest civilian runway in the <strong>South</strong>ern<br />
Hemisphere and one of the few able to land a Space<br />
Shuttle). Both <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> Airways and the <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>African</strong> Air Force use the airport to train pilots in the<br />
handling of large aircraft such as Boeing 747s, 707s and<br />
the <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> presidential jet. The airport also has<br />
a cargo business, sending anything from livestock to<br />
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