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New opportunities for
investors in the West Coast
New opportunities are emerging in specific sectors of the West Coast district. With the N7
being upgraded, the time it takes to travel from Malmesbury to Cape Town for instance
is less than from Paarl, Somerset West or Stellenbosch. Businesses can serve the Cape
Town market while enjoying lower operating costs, an excellent work ethic, lower crime and reduced
risk with excellent local government support. Developers are providing new industrial,
commercial and residential property.
Protein, dairy and other food producers are moving closer to their markets to reduce
transportation costs. They remain outside the metro boundaries, to gain cost advantages.
Increasing numbers of logistics firms recognise the strategic location. Vehicle and equipment
suppliers are growing as a services sector.
The number of mines are increasing in Matzikama and a breakthrough with abalone
production holds huge promise for supplying a lucrative market. In Cederberg the dam wall
is being raised, meaning the bottleneck to agricultural growth is reduced. The Saldanha
Industrial Development Zone, which is located at the deep-water port, includes a unique
package of government incentives.
The complete region offers a large variety of world-class tourism attractions, leisure activities
and events. These include bouldering, hiking, kite surfing, surfing, skydiving, paragliding,
cycling, canoeing, birding, music festivals, arts, culture, heritage and of course the
unrivalled West Coast flowers. Country life at its best – topped off with local brews and
great wine. A great place to live, work and play.
Swartland Municipality
Swartland Municipality covers an area of 3 700 square kilometres, stretching from the
Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Berg River in the east. To the south it borders the
City of Cape Town, to the east the Drakenstein Municipality, to the north the Bergrivier
Municipality and to the north-east Saldanha Bay Municipality. In 2016 the estimated
population was 133 000. Swartland has displayed resilient economic growth through
some trying market conditions both locally and abroad. The main competitive advantages
are strategic location, low costs, low risk, a municipality that values business and growing
investor confidence. Add to this the benefits of a sophisticated city that is still close enough to leverage
when needed, while employees get to enjoy the best of both country life and the city. Similar to growth
patterns of towns on the outskirts of cities worldwide, both businesses and citizens increasingly view the
Swartland as a good place to locate. Investment growth is expected from sectors such as protein, dairy,
agro-processing, transport, logistics, retail, services and construction sectors. Phase 1 of the Schoonspruit
industrial development consisting of 13 erven will be available in the near future.
www.swartland.org.za

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Cederberg Municipality
Blessed by nature, rich in
heritage and warm-hearted
people, this a great place
for tourism all year round.
Cederberg boasts a beautiful
and varying landscape that includes mountains,
valleys and coastline with a multitude of attractions
and activities.
The area is rich in flowers and fynbos, including
Rooibos, which makes this the heart of the international
Rooibos tea industry. The Clanwilliam
dam wall is being raised, which will soon provide
more water. Unutilised fertile lands can then be
irrigated to produce high yields to boost agricultural
output.
The Cederberg Rocklands is among the top five
bouldering destinations in the world.
www.cederbergmunicipality.co.za
Matzikama Municipality
Approximately 240km north of
Cape Town, the Matzikama region
has abundant water and fertile soil
and therefore a thriving vegetable,
fruit and wine farming economy.
Investors visiting the region will
find opportunities in aquaculture
(especially abalone), fishing, mining, manufacturing,
agriculture and property development.
www.matzikamamun.co.za
Bergrivier Municipality
Situated north of Saldanha Bay, the Bergrivier region is particularly suited to
agriculture. Livestock, fruit, vegetables and flowers are farmed in the area and there are
opportunities in kelp farming and processing.
The large cement factory and smaller salt-reclamation works are indicators of
business development opportunities related to mining.
www.bergmun.org.za
If you have your eye on growth,
you should invest on the West Coast!
Find out more at www.westcoastdm.co.za

Welcome to
the Cape Winelands
The Cape Winelands District is situated in the
Western Cape Province and is the second largest
centre of economic activity in the province
after the City of Cape Town. The region is famous
for its spectacular scenery of beautiful mountains,
valleys, as well as wine and fruit estates which
attract local and foreign tourists. The region comprises
of an area over 22 309 square kilometres, population
growth is estimated at 10% between 2011 and
2016 while economic growth averaged 2.9% from
2011 to 2015.
Local municipalities
The district has five local municipalities with a population
of 863 000: Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Witzenberg,
Breede Valley and Langeberg. Drakenstein contributed
the most to the Gross Domestic Product per Region,
32.8% in 2016 followed by Stellenbosch 24.0%, Breede
Valley 19.1%. Witzenberg 13.9% and Langeberg 10.2%.
There are major developments in the major
towns such as Paarl and Stellenbosch to diversify
the economy to maximise opportunities. Towns
such as Ceres, Worcester and Robertson also offer
prospects for investors .
The economy
The Cape Winelands has a strong agri-processing
industry, which comprises more than a quarter of
all agri-processing in the Western Cape. Economic
activity is diverse, with tourism, agriculture, manufacturing
and a growing financial services sector
all featuring.
Nearly one third (31%) of the province’s agricultural
products are produced in the Cape
Winelands as is about 70% of South Africa’s wine.
A good percentage of this wine is exported and
the wine estates themselves attract tourists with
wine tasting and restaurants. Manufacturing is
mainly concentrated on processing grapes and
fruit into wine, juice, brandy, as well as dried and
tinned fruit products. Dairy manufacturing, rose
farming and thoroughbred horses are also present
in the region.
The tourism sector has been identified as a
growing sector for the Cape Winelands region in
different niches such as sports tourism, business
tourism, etc. Strategies and policies are being put
in place to maximise the potential for the tourism
industry.
The Cape Winelands District has a comparative
advantage in the agriculture, forestry and
fishing, construction, wholesale and retail trade,
catering and accommodation, community, social
and personal services sectors. The economy also
benefits from niche activities that are spin-offs of
agri-processing.
These include wine tourism, the branding of
the district as the “Foodie Capital, linked to food
processing as well as the presence of internationally
acclaimed restaurants. These niche activities
are predominantly in the Stellenbosch, Paarl and
Franschhoek areas.

Key economic sectors
The economic sectors that contributed the most to
the CWD’s economy in 2015 were:
• Finance, insurance, real estate and business
services 23 %
• Manufacturing 15.7%
• Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation
19.7%.
An investment destination
Cape Winelands has the following strengths and
advantages which enable it to stimulate growth
and expansion of the regional economy;
• a developed road and rail network that provide
local businesses with easy access
• easy access to Cape Town International Airports
and the Port of Cape Town
• a diverse choice of urban and rural sites throughout
the district
• educational institutions and centres for research
excellence such as University of Stellenbosch and
Agricultural Research Council
• nationally and internationally renowned special
educational institutions
• the quality of life: The Cape Winelands is one
of the most visited regions for domestic and
international tourists.
CWDM Economic Development
Programmes
The Cape Winelands District Municipality is responsible
for formulating strategic policies and developmental
initiatives that will stimulate economic
development. Several programmes are currently
being implemented:
Business Support and Mentorship
In 2005 the Cape Winelands has established
an Entrepreneurial Seed Fund and Small-Scale
Farmers Programme which provides grant
funding in the form of procuring equipment on
behalf of the SMME. The Programme aims to
address poverty, diversify the local economy,
broaden income opportunities and enable small,
medium and micro enterprises to participate in
the economy.
The business mentoring focuses on the following
areas; coaching and mentorship, business
process establishment and documentation, sales
and marketing and financial systems and legal
advice. The mentorship is based on an individual
SMME needs assessment.
Business Retention and Expansion
Through the Business Retention and Expansion
(BRE) programme, the municipality demonstrates
its commitment to the importance of issues facing
existing businesses given that these businesses
comprise the economic base in land use,
capital formation and employment opportunities
that shape the foundation for future growth.
Priority is given to BRE tourism projects focusing
on identified tourism niches (family friendly, sport
and outdoor and accessible tourism). CWDM intend
to act as a catalyst for developing these
tourism niches. It is estimated that between 60%
to 80% of all new jobs is created by existing businesses.
Tourism Mobile Apps
The CWDM has developed mobile apps for
14 of its towns in collaboration with the local
municipalities, local tourism associations and
business. The apps were launched on 22 March
2017. The Apps are on iOs and Android (Samsung
mobile application) and connects the Tourism
Association and its business members in such a
way that businesses can download the mobile
application from the application store, claim
their businesses and upload the local content
to its profile.
The aim is to engage stakeholders, including
those seeking tourism promotions and events,
and to develop a collaborative network between
tourism operators, businesses, the local tourism
associations and the CWDM.
A separate Cape Winelands District (CWD
Tourism) App has been developed. This
focusses on routes, attractions and events.

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Western Cape Business 2018 Edition
Introduction
Foreword 11
Western Cape Business is a unique guide to business, investment
and tourism in the Western Cape.
Tourism and agri-processing are on the up 12
Alan Winde, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic
Opportunities, reflects on the key elements of a targeted growth
strategy for the regional economy.
Poised for growth 26
Western Cape Business spoke to Wesgro CEO Tim Harris about
new developments in the region and highlights of the past year.
Special features
Regional overview 14
Technology and the oil and gas sector are creating new
opportunities in the provincial economy.
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CONTENTS
Record tourist numbers and
glittering new attractions 36
Cape Town International Airport hosted 10-million arrivals and
the Zeitz Museum promises to attract even more tourists.
Medical innovation is solving complex problems 50
Heart valves and posture support wheelchairs are among the
Cape’s exciting new inventions.
Economic sectors
Agriculture 76
Seven of the Cape’s biggest exports are agricultural.
Wine and grapes 78
Exports are still strong despite the drought.
Mining 84
Uranium is under the spotlight in the Karoo.
Oil and gas 85
New terminals and increased storage capacity have boosted the
sector.
Energy 90
Renewable energy and nuclear power are in the mix.
Fishing 94
Fishing companies are listing.
Water 95
Desalination plants are under construction.
Manufacturing 98
Steady growth in predicted in this diverse sector.
Construction and property 100
Affordable accommodation is on the agenda of developers.
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Motorway
Main Road
Railway
Garies
Groen
Kliprand
N7
R27
Loeriesfontein
Nieuwoudtville
R 27
Calvinia
R 27
Brandvlei
R 63
Williston
Carnarvon
R27 Vanrhynsdorp
R63
Vredendal
R27
Fraserburg
Three
Sisters
R 63
Graaff-Reinet
Lambert's Bay
Clanwilliam
Beaufort West
Aberdeen
R27
Sutherland
Cederberg
R 61
N12
N9
St Helena Bay
Citrusdal
Prince
Velddrif
Leeu-Gamka
Paternoster
Albert N1
Vredenburg Piketberg
Road
R44
R79
Saldanha
R45
N7
Klipplaat
Saldanha Bay
Moorreesburg
LangebaanR27
R45
R 44Tulbagh
Laingsburg
Prince Albert
Willowmore
Riebeek West
Matjiesfontein
R 46
Darling
Ceres Touwsrivier
Dassen Island
Calitzdorp
R62
N1
Ladismith
R43
Malmesbury
De Rust
R44
Uniondale
R45
Oudtshoorn
R 62
Paarl
R62
N12
Melkbosstrand
Rawsonville Montagu
Joubertina
N9
R60
Robben Island (World Heritage Site)
R43
Table Bay
Franschhoek Robertson Ashton R62 Barrydale
Kareedouw
Durbanville
George SedgefieldKnysna
N2
Villiersdorp Swellendam
Stormsrivier
Stellenbosch
Riversdale
Somerset
Genadendal
Herolds
Plettenberg
Fish Hoek West Grabouw
Heidelberg
Bay
Bay
N2 Riviersonderend
N2 Mossel Bay
Cape St Francis
Gordon's Bay
Vleesbaai
Simon's Town
Caledon
False R44
Cape Bay Kleinmond Hermanus
Stillbaai
Point
Bredasdorp Cape St Sebastian
R 43
Infanta
Walker Bay
Bay
0
100 km
Gansbaai
Arniston
Struisbaai
0 100 miles
Struisbaai
Quoin Point
Cape
Agulhas
R 63
R63
Loxton
R63
N12
Victoria West
Britstown
N1
De Aar
N10
Hanover
Richmond
CONTENTS
Banking and financial services 104
Financial services is a growth sector.
Development finance and SMME support 110
Opportunities abound for entrepreneurs.
Education and training 114
Tackling the skills deficit.
Business process outsourcing 120
Cape Town leads in offshore jobs.
Information and communications technology 121
French technology has come to Cape Town.
Government
Western Cape Provincial Government 122
An overview of the Western Cape provincial government
departments.
Western Cape Local Government 123
An overview of the Western Cape municipalities.
Reference
Sector contents 74
Index 128
Maps 19
Western Cape map.
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
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CAPE TOWN
Sout
Wellington Worcester
Tankwa
Fish
Breede
Sak
Northern Cape
Riet
Western Cape
Touws
Bu fels
Dwyka
Groot
Gourits
Gamka
Leeuw
Olifants
Groen
Sout
Sout
Kariega
Ongers
Eastern Cape
Kouga
Groot
INDIAN OCEAN
Seekoei
Sundays
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CREDITS
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Publishing director:
Robert Arendse
Editor: John Young
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Managing director: Clive During
Administration & accounts:
Charlene Steynberg and
Natalie Koopman
Distribution & circulation
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Western Cape Business
A unique guide to business and
investment in the Western Cape.
The 2018 edition of Western Cape Business is the 11th issue of this highly
successful publication that, since its launch in 2005, has established itself
as the premier business and investment guide for the Western Cape.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the
key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on the
growth of tourism (spurred by an innovative programme designed
to create more direct flights to Cape Town), medical technology as
a growth sector and the pursuit of excellence that drives the Cape
Winemakers Guild. The journal contains a message from Alan Winde,
Minister of Economic Opportunities, and contributions from significant
business leaders from Accelerate Cape Town, the Cape Chamber of
Commerce and the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum. An
interview with Tim Harris, Wesgro’s CEO, reveals some of the recipe for
the province’s economic success.
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content can also be viewed online at www.westerncapebusiness.co.za.
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MESSAGE
Building on our successes
Tourism and agri-processing are on the up and wine sales to China are soaring.
Alan Winde, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities, reflects
on the key elements of a targeted growth strategy for the regional economy.
Alan Winde, Western Cape
Provincial Minister of
Economic Opportunities
Our Project Khulisa focus areas, agri-processing and tourism, are
reporting excellent progress during a challenging time for our
economy. In tourism, we have added over 26 000 jobs since the
launch of Project Khulisa in 2014. Improved direct air access has
played an important role in driving this increase.
Through our Cape Town Air Access partnership, we have added
ten new direct routes to the destination and secured 11 expansions.
We’ve seen an increase of 27% in international air arrivals in
the past year.
Agriculture and agri-processing remain under pressure due to the
drought, and recently the outbreak in avian influenza has severely
impacted our commercial poultry industry. Since the start of Project
Khulisa, 127 000 jobs have been created in these sectors.
According to the latest figures from Stats SA, however, jobs in
Western Cape agriculture declined by 21 000 in the last quarter,
reflecting the difficulties we are currently facing.
We have invested R67-million in drought relief support for
commercial and smallholder farmers.
There has been steady jobs
growth in key sectors in
the Western Cape, despite
several challenges we face.
Over the past year, 84 000
jobs have been added to the
Western Cape economy, according
to the latest figures from the
Statistics South Africa.
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MESSAGE
The findings of the Western Cape
Department of Agriculture’s
Agri Worker Household Census,
released in November 2017, also
revealed trends for job seeking in
agriculture. The census, which
surveyed over 11 000 households,
found that over the next
15 years, the number of rural
residents who will enter the
job market will increase by 34%.
Only 12% of the sector’s current
employees will be leaving the
workplace over that same time
period. To accommodate the rise
in work-seekers, agriculture must
grow by between 8% and 10%.
Other milestones we have
reached in Project Khulisa include
an 80% increase in wine exports
to China, the production of which
has a positive effect on jobs. In
partnership with Wesgro, we have
also secured private-sector investment
worth over R1-billion into
this sector.
While we are pleased with
our progress, we are concerned
about our natural resource base,
and realise the need to put
urgent plans in place to address
the water shortages in our region.
A reliable water supply is critical to
economic growth. We are working
with the private sector to find
the best solutions. This includes
highlighting best practice in reducing
water use, and finding
long-term plans to sustain our
water supply.
I am confident that by working
together we can continue to
build on these successes across
all sectors of our economy.
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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE
WESTERN CAPE
PROVINCE
Innovation and strong exports are serving the provincial economy well.
People are moving to the Western Cape.
Tourists in increasing numbers are flying
direct to Cape Town before travelling up the
Garden Route to sample the delights of the Knysna
lagoon or along the R62 to experience the Little
Karoo. Asset managers are setting up headquarters
in Cape Town. Business leaders are “semi-grating”
to George. For many reasons, the Western Cape is
experiencing a net inflow of people, attracted to
the province’s good infrastructure and opportunities
in several strong economic sectors.
About 150 000 South Africans have moved to the
Western Cape from other parts of South Africa in a
decade. A shortage of water, however, is proving to
be a real concern, the result of a years-long drought.
Measures have been put in place in greater Cape
Town to create from seawater about 500 000 litres
of drinkable water per day from desalination plants.

SPECIAL FEATURE
Elsewhere in the province, boreholes are being dug but
longer-term plans will have to worked out to deal with
the problem. One idea being mooted in Cape Town
is the creation of suburban underground reservoirs to
collect stormwater from run-off.
Tourism is a sector where the Western Cape has
been strong for many years, but the current levels are
providing a material boost to the economy in many
parts of the province. Each region has its strengths
and there is terrific diversity on offer.
A new area of strength in the Western Cape is technology.
France has officially designated the city as one
of six global French Tech Hubs, together with the likes
of San Francisco, Tel Aviv and New York. French Tech
Labs was launched as a fintech incubator at Century
City in 2016 and the British bank, Barclays Bank, has
also invested in a fintech incubator in Cape Town, Rise.
There are six other Rise sites around the world, including
New York, Vilnius and Mumbai.
The presence of French and British firms points to an
interesting new reality which will soon come into force,
namely Britain’s exit from the European Union. South
Africa will need to renegotiate treaties with Britain as a
free-standing nation and France has already signalled
that it wants to start doing more business with and
in South Africa. AfricArena 2017, a technology conference
expressly designed to link African technology
innovators with “international technology stalwarts”,
was surely part of that drive, co-hosted as it was by La
French Tech Cape Town and Silicon Cape.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
The Western Cape stretches to the north along the
Atlantic Ocean about 400km north of the provincial capital,
Cape Town, to Plettenberg Bay in the east. Beaufort
West on the N1 highway is the biggest town in interior.
The province is very well served with infrastructure
such as the N1 and N2 highways, and the N7 which
services the West Coast. Three ports at Saldanha Bay,
Cape Town and Mossel Bay serve different markets.
Cape Town International Airport and George
Airport see to air travel needs. Cape Town also hosts
an oil refinery (Chevref) and a gas-to-liquids refinery at
Mossel Bay run by the national oil company, PetroSA.
Koeberg nuclear power station is South Africa’s only
such power station. Wind and solar power are being
installed rapidly across the province as South Africa
tries to end its dependency on fossil fuels.
The national parliament is located in Cape Town
and there is a separate provincial legislature.
Innovation
As another article in this journal notes, innovation
in the medical field involving diagnostics and
medical devices is another growth area for the Cape
economy. A truly remarkable piece of innovation
has come out of the coastal town of Mossel Bay.
The Times newspaper reported in October 2017 that
fish skin, previously regarded as a waste product, is
being used to make handbags and shoes.
Ocean Hide also makes wallets and bowties. The
company is part of Afrishore Fishing, and was formed
in 2016 to try to avoid retrenching people when the
global oil and gas industry slowed down. The company’s
founders noted that with ostriches nearby and
an existing leather tannery in Mossel Bay, the potential
was there to start producing a leather-like product.
Innovation is also taking place in the energy sector,
especially in the green economy. Atlantis is being
promoted as a green economy manufacturing hub
and biogas and the use of waste for energy have
huge potential.
Economy
Finance, business services and real estate combined
contribute 28% to the gross domestic product
(GDP) of the Western Cape. The financial services
and insurance sector are key components of the
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SPECIAL FEATURE
is the lead agent in the creation
of SEZs, which form part of the
national Industrial Policy Action
Plan (IPAP).
economy. Many of South Africa’s biggest companies
have their headquarters in Cape Town. Asset
management and venture capital companies have
been growing steadily.
Although agriculture only accounts for 4.3% of GDP
on its own, the sector is responsible for the fruit and
vegetables that contribute to agri-processing which
accounts for nearly 40% of the province’s export basket.
(Agri-processing accounts for 8.1% of GDP.) Citrus, wine,
apples and pears, grapes, fruit juice, fruit and nuts and
tobacco all appear in the top 10 of the province’s exports.
Seventy percent of South Africa’s beverage exports
come from the Western Cape. Grapes and wine sales
to Europe remain very strong but the Chinese market
is becoming increasingly important.
Refined petroleum was the single biggest earner
for the Western Cape in 2015, with exports valued
at R18.2-billion (Wesgro). The province has a diverse
manufacturing sector ranging from textiles, clothing,
footwear and furniture to coke and refined petroleum
products. Excluding agri-processing, other manufacturing
makes up 6.9% of GDP.
Special Economic Zones
The Western Cape has two zones designated
as Special Economic Zones (SEZs) although the
Atlantis SEZ is still awaiting official proclamation.
The National Department of Trade and Industry (dti)
Atlantis
The suburb of Atlantis was one of
apartheid’s bad experiments that
left residents stranded far north
of the metropolis. The planned
Special Economic Zone with a
focus on green technology has
started changing that reality.
Several important investments
have been made into the area.
Spanish wind tower manufacturer
Gestamp Renewable Industries (GRI),
has added to its initial investment
of R300-million. Others include Resolux (R25-million)
which makes internal components of wind turbines;
Kaytech (a geotextiles firm) has recently expanded
(R130-million) as has Skyward Windows (double glazing,
R50-million). Altogether, there has been about R680-
million invested in Atlantis in the green technology field.
Chinese giant Hisense established a high-tech
factory in Atlantis in 2013, and is keen to expand its
investment down the value chain, especially using
green technology to make more efficient fridges and
television sets.
Saldanha Bay
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone
has formally been in existence since 2013 and it has
ambitious plans to tap further into the burgeoning
oil rig maintenance and repair business. About 130
rigs round the Cape every year, and South Africa
attracts only a tiny fraction of them to its ports.
The SBIDZ dovetails neatly with two broader plans:
Operation Phakisa (the national government’s strategy
to unlock value from the Oceans Economy) and Project
Khulisa, the targeted growth strategy of the Western
Cape Provincial Government which includes servicing
and repairing of oil rigs as a priority.
Priority sectors at Saldanha are upstream Oil and
Gas, and Marine Engineering and Services, and 32 companies
have already signed up as investors in the IDZ.
Three major projects are under way or in the planning
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stage, overseen by national government, the Southern
African Oil and Gas Alliance and SBIDZ-LC: an Offshore
Supply Base (to cater for ships and rigs); Berth 205 (specialised
Rig and Vessel Repair Quay); and Mossgas Jetty
(equipment and vessel-servicing facility and floating
dock).
REGIONS
The province is divided into one metropolitan
municipality and five district municipalities:
Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Cape Town is a culturally diverse and dynamic
metropolis set among beautiful beaches and
winelands with the spectacular Table Mountain as
a backdrop. The city is the engine of the regional
economy, with most of the Western Cape’s heavy
and medium industry located within the metropolitan
area of Cape Town.
The largest sector in the city’s economy is the financial
and business services industry. The opening of a
branch of the JSE in the city is a sign that this sector
continues to grow, as is the decision of more asset
managers to move their headquarters to Cape Town.
The tourism, retail, construction and property sectors
have been doing well for many years. The city has a
population of 3.2-million and contributes 76% of the
regional gross domestic product.
Cape Town is home to the nation’s parliament and
is the site of two World Heritage Sites: the Cape Floral
Region (including Table Mountain) and Robben Island.
The Cape comprises only half a percent of the landmass
of Africa yet the Cape Floral Region accounts
for nearly 20% of the flora of the continent. Robben
Island was the site of the incarceration of the most
prominent political prisoners during the apartheid era,
including Nelson Mandela. His release was celebrated
on the Grand Parade outside the old city hall, which
has recently been renovated.
Cape Town has been welcoming the world in
increasing numbers since Mandela’s release in 1990,
and it is now regarded as one of the world’s great tourist
destinations, regularly ranking highly on “must visit”
lists. The Air Access programme detailed elsewhere
in this journal is ensuring that ever-increasing numbers
of tourists from around the world can fly to Cape
Brandvlei
Britstown
Garies
De Aar
Kliprand
R 27
Loeriesfontein
Carnarvon
N10
R 63
N12
Hanover
N7
R63
R63
Nieuwoudtville
Victoria West
R 63
Williston
N1
Loxton
Richmond
R 27
R27
Calvinia
R27 Vanrhynsdorp
R63
Vredendal
Northern Cape
R27
Fraserburg
Three
Sisters
R 63
Graaff-Reinet
Lambert's Bay
Clanwilliam
Beaufort West
Aberdeen
R27
Sutherland
Cederberg
R 61
N12
N9
St Helena Bay
Citrusdal
Prince
Velddrif
Leeu-Gamka
Paternoster
Albert N1
Road
Eastern Cape
Vredenburg Piketberg
R44
R79
Saldanha
R45
N7
Klipplaat
Western Cape
Saldanha Bay
Moorreesburg
LangebaanR27
R45
R 44Tulbagh
Laingsburg
Prince Albert
Willowmore
Riebeek West
Matjiesfontein
R 46
Darling
Ceres Touwsrivier
Dassen Island
Calitzdorp
R62
N1
Ladismith
R43
Malmesbury
De Rust
R44
Uniondale
R45 Wellington Worcester
Oudtshoorn
R 62
Paarl
R62
N12
Melkbosstrand
Rawsonville Montagu
Joubertina
N9
R60
Robben Island (World Heritage Site)
R43
Table Bay
Franschhoek Robertson Ashton R62
Barrydale
Kareedouw
Durbanville
George SedgefieldKnysna
N2
CAPE TOWN
Villiersdorp Swellendam
Stormsrivier
Stellenbosch
Riversdale
Somerset
Genadendal
Herolds
Plettenberg
Bay
Fish Hoek West Grabouw
Heidelberg
Bay
N2 Riviersonderend
N2 Mossel Bay
Cape St Francis
Gordon's Bay
Vleesbaai
Simon's Town
Caledon
False R44
Cape Bay Kleinmond Hermanus
Stillbaai
INDIAN OCEAN
Point
Bredasdorp Cape St Sebastian
R 43
Infanta
Walker Bay
Bay
0
100 km
Gansbaai
Arniston
Struisbaai
0 100 miles
Struisbaai
Quoin Point
Cape
Agulhas
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Groen
ATLANTIC OCEAN
N
Motorway
Main Road
Railway
Sout
Tankwa
Fish
Breede
Sak
Riet
Touws
Buffels
Dwyka
Groot
Gourits
Gamka
Leeuw
Olifants
Groen
Sout
Sout
Kariega
Ongers
Kouga
Groot
Seekoei
Sundays
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Town International Airport from their own countries.
The Port of Cape Town is ideally situated at the
crossroads of some of the world’s most important
trade routes. The transport, maritime and logistics
sector is consequently very important. Bunkering and
ship repair are other vital port facilities, and the boat
repair and boat building industries continue to grow.
The port plays a major role in exporting the province’s
excellent fruit, wine and other agricultural products
to international markets.
Cape Town has a diverse manufacturing sector,
with petroleum products, food and beverages and
metals and metal products being major sectors. Growth
sectors include the film industry, ICT and other tech
specialities such as fintech and medical diagnostics.
West Coast District Municipality
Towns: Saldanha Bay, Malmesbury, Clanwilliam,
Vredenburg, Morreesburg.
The economy of this region ranges from manufacturing
in Saldanha, Atlantis and Malmesbury to agriculture and
forestry centred on inland towns like Moorreesburg
(wheat), Cedarberg (forestry) and Citrusdal. Cement
is made in Riebeeck West and Piketberg and fishing
takes place all along the coast. Rooibos tea and shoes
are made in Clanwilliam. The remote mission station
of Wupperthal is famous for its veldskoens. The Port
of Saldanha Bay is the principal port for the export of
iron-ore and is gearing itself to service the continent’s
oil and gas industry and to be a steel manufacturing
hub. Mineral sands are mined north of Saldanha.
Cape Winelands District Municipality
Towns: Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester, Robertson,
Wellington, Franschhoek.
Nearly 70% of South Africa’s wine comes from this area.
Vineyards also attract many tourists but tourism in the
Winelands includes wellness spas, adventure tourism
and game farms. Manufacturing is concentrated on
processing grapes and fruit into wine, juice, brandy,
dried and tinned fruit products. Dairy manufacturer
Parmalat has an award-winning cheese-making facility
in Bonnievale. Robertson is known for roses and thoroughbred
horses. Stellenbosch is home to its eponymous
university which is becoming synonymous with
tech start-ups and innovation. Several large companies,
such as PSG Group, have their headquarters in the town.
Overberg District Municipality
Towns: Caledon, Bredasdorp, Hermanus,
Swellendam, Cape Agulhas.
The Overberg contains the southernmost tip of Africa
(Cape Agulhas), the oldest mission station in South
Africa (Genadendal), a large casino resort (in Caledon)
and some of the best whale viewing in the world
(Whale Coast). It also hosts some high-quality fruit
farms in the Ceres Valley and rural villages that are very
popular with tourists such as Barrydale and Greyton.
Agriculture is the principal economic activity of the
region and the services sector is strong.
Eden District Municipality
Towns: George, Oudtshoorn, Calitzdorp, Knysna,
Mossel Bay, Plettenberg Bay.
The area has two important tourist names: the Cape
Garden Route on the coast and the Klein Karoo between
the mountain ranges. Route 62 is a popular route
which ends (or starts) in Oudtshoorn, home of the
Cango Caves. A report by the Bureau for Economic
Research has found that Eden DM is one of the bestperforming
regions because of tourism. The area is
famous for fine golf courses and golf estates. Mossel
Bay, where the slipway in the harbour is receiving a
multi-million-rand upgrade, hosts a large gas-processing
plant while George is a node of manufacturing, trade
and administration. The Klein Karoo has its own wine
route and port, cheese and brandy are produced. Fruit,
vegetables and ostriches are other main products.
Central Karoo District Municipality
Towns: Beaufort West, Laingsburg, Prince Albert.
The largest district in the province has the smallest
population, a reflection of the semi-desert conditions:
71 000 people live on 38 000km². Sheep farming predominates
and there are plans to introduce agri-parks
to towns in the region. Beaufort West is strategically
positioned on the N1 highway which links Cape Town
with the interior of South Africa. The nearby Karoo
National Park has recently acquired some lions and
Prince Albert is a quaint town situated in the shadow of
the Swartberg Mountain, close to the dramatic portals
that link the Karoo to the Klein Karoo: Seweweekspoort,
the Swartberg Pass and Meiringspoort.
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Contact us | Head office: Tel: 0860 212 414 | Fax: 021 483 9851 |
www.westerncape.gov.za/tpw | @WCGovTPW | Email: transport.publicworks@westerncape.gov.za
T
he Department of Transport and Public
Works strives to give excellent service
delivery to all residents and visitors to
the Western Cape. It goes without saying
that the needs of a developing country like
South Africa are great, and the budget of
any government department is inherently
limited. For this reason, the Department must
establish strategic spending and activity
priorities that will help ensure that its limited
budget meets the needs of the greatest
number of the province’s people.
The Department’s vision is to lead in the
delivery of government infrastructure and
related services. By providing government
infrastructure and supporting job creation, the
Department is living its mission of delivering
infrastructure and services to promote
positive socio-economic outcomes and safe,
empowered and connected communities.
Infrastructure
The Western Cape Government has
identified infrastructure development as a
core component of its vision to transform the
provincial economy and to stimulate economic
growth and job creation. Infrastructure
investment remains a pivotal enabler of socioeconomic
development. The Department
remains committed to reshaping the existing
provincial urban and rural landscape in a
manner that offers potential socio-economic
opportunities for all, while helping to ensure
inclusive growth. This can be achieved by
improving the coordination of integrated
infrastructure development planning, by
delivering an effective infrastructure service,
and by leveraging the assets under its
custodianship towards improved service
delivery, efficiency and integration with
work of other departments. The Department
will continue to spend its multi-billion Rand
health, education, roads and general building
budgets on building and upgrading such
infrastructure projects.
Green buildings
A number of the Department’s projects apply
best practice green standards in design
and construction to mitigate environmental
impact and save money in the long term. Green
features include electricity-saving motion
sensor switches, passive solar design, solar
photovoltaic panels, structures that can be
reconfigured as needs change, water-saving
plumbing, and rainwater harvesting facilities.
Through these projects, the Department
is ensuring that what it builds is in line with
the aims of the Western Cape Government
110% Green initiative. The Department aims
to provide a platform that stimulates people
and organisations to build an innovative and
dynamic green economy. The new R152 million
Green Building in Bellville is a good example.
It became the first recipient of the Green
Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)
Socio-Economic Category Pilot Award, and
the GBCSA also gave the building a 5-Star
Green Star SA rating for design. The Green
Star rating for design measures the extent to
which a building design performs well in terms
of management, indoor environmental quality,
energy, transport, water, materials, land use
and ecology, emissions, and innovation.

Delivering quality roads
The Department believes that a good provincial
road system maximises potential economic
and social benefits, and improves access
to opportunities for all. For this reason,
high-quality road infrastructure forms an important
component of an effective transport
system in the province. Our investments aim
to preserve both surfaced and gravel roads,
and bridges to prevent the accumulation of
maintenance backlogs. The Department designs
and manages roadworks in such a way
that inconvenience to road users is minimised
at all times. Special thanks are due to
all motorists who patiently navigate their way
through these construction projects. The end
result is always worthwhile – a better and safer
travelling experience for all. These projects
are specifically planned and executed in a
way that advances important socio-economic
objectives, including spending specified proportions
of contract budgets on targeted contractors,
on local labour, and on the training of
local labour.
The R487 million project to add a third lane
to the N1 between Plattekloof Road and the
Old Oak Interchange (to be completed early
in 2019) is one of the major road improvement
projects currently under way. Another is the
R583 million project to rehabilitate and upgrade
various sections of the R60 and R62
between Ashton and Montagu through Cogmanskloof
(to be completed late in 2018). The
projects are expected to have a number of
tangible long-term benefits for the thousands
of motorists who use these roads.
Transport operations
The Department values the delivery of safe,
reliable and integrated transport systems that
facilitate economic development, connect
communities to places of work, and improve
access to public amenities and social services.
In this regard, the Department recognises
that public transport improvement initiatives
should focus on all modes of transport with
the ultimate goal of making public transport
the mode of choice. People should be able to
meet their daily transport needs in comfort, in
safety and at a reasonable cost.
An example is the George Integrated Public
Transport Network (GIPTN), a partnership
project between the Western Cape Government,
the Municipality of George, and the national
government to establish a high-quality,
scheduled bus service in George. Phase 1 of
the Go George bus service began operating
in December 2014 and three phases are currently
in operation. The network is the first
complete integrated transport transformation
project outside a major South African city. The
GIPTN system is a model for smaller South
African population centres seeking to implement
infrastructure-light high-quality bus
systems. The project began with the full-scale
transformation of the public transport industry
in George. Public transport operators own
100% of George Link, the newly established
vehicle operating company that provides operating
services to GIPTN. The network bears
testament to the tangible value of partnership,
public sector investment, good intergovernmental
relations, and effective stakeholder
management.

Public works
The Department will continue to provide a
balanced provincial government building infrastructure
that promotes integration, accessibility,
sustainability, equity, environmental
awareness, economic growth, and social
empowerment. The Department values the
preservation of the immovable asset portfolio
for future generations and helps to ensure the
best use of those assets.
The Department and the City of Cape Town
are currently engaged in an ambitious project
to transform the Two Rivers Urban Park
(TRUP) into a sustainable neighbourhood to
help overcome the legacy of apartheid spatial
planning. Located at the convergence of the
Black and Liesbeek Rivers, TRUP is envisaged
as a 120 ha mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented
development for sustainable living.
It will offer a mixture of residential, work,
recreational and commercial opportunities in
a connected landscape. This iconic project
offers the Western Cape an opportunity to
create an integrated response to the need for
green developments that give effect to a “live,
work, play” lifestyle. The envisioned development
will be located around a central park
which highlights the natural beauty of the two
rivers.
Due to the infrastructural constraints of the
site, substantial work has been done to explore
the feasibility of innovative green solutions
to infrastructure provision, waste disposal,
transport, and energy. The first phase of the
project, which consisted of pre-feasibility and
conceptual design, has been finalised, and a
group of professional specialists is currently
busy with the feasibility and planning phase.
Another key milestone is the Better Living
Model Exemplar Project, which aims to unlock
a new approach to using government property
to leverage integrated living, starting with
the redevelopment of the former Conradie
Hospital site. This is a priority project for the
province and brings with it the potential for
better spatial integration of society, and is a
step towards correcting the inequalities of the
past. Improved partnerships with the private
sector will also be part of the approach at
Conradie. For more information, visit https://
www.westerncape.gov.za/betterlivingmodel/
Job creation and skills upliftment
The Western Cape continues to experience
unacceptably high levels of unemployment
and poverty. The need to create jobs and the
increasing costs of providing services are
challenges that the Department is striving to
overcome. The Department will continue to
play a significant role as coordinator of the
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
in the Western Cape. The EPWP aims to provide
short-term work opportunities and skills
development, especially for youth, women,
and people with disabilities. The skills development
component seeks to enhance the
chances that participants will be able to find
jobs or start their own businesses after their
participation in the EPWP ends.

Use of public roads for sport or filming purposes
Members of the public can apply to use a public road for sport or filming purposes. The applicable
permit application depends on whether the road is a municipal road or a provincial road.
MUNICIPAL ROADS
The City of Cape Town handles applications for film shoots, photo shoots and sports events on
municipal streets, roads, sidewalks and road verges. The production company or applicant must
ensure that normal pedestrian and vehicle access is possible at all times other than when filming
actually takes place, unless the permit allows dedicated use of a specific area. If the applicant
would like a road to be closed, an alternate route must be available.
City of Cape Town Events Office
Tel: 021 417 4035
Email: events.permit@capetown.gov.za
PROVINCIAL ROADS
Applications to use a provincial road for film shoot, photo shoot or sport purposes must be
submitted to the Directorate: Transport Administration and Licensing in the Department of
Transport and Public Works. An application fee must be paid. The event must be confirmed at
least one week in advance of any filming. An application for filming permission must contain
the following information:
• The roads and exact locations that the
applicant would like to use;
• The times and dates of filming;
• The script of the scene to be filmed
there;
• What the set will consist of;
• The number of crew and vehicles
involved in the film shoot;
• Any deviations from the National
Road Traffic Act, 1996 (for example,
exceeding the speed limit, or driving
on the wrong side of the road); and
• Information about whether a helicopter
will be used during filming.
The application will be referred to the relevant provincial traffic centre which will provide traffic
assistance if necessary. Closure of provincial roads may not interfere with the flow of traffic for
more than ten minutes at a time. At the end of the shoot, an invoice for the traffic assistance
will be issued.
Department of Transport and Public Works
Directorate: Transport Administration and Licensing
Tel: 021 483 2075/4177/5397/2406
Application fees to use provincial roads
R80 - Administration fee
R4 400 - Filming application
R1 100 - Photo shoot application

FOCUS
Member-oriented scheme
makes medical aid affordable.
Selfmed Medical Scheme is one of the oldest medical schemes
in South Africa, having been established more than 50 years ago.
Affordability is a
key component of
Selfmed's offering.
As Christo Becker,
Principal Officer of
Selfmed, says, “We
pride ourselves in
bringing affordable
options to
the South African
market and making
medical aid
Christo Becker
more accessible.”
Selfmed has six
medical aid options:
• SelfNET Essential: an entry-level product is the
most affordable as it covers a narrow band of
benefits.
• SelfNET: one level up from the Essential option
with more benefits and medical cover.
• MedXX1: a hospital plan that extends beyond
the prescribed minimum benefits and pays out
at 100% of scheme rates for covered in-hospital
treatment and in-hospital doctor’s consultations.
• Selfsure: an option that provides in-hospital and
out-of-hospital benefits and is a great choice for
a family with young children.
• Med Elite: a broader hospital plan that covers
additional conditions including greater coverage
for oncology expenses, hip, knee and back
operations.
• Selfmed 80%: 80% of bills relating to a wide range
of conditions are covered.
Selfmed prides itself on having a very strong
member focus. Becker, who has previously worked
as a paramedic and a hospital manager believes, “All
of us share the passion and we want to ensure our
members receive good healthcare.”
Becker believes that the recent White Paper related
to the planned National Health Insurance (NHI)
scheme did not address a number of issues. He says,
“We all support the idea that healthcare should be
accessible to all,” but issues not tackled include what
the basket of care will look like and who will provide
the care. He notes that the parameters of the NHI will
likely change during its implementation.
Becker is upbeat about the state of the South
African healthcare system in the international context,
and supports a collaborative approach to tackling
the future of healthcare. He says: “I believe that
the private healthcare system in South Africa – private
medical care and medical insurance – is equal
to the best in the world. Many of our doctors and
medical professionals go overseas for training or to
attend medical conferences and we have some of
the most advanced medical equipment in the world
in our private hospitals.
“Furthermore, in countries like the USA, medical
care is far more expensive than it generally is in
South Africa. Ideally, representatives of the entire
healthcare industry here should get together to
discuss challenges and collaborate on viable ways to
solve these so that quality healthcare can be made
accessible to more people.”
www.selfmed.co.za
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INTERVIEW
Poised for growth
Western Cape Business spoke to Wesgro CEO
Tim Harris about new development in the
region and highlights of the past year.
Wesgro CEO Tim Harris
BIOGRAPHY
Tim Harris is Chief Executive
Officer of Wesgro, the Western
Cape's official Destination
Marketing, Investment and
Trade Promotion Agency.
Wesgro is more than 30
years old and remains the
oldest organisation of its kind
in the country. Prior to that
appointment he was the Director
of Trade and Investment in the
Office of the Executive Mayor
at the City of Cape Town and
the Shadow Minister of Finance
with Democratic Alliance in
parliament. He was elected to
Parliament aged 29. Harris has
a Masters in Economics from
UCT.
What noteworthy developments have taken
place in the region over the past year?
A big event was the launch of the Cape Investor Centre in St George’s
Mall, Cape Town, which was developed in conjunction with Invest
SA, the dti’s new investment initiative. Invest SA is setting up One
Stop Shops for investors around the country. The Gauteng One Stop
Shop was launched in 2017, followed by the Western Cape and then
KwaZulu-Natal. The One Stop Shop is a collaboration between the
dti, the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and
Tourism, and Wesgro as the operating partner. We have 14 government
entities represented in one space, including SARS, the Department
of Labour and the Department of Home Affairs, all with one thing in
common: they’re investor-facing and the theory is that by co-locating
them we can speed up the response time and processing time for
investors, thereby improving the experience for major investors in
the Western Cape.
What are the region’s investment highlights over
the past year?
The major investment announced in the past year is by Czech textile
manufacturer Pegas Nonwovens. It already has a presence in Africa,
in Egypt, and was looking for a Sub-Saharan site. We were pleased to
get the decision to build the facility in Atlantis – it’s considerably over
a billion-rand investment. The company makes nonwoven textiles
primarily for the personal hygiene products market, with customers
such as Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble, for use in products like
sanitary goods and nappies. It’s a great endorsement for our positioning
of Cape Town as the gateway to access the Sub-Saharan African market.
The company is making an investment here because they see huge
growth in the consumer base in Africa.
What has the response been to the Atlantis Special
Economic Zone?
The level of interest we’re seeing in the SEZ shows how important
tax incentives are in this space, particularly because the original idea
for Atlantis was that it would focus on renewable energy. There is
already some exciting manufacturing taking place in that sector, but
as the policy environment has become less attractive, the investment
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momentum hasn’t stopped because we’re going
well beyond renewables now and it will be designated
as a clean technology site, which means that
a large manufacturing investment could qualify for
the incentive if its processes are resource efficient.
Is Africa a key focus area for Wesgro?
Yes, we adopted a new mandate two years ago to
go beyond trade into Africa, and we offer a service
called outward foreign direct investment, where
we assist companies to grow their footprint on the
continent. We undertook some very successful missions
into Africa in 2017, including trips to Ethiopia,
Ghana and Kenya. We have found that companies
are signing export contracts but are also increasingly
expanding their footprint via outward investment
into Africa.
INTERVIEW
What steps have been taken to
strengthen ties with the UK, post Brexit?
In 2017, we led a mission to respond to the developments
around Brexit, with companies that are
particularly exposed to the UK market. This is one of
the biggest buyers of our wine and fresh produce.
We took some of these major exporters, to look at
developments as the UK goes through this difficult
delinking. Particularly for the agriculture industry,
negotiating with the UK alone is potentially better
because it removes the interference of, for example,
French and Spanish groups and wine producers. So
we see the potential to eventually have more preferential
trade access into the UK. London is increasingly
driven by technology and fintech in particular,
and that’s an area where we’re strong in Cape Town.
There’s an increasingly strong management link between
London and Cape Town, and a big part of that
mission was starting to put in place the relationships
we need to grow that bridge. This includes the quality
of flight connectivity – having more competition
on that route will help lower prices and improve the
air link between Cape Town and London.
London is also a good place to raise funding
for your business, so we have companies that are
headquartered in London but that run much bigger
offices in Cape Town, because this is a great place
to make that money go further. This includes companies
in the technology space, particularly fintech,
media and BPO who perhaps a few years ago would
look at running a call centre out of Cape Town, but
now are looking to do much more.
This creates jobs here in the Western Cape, but
it goes way beyond the traditional outsourcing
model. So while we have 30 000 international call
centre seats in Cape Town, outsourcing today goes
much further.
Companies can put operational, marketing and
production people here, working at a fraction of the
price of London salaries, but who are as technically
competent at the skills you can get in London, with
the same time zone and a good flight connection
which makes it practical to run a Cape Town/London
tech business.
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PROFILE
We are the Official Tourism, Trade and Investment
Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape.
The Cape is a region of unlimited potential. And
this translates into unlimited opportunity. Whether
you’re interested in unique travel experiences, investment,
shooting a film or exporting to Africa and
the rest of the world, Cape Town and the Western
Cape has something for you. Let us help you uncover
these opportunities.
Our key units
Investment Promotion Unit
This is the first port of call for investors wishing to
establish and grow their business in the Western
Cape. Our diverse team of professionals are ready to
assist local and foreign businesses in unpacking the
landscape and navigating a multitude of key sectors.
Agribusiness Investment Unit
The Agribusiness Investment Unit is managed as a
project on behalf of the Department of Agriculture.
The unit locates new direct investments and supports
existing investments and their expansions.
Trade Promotion Unit
Our Trade Promotion Unit offers exporter support,
including company registration, customs procedures,
registration and process, and access to incentives.
International trading protocols like Incoterms are
explained and experienced consultants provide
their services without costs.
Marketing and Communication Unit
This unit is responsible for corporate events,
marketing and media relations.
Tourism Unit
The Tourism Unit promotes the City of Cape Town
and the five regions of the Western Cape, the
Cape Overberg, Garden Route & Klein Karoo, Cape
Winelands, Cape Karoo and Cape West Coast, to
domestic and international visitors.
The Cape Town & Western
Cape Convention Bureau
The Bureau’s function is to promote the Cape as the
premier place for meetings, incentives, conferences,
events, exhibitions and trade fairs.
Film and Media Promotion Unit
The Western Cape is a sought-after film destination.
Major international and local productions are
drawn by the wide range of locations, exemplary
services and studios. We assist with production in
the province, including regulation guidance and
finding coproduction parties.
Special Projects
Cape Town Air Access
Cape Town Air Access is a partnership between
the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape
Town, Airports Company South Africa, South African
Tourism, Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro.
Cape Health Technology Park
The Cape Health Technology Park (CHTP) project is
a partnership between the national Department of
Science & Technology, Western Cape Government,
City of Cape Town and Wesgro, and entails the investigation
of the establishment of a health-innovation
focused technology park.
CONTACT INFO
Physical address:
60 St Georges Mall, SA Reserve Bank
Building, 18th Floor, Cape Town, South
Africa, 8001
Tel: +27 21 487 8600
General enquiries: info@wesgro.co.za
Website: www.wesgro.co.za
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opportunity. Whether you’re interested in travel, investment, film or export,
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and the Western Cape, help you uncover these opportunities.
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INTERVIEW
Breaking records and
geared for expansion
The general manager of Cape Town International
Airport, Deon Cloete, explains how the airport
was able to handle 10-million arrivals in 2016.
Deon Cloete, GM
Why did you win Africa’s Leading Airport at
the 2017 World Travel Awards Africa?
We have great people. And it’s not just us. We have just over 550 people
but at a campus level, we have about 8 000 employees representing
all the streams such as merchants and service providers.
Is there a committee that oversees the airport?
We try to do it at association level. Thirty organisations meet in the
security structure, the Joint Planning Committee. The airlines have
an executive meeting representing individual airlines. We recently
adopted a new operating model with key account managers for each
group that makes a material contribution at airport level, SARS, Customs,
retailers, etc. Historically all our efforts were about making ACSA successful
directly, but we recognise that the value chain is much broader.
We want those entities to be, and remain successful.
BIOGRAPHY
Deon holds a Bachelor’s Degree
in Commerce and a Master’s
Degree in Business Leadership
from the University of South
Africa. He has 30 years experience
in the aviation industry
and has served at all nine ACSA
airports. In 2000 he was seconded
to South African Airways
as General Manager: Support
Services. Deon served on the
Boards of Wesgro, the Western
Cape Economic Development
Agency, and now he serves on
the NSRI and CTICC boards.
What is the model of Air Access?
Prior to 2015 we had an informal arrangement but then we put the
funding in place and now big corporates are involved. Currently the
model is they make a financial contribution and the steering committee
decides how best to use it. It might be some reciprocal arrangement
with an airline in London. The steering committee is quite small: the
city, the province, ACSA, Cape Town Tourism, SA Tourism and Wesgro
as the managing agent.
Is Air Access the only such organisation in SA?
It’s the only structure we are aware of. We are a national competency,
the province and city occupy the other tiers and it’s the first time all
three tiers are working together. When you bring in the local corporates
and they start participating, then you create a sustainable model. There
are signs of it happening elsewhere.
Can you cope with more than 10-million passengers?
After the most recent upgrade we were told, congratulations, you now
have 14-million passenger capacity, but that is academic because it
depends where you grow, where are the loads. Overall, we are confident
that we still have capacity. We have 30 flights per hour and we do no
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more. That is a practical reality and it speaks to the
constraints that we have.
And future plans?
We have launched a five-year development plan.
We are committed to a R5- to R7-billion capital plan
which includes runway and terminal infrastructure.
The Air Access programme has delivered results
beyond our wildest dreams, so we have to start
reviewing the investment programme.
When do you start building?
We are going through all of the regulatory approvals.
The only one still standing is the runway EIA, which is
in the final stages of an appeal. There was one appeal
relating to noise. We don’t need a longer runway
but we need to realign it to maximise conditions
for take-off and landing. The runway will move 220
metres to the east, and rotate 11.5 degrees. That way
we get the optimum utilisation and we avoid the
Durbanville hills completely.
When do anticipate the building to begin?
In October 2018. If we get all our approvals then
construction could start on the R3.8-billion runway.
What other benefits will the new
runway bring to the airport?
When we design the runway we can accommodate
aircrafts of any design. When we build our aprons,
we mark them for any aircraft. Terminals have a central
search point so we can join them together depending
on the loads – efficiency is a big part of the
game. We put a big focus on our time performance.
We just touch 90% in terms of arriving and departing
on time. There is a rule of thumb that every saving
of 4% in on-time performance, saves the airlines an
aircraft, so that’s quite significant.
WE HAVE LAUNCHED A FIVE-
YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO A
R5- TO R7-BILLION CAPITAL
PLAN WHICH INCLUDES
RUNWAY AND TERMINAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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Newlands Cricket Ground
is open for business
With the revamp of our world-class cricket stadium, we
are now able to offer a comprehensive, sought-after yearround
venue for business conferences and a popular
hospitality hub. In short, Newlands is open for business.
The revamp of the PPC Newlands cricket stadium makes the
venue a multi-purpose destination of choice for business
conferences and hospitality experiences. It is also a haven
for spectators who want to use suites at an affordable rate to
entertain business clients. PPC Newlands has made a quantum leap in
becoming globally competitive with other business- and hospitalityfriendly
cricket venues internationally.
Several venues at Newlands offer high-quality business conference
venues and are easily accessible. They are expertly equipped and have
the catering facilities to appeal to companies for one-day or multi-day
conferences.
The revamped President’s Suite features a new bar and a new
kitchen and a bird’s eye view of the ground. Instead of seating just 92,
as was previously the case, the Suite has now been transformed into
one of the grandest and biggest venues of its kind in South Africa. It
now seats 214 guests. The facelift the Suite received was geared at
making this venue an attractive option as a high-class conference
venue which can be rented out at an attractive price-offering.
The overhaul of the kitchen in the media centre has made this venue
another option to extend Newlands’ reach as a rich business conference
option. We boast almost 100 suites at Newlands Cricket Ground,
available at a well-priced rate to members of the cricket community
who want to utilise that in-season.
The revamp of all six sets of public toilets at the stadium was performed
at a cost of R2.6-million and the plumbing was upgraded with
our water crisis top of mind. The ground also accommodates and funds
the Newlands Cricket High School, a model of holistic apprenticeship
of young cricketers, learners and leaders.
The secure, safe environment and abundant availability of inside,
secure parking at PPC Newlands will add to the stadium’s lure as a business
and corporate function destination. As a creative hub, Newlands
has the famous backdrop of Table Mountain and Devil’s Peak and is
soaked in 128 years of cricket history.
While engaged in a conference, you can break away for a stadium
tour and even have a former or current star of Newlands cricket address
your business executives.
Nabeal Dien, chief executive
officer, Western Province
Cricket Association
In the build-up to the Rugby
Championship Test between the
Springboks and the All Blacks
in October 2017, the President’s
Suite hosted a hospitality experience
that received excellent support.
The former national captain,
John Smit, delivered the keynote
address.
We have successfully hosted
major on-field, non-cricket events
such as church gatherings and
music festivals, and would like to
encourage events companies to
contact us in this regard.
Newlands plans to extend
these type of social events to the
off-season in greater numbers.
The venue is set for the next
phase of its redevelopment in
March 2018 which will strengthen
its multi-purpose appeal – complete
with a café, museum and
business offices.
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President’s Suite
Exuding elegance and history, the President’s Suite
could tell the most incredible stories if it could talk.
The venue has been used to host world-famous
guests, from former South African President Nelson
Mandela to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond
Tutu. You couldn’t make a better venue choice for
your next special event. This venue is ideal for business
conferencing and functions for 200 people.
Media Centre
This is where all the off-the-field action happens, as
those who know the game of cricket inside and out
comment on the on-the-field action. Close your eyes,
and you can almost hear echoes of commentary
from some of “the greats” this venue has hosted,
from Richie Benaud to Charles Fortune. Channel this
rich atmosphere into your next event. The venue can
hold 100-120 people.
Century Club
This magnificent light-filled prime-viewing suite
overlooks the picturesque Newlands Cricket Ground
with Table Mountain as your backdrop. Located in
the President’s Pavilion, the Century Club is a superb
suite that can accommodate groups of between
40-50 people.
South Club
Photographs: Matthew Bow
A place where grace, splendour and spectacular
views unite to create a most memorable occasion.
Allow your 100-150 guests to relax as they take-in
the views of one of the world’s most famous cricket
stadiums and iconic Table Mountain.
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THE PRESIDENT’S SUITE AT
NEWLANDS CRICKET GROUND
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CONTACT INFO
For more information on venue and suite
hire at PPC Newlands, contact:
David Brooke, Brand & Sponsorship Manager,
Western Province Cricket Association
Tel: 021 657 2041 | Cell: 082 821 8072
Email: BrookeD@cricket.co.za
Website: www.wpca.org.za
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Record tourist numbers and
glittering new attractions
Cape Town International Airport hosted 10-million arrivals and
the Zeitz Museum promises to attract even more visitors.
A
remarkable growth in the number of aeroplane
seats available on direct flights to
Cape Town has contributed to record
10-million arrivals passing through the
gates of Cape Town International Airport in 2016,
a trend that is likely to continue for the foreseeable
future.
A programme called Cape Town Air Access has
been focussed on delivering new routes to the Cape,
and on expanding existing routes.
Direct flights to Cape Town obviously benefit
Cape Town and its immediate surrounds, but also
have an impact on the province as a whole. More
visitors can now more quickly start their journey up
the Garden Route, for example, rather than having to
fly via Johannesburg. The next big thing is to secure
a direct flight from New York.
Cape Town Air Access is a partnership between
Wesgro, the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape
Government, Airports Company South Africa, Cape
Town Tourism and now South African Tourism, and
is the focal point for international air route development
in the Western Cape.
The announcement in July 2017 of a new Austrian
Airway’s direct route to Cape Town was the partnership’s
10th such deal in less than two years. The
Boeing 777 flights will start in October 2018.
The top international destinations from which
travellers fly into Cape Town International Airport
are the United Kingdom, Germany and the US but
a number of new African routes have been added
or expanded. They include:
• a new direct flight to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe
(Kenya Airways)
• expansion of the existing service to Luanda,
Angola to a daily flight (TAAG Angola Airlines)
• the Addis Ababa to Cape Town route increased
to 10 flights per week (Ethiopian Airlines).
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Air Access success 2014-2016:
• 10 new routes
• 11 route expansions
• 700 000 new inbound seats
• CTIA close to two-million
international passengers in
2016
• CTIA expects total of
2.5-million in 2017
• first half of 2017 international
traffic at CTIA grew 27%
compared to same period in
2016. (Wesgro).
In 2016, tourism to the Western
Cape supported 319 227 jobs and
contributed R38.8-billion to the
regional economy.
The 2017 Domestic Tourism
Survey (StatsSA) gave these statistics
related to the Western Cape:
• More than 1.1-million
overnight leisure trips
• 166 000 overnight business
trips
• 4.1-million paid bed nights
• 241 000 tourists stayed in
hotels
• 161 000 tourists stayed in guesthouses/guest
farms
• 157 000 tourists stayed in B&Bs
• 336 000 tourists stayed in self-catering
establishments.
Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro,
on the impact of Air Access
We saw a 16% growth in international passenger
traffic in 2016, breaking the 10-million passenger
mark and establishing us as the third-biggest
airport on the continent. In the first half of 2017,
international passenger traffic grew by 27%, and
since the inception of Air Access in 2015, we have
added 10 new routes, 11 route expansions and
a total of 700 000 new inbound seats to Cape
Town International Airport.
As a result of this expansion, the airport has
a multi-billion-rand expansion project that
includes a realigned runway, a new domestic
terminal, a new international terminal and a luggage
transit facility, which is exciting in terms of
our emergence as a regional aviation hub. More
and more people are seeing Cape Town as the
place to launch a trip across Southern Africa.
The Air Access project has been hugely successful
as a result of the collaboration between
the different spheres of government and the
private sector, including the City of Cape Town,
the Provincial Government and the National
Government represented by ACSA, with South
African Tourism joining us in August 2017.
Business has also contributed with support from
Investec, Naspers, Leeu Collection and Steinhoff.
Day trips and overnight trips were for holidays (most
stated reason) and visiting family and friends (number
two reason) and it was found that domestic
tourism was strong.
With the long-term drought showing no signs of
abating in late 2017, several measures are being taken
by the hospitality industry to ensure that tourism is
not affected, and that tourists “act like locals” when
it comes to saving water.
George Airport had a total of about 720 000 passengers
in 2016. Airlink, SA Express and Kulula are the airlines
that fly into George. It serves as a tourism hub for
the Southern Cape region, including destinations such
From left to right: Tim Harris, Otto Stehlik,
Jo-Anne Strauss, Dr André Schulz and
Minister Alan Winde.
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as Knysna, Oudtshoorn
and Plettenberg Bay.
CemAir now offers
scheduled flights to
Plettenberg Bay.
Several strategies
are being adopted to
further improve the
province’s tourist offering
and increase numbers.
These include
a service excellence
programme where a
town’s residents are
encouraged to act as
tourism ambassadors.
A pilot project was
successfully launched
in Clanwilliam, where Credit: Wesgro
everyone in the town,
including shop clerks
and petrol station attendants, joined in. Work is
being done on improving the system of visa approvals
and on linking various sites associated with the
late President Nelson Mandela. Halaal tourism also
holds tremendous potential.
One of the reasons that tourists visit the Western
Cape is the quality of its beaches. The province has
29 Blue Flag accredited beaches, an international
quality standard that covers 33 different measures.
Ten beaches in greater Cape Town together with
the likes of Santos (Mosselbay), Grotto (Hermanus),
Witsand (Hessequa) and Wilderness (Eden) have
made the grade. A further five marinas have qualified
for the programme, the local version of which
is run by the Wildlife and Environment Society of
South Africa.
New developments
The opening of the R500-million Zeitz Museum of
Contemporary Art in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
in Cape Town made a big impact in 2017. With a
footfall of 24-million visitors going through the
Waterfront every year, the Zeitz is well located to
attract good crowds. It is expected to attract global
art lovers as well. The conversion of the old grain silos
which created 6 000m² of gallery space was paid
for by the owners of the Waterfront, Growthpoint
Properties and the Public Investment Corporation.
The Waterfront has two new hotels: Radisson Red
and the Silo Hotel attached to the Zeitz Museum. A
significant move in the South African hotel sector
is the decision by Marriott International to develop
Marriott branded hotels in Johannesburg
and Cape Town.
The Port of Cape Town has launched its dedicated
cruise-ship terminal, and the area between
the terminal and the Cape Town International
Convention Centre is being developed. The precinct,
called the Yacht Club, includes a hotel, residential
and commercial complex owned by the Amdec
Group, and will be linked to the Waterfront by the
extension of the existing canal.
Elsewhere on the Foreshore, a major development
is in the works which will include two Marriott hotels.
In the Cape Town CBD there are going to be
500 new rooms, courtesy of two Tsogo Sun hotels,
plus a smaller hotel in the De Waterkant (Capital
Mirage). Tsogo Sun already operates several hotels
in greater Cape Town, including three full-service
hotels in the city centre, the Cullinan, Southern
Sun Waterfront and Southern Sun Cape Sun. The
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The Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence,
Cape Town is located in the central
business district of the city, near
local attractions and with easy
access to public transport. It is the
ideal accommodation site for city
dwellers, business travellers and
those who enjoy a short walking
distance to all major sites of interest,
trendy entertainment and nightlife
spots in the city centre. There are
214 rooms with unique views of
either the mountain, harbour, city
or sea. The rooms are equipped
with a telephone, free Wi-Fi, smart
TV, safe, mini bar (business class),
hairdryer and bathroom with rain and
hand showers. Business Class rooms
have exclusive access to the unique
Business Class Lounge.
RADISSON BLU HOTEL & RESIDENCE, CAPE TOWN
22 Riebeek Street, Cape Town, South , Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21 467 4000 info.capetown.residence@radissonblu.com
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other seven hotels cover five brands in the Tsogo
Sun stable.
Elsewhere in the Western Cape, Tsogo Sun has
hotels in Caledon, Beaufort West, Mossel Bay and
Plettenberg Bay.
Protea Hotels, now part of the Marriott Group,
has 10 hotels in Cape Town and a further one each
in Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. There are two
hotels in George.
Three of the brands of City Lodge Hotel Group
are represented by seven hotels in the Western Cape,
with all but one of the hotels (the George Town
Lodge) being located in Cape Town.
Hilton Hotels and Resorts has three Western
Cape properties, two hotels in Cape Town and the
Conrad Pezula Resort & Spa on the eastern head of
the Knysna Heads.
The newest global trend in tourism, Airbnb, has
come to South Africa. Cape Town is the first African
city to sign a collaboration agreement with Airbnb.
A total of 394 000 visitors stayed in Airbnb accommodation
in South Africa in 2016. Roughly 50% of
the bed nights were taken up by foreigners.
Another trend that is being explored is Halaal
tourism, a global market that is expected to reach
$300-billion by 2026. The Western Cape has upwards
of 200 mosques and a cosmopolitan lifestyle that has
seen various faiths coexist for many years.
MICE
The meetings, incentives, conference and exhibition
sector (MICE) has become increasingly important to
the Western Cape economy.
Cape Town was ranked by the International
Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) as
the number one city in Africa for business tourism
events in 2016. This was the fourth year in a row the
award was won by the city. A total of 62 meetings
took place in Cape Town, mainly in the medical sciences,
education and technology sectors. A further
12 international association meetings took place in
Stellenbosch.
The Cape Town and the Western Cape Convention
Bureau, a Wesgro unit, was itself awarded the accolade
of Best Convention Bureau by the Southern
African Association for the Conference Industry. The
Bureau promotes the Cape as a venue and assists
with bids, planning support and on-site services.
Over the past six years, the estimated economic
impact of the conference bids secured by the Bureau
exceeds R1.5-billion.
In the first quarter of 2017/18 a further 14 bids
were secured, with a delegate attendance of 57 000
and an estimated economic impact of R120.2million.
The timing of the majority of the events will help the
province get through the quieter period (or “shoulder
season”) of May to October.
The Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) is
held every year in Oudtshoorn in April. It attracts
hundreds of artistic productions of every sort, mostly
in Afrikaans, with attendances normally topping
12 000 festival-goers.
Winelands
The main attraction of the Winelands speaks for
itself, but having an option to sample wine without
having to drive anywhere afterwards gives the
famous wine region added appeal.
In 2017, City Sightseeing launched the Cape
Explorer Winelands tour, to complement their existing
Cape Town and Johannesburg “red bus” routes.
The tour will take in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
and tourists will be encouraged to hop on and off,
to sample the local delights.
Wine tourism contributes indirectly more than
R4.5-billion to the South African tourism sector
(South African Wine Industry Information and
Systems, SAWIS). According to Wine Tourism South
Africa, a website and publishing concern that provides
information about the wine industry, 43% of
visitors to South Africa visit the Cape Winelands.
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Cape Town
International Airport
Continuously growing to enhance our future
As the gateway to an attractive destination such as
Cape Town, Cape Town International Airport has an
important role to play in the region. We have seen
strong growth on both the domestic and international
front. With the 10-million passenger mark being
surpassed in 2016, the airport’s growth trajectory
remains strong and all indications are that 2017 will
also show good growth.
Although the city and region has always had to deal
with seasonality, the gap between the low and high
season is closing. Initiatives such as Air Access,
which is a Wesgro-led collaboration between Cape
Town International Airport (CTIA), the three tiers of
government, tourism bodies and the private sector,
has been key to the growth success. Since the Air
Access initiative started some two years ago there
have been 10 new routes and 11 route expansions,
adding some 750 000 additional one-way seats in
and out of the city. Equally, the pipeline remains
strong with some four new routes and three
expanded routes under discussion for 2018. This
collaborative approach that is being adopted across
various industries, is what makes Cape Town such
an award-winning city.
Airports are catalysts for socio-economic growth.
Cape Town International Airport has organically been
growing into an Aerotropolis – a concept which sees
an airport at the core of extensive economic activity.
Together with our regional partners we are actively
driving this opportunity to see Cape Town and the
Western Cape continue to grow and to leverage off
the advantages that comes from a well-run airport.
As a business, we have never been more aware of our
responsibility to make a meaningful socio-economic
contribution to the lives of the people of Cape Town.
We take the role of managing airports very seriously,
but we are also committed to making a positive and
lasting impact on the lives of our neighbours. And we
see the airport’s growth as the catalyst to doing just
that. As a growing airport it is our responsibility to
ensure that our surrounding communities grow with
us. We are excited about what the future holds for the
airport and the City of Cape Town.

INTERVIEW
Kurt Maritz
BIOGRAPHY
Kurt Maritz holds a National
Diploma in Accountancy and
Computer Practise, but is
more accustomed to developing
businesses, as his track record
proves. His first job was
with First National Bank. While
working in sales, Kurt met an
electrical supplier for whom he
went to work. His contracting
section grew, and he decided to
go on his own and started Maritz
Electrical in 2000. Through his
leadership skills and visionary
outlook he now employs in excess
of 150 staff. The company
has benefited small businesses,
grown skills and given lifestyle
improvements to staff, their
families and communities.
World first for
Maritz Electrical
St George’s Park lighting quality is unique.
What sort of work did you do in the beginning?
When we started, we were two companies helping each other. Cyprian
Rosslind and I had a loose partnership. I did the marketing, he did the
execution. We did some basic electrical contracting. Some of the first
work we did on contract, we still have that relationship going 17 years
later. It was for Technical Services of the City of Cape Town. We did the
electrical side of water and sanitation.
So you found a niche?
We actively started looking for things that other electrical companies
either can’t do, don’t want to do or find really hard to do. The work
for the city was very difficult, but we had those skills. It was complex
work, which very few people specialised in. Certainly, there were no
black companies doing that sort of work.
And beyond the work for the city?
We got more and more work and in 2004 we registered the CC. We
continued operating two businesses and that ran on until about 10
years ago, when we very amicably parted ways.
How did the stadium work come about?
We asked, “What else is nobody else doing?” The answer was stadium
and sports field lighting and maintenance. I had the privilege of working
on the old Green Point Stadium. Sports field lighting is now the
most dynamic part of the business.
So the 2010 Soccer World Cup was good for you?
Interestingly, Maritz did not do one of the FIFA stadiums! But it was
still one of our busiest periods ever because FIFA created a Legacy
Fund to build hundreds of community sports fields, and that’s where
we got involved.
Did that make up for not working on the big stadiums?
It was very disappointing, but what happened from there is that we
formed our best relationship by linking up with the company that has
changed our business, Musco Lighting.
How did that relationship begin?
Just before the World Cup I was approached by their Africa MD, Derek
Field. He introduced himself, but I was so busy I threw him out of the office,
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something he reminds me about every time we meet!
A year later we met again at an installation of lights at a
school in Bellville. After a visit to Musco’s Durban office
I became convinced. We won that project based on
the Musco product. That was our first collaboration
in what has become a massive relationship.
Why Musco?
Musco has changed the way we do sports field
lighting. We are now seen as the leaders in the field
because of the merits of the product. Other companies
will sell a globe or a specific part but Musco sells
the solution. The entire sports lighting installation
comes in a container: the concrete, poles, wiring,
everything. It changes the way you install, from a 10-
week process, to starting on Monday and finishing
on Friday. We didn’t think it was possible.
And the lighting itself?
Musco excels at controlling spill and glare. Also,
Musco says we own the solution, if there is a problem,
we will cover it. Typically, you get a 10-year
warranty. You can throw your maintenance budget
away. Musco also guarantees quality of light over a
10-year period.
Tell us about St George’s Park.
Cricket South Africa recognised that they needed to
upgrade, and St George’s Park was at the top of the
list. They wanted to explore the new LED technology
for the new format with a pink ball. Cricket is
the hardest sport to light up. You have a small ball
INTERVIEW
travelling at fast speed, and you need the most light
the furthest away from the light source. At this moment,
St George’s is the only LED-lit, ICC-compliant
stadium with theatrics in the world.
Was this a tough assignment?
This was the hardest project of all of them. The pylons
on the Duck Pond Pavilion sit 20m up on the
building.
What are new elements in this project?
Because LED is so versatile, we pitched the idea of
“theatrics”. The client looked at it at a baseball match
in the US, with the lights being switched on and off
instantaneously, no warming up, chasing, flashing,
individual lights, they were blown away.
What are some other benefits?
Imagine a big singer, you don’t have to bring your
own lights, you can tie your music into our lights.
Light shows before and after the match can help
stadium safety, people will come in earlier and buy
food and not rush the exits at the end. LED technology
also reduces consumption significantly.
What is in the future?
We have just done a big stadium project, the Kaiser
Sebothelo Stadium, for Mangaung Metropolitan
Municipality. We continue to do a lot of large area/security
lighting and we get many enquiries for Musco.
We are looking to the rest of South Africa and we
want to go into Africa if we can.
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High-quality exports
enter the space age
The Exporter of the Year competition, hosted by the Cape
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, gives an insight into the
breadth and depth of business excellence in the province.
Exporter of the Year winner – Technical Systems (Pty) Ltd.
Once again the judges of the ECIC Cape Chamber of Commerce
Exporter of the Year Competition were bowled over
by the quality of the entries.
This year 10 of the entries were from companies run by
women. That is a record for this competition and it certainly shows that
women are making great progress in the commercial and industrial
world. Even better news is that seven of the 13 finalists are companies
either owned or run by women.
The competition has become a window into the business world
of the Western Cape and every year there are surprises. One of the
surprises this year was an entry from a firm which makes components
for small satellites, largely for US companies in the space business. Last
year a category winner was Geo
Data Design, which interrogates
satellites and analyses the images
from space.
Hi-tech industries are the
companies of the future and it
is reassuring to know that the
educational institutions of the
Western Cape are producing
the scientists who can compete
with the best in the world. In
spite of all the problems with
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tertiary education, the quality is
still coming through. This is very
reassuring and should give us
confidence in the future.
The challenge is to keep these
brilliant people in South Africa
and in the Western Cape. This
is something we need to think
about for we have lost too many
South Africans to other countries
and to research institutions
which know the value of good,
creative brains.
A previous category winner in
this competition, GrahamTek, the
firm from the Strand which designs
and manufactures some of
the best desalination equipment
in the world, is a proudly Cape
company. The Chamber is proud
to be among the first institutions
to honour GrahamTek.
For about 20 years the firm
has been making and selling
desalination equipment to many
countries (including the US) but,
like the prophet of old, it received
very little recognition in its own
country. All that is changing now
and we have learned that major
investments are flowing into
GrahamTek and it is being seen
as a billion-dollar enterprise for
the future. We are going to need
them in the next few months and
for years to come.
This year two finalists came
from the agricultural sector and
the wine industry, a vital part of
the Western Cape’s economy.
Generally, wine and fruit exporters
have done well in the competition.
Agriculture is a labourintensive
industry and we have
been pleased to see an important
trend in the industry to get workers
more deeply involved and
Design company Research Unit won two awards: the Nedbank
award for transformation and the Chamber’s award for Design.
Photo: Research Unit.
even become shareholders. This is how it should be for all involved,
from the vineyard workers to the winemakers and the marketers, all of
whom play an essential role in producing the product. Schemes which
encourage the sharing of success point the way to a better future and
set an example for other industries.
Beauty and health products featured strongly in the competition
and design is another important element, as it should be in the Design
Capital of the World.
And then there are the finalists who come from left field. Who
would have thought that remanufacturing drums and making new
barrels would become an export industry? One of the finalists takes
shipping containers and turns them into new products, ranging from
offices to bedrooms and other accommodation.
This is one of the things that is so exciting about the Exporter
competition. The enterprise and inventiveness of the Cape’s industries!
The winner was Technical Systems, a Bellville company which manufactures
automated feeding equipment for intensive poultry and pig
farms. It was the third time the firm has won the award. It has also
won the trophy for the best engineering/manufacturing company
for the seventh time in the annual competition, as well as the Design
and Innovation awards.
In the 27 years of the competition no company has come close to
matching this outstanding record .
Contact details:
Mary Jean Thomas-Johnson
Email: mary-jean@capechamber.co.za
Tel: +27 21 402 4300
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Expanding conference facility
will ensure growth
The CTICC remains Africa’s destination of choice for international conferences.
A R3.7-billion contribution to the national economy,
more than R215-million in revenue, 416 733
delegates, 482 events – and an unqualified clean
audit. Those were the headline items when
the annual results of Cape Town International
Convention Centre for 2016/17 were presented
to the public.
CTICC 2, the Cape Town International Convention
Centre’s recently completed expansion, was the
venue for the release of the CTICC’s annual financial
and operational results in October 2017.
For the third consecutive year, the CTICC delivered
record-breaking revenues which rose to
R215.6-million from R209-million the previous
year. The centre reported an operating profit of
R57.4-million and delivered an after-tax profit of
R43.4-million. Activities sustained 7 824 jobs and
the contribution to the Western Cape regional
economy (GGP) was R3.1-billion.
Number one in Africa
As new convention centres open across the world,
Cape Town and the CTICC remains a destination of
choice for international meetings. The CTICC attracted
31 000 visitors to the 36 international conferences
in 2016/17. This is the highest number of
international conferences held at any convention
centre in Africa. International delegates, exhibitors
and visitors to conferences at the CTICC generated
R1.3 billion in foreign exchange earnings.
The CTICC made strides in reducing the environmental
impact of meetings and events. It diverted over
502 tons of waste from city landfills through its
extensive recycling and upcycling initiatives and
achieved an 84% diversion of waste from landfill.
The centre’s energy consumption was further reduced
by 6% (43 300 kWh) on the previous year, peak average
usage was reduced by 4.5%. The centre implemented
a range of water conservation measures as the
drought in the Western Cape deepened.
Expansion
The CTICC expansion forms part of the City of Cape
Town’s ambitious Foreshore Freeway Precinct Project
that promises to bring residential and economic opportunities
closer together, not only enlivening the
Foreshore area but also addressing apartheid-era
spatial planning.
The expansion represents an investment of over
R800-million by the CTICC and its two majority shareholders
(the City of Cape Town and Western Cape
Government), a concrete vote of confidence in the
conference sector, the city and the province.
CTICC 2 adds six exhibition halls, nine formal meeting
suites and rooms and two rooftop terraces to the
centre’s inventory and can be used as an extension of
CTICC 1 or an exclusive facility. CTICC 2 successfully
hosted its first event – the 21st Annual Congress of the
SA Council of Shopping Centres in September 2017.
The CTICC’s forward book of international events
is strong. Together with the Cape Town & Western
Cape Convention Bureau, the CTICC won 16 international
conference bids in the past financial year
alone and has already secured 58 major international
events up until 2022.
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SIZE DOES MATTER
Big.
Spaces
Better.
Options
Best.
Experiences
It’s been said that size doesn’t matter, but when it comes to creating extraordinary experiences for
your guests, delegates or attendees, we have to disagree. That’s why we recently expanded the CTICC
with the sole aim of giving our clients and guests more…
More space. More flexibility. More award-winning cuisine. More attention to detail.
More convenience. More breathtaking views. More parking. More facilities.
All of which give you more opportunity to transform your meeting, event, conference or show into a truly
extraordinary experience.
To discover the massive positive impact our bigger and better convention centre can have on your
brand or business, contact the CTICC today on +27 21 410 5000 or email sales@cticc.co.za

Medical innovation is
solving complex problems
Heart valves and posture support wheelchairs
are among the Cape’s exciting new inventions.
A
cheap plastic heart valve, research on radiation
treatment of cancer using Gold
Nano particles and posture support
wheelchairs and positioning devices that
allow greater independence and participation of
disabled people – these are just some of the inventions
and innovations coming out of the Western
Cape health research and manufacturing sector.
A number of initiatives are supporting this growing
sector. The South African Medical Research
Council (SAMRC) and PATH, a global non-profit
organisation, have teamed up to create the Global
Health Innovation Accelerator (GHIA). Based in Cape
Town, GHIA aims to support the development of
high-impact health innovations such as finding a
way to test for anaemia without drawing blood or
creating a cheaper and longer-lasting solution to
sufferers of epilepsy having to keep expensive kits
with them at all times.
PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology
in Health) is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. Thinta Diagnostics, which focusses on
non-invasive medical diagnostics, is a company that
receives funding from PATH.
An initiative to establish the Cape Health
Technology Park (CHTP) will further promote the
sector. Located between Pinelands and Ndabeni,
the CHTP aims to cluster health-tech firms around
existing facilities such as the Life Vincent Palotti
Hospital and the Biovac Institute in Alexander Road.
Biovac, a public-private partnership, imports, exports,
packages, tests and distributes vaccines. More
than R500-million has been spent on the facility
and 25-million doses of vaccine are delivered every
year. Biovac has an impressive list of collaborators:
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,
World Health Organization, Sanofi Pasteur of France,
bioCSL of Australia, Heber Biotec of Cuba, BioFarma
of Indonesia and Pfizer (US).
The first two phases of development of the
Health Park have been mapped:
• Phase one: a new three-storey high-tech Lab
and modern office building. Refurbish Block C of
the old Psychiatric Hospital for support services.
• Phase two: a single-storey Innovation Centre;
incubators focussed on Good Laboratory
Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice
(GMP) and a site for testing the possibility of
scaling up a project.
The Health Park is a partnership between the City of
Cape Town, the National Department of Science and
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Technology and Wesgro. This geographic concentration
will focus on medical technology. As things
stand, the medical industry is quite widely spread
around the greater Cape Town area. One of the bestknown
companies is Real World Diagnostics, which
is in Brackenfell. It makes rapid In Vitro Diagnostics
(IVD) test kits for drugs, pregnancy, malaria and HIV.
The Real World Development Service does research
and development and feasibility studies.
The three examples from the introduction to this
article are based in:
• University of Cape Town and Observatory: A cheap
plastic heart valve was developed by the Christiaan
Barnard Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of
the university and the company making the valves
is Strait Access Technologies, with headquarters
in Observatory. This extraordinary device will
undergo clinical trials in 2018. The valve is inserted
through a small incision and travels into position
propelled by a balloon. It will assist millions of
people with rheumatic heart disease.
• Faure, between Blue Downs and Khayelitsha:
Research on radiation treatment of cancer using
Gold Nano particles is happening at iThemba
LABS, a National Research Foundation facility. In
2017, iThemba LABS celebrated three decades
of operating the Separated Sector Cyclotron
(SSC). The SSC produces accelerator-based
radiopharmaceuticals and enables the study of
the internal structure of atomic nuclei.
• Wynberg: Posture support wheelchairs
and positioning devices that allow greater
independence and participation of disabled
people are made by Shonaquip. In 2016
Shonaquip won the Social Enterprise in the
Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards
(PERA). Together with the Uhambo Foundation,
Shonaquip forms a social enterprise that makes
equipment that caters for the particular needs
of disabled people. Buggies and wheelchairs
made to modular design make it much easier
to customise the product, adjusting for the
needs of the user and the terrain. Established in
1992 by Shona McDonald, Shonaquip won an
innovation award at the Design Indaba (2014)
for the Madiba2Go Buggy and the ECIC/Cape
Chamber of Commerce Exporter of the Year
competition in 2015.
Shonaquip is one of seven companies that are
currently members of the Western Cape Medical
Devices Cluster, a grouping recognised and funded
by the Department of Trade and Industry’s Cluster
Development Programme (CDP).
The CEO of the Medical Devices Cluster, Allan
Howard, says that the key goals of the Cluster in its
first phase are to help small businesses get certification,
to promote the skills needed in device manufacturing
and to settle on a combined approach to
advancing the sector. A certification facility at the
proposed Health Park would be of great benefit to
small companies, allowing them to focus on manufacturing
and sales.
The Cluster was founded in 2016 with the assistance
of several bodies: Wesgro, the Western
Cape Department of Economic Development and
Tourism, the National Department of Science and
Technology and Kaiser Economic Development
Partners. The cluster is the first of its kind in the
province.
The Western Cape’s other two universities
also have companies which focus on the medical
or biomedical sector. An example is AzarGen
Biotechnologies which was founded by a
Stellenbosch University graduate. In partnership
with NYSE-listed iBio Inc, the company will develop
surfactant protein to treat neonatal respiratory
disease syndrome.
According to Wesgro, 93% of medical device
products are currently imported.
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Growing a diverse and
sustainable economy
The CEO of Accelerate Cape Town, Ryan Ravens,
outlines ways in which the organisation is encouraging
transformation and economic growth.
Ryan Ravens
BIOGRAPHY
Ryan Ravens currently holds
three degrees including an MBA
from the University of Cape
Town. He has extensive experience
in leadership positions in
the public and private sectors.
Ryan owned and managed a
successful management consultancy
before delivering the
first draft of the masterplan for
the 2010 World Cup. This led
to him being asked to join FIFA,
after which he was Group Executive
(Enterprise Programme
Management Office) for the
Gauteng Growth and Development
Agency.
What is Accelerate Cape Town doing to attract
and retain black business talent to the Cape?
Cape Town is one of South Africa’s key business hubs; however, young
black professionals have not always found the city an easy place to
network and meet mentors in their careers. To support our members’
Human Capital programmes, Accelerate Cape Town hosts a number
of initiatives such as our Inspiration Sessions and Young Leaders
Dinners. These engagements provide a large vibrant forum for young
professionals in Cape Town to network, as well as intimate dinners for
our sponsor companies where young professionals can debate issues
such as transformation and career progression.
The aim of the Human Capital programme is to:
• Address issues of transformation in Cape Town
• Provide a dialogue between business and academia and address
issues impacting on graduate placement and work readiness
• Provide a cross-sector engagement for HR professionals in Cape
Town through workshops
• Provide a networking platform for newly relocated staff of our
member companies through our Welcome to Cape Town networking
engagement.
How can business, government and
academia work together?
The relationship between business, government and academia is
vital to economies, especially those that require high levels of socioeconomic
transformation. At Accelerate Cape Town, we believe that
these three stakeholders should collaborate to positively contribute to
the socio-economic transformation South Africa so desperately needs.
We work to create an ecosystem in which engagement between
business, government and the Western Cape’s four universities is
synergetic and highly impactful. Accelerate Cape Town’s Business
Leadership/Government/Academia Programme aims to:
• Stimulate robust discussion on issues such as governance and ethics
and also, to hold government accountable on these critical issues
• Connect business, government and higher education to find
opportunities to collaborate and co-create, generating greater
economies of scale
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• Tap into the depth of expertise found in universities,
ensuring we remain innovative and relevant
as a city.
Accelerate Cape Town has recently
launched an ESD Programme. How can
this programme benefit corporates,
as well as the local economy?
South Africa greatly needs jobs and economic development,
but with government coming under
increasing pressure to reduce its wage bill, and the
corporate sector similarly pushing for greater efficiencies
in a recessionary economy, the only remaining
hope for job growth is the SME sector. In
order to significantly grow SMEs, we need to provide
them with access to market opportunities, finance,
technical support, and mentorship.
Identified as a key economic driver globally, the
development of SMEs is probably the most meaningful
way to grow a more diverse and sustainable
economic landscape for South Africa. Accelerate
Cape Town’s Enterprise and Supplier Development
(ESD) Programme aims to build more sustainable
sectors in an effort to encourage greater, socioeconomic
transformation.
The ESD programme aims to:
• Identify suitable (risk averse) supply chain
opportunities for emerging suppliers
• Find suitable suppliers that could be developed
and upscaled into larger businesses
• Support the in-house SME training programmes
of our member companies.
How can SMEs be supported?
SMEs require support and resources that include
access to suitable market opportunities, access to
finance for upscaling, access to technical support
required for upscaling and most importantly, access
to best of-breed mentors.
Is something being done to tackle Cape
Town’s traffic problem holistically?
Traffic congestion in Cape Town is the highest
in South Africa according to TomTom, and with
Metrorail’s challenges from cable theft and vandalism,
commuters can spend almost double their
travel time during peak hours.
As part of the Transport programme, Accelerate
Cape Town has launched a Transport Project
Office (TPO), a progressive initiative, which aims to
coordinate corporate leadership and action in relation
to the transport challenges and opportunities
in the Cape Town city-region.
The aim of the programme and TPO is to:
• Address traffic congestion and find solutions to
the problem in an effort to enhance business
productivity
• Encourage behavioural change among
commuters
• Foster a spirit of collaboration among corporate
Cape Town, encouraging them to consider innovative
and alternative transport solutions to
ease congestion
• Forming part of steering committees in projects
such as the aerotropolis at Cape Town
International Airport and the Air Access project.
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Enabling businesses to grow
The International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge has come to the Cape.
Until the recent drought, the Western Cape
was doing rather better than the country
as a whole. Its agricultural exports were
increasing, its tourist industry was thriving
and the relatively new film industry was producing
revenue of R4-billion a year and creating thousands
of jobs for both semi- and highly-skilled workers.
Unemployment remains a serious problem, but
it is pleasing to note that the jobless rate in the
Western Cape is the lowest in the country at 21.55%
compared to the national average of 27.7%. The
figure for Gauteng, the economic heartland of the
country, is 29.2%.
There are more good numbers on tourism.
Airport statistics for this year show that in October,
97 319 people arrived at Cape Town airport on flights
from overseas. This is significantly better than the
numbers for the high-season months of December
and January just two years ago. In fact, since June
2016 overseas arrivals have been up but more than
20% a month and these increases are being maintained.
From July to September this year more than
20% was added each month on a base that had Janine Myburgh, President.
increased by more than 20% last year.
The challenge this year will be to make sure we have enough water only thing that has changed is the
to satisfy the tourists’ needs.
tools we use in our businesses.
The important question is why is the Western Cape performing The machines, the computers
rather better than the other provinces? There are probably many reasons,
but we believe that the most important one is that the official able on the Internet empower us
and the instant knowledge avail-
attitude towards business here is one of encouragement by authorities
who have set out to remove obstacles like red tape and to enable when used responsibly, is a great
to greater things. Social media,
businesses to grow. There is a long way to go, but the direction is right communication tool, but it is
and this builds confidence.
no substitute for the person-toperson
meeting and networking
Our annual Exporter of the Year Competition produces evidence
of innovation and enterprise of the highest order while our schools among the informed membership
of the Chamber.
and universities, despite many problems, produce a constant flow of
high-quality graduates to keep the high-tech and innovative industries Events like our small business
flourishing.
expo are growing every year because
people need the contact and
Our 214 years as South Africa’s oldest and (arguably) best chamber
of commerce have taught us that the old values of good basics, sound the credibility that come with an
planning and good business ethics always win out in the end. The organised event. You can post any-
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thing you like on the Internet, but
you cannot get away with it in an
organised exhibition among your
peers, competitors and customers.
One of the problems today
is information overload and we
all need filters to bring us to the
information we need quickly and
efficiently. There is no better way
than talking to an expert, the kind
you are likely to see at a meeting
of one of our portfolio committee
meetings. We all need these
reality checks because there is
so much “fake news and information”
out there. And we need
to be reminded that one of the
dangers of the Internet is that the
search engines tend to lead us to
the stuff we want to find.
A fundamental part of our job
and a key aspect of membership
of the Chamber is that it puts us in
a position to help each other. One
of the tasks we have to undertake
is to review legislation and how it
might affect our businesses. The
Sid Peimer, Executive Director.
pattern today is to call for public comment before a policy or a regulation
can be put into place. On the face of it, this is a good thing, but it is
also a difficult challenge. The legislation varies from heavy laws which
affect property rights to superfluous legislation like the City Council’s
over-regulation of outdoor advertising. In this case, one cannot simply
leave the issue to the advertising industry because it does not focus
on the small matters like those encountered by estate agencies, neighbourhood
watches and security companies. The Chamber did protest
strongly at some of the unnecessary detail.
International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge
A great deal of our work is more positive and satisfying. One example is
the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) in which
the Cape Chamber has accepted responsibility and an organisational
role for the country. It is a great competition and it has proved to be a
journey of discovery for the Chamber. It has not only shone a light on
some remarkable South African women who have had outstanding
success in business, but it has also brought us into regular contact
with other chambers around the world. This has given us welcome
international exposure and, even more important, it has helped these
remarkable women form international links and exchange ideas. There
is a school of thought that prescribes quotas for women in business
and on boards, but we believe IWEC achieves so much more. Support,
encouragement, inspiration and praise is always a better way to go than
prescription and regulation.
Finally, one of the great lessons we have learned over the years is not
to expect economic leadership from government.
This has nothing to do with politics, but everything
to do with the fact that innovation and development
come from the private sector. Governments,
prodded and prompted, follow, regulate and sometimes
clear the way for new industries as in the case
of special economic zones. We are on our own. It is
our initiatives, our investments and our determination
that will make the economy grow. All we ask is
the space and freedom to make it happen.
CONTACT INFO
Physical address:
4th Floor, 33 Martin Hammerschlag Way,
Foreshore, Cape Town 8001
Postal address:
PO Box 204, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 402 4300 | Fax: +27 21 402 4302
Email: info@capechamber.co.za
Website: capechamber.co.za
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WECBOF fosters
entrepreneurship
in the Western Cape
The Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum (WECBOF) celebrates its 23rd year as one
of the Western Cape’s longest standing business associations. During its lifespan WECBOF has
supported many entrepreneurs in moving from their start-up phase to becoming very successful
organisations with many of these still operating, and contributing meaningfully to the economy.
WECBOF has
had to adapt and
keep pace with
an ever-changing
economic, commercial,
technological,
political
and socio-economic
environment.
The organisation
today
Arifa Parkar, CEO
has as its central
focus the sustainable
growth and
development of a community of young, successful
entrepreneurs who will be able to lead
businesses which will contribute in a positive way
to growing and prospering our economy and
creating much-needed jobs in our communities.
Support to young entrepreneurs, through its 10x
Growth Programme, comes in the form of:
• Access to financial and other business
support services
• The identification of, and assistance with entry
into, lucrative markets for entrepreneurs’
products and services.
Contact us today if you wish to sign up as a member.
Our member packages are affordable, and
are tiered from the more established corporate
business to the new start-up.
CONTACT INFO
Physical address:
3 Irene Street, Bellville 7530
Postal address:
PO Box 707, Kasselsvlei 7533
Tel: +27 21 946 2519
Email addresses
General enquiries: office@wecbof.co.za
CEO: arifa@wecbof.co.za
Administration: rene@wecbof.co.za
Website: https://wecbof.co.za/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
wecbof/
Twitter: @wecbof
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WECBOF
makes it happen!
The Western Cape Business
Opportunities Forum (WECBOF)
provides a platform for businesses
to establish and maintain contact with
fellow entrepreneurs; to have access to
opportunities, information and training;
and to have representation on a number
of relevant forums of government and
other associations focussed on growing
and enhancing the commercial sector,
with a specific focus on small, medium,
and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
WECBOF is widely recognised and
respected as a powerful voice for
business in the Western Cape; we are a
provincial service organisation with our
focus and attention firmly on the national
and international business pulse.
CALL US TODAY.
+27 21 946 2519
office@wecbof.co.za www.wecbof.co.za
www.facebook.com/wecbof/
@wecbof
A powerful voice for business.
Where entrepreneurs excel.

ADVERTORIAL
Nedbank’s innovation journey
takes clients into the 21st century
Dr Fayzel Omar, Nedbank Provincial General Manager of the Western Cape, is
confident his PhD in Business Administration will empower him with the knowledge
he requires to keep abreast of the latest developments in the banking industry.
Banking cluster has 90 business managers
located across the province who specialise in
commercial industries and the agricultural sector.
‘At Nedbank Business Banking we believe
you need a financial partner that not only
understands your circumstances and aspirations,
but which also provides you with relevant
solutions and a banking experience that is
hassle-free. This allows you to concentrate on
what’s most important to you – running your
business,’ says Omar.
Omar is passionate about his vision
for Western Cape business owners
and entrepreneurs who seek a unique
banking experience, and he explains
how Nedbank will support and grow
businesses and retail clients in the
Western Cape.
In view of the vast geography of the province
his teams are spread across eight regions. Each
region is led by a skilled regional manager, who
is supported by teams and product specialists
across the integrated business channels of
business banking, small-business services and
retail banking. Nedbank’s decentralised Business
Since 2012 Nedbank has launched several
first-to-market innovations, such as the awardwinning
Nedbank App Suite, the home loan
online digital channel and Market Edge, as
well as the branch of the future concept in
communities locally and nationally. 'Working
with communities is entrenched in our values
through community development, skills
development, education and job creation, as well
as environmental conservation.
'These play a vital role in building a sustainable
economy and vibrant society. We believe our
fast-growing presence in communities goes a
long way in enabling greater financial inclusion
while contributing towards economic growth,'
says Omar.

ADVERTORIAL
To take your business to the next level or to obtain more information
about Nedbank’s specialised service offering please call the Business
Banking team on +27 (0)21 412 3000 or visit www.nedbank.co.za.
And the innovation journey that ensures greater
value for clients just goes on. On 2 November
2017 the bank launched the Nedbank Money app,
which allows clients to manage accounts, make
payments and change their credit or debit card
settings from their smartphone. Nedbank Money
allows clients to make instant payments to anyone
on their smartphone’s contact list, regardless of
whether the recipient is a Nedbank client.
Nedbank has also launched a new payments
app – Karri – to simplify school payments to help
teachers, parents and children. Karri uses a builtfor-purpose
mobile payment application to make
payments to schools for events such as civvies
days easy and secure.
In November 2016 Nedbank launched an
interactive ATM – a first for Africa – giving clients
access to live teller services by video, at any time,
right from the machine. ‘This ATM also responds
to the growing trend and need for business and
individual clients to make large deposits and
withdrawals at unconventional business hours.’
These are just more ways in which Nedbank
continues to simplify banking and make it work
for the good of businesses and communities.
‘AT NEDBANK BUSINESS
BANKING WE BELIEVE YOU
NEED A FINANCIAL PARTNER
THAT NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND
ASPIRATIONS, BUT WHICH ALSO
PROVIDES YOU WITH RELEVANT
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FREE. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO
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ADVERTORIAL
See money differently with
Whole-view Business Banking
Gerrit Henning, Nedbank Regional Manager of Retail and Business
Banking: Northern Suburbs, explains how Nedbank works with
communities to deliver banking solutions.
Henning has five years’ experience in the
auditing and accounting profession and eight
years’ experience with international companies.
He has fulfilled various leadership roles in
Nedbank, with 14 years as regional head of
Business Banking. Henning is supported by two
area offices, with 18 skilled business managers
ready to take your business to the next level.
Nedbank continues to build on its clientcentred
strategy aimed at delivering
distinctive experiences and channels of
choice for businesses in the region.
This has seen the bank simplify and enhance
its product offering in line with its valuebanking
philosophy based on simplicity,
transparency and affordability. Innovation and
technological advancements, as well as training
and development of staff, have been key pillars
in achieving the bank’s objectives. At the core
of Nedbank’s offering in the Western Cape is
a relationship-based model, with a business
manager dedicated to your business as the key
entry point into the bank.
‘We encourage you to see money differently with
Whole-view Business Banking’ says Henning.
What does this mean for you? It is an additional
benefit of banking with Nedbank Business
Banking and means that your business and
your personal financial needs are managed in
one place. ‘Because business owners and their
businesses are very often financially dependent
on each other, our client service teams now
also offer individual banking solutions to you
and your staff, because we already know and
understand your needs,’ says Henning.
With this in mind, Nedbank has seamless
offerings for you, your employees and
your household. Nedbank provides several
communities, including individual and business
clients, with access to products and services
through its Workplace Banking offering.
To take your business to the next level please call the
Business Banking team on +27 (0)21 928 2000
or visit www.nedbank.co.za.

ADVERTORIAL
Using our money expertise to help clients
Andre Fourie, Nedbank Regional Manager of Retail and Business
Banking: Weskus and Swartland, explains how new brand values built
on the bank’s expertise can benefit Nedbank clients.
He also manages 14 retail branches across his
region, providing clients with unique financial
solutions. ‘It forms part of our purpose at
Nedbank to use our financial expertise to do
good for individuals, families, businesses and
society,’ says Fourie.
Nedbank’s goal to have all service offerings and
business and consumer products managed
under one regional structure makes it easier
to deliver on its new brand proposition to see
money differently.
Fourie’s team operates from regional
offices in Breda Street in Paarl, as well as
from representative offices in Vredendal,
Vredenburg and Malmesbury. He says
the team is ready to assist clients with
professional advice, industry-specific
solutions and a comprehensive range of
financial products and services. His team
is also supported by skilled agricultural
specialists, who provide specialised
advisory services to clients.
To take your business to the next level or to obtain
more information about Nedbank’s specialised
service offering call Andre Fourie on
+27 (0)21 928 2000, send an email to
AndreFou@nedbank.co.za or visit
www.nedbank.co.za.
Fourie has been with Nedbank for 20 years
and has worked in a number of roles, including
strategic sales, structured lending and credit.

ADVERTORIAL
One-stop banking services from
Nedbank Cape Central
Karen Seboa, Nedbank Regional Manager of Retail and Business
Banking: Cape Central, shares how partnerships can benefit
Nedbank clients.
the needs of clients, saying that partnershipand
relationship-based banking are key drivers
of how Nedbank conducts business to ensure
clients benefit from its money expertise.
‘It forms part of our purpose at Nedbank to use
our financial expertise to do good for individuals,
families, businesses and society,’ says Seboa.
Seboa’s team operates from its
regional office at The Clock Tower in
the V&A Waterfront and is ready to
assist clients with professional advice,
industry-specific solutions – including
for the medical profession – and a
comprehensive range of financial
products and services for businesses and
individuals in the Western Cape.
‘We look forward to continuing our relationships
with our valued existing clients, and to offering
our value proposition to new clients as well.
At the core of our offering in Business Banking
is a relationship-based model, with a business
manager dedicated to your business as your key
entry point to the bank.’
To take your business to the next level or to obtain
more information about Nedbank’s specialised
service offering call +27 (0)21 412 3000, send
an email to KarenSeb@nedbank.co.za or visit
www.nedbank.co.za.
Seboa has been with Nedbank for 20 years and
has worked in a number of roles, including as
area manager for the retail branch network and
in Retail Relationship Banking. She prides herself
on building relationships and understanding

ADVERTORIAL
Relationships and understanding
client needs are key, says expert
Naziem Esack, Regional Manager of Retail and Business Banking:
Winelands, explains how new brand values built on the bank’s
expertise can benefit Nedbank clients.
He heads a team of retail and business banking
experts with the aim of providing clients with
unique business and financial solutions.
‘At Nedbank Retail and Business Banking we
believe you need a financial partner who has
a deeper understanding of your business
– someone who offers innovative, relevant
solutions and who gives you a banking
experience that is hassle-free. As money experts,
we are committed to doing good, so you can
concentrate on what’s most important to you –
running your business,’ says Esack.
Esack’s team operates from its offices
in Stellenbosch and is ready to assist
clients with professional advice,
industry-specific solutions and a
comprehensive range of financial
products and services. In addition,
his team is supported by skilled
agricultural specialists, who provide
specialised advisory services.
Esack, as a skilled banker, has been with Nedbank
for five years and has worked in a number of
roles in his 35-year career in the banking industry.
He was the area manager of Nedbank Business
Banking in Helderberg and Stellenbosch before
he started in his current role.
‘We encourage you to see money differently with
Whole-view Business Banking from Nedbank,
and to take advantage of our one-stop banking
service at Winelands region,’ says Esack.
To take your business to the next level or to obtain
more information about Nedbank’s specialised
service offering call +27 (0)21 808 6700, send an
email to NaziemE@nedbank.co.za or visit
www.nedbank.co.za.
Nedbank Ltd Reg Nedbank No 1951/000009/06. Ltd Reg No 1951/000009/06 Authorised financial
Authorised financial services services and registered and registered credit provider credit (NCRCP16). provider (NCRCP16).

OLD MUTUAL ENABLING
POSITIVE FUTURES
IN THE WESTERN CAPE
Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA) is a significant participant in the South African economy and committed to enabling
positive futures for all our stakeholders, especially our customers. We offer a range of financial services that span
investment, life assurance, asset management, banking, healthcare and general insurance.
To ensure that we have our fingers on the pulse of each of our nine provinces, Old Mutual has established leadership
boards in each province to serve as links between the province and our business. These Provincial Management
Boards, or PMBs, are your primary point of contact with us. Together we can ensure that Old Mutual makes a
positive impact on the future of this province and its people.
MEET SAVARION ARENDSE
Chairperson, Provincial Management Board Western Cape
“Amicus certus in re incerta”, or loosely translated
as a “certain friend in uncertain times”
As the Western Cape PMB Chairperson I undertake to:
• Ensure we collaborate at all levels with our stakeholders.
• Be a responsible business partner.
• Put the client at the heart of our business.
• Embrace the strength of diversity of the board members to deliver on our objectives and deliverables
for all the people of the Western Cape.
GET IN TOUCH: email WesternCapePMB@oldmutual.com
INVESTMENTS I SAVINGS I PROTECTION
Old Mutual is a Licensed Financial Services Provider

OUR BEST ADVICE TO YOU IS:
ADVICE MATTERS
As custodians of the savings and
investments of millions of South
Africans, we know that ADVICE
MATTERS when making financial
decisions.
How to choose the right financial adviser
A good financial adviser is a professional who
considers all your financial needs and goals, and has
the knowledge, experience and support to give you
Advice That Matters.
1. Ask to see the adviser’s training credentials and FAIS
accreditation.
2. Choose a financial adviser who represents a
respected financial institution.
3. Look for a financial adviser who has access to a
range of specialist support services.
NEED HELP WITH RETIREMENT AND RISK
COVER OPTIONS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES?
Old Mutual Corporate provides
industry-leading retirement fund
solutions, pre- and post-retirement
investments, group death, disability,
critical illness and funeral cover
as well as financial education and
consulting services to a broad range
of public and private businesses and
institutions, from small businesses to
large corporates.
This can also be accessed via
Old Mutual SuperFund, which provides a comprehensive
employee benefit solution that is flexible enough to meet
the needs of all types of businesses and their employees.
NEED A ONE-STOP-SHOP INTEGRATED
FINANCIAL SERVICE?
The Old Mutual Mass Foundation Cluster (MFC) has an
integrated approach to financial services and offers
customers solutions to meet their needs. This spans a
transactional account called the Old Mutual Money
Account, savings products, life and disability cover, as
well as funeral cover, debt management solutions and
short-term insurance. Our aim is to
help our customers manage their
finances and to plan and provide
a better future for themselves and
their loved ones.
NEED DIRECT CAR & HOME INSURANCE?
Old Mutual iWYZE offers affordable and reliable
insurance cover to protect everything you’ve worked
for. The wide range includes car insurance, home
insurance as well as value-added products
such as iWYZE Scratch
& Dent and iWYZE
Tyre & Rim Cover.
iWYZE, the wise
insurance choice.
NEED FUNERAL COVER?
With Old Mutual’s range of
Funeral Plans (Care, Standard and
Comprehensive+) customers can cover
themselves, their spouse/partner,
children, parents, parents-in-law and
extended family members. We also
have a plan for single parents to
cover themselves and their dependent
children without having to pay for a spouse they do not
have.
You can choose the amount of cover you need, who
you’d like to cover and whether you’d like to add
additional benefits. You can get funeral cover for up to
R70 000.
NEED HELP WITH SAVING FOR BOTH
LONG AND SHORT TERM?
To make it easy for customers to
save from as little as R170 a month,
Old Mutual offers the innovative
2-IN-ONE SAVINGS PLANS.
This product with its two pockets allows customers
to save for their long-term goals, like their children’s
tertiary education, while they have access to their funds
in emergencies.

NEED HELP WITH HOLISTIC FINANCIAL
PLANNING AND SAVING?
Old Mutual Personal Finance specialises in providing
holistic financial planning - Advice That Matters. We
offer a wide range of wealth creation and protection
products. For example:
The Old Mutual Invest Tax-Free Savings Plan, which
offers a low, entry-level premium and refunds you 50%
of admin charges when you reach your maximum
premium limit in a year.
NEED LIFE AND DISABILITY COVER?
Old Mutual Personal Finance marketleading
risk protection range offers
the most comprehensive illness range
with clear claim definitions, including
GREENLIGHT.
NEED TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS?
Old Mutual Insure are experts in
agriculture, engineering and marine
insurance. We offer a range of insurance
solutions to protect your business against
everything from fire and theft to business interruption
and legal liability costs.
NEED DEBT CONSOLIDATION AND
TRANSACTIONAL BANKING?
Through Old Mutual Finance you can gain access to:
• My Money Plan, which enables
you to consolidate your debt, and
choose from a range of personal
loans at a fixed interest rate.
• Money Account, which links a transactional (SWIPE)
account and an investment (SAVE) account so you
automatically invest a set amount into a unit trust
every time you make a purchase with your card.
*(In association with Bidvest Bank Ltd)
NEED HELP WITH INVESTING?
Old Mutual Wealth is a fully integrated, adviceled
wealth management business. We have a
personalised and integrated approach to grow and
preserve your wealth over time. Our
specialist capabilities include Private
Client Securities, Old Mutual Multi-
Managers, Fiduciary Services and
Offshore Investing.
We partner with leading financial planners to provide
you with a tailored lifetime wealth plan to help you
achieve the best outcome in line with your objectives,
goals and aspirations.
NEED A FINANCIAL PARTNER THAT
MAKES A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY?
Old Mutual is deeply committed
to playing a significant role in building
a strong and financially inclusive
South Africa.
As a responsible business committed to caring for our
communities, the Old Mutual Foundation addresses
socio-economic challenges through investing in:
• Small business development and entrepreneurship
• Youth unemployment through skills training
• Strategic education initiatives
• Caring for vulnerable communities
In 2016 alone the Old Mutual Foundation invested
R25 686 172 in various community projects across our
nation (actual grant funding payments made during
2016).
In the Western Cape the Old Mutual Foundation
invested a total of R2 919 984 across its various
community empowering portfolios in the region.
Our staff are the hearts and hands of Old Mutual in
the communities we operate in, and we support our
staff volunteers through various programmes. In the
Western Cape, 144 organisations have received
a total R1 921 824 as a result of staff volunteering
efforts.
INVESTMENTS I SAVINGS I PROTECTION
ombds 7.2017 L10479.10
Old Mutual is a Licensed Financial Services Provider

OLD MUTUAL FOUNDATION CASE STUDIES
Contributing to skills development is a key aspect of reducing youth unemployment and enabling marginalised people
to move into the mainstream economy. Through funding received from Old Mutual Foundation, the Grootbos Green
Futures Horticulture and Life Skills College near Gansbaai in the Overberg was able to provide educational training to 12
unemployed young adults, giving them the skills and confidence necessary to market themselves and become employable,
while at the same time contributing to the conservation and promotion of the Western Cape’s unique biodiversity.
The MASISIZANE FUND focuses on enterprise
development and job creation to help alleviate poverty
and improve food security in South Africa. This is
achieved through encouraging entrepreneurship and
capacity development and financing of micro, small
and medium enterprises (SMMEs). Preference is given
to SMMEs with 51% plus ownership by women, youth
or people with disabilities.
Masisizane Fund disbursed R147m worth of funds
in 2016 through soft loans in the three high-impact
sectors and facilitated the creation of 862 jobs against
a target of 625 jobs.
In the Western Cape, Masisizane disbursed funds of
R6 862 268 to one client which created 50 new jobs.
MASISIZANE CASE STUDIES IN THE
WESTERN CAPE
The client managed to buy the business from her father
in 2011 for R250k. She managed to turn the business
into a profitable operation by diversifying the product
range and increasing the revenue streams from R2.3m
(2011) to R8.4m in 2015.
Case Study Fast Facts
Masisizane Fund Loan R3.67m
Number of Jobs
50 Jobs Facilitated
Geographic Location Peri-Urban
Sector
Supply Chain
WANT TO HELP BUILD THE PLATFORM
FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION?
Financial education is the gateway to financial
inclusion. The Old Mutual Financial Wellbeing
programme promotes financial literacy and awareness
across market segments in line with the Financial Sector
Charter. We offer highly effective financial education
and support programmes to help South Africans take
control of their finances.
Between 2007 and end of 2016 more than 589 808
people were reached through face-to-face workshops
held for communities as well as employees in the public
and private sector.
In 2016 more than 88 000 individuals participated in
our On the Money workshops nationally, with 24 674
participating in our Fin360 programmes.
Lasco Crete (Pty) Ltd
Lasco Crete (Pty) Ltd is a 100% female-owned
manufacturing company that produces concrete
products focusing on walling solutions for various
markets. The business operations are based in Philippi
Township within the Cape Flats area of Cape Town.
In the Western Cape 13 638 individuals were trained
in our Old Mutual On the Money financial education
programme and 6 090 were trained in our Fin360
financial education programme.
For more information, contact Savarion
Arendse at WesternCapePMB@oldmutual.com

Adam Rabie,
Executive Head of
Enterprise Business,
Western Region
Vodacom Business is a leading telecommunication operator progressing
rapidly in our digital transformation journey in terms of
strategies and our value propositions to enterprise customers.
Shaping a better future in the smart technology era as we embrace
the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Digitisation!! Herewith a snapshot
of some of our key and exciting offerings, positioning enterprise
customers for the smart technology era and being competitive.
Internet of Things
Creating a smarter
connected world
The Internet of Things (IoT) is big news, and it’s all around us right now. Whether it’s the
smart meter at your home driving down your utility bills, or the connected car making your
journeys more convenient, many of us already benefit from IoT in our daily lives – and we’re
only just beginning to understand its full potential.
Making it happen
The five key elements of any IoT deployment are:
• Connected devices sense their environment
• Network connectivity carries IoT data
• The management platform aggregates data and
controls devices
• Applications use IoT data in business processes
• Professional services keep everything running
smoothly
Why Vodacom?
IoT projects can be challenging. At Vodacom, we
aim to make iteasy. Here are three simple reasons
why you should partner with us:
1. Unrivalled IoT experience
Vodacom has more than 1 400 dedicated IoT experts
that you can rely on. We’ve been delivering IoT solutions
to our customers for more than 25 years and
have over 50-million IoT connections.
2. Vodafone networks you can rely on
Vodacom has mobile operations in 26 countries,
partners with mobile networks in 55 more, and fixed
broadband operations in 17 markets. As of June 2016,
Vodafone had 465-million mobile customers and
13.7-million fixed broadband customers.
Our scale doesn’t just give you the confidence that
we operate wherever you do business – it means we
can offer the exceptional levels of service you need.
3. The solutions to simplify IoT projects
We have delivered IoT applications to organisations
of all sizes and across all industries, so we know
how to make your IoT solution deliver maximum
value to you.
We partner with the world’s leading connected device
makers to offer a wide range of out-of-the-box
IoT solutions that take the complexity out of IoT
deployment.
But even when you need a customised solution,
our team of experts will ensure your business takes
advantage of best practices and methodologies
for IoT implementation to ensure you achieve
maximum ROI.
To find out more about how Vodacom can help you
make the most out of IoT, or to book a free innovation
session with one of our IoT experts, contact us at
iot@vodacom.co.za, call us on 082 1960 or visit
vodacom.co.za/iot
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Enterprise Mobility
Enterprise Mobility
FOCUS
Enterprise Mobility is a productivity tool which
allows a business to operate more efficiently.
Enterprise Mobility has five components:
Vodacom Virtual CIO
Vodacom Virtual CIO is an IT support service aimed
at the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment.
This is targeted at those companies that can’t afford
a full-time IT technician. The service will initially
be limited to the following geographical areas:
Greater Johannesburg metropolitan, Greater Pretoria
metropolitan, Greater Cape Town metropolitan,
Bloemfontein, Durban, East London, Kimberley,
Nelspruit, Polokwane and Port Elizabeth.
The service offers proactive and remote monitoring
services for both residential and SME customers to
prevent IT issues before they occur, and remote
telephonic assistance and on-site field support for
SME customers at no additional cost.
Mobile Order Entry
This is Vodacom’s solution to bring the benefits of
electronic commerce to very small retail outlets,
many of them informal traders such as spaza shops.
This service extends the Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) transaction capability to the informal retailer,
digitises the commerce chain and drives brand
awareness.
In addition, Mobile Order Entry assists in the management
of product and price information, the distribution
channel and ordering. The traders’ time
is better used.
Vodacom Field Communication
Managing a team out in the field can be challenging
due to delays in exchanging information with the
central office hub. Vodacom Field Communication
is a custom-built application that allows hands-on
management of data from a distance with the receiving
of immediate updated information on smart
devices.
Services include customised, daily checklists, task
management, real-time chat and messaging, route
optimisation, tracking user activity and check-in/
out via geo-tagging.
Mobile LiveTrack
LiveTrack is a GSM/GPS tracking solution that allows
businesses to track their vehicles in real time.
Econz Wireless Timecard Solutions
When companies have employees who are always
on the move or in the field, it’s difficult to track the
time they start, when they finish, whether they are
in the right place, and if the job has been completed
to the customer’s satisfaction.
Econz Wireless allows you to keep track of where
and how your employees are spending their time,
export your employees’ attendance data directly to
payroll systems for easy accounting, track progress of
various tasks assigned to your employees and monitor
your employees’ driving behaviour. It is available
for use on cellphones, smartphones and tablets.
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Connect and
Communicate
Connect and
communicate
Two of the most important
Small pillars and of Medium the Vodacom
Enterprise Catalogue
Ready Business offering
are
Vodacom
Power to you • CONNECT: A Ready
Business is connected
• COMMUNICATE: A
Ready Business places
communication at the
centre
The CONNECT component
has three main elements:
• Internet for your Office
• Five kinds of connection
are offered, from fibre
and wireless, to satellite
and digital subscriber.
• Internet on the Move
• Vodacom Business Data gives you the
freedom to be more productive without
the worry of out-of-bundle data rates.
• Mobile Broadband Data allows you to stay
connected with data bundles for your tablet,
router or dongle.
Network Solutions
Vodacom offers four network solutions:
• IPConnect Express provides connectivity over
high-speed broadband.
• IPConnect is a managed access solution that
provides high-capacity Ethernet connectivity,
over a range of managed access mediums
including fibre, microwave and satellite.
• Vodacom’s MPLS VPN gives you worldwide
coverage and global networking power.
• Vodacom Connect’s Dedicated Internet Access
delivers you premium dedicated Internet
services over uncontended bandwidth over
fibre, microwave or satellite.
Under COMMUNICATE, Vodacom strives to assist in
the creation of a Ready Business through:
• Three kinds of business plans
• Never miss a business call
• One Net Express allows a response to every
call, whether you’re in the office or on the
move.
• Vodacom One Net Business is a cloud-based
solution seamlessly converging your mobile
and fixed telephony services across any
device.
• VoIP (Talk) provides high-quality voice calls
to any fixed and mobile network.
• Push to Talk uses a mobile app to provide
similar services as a two-way radio.
• Roaming and international offers
When travelling overseas, roam with peace of mind
with one of Vodacom’s three great-value options.
BECOME A READY BUSINESS
Visit: vodacombusiness.co.za
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ONE NET – BUSINESS PRODUCT BROCHURE
One Net Business
A Ready Business
never Vodacom’s misses One Net Business an opportunity
Vodacom One Net Business
If you want to integrate mobile and fixed networks,
• Instant Messaging and presence
Vodacom One Net Business
• Video
is
collaboration
the right solution.
Vodacom takes care of • the Content platform, sharing through a enabling
single platform
you to focus on improving productivity with
• A range of IP Phones and apps that will
reduced monthly costs. Let enhance us manage the fixed and mobile your converged wider
experience
telecommunication needs through our great range
Why is One Net Business better
of services including mobile, than traditional security, on premise email and
telephony solutions?
document management.
converged user experience.
Vodacom One Net Business combines fixed and mobile
telephony services into easy-to-understand, one cloud-based intuitive, always upgraded Unified to
Simplicity: Configurable for each user,
the latest feature capabilities.
Communications solution, reducing the number of
Cost saving: Free on net closed user group calls
missed calls, making costs (fixed and more mobile). predictable and
keeping your Ready Business better connected.
One Net Business converges your fixed and mobile
services. You determine how, when and where and
on which device you want to answer that important
customer call or message. Communications can be
routed seamlessly from your desktop, tablet, fixed
or cellphone at a push of a button.
A Ready Business capitalises on fixed and
mobile convergence across any device
Vodacom offers greater agility, productivity and
efficiency with less complex solutions:
1. Fixed and mobile convergence: Allows the user
to determine how fixed and mobile calls will be
answered and managed between devices.
2. One voicemail for your customers: Your cellphone
and landline number become one. Be
available using one number on all end devices
regardless of whether you’re in the office, at
home, abroad or on your cellphone. One single
voicemail inbox means you’ll never miss calls
from customers again.
3. One provider: For all your fixed and mobile
requirements.
4. Future-proofed, Unified Communications
Content
sharing
Video
collaboration
Presence
Through a
single platform
PROFILE
A Ready Business capitalises on fixed and mobile convergence across any device
Vodacom One Net Business is designed to reduce the number of missed calls and missed opportunities.
Be more collaborative in the workplace and reduce communication barriers.
Vodacom offers greater agility,
productivity and efficiency with
less complex solutions:
1. Fixed and mobile convergence: Allows
the user to determine how fixed and mobile
calls will be answered and managed between
devices.
2. One voicemail for your customers: Your
cellphone and landline number become one.
Be available using one number on all end
devices regardless of whether you’re in the
office, at home, abroad or on your cellphone.
One single voicemail inbox means you’ll never
miss calls from customers again.
3. One provider: for all fixed and mobile
requirements.
4. Future-proofed, Unified Communications
technology in the cloud: Regular new
software releases and an easy-to-use selfservice
portal (One Net Manager) that lets
you manage your One Net Business services
directly.
5. Direct calls: to the right department or person
across any device.
6. Always ready to answer: monitor the call
availability of colleagues and direct calls as needed.
7. Better collaboration: With diverse
collaboration tools, your teams can work
together more efficiently than ever -
independent of location, time and end device.
Whether in video or audio conferences,
through desktop sharing, presence information
or chat – One Net Business users cooperate
simultaneously and in real time.
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services provide all the benefits of:
• Voice, through advanced unified
communications features which includes:
enterprise telephony, hunt groups, auto
attendant, conference calling, receptionist,
executive/assistant, and more
One package: Convergence of mobile and fixed
telephony services, single support route, fully
technology in the cloud: Regular new software
releases and an easy-to-use self-service portal
that lets you manage your One Net Business
services directly.
5. Direct calls: To the right department or person
across any device.
6. Always ready to answer: Monitor the call availability
of colleagues and direct calls as needed.
7. Better collaboration: With diverse collaboration
tools, your teams can work together more efficiently
than ever, independent of location, time
and end device.
Voice
Instant
Messaging
Vodacom’s One Net Business services provide all
the benefits of:
• Voice, through advanced unified communications
features which includes: enterprise telephony,
hunt groups, auto attendant, conference calling,
receptionist, executive/assistant, and more
• Instant Messaging and presence
• Video collaboration
• Content sharing through a single platform
• A range of IP Phones and apps that will enhance
the fixed and mobile converged experience
For more information call 082 1960
or visit vodacombusiness.co.za/onenetbusiness
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Connect Solutions
Internet for
your Office:
Vodacom Connect Solutions
Vodacom’s Broadband Connect offers you affordable,
high-speed broadband Internet access over a
choice of five different access mediums:
• Fibre
• Wireless Lite
• Wireless Premium
• Satellite
• DSL
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
Our business-grade DSL has fail-over functionality
so the infrastructure is always available.
• Low cost of entry
• Quick to deploy – provided you have an existing
landline
Connect Fibre
Broadband Connect Fibre is stable, durable and
capable of carrying massive data loads at extraordinary
speeds.
• Fibre is the most scalable connectivity for small
business
• No risk of cable theft ensures that network is
secure and always available
• Increased productivity, cost savings and
competitive edge
• Provides high-speed Internet access over scalable
fibre connectivity to the small business
Wireless Premium
We provide the wireless infrastructure at your premises,
install the broadband router and support the
service via a support helpdesk.
• Less downtime with no risk of cable theft
Wireless Lite
No fixed-line installation required – virtually same
day self-install connectivity.
Satellite
We use the latest technology to optimise the satellite
link and to bring you cost efficiencies, especially in
unserved and underserved areas.
• Vodacom’s satellite successes include extensive
deployment in the agricultural sector, rural clinics,
schools and police stations
Four network solutions
1. IPConnect Express
With IPConnect Express, you are confidently connected
to Vodacom’s MPLS VPN (Virtual Private
Network) and Dedicated Internet Access (DIA
Express) over broadband connectivity.
2. IPConnect
Dedicated access offerings are better suited to applications
requiring quality of service, where you
need the performance of your connectivity to be
guaranteed, and bolstered by a service level agreement
(SLA).
3. MPLS VPN
MPLS VPN is a managed network infrastructure delivered
through a Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(MPLS) platform. Connecting to a VPN enables
greater network speeds through efficient data
transmission as well as reduced latency, while the
MPLS ensures that your traffic is always prioritised.
4. Dedicated Internet Access
Vodacom Connect’s Dedicated Internet Access delivers
you premium dedicated Internet services over
uncontended bandwidth over fibre, microwave or
satellite. Dedicated Internet Access is available over
fibre, microwave and satellite
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Cloud and Hosting
Cloud and hosting
services
Become a Ready Business
PROFILE
As a Ready Business, information is always at your fingertips,
stored securely, without virtual and physical
threats, in the cloud. The cloud makes collaboration
easier, decisions faster and increases productivity.
Vodacom provides you with cloud and hosting solutions
and expertise attuned to your business needs.
All you have to do is focus on your core business and
be Ready for success.
Cloud and hosted services
Benefits for your organisation of using the Vodacom
cloud include reducing your capital expenditure, less
office space and hardware and energy expenses. In
addition, the cloud allows for:
• easy scalability and upgrading
• licences (only for what you use)
• usage-based pricing.
There are seven major categories of cloud and
hosting services offered by Vodacom: Security
as a Service; Vodacom Hosted Services; Software
as a Service; Platform as a Service; Desktop as a
Service; Professional Services and Infrastructure
as a Service (Iaas).
Dedicated Hosting: Ideal for companies that have
outgrown a Shared Hosting solution, it is the next
step up. Dedicated Hosting increases security compliance
and performance. Vodacom Dedicated solutions
allow you to refresh your new or existing hardware
by leveraging off Vodacom’s buying power.
We also provide customers with secure space in
a cabinet.
Private Cloud: Combines the robust infrastructure
of our Dedicated Hosting offering with Vodacom’s
flexible Enterprise Cloud solution – the best of
both worlds.
You as a Vodacom Business client do not need to
hire an internal IT department or outsource your IT
to small firms; instead, you have access to 24/7/365
support when needed. Vodacom Business’ IaaS, SaaS
and even DaaS are underpinned by a strong serviceorientated
foundation.
To make the most of your business and our solutions,
call 082 1960 or visit
http://www.vodacombusiness.co.za/business/
solutions/hosting/microsoft-office-365
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) makes your
organisation more effective: you can save on
investing in data centres, cabinet infrastructures
or actual servers. It’s a worry-free solution. The Iaas
services of Vodacom are:
Enterprise Cloud: You can run your infrastructure
without having to worry about hardware maintenance
and its costs. It is an easily scalable solution.
Virtualisation will reduce costs, with an increase in
reliability and redundancy.
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KEY SECTORS
Overviews of the main economic
sectors of the Western Cape
Agriculture 76
Wine and grapes 78
Mining 84
Oil and gas 85
Energy 90
Fishing 94
Water 95
Manufacturing 98
Construction and property 100
Banking and financial services 104
Development finance 110
Education and training 114
Business process outsourcing 120
Information and
communications technology 121

OVERVIEW
Agriculture
Seven of the Cape’s biggest exports are agricultural.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Agriculture is attracting
foreign investors.
• A conference to promote
halaal exports has been
held.
The long-term drought which was lifted for most South Africans in
late 2016 persisted well into 2017 for farmers and residents of the
western part of the Western Cape. An official told parliament in
October that as many as 50 000 jobs might be lost and production
levels of deciduous fruits were expected to be down by 20%. A
tomato purée factory in Lutzville closed down for the season for lack
of product. Many grain farmers will allow cattle to graze in the fields
rather than take in the meagre harvest.
Despite these setbacks, the agricultural sector remains a vital component
of the provincial economy, not only in its own right (4.2% of
regional GDP) but as the provider of the products that are exported
as fruit or vegetables or as juice or wine. Nearly 40% of exports from
the Western Cape derive from fruit or agri-processing, which makes
this a vital sector all along the value chain.
Interest in the sector from foreign investors has also been lively.
The Agri-business Investment Unit (AIU) within investment agency
Wesgro has helped to generate investment into the agricultural sector
totalling R1.5-billion in the three years to 2017. The AIU attended nine
conferences or sector events in 2017/18 and received a mission from
Vietnam investigating ostrich
meat and nuts.
Seven of the 10 biggest export
earners are either agricultural
products or agri-processed
goods. These are citrus, wine,
apples and pears, grapes, fruit
juice and tobacco.
The Breede River Valley is an
especially fertile area for fruit. The
Western Cape specialises in apples,
plums, pears and cherries.
Peaches and nectarines can be
found in most parts of the province.
Raisins are a speciality of the
Vredendal area on the West Coast.
The Sandveld region on the
West Coast is known as South
Africa’s Potato Pantry. Citrusdal
unsurprisingly does a strong
line in citrus and, with nearby
Clanwilliam, is also famous for
rooibos and buchu.
Strawberries do well in the
George area. The Stellenbosch
and Swellendam districts are
also good for berries, and several
farmers are branching out into
raspberries and blueberries. The
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latter berry is difficult to grow but
gets very good returns on the
European market as fresh fruit.
Swellendam produces 90% of
the world’s commercially grown
youngberries, a crop of about 600
tons per annum.
Wheat is another of the province’s
strong sectors: the Western
Cape’s 310 000ha planted to
wheat represents 64% of South
Africa’s crop. Japan is a major
destination of the province’s
maize production. In canola, the
Western Cape is even more dominant,
with 99% of the nation’s
hectares (StatsSA).
The province’s climatic regions
vary from Mediterranean around
Cape Town and on the coast
(where rainfall can be 2 000mm
at places) to the drier regions of
the inland Karoo districts where
annual rainfall figures can be
below 150mm. Just over threemillion
hectares of the province
is cultivated and 270 000ha are
under irrigation.
The sector supports almost
10 000 farms and employs
214 000 people. Farming carried
out on the Western Cape’s
13-million hectares of agricultural
land comprises approximately
21% of South African commercial
agriculture.
The Provincial Government
of the Western Cape has identified
agri-processing as one of
the key sectors that can deliver
high growth and lots of jobs, especially
in rural areas. It could add
up to 100 000 jobs and generate
R26-billion for the economy under
a high-growth scenario.
The Western Cape Minister
for Economic Opportunities Alan
Winde, whose ministry is responsible for agriculture, lists initiatives that
can encourage that scenario: expansion of African imports; increasing
the amount of land under irrigation to provide more input for agriprocessing;
keeping up the surge in wine sales and investigating the
halaal market.
With a global market valued at about $2.3-trillion, a step towards
preparing the Western Cape to compete in that market was made in
2017 with a small-scale conference on halaal exports. The Western
Cape, as part of its Project Khulisa strategy, aims to double overall
exports from the region by 2025.
Companies
Zeder Investments is the agricultural arm of investment holding company
PSG Group. Zeder controls Capespan, which has a turnover of
R7.6-billion across three divisions: farms, logistics and fruit. Zeder is
also a 39.6% shareholder in Kaap Agri Ltd. Kaap Agri has more than
200 operating points stretching from its headquarters in Malmesbury
in the Swartland with eight business units covering everything from
grain (Wesgraan), to packaging (Pakmark) and retail (Agrimark).
Zeder also owns 27.2% of Pioneer Foods which makes and distributes
many big food and drink brands across Southern Africa, including
Weet-Bix, Liqui-Fruit, Ceres, Sasko and White Star.
Caledon-based Overberg Agri is an unlisted company with a wide
range of investments in several sectors, including mining, pet food
and industrial fasteners.
SSK (Sentraal Suid Ko-operasie) has outlets in the Overberg and in
the Southern Cape as far east as George. SSK has increased its reach
with the acquisition of Tuinroete Agri.
The Klein Karoo group based in Oudtshoorn focusses on ostriches
through Klein Karoo International. Separate units deal in fashion products,
feathers, leather, skins and meat production. Other companies in
the group cover seed sales, auctions and a retailer, Klein Karoo Agri.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Agricultural Research Council: www.arc.agric.za
Citrus Growers’ Association: www.cga.co.za
HORTGRO: www.hortgro.co.za
Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum: www.fpef.co.za
Klein Karoo: www.kleinkaroo.com
National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
www.daff.gov.za
SA Grain Information Service: www.sagis.org.za
Western Cape Department of Agriculture: www.elsenburg.com
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OVERVIEW
Grapes and wine
Exports are still strong despite the drought.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Cape Town wineries have created
their own label of origin.
• Grape exports to China
have been growing at 30%.
South African wine exports in 2016 earned a very healthy
R9-billion, nearly 10% up on the previous year’s earnings.
This increase notwithstanding, there are several areas where
South Africa is looking to increase its exports, not least the
BRICS countries, with China being a promising market for both wine
and grapes. Because China has changed its cold treatment protocol,
South Africa can now increase its exports to that country to R2.5-billion
within five years.
In 2015, 10 600 tons of table grapes were sold into China but the
figure could not be increased because of the cold treatment protocol
relating to the South Africa product, which affected quality, market
share and price. The Chinese market for table grapes has been growing
at 30% since 2000 and stands at about $600-million.
The Chenin Blanc Association of SA believes that the US is a ripe
market for its wines. Financial Mail reported in 2017 that South Africa’s
17 799ha of Chenin plantings is greater than the rest of the world combined,
and many of the vines are old, which creates better quality. SA
currently exports 11Ml/year into the US, a small fraction of the 920Ml/
year that that country imports.
In a recent development, wineries
in greater Cape Town now
have their own regional identity.
The likes of Groot and Klein
Constantia, Buitenverwacthing,
Diermersdal and Cape Point
Vineyards will from now on carry
the label “Wine of Origin Cape
Town”, linking them to one of
the best-known city brands in
the world.
The long-term drought afflicting
the Western Cape is having
an effect on the grape and wine
industry. It has been estimated
that a 5% lower vine production
rate results in a R175-million loss
to a farmer, with the broader value
chain losing something like
R525-million.
There is a move to try to shift
South Africa’s focus away from
bulk wine sales, to bottled wines.
The website beveragedaily.com
quoted the managing director
of Origin Wines stating that for
every 10-million litres of additional
wine bottled in South
Africa in 2016, additional direct
income of R200-million should
accrue to the Cape Winelands.
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The decision by Britain’s electorate
to extract the country
from the EU will lead to some
complications, but Western Cape
Minister for Economic Opportunities
Alan Winde believes that the
new situation could lead to many
new opportunities. The EU may
push for the reduction in some of
the figures set for imports (on the
basis that a chunk of the allocation
would be going to Britain),
but Britain will surely want to
negotiate a good deal with South
Africa as quickly as possible.
There are over 3 500 wine
producers in South Africa, with
the large majority located in the
Western Cape.
Wine is produced by estates,
independent cellars and producer
cellars or co-operatives. The
Distell group runs five distilleries
and seven wineries in the Western
Cape, produces about a third of
the country’s natural and sparkling
wine and is ranked 12th in
the world in terms of global wine
volume sales.
The multi-brand KWV was sold
in 2016 to consumer investment
group Vasari. The reported sale
price was R1.15-billion. Niveus, the
previous owner of KWV, retains
the company headquarters building
in Paarl (La Concorde) and the
Laborie wine estate.
Wellington Wines is a new venture
that arose from the merger of
the Wellington Co-operative and
the Wamakersvallei Co-operative.
DGB is a large wine and spirits
company that makes much of its
own product at five famous wineries.
These include Boschendal,
Bellingham and Douglas Green.
Edward Snell & Co is a wine and
spirits wholesaler that also makes its own line of spirits. Fourteen
brandy distilleries can be visited on the Western Cape Brandy Route
and a further six on the R62 Brandy Route on the road east.
Table grapes
South African Table Grape Industry Partnership (SATGI) is a partnership
whose board membership represents every growing region.
The industry’s contribution to the national GDP is estimated at more
than R3-billion.
The table grape industry provided over 46 000 direct jobs during
the 2015/16 harvest to the Western Cape. The Western Cape is responsible
for 65% of total production volumes in table grapes.
There is also a significant contribution to downstream production
income – R3.2-billion to other product input providers, R720-million
to packaging material suppliers and R250-million to logistics suppliers.
On farms with black ownership, income of R183-million was
gen er ated in 2014/15.
Key industry figures for the annual national harvest:
• more than 85 000 jobs
• wages valued at R950-million
• additional R600-million job creation by suppliers in the value chain.
Three of South Africa’s grape-growing regions are located in the
Western Cape:
• Olifants River: the river flows from the Cedarburg Mountains westwards
towards the Atlantic Ocean via Namaqualand.
• Berg River: the Du Toitskloof Mountains are the main geographical
feature of this region named for the strong-running river which irrigates
the fields of grape varieties such as Red Globe, La Rochelle
and Bonheur.
• Hex River: the river runs past the Matroosberg where snow falls
are a regular occurrence. Popular varieties are La Rochelle, Sunred
Seedless and Barlinka.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Nietvoorbij Institute for Viticulture and Oenology:
www.arc.agric.za
SA Wine Industry Information & Systems: www.sawis.co.za
South African Table Grape Industry: www.satgi.co.za
Western Cape Department of Agriculture: www.elsenburg.com
Wines of South Africa: www.wosa.co.za
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PROFILE
The South African
Table Grape Industry
South Africa: preferred country of origin for the world’s best-tasting grapes.
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) is
the industry association of table grape producers
which aims to establish South Africa as the Preferred
Country of Origin for the world’s best-tasting grapes.
SATI represents growers on key government and
industry initiatives aimed at creating more opportunities
from ownership, to accessing new markets
in a sustainable way.
South African table grape growers and exporters
are committed to being a reliable supplier of table
grapes by delivering a safe, flavour-filled product of
the highest quality despite the ongoing drought in
the Western Cape. Although certain producers and
areas most affected by the drought are likely to be
significantly impacted, the effect at a national level
is less pronounced. This expectation is ascribed to
the climatically diverse industry, increased hectares
in production, the continued shift to higher yielding
new-generation varieties and the resilience and
adaptation of South African table grape farmers.
According to Mr Michael Laubscher, Chairman of
SATI, “As an industry, we are concerned about the
persistent drought in the Western Cape. We realise
that South Africa is a water-scarce country, therefore
everyone has a responsibility to be water wise.”
Vision
South Africa is the Preferred Country of Origin for
table grapes and will provide every table grape
producer as wide a choice as possible with profitable
markets.
Mission
SATI delivers service excellence to create a progressive,
equitable and sustainable South African Table
Grape Industry.
SATI’s key areas of intervention
• Technical market access
• Research and technology transfer
• Information and knowledge management
• Transformation
• Communication and stakeholder engagement
• Human capacity and skills development
• Technical support
SATI is funded by a grower levy and is a co-founder
and a key supporter of the Sustainability Initiative of
South Africa (SIZA).
A world of variety
There are five major growing regions in South Africa.
The difference in soil and climate enables growers to
supply the markets from November to May. The early
season is dominated by varieties from the northern
provinces and the valleys of the Orange and Olifants
Rivers, followed by table grape varieties from the
Berg River and Hex River regions.
The South African table grape industry is ideally
positioned to work with the government on all levels
to make a significant contribution to the primary
goals of the National Development Plan, namely
job creation, rural development and the earning of
foreign revenue.
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Cape Winemakers Guild
The annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction shows
off the best work of the best winemakers.
Eight Cape winemakers came together to taste wine from different
parts of the world in 1982. They aimed to broaden their
horizons, to keep in touch with world trends and to improve
the quality of their winemaking. More than three decades
later, the Cape Winemakers Guild is a major reason that the region’s
wines are world class.
The spirit of discovery and critical appreciation that animated the
founders of the Guild has paid off. The pioneers were Billy Hofmeyr (the
owner of Welgemeend in 1982) and other winemakers Kevin Arnold,
Jan Boland Coetzee, Peter Finlayson, Walter Finlayson, Etienne le Riche,
Braam van Velden and Achim von Arnim.
Winemakers meet once a month to taste a particular type of wine
or wines from a selected region of the world. But it’s not just any
winemaker who can sit at that table. A winemaker must have a track
record of producing premium-quality wines for at least five years
before he or she can be nominated. Existing members vote on new
membership at the annual general meeting. Membership belongs to
the winemaker and not the wine
estate, so if a winemaker moves
from one property to another, she
or he will keep their membership
of the Guild.
One of the Guild’s respected
veterans, Beyers Truter, believes
that the best thing about the
Guild is “the dissemination of
knowledge”. The openness where
one can talk about the good and
bad things in wines encourages
introspection and growth.
As the founder of the Pinotage
Association, Beyers is clearly a
winemaker concerned about
improving quality. In so far as
Protégés for 2017.
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the Guild is competitive, Beyers
says, “It’s about trying to make
the best wine you can, not to be
better than whoever; it’s healthy
competition.”
Beyer’s Pinotages have won international
acclaim and he’s been
the international Winemaker of
the Year, an accolade presented
by the International Wine and
Spirits Competition (IWSC). In
2017 that accolade went again to
a Cape winemaker, Abrie Beeslaar
of Kanonkop, the third time he has
won the award. Abrie is a member
of the Cape Winemakers Guild.
Ninety countries participate in
the IWSC.
Nedbank Cape Winemakers
Guild Auction
The Nedbank Cape Winemakers
Guild Auction has become an important
date on the calendar of
wine connoisseurs. With the support
of Nedbank, who have been
a partner of the Guild for more
than two decades, the auction
gives these premier winemakers
a chance to produce truly
exceptional and unique wines.
The wines are created exclusively
for the auction. (Auction buyers
might re-sell the wine, but the
volumes are small).
Beyers says that the selection
of wines to be auctioned is “very
severe”, as the tasting panel must
give wines at least 17 out of 20.
He hand-picks barrels for his own
premier label (Beyerskloof Diesel
Pinotage) but keeps a separate
“absolutely unique” category for
the auction.
The relationship with Nedbank
has also seen the creation of the
Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild
The Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.
Development Trust. During the year various events are held to raise
funds. The Trust supports projects such as the Oenology and Viticulture
Protégé Programme, the Billy Hofmeyr bursaries for final-year Elsenburg
and Stellenbosch University Oenology and Viticulture students, and
support for the non-profit organisation, Wine Training South Africa.
Proceeds from the main auction go to the estate selling the wine
but the event itself has grown tremendously over the years, with several
related events taking place such as sports events, dinners – and other
charity auctions.
Most of the money for the trust is raised during the year, but in
2017, two charity auctions related to the main auction raised nearly
R430 000 in aid of the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme.
Held on the same weekend as the main event, one of the auctions had
as the treasure a prize collection: each of the 44 Guild members with
wine on the auction put up a 1.5-litre bottle of their auction wine. A
silent auction was also held for the trust.
Since 2006, 24 protégés have benefitted from the Cape Winemakers
Guild Protégé Programme, being mentored by experienced winemakers
in active working environments. The goal of the programme is to
sustain the health of the South African wine industry by cultivating,
nurturing and empowering promising individuals to become winemakers
and viticulturists. As of 2017, 14 former protégés are working in the
wine sector, either at corporate wine companies, private estates or
related concerns. www.capewinemakersguild.com
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Mining
Uranium is under the spotlight in the Karoo.
Beaufort West is the latest focus of attention for new mining
in the Western Cape. Whether or not South Africa needs
nuclear power is a hotly debated topic, but Tasman RSA
(which includes Australian-listed Peninsula Energy and
a local group called Lukisa JV) has a business plan for extracting
uranium in the Karoo and is submitting environmental reports.
Dr Stefan Cramer has come out strongly (at www.karoospace.
co.za) against the proposed mining, arguing that the environment
will be irrevocably harmed and that funding behind the project
comes from Russian “oligarch billionaires”.
Sixteen rare earth minerals have been identified north of
Vanrhynsdorp, with the most prevalent being cerium, an important
component of catalytic converters.
The acquisition in 2015 by Steenkampskraal Thorium Limited
(STL) of the shares of Rareco has given it the right to the rare earth
deposits at the Steenkampskraal monazite mine. STL, which already
had the thorium rights, is an associate of Thor Energy in Norway.
A mineral sands project on the West Coast near Lutzville and
Koekenaap has started sending product to China. Australian miner
Mineral Commodities (MRC) says it will spend R5-billion to 2019 in
search of zircon, rutile, ilmenite and garnet.
Namakwa Sands is a mineral sands operation on the West Coast,
owned by Tronox. In 2017, South African resources company Exxaro
sold some of its shares but retained enough of a stake for Tronox to
keep its BEE certification.
The company has a mine and concentration plant at Brand-se-Baai
and a mineral separation plant at Koekenaap near Lutzville about
350km from Cape Town. Ilemnite, rutile and zircon are extracted at
this site and then taken to the company’s smelter at Saldanha Bay.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Chamber of Mines of South Africa: www.chamberofmines.org.za
Council for Geoscience: www.geoscience.org.za
Geological Society of South Africa: www.gssa.org.za
National Department of Mineral Resources: www.dmr.gov.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Ilemnite, rutile and zircon are
found on the West Coast.
Zircon is used in tile glazing and
ilmenite is melted to become pig
iron for use in engine blocks.
The left-over slag is used as
pigmentation in paints.
The Cape Bentonite Mine
(with five quarries) near
Heidelberg is run by Ecca
Holdings with another site east
of Knysna at Roode Fontein.
Dimension stone occurs around
Vanrhynsdorp (which also has
some gypsum) and mediumgrain
granite is found at Paarl.
Limestone for cement, agricultural
lime and feed lime is
extracted at several sites in the
province’s western regions while
kaolin is found in Noordhoek and
Somerset West. Ball clay is mined
in the Albertina district by G&W
Base and Industrial Minerals, a
subsidiary of the Zimco Group.
Pretoria Portland Cement
(PPC) has operations near
Riebeeck-West and Piketberg
(De Hoek). Slasto and building
stone is quarried near
Clanwilliam. Consol quarries
glass sand near Philippi.
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Oil and gas
OVERVIEW
New terminals and increased storage capacity have boosted the sector.
SECTOR INSIGHT
A new LPG terminal has been
opened at Saldanha.
• Foreign investors are
showing interest.
The Western Cape’s status as an oil and gas hub was enhanced
in August 2017 with the opening of a new openaccess
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage
terminal at Saldanha Bay. A public-private partnership is
behind the R1-billion terminal,
the largest of its kind in Africa.
Investors include Sunrise Energy,
the Industrial Development
Corporation (IDC), the Public
Investment Corporation (PIC) and
Royal Bafokeng Holdings.
More than 7 000 direct jobs
were created in ship and rig
repair sector of the oil and gas
business in 2015, according to a
report done for the Western Cape
Provincial Government. Foreign
investors are showing a keen
interest in the growing sector,
which contributed R1.5-billion to
the provincial economy. The Oil
and Gas Alliance reported in July
that it was having regular meetings
with interested investors.
A new facility is to be added
to the oil and gas sector in Cape
Town – a 118 000m³ fuel storage
unit. The Bergun terminal will
comprise 12 tanks located on the
Eastern Mole of the Port of Cape
Town and it will be connected by
pipeline to the Chevref refinery.
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The oil and gas sector has
been chosen by the Provincial
Government of the Western Cape
as one of three sectors that will
drive rapid growth and create
jobs. The programme to support
the important sectors is called
Project Khulisa and it entails detailed
plans with progress reports
going to the Premier on a regular
basis.
The Saldanha Bay Industrial
Development Zone is central
to the plan to grow the oil and
gas sectors. Large industrial operations
already exist at Saldanha
and the Port of Saldanha Bay is
the portal for the export of South
Africa’s iron ore.
Considerable planning has
gone into positioning the SBIDZ
as a hub for a range of maritime
repair activities and oil rig maintenance
and repair.
Saldanha has not been chosen
by the national Department
of Energy (DoE) to host a gas-topower
plant: Richards Bay and
Coega (Port Elizabeth) have instead
been listed as the sites for
2000MW and 1000MW potential,
if private investors for projects at
those ports can be found. The
Provincial Government of the
Western Cape has asked the DoE
to reconsider and wants Saldanha
to be allocated at least 1000MW
potential for private companies
to consider bidding to run such
a power plant. If gas was used to
generate power, the next step
would be for factories to consider
using gas and then the whole energy
mix could be changed.
Another possible game
changer is shale gas. The Council
for Geoscience (CGS) is doing an
intensive study of South Africa’s potential shale gas resources.
Natural gas lies offshore to the west of South Africa in the Atlantic
Ocean (Ibhubesi) and off the southern coast in the Indian Ocean
(Bredasdorp Basin). Both fields have great potential: Block 2A of the
Ibhubesi gas field north-west of Saldanha is estimated to have reserves
of 850-billion cubic feet of gas and the Bredasdorp Basin is
said to have reserves of one-trillion cubic feet, but getting to the gas
has proved tricky.
Large quantities of oil are transported around the Cape of
Good Hope every year: 32.2% of West Africa’s oil and 23.7% of oil
emanating from the Middle East. Reduced global prices for oil and
troubles in the container ship market has caused some stress in the
local sector – DCD Marine went into voluntary business rescue in
November 2016 – but the long-term prospects for shipping and oil
and gas are still strong enough for national government to pursue
Operation Phakisa (which includes a strong maritime economy
push) and for Transnet National Ports Authority to spend heavily
on upgrading the nation’s ports.
Industrial gas manufacturing in the Western Cape is a particular
focus for Air Products, a part of the Metkor Group controlled by
Remgro. The company is the largest supplier in the pipeline and onsite
markets, and it also supplies to the packaged chemicals, bulk and
chemicals markets.
The gas-to-liquids plant which PetroSA runs at Mossel Bay on the
south coast is one of the country’s key pieces of energy infrastructure.
Getting new feedstock for this plant is now an urgent priorty (and
something which Project Ikhwezi was supposed to do) and a contract
has been signed with a Russian firm to prospect off the coast.
The Chevref oil refinery in the Cape Town suburb of Milnerton is
one of six in South Africa. It produces about 110 000 barrels a day of
South Africa’s total production of 703 000 barrels a day. Chevron gave
notice in early 2016 of its intention of leaving South Africa. A price of
R15-billion has been suggested for Chevron’s assets, which include a
lubricants business and 850 Caltex petrol stations.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association of Southern Africa:
www.lpgas.co.za
National Department of Energy: www.energy.gov.za
National Energy Regulator of South Africa: www.nersa.org.za
Petroleum Agency of South Africa: www.petroleumagencysa.com
PetroSA: www.petrosa.co.za
South African Oil and Gas Alliance: www.saoga.org.za
Transnet Pipelines: www.transnet.net
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Service that
delivers the
Difference
Air Products South Africa (Pty) Limited manufactures, supplies and distributes a diverse portfolio of
atmospheric gases, specialty gases, performance materials, equipment and services to the
Southern African region.
Air Products touches the lives of consumers in positive ways every day, and serves customers across
a wide range of industries from food and beverage, mining and petrochemicals, primary metal and
steel manufacturers, chemical applications, welding and cutting applications to laboratory
applications.
Founded in 1969, Air Products South Africa has built a reputation for its innovative culture,
operational excellence and commitment to safety, quality and the environment. In addition the
company aims to continue its growth and market leadership position in the Southern African
region.
www.airproducts.co.za

OVERVIEW
Energy
Renewable energy and nuclear power are in the mix.
The Western Cape hosts the country’s only nuclear power
station at Koeberg, north of Cape Town, and it has a pumped
water storage plant and three open-cycle gas turbines. In
October 2017 a site just north of Koeberg was approved by
the National Department of Environmental Affairs as the site for a new
plant. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA), the state
body that oversees research and development of the sector, welcomed
the decision after a variety of places in the Western Cape and Eastern
Cape were listed as potential sites for several years.
The decision to actually go ahead and build the plant has not yet
been taken, but it seems that the South African government is determined
that a new plant should be built. There is considerable opposition
to this drive, not least because of the expected cost of the project.
The energy landscape of the Western Cape is undergoing rapid
change. The potential of renewable energy is being realised and there
is a strong lobby to build a gas-to-energy plant in the province.
One of the Cape’s prime tourism sites has installed a solar-powered
microgrid. Robben Island is a perfect example of where a stand-alone
power source can be used very effectively. Solar photovoltaic panels
will produce about half of the power needs of the island, which include
a working harbour and a desalination plant. Lithium-ion batteries will
store energy. The system was set up by Sola Future Energy and ABB
and paid for by the National Department of Tourism.
SECTOR INSIGHT
The sun is set to power
Robben Island.
The City of Cape Town wants
to generate 20% of its electricity
from renewable resources by
2020. To achieve this goal, the
city in 2017 took the National
Department of Energy to court in
a bid to allow the city to buy electricity
directly from independent
power producers. The city argues
that it has been waiting too long
for a response from the department
on this issue.
There have been long delays
in the signing of national power
purchase agreements (PPAs) with
independent power producers.
According to the South African
Renewable Energy Council
(SAREC), signing the outstanding
PPAs will unlock R58-billion
in investor value. There were
high hopes that the deals would
be signed in October 2017, but
then a new minister of energy
was appointed. Since the start of
the national Renewable Energy
Independent Power Producer
Procurement Programme
(REIPPPP) nearly R200-billion
has been attracted to the creation
of new energy sources in
South Africa.
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The West Coast was the site of two
of the country’s first experimental
wind farms. By the time the fourth
bid window of the REIPPPP closed
in 2015, the Western Cape had
been allocated 11 projects, six
wind and five photo-voltaic solar
power. The total capacity of these
projects totalled 592MW. Among
the foreign companies to engage
in renewable energy projects in
the province are Gamesa and
Acciona, Gestamp Renewables,
Vestas, Sunpower and JinkoSolar.
The Provincial Government
of the Western Cape is prioritising
energy in its plans, and this
includes generation (gas, biogas
and renewables), distribution and
energy-saving. The key points of
the provincial energy plan are:
• efficiency in the system
• move faster on renewable
energy
• move to gas.
Western Cape Minister of Economic
Opportunities Alan Winde
notes that the Department of
Agriculture, simply by carefully
recording its usage patterns,
has cut its electricity bill by
R1.7-million.
The National Cleaner
Production Centre (NCPC-SA)
promotes energy and water management
systems and standards.
The NCPC’s Industrial Energy
Efficiency Project saved more
than R1.7-billion in energy costs
between 2010 and 2015.
The Western Cape is lobbying
hard for the National Department
of Energy to allow Saldanha Bay to
be a site for a gas-to-power plant.
The site has existing bulk power
consumers like ArcelorMittal
Steel. If a gas plant is built at Saldanha, then it could be a catalyst for the
use of gas in many other sectors such as manufacturing and residential.
A pilot plant to investigate one of the more sophisticated aspects
of solar technology is under way at the Techno Park in Stellenbosch.
Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property (PTiP) and German
engineering company Singulus Technologies have started making
thin-film solar modules.
Funding for the project’s infrastructure came from the Technology
Innovation Agency, a unit of the Industrial Development Corporation
(IDC), and Stellenbosch University.
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Energy Institute is a
leader in research in the field of electricity, and is also responsible for
a regional publication relating to domestic use, DUE.
The South African Renewable Technology Centre (SARETEC) on the
Bellville campus of CPUT offers courses such as Wind Turbine Service
Technician and Solar Photovoltaic Service Technician and various short
courses such as Bolting Joint Technology.
The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies is at the
University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town has the
Energy Research Centre. The University of the Western Cape is doing
research on the possibilities of hydrogen as an energy source.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Green Cape: www.greencape.co.za
National Department of Energy: www.energy.gov.za
National Nuclear Regulator: www.nnr.co.za
South African Photovoltaic Industry Association: www.sapvia.co.za
South African Renewable Energy Council: www.sarec.org.za
South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre:
www.saretec.org.za
South African Wind Energy Association: www.sawea.org.za
Transnet Pipelines: www.transnet.net
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A solar project
in Touwsrivier is
powering ahead
The Managing Director of Pele Green Energy, Gqi
Raoleka, expands on his company’s goal to work
with rural communities to become self-sufficient.
Gqi Raoleka, MD
What is the aim of the project?
The project is a 36MW Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) Solar Power
plant. It provides solar renewable energy directly into the national
grid. It forms part of the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy
Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
When was it launched?
In December 2017, the power plant would have reached its third year
of operation. Power is being provided directly into the national grid
to Eskom.
BIOGRAPHY
Gqi Raoleka is a founding member
of the Pele Energy Group
and the Managing Director of
the renewable energy subsidiary,
Pele Green Energy, which was
founded in 2009. He has a degree
in Economics and Econometrics
and an Honours degree in
International and Monetary
Finance from the University of
Johannesburg. Under Gqi’s leadership,
Pele Green Energy has developed
into one of the largest
Independent Power Producers in
South Africa with a portfolio of
over 850MW.
Is any new technology being used?
The project uses CPV modules or panels instead of the more regular
Photovoltaic (PV) panels. The CPV modules allow for greater efficiencies
in the energy generation. The CPV modules are mounted on dual axis
trackers which allows the power plant to track the sun’s movement all
day leading to further improved efficiencies.
Who are the partners in the project?
Soitec is the CPV equipment supplier and a shareholder in the project.
Pele Green Energy holds 35% of the project shareholding and the local
community holds 5%. Group Five was the Balance of Plant provider and
the project’s senior debt was funded through the raising of a bond on
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
What is the community involvement?
Our power plant, CPV1, invests a share of annual revenues in the
socio-economic and enterprise development of our host community,
Touwsrivier. The community also owns 5% of the power plant. Our
focus is on the economic revival of the community.
We have a 20-year licence to operate and intend to use our social
investments to diversify and grow the local economy to ensure that the
community becomes self-sustaining. We do this through Knowledge
Pele, a development firm that delivers a series of targeted interventions
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which include a bursary programme for scarce skills;
accredited enterprise development programmes
for startup and existing SMMEs; and work experience
programmes. The flagship intervention is
the Community Industrialisation Programme. This
establishes medium-sized manufacturing facilities in
the Community to anchor economic development
and job creation.
Are there particular challenges in the
rural environment?
The biggest challenge to rural development is
distance. Distance increases the costs of access to
education, markets, healthcare and other social
and cultural infrastructure. This therefore places a
higher burden on rural communities, which can
either isolate them further or inspire local innovation
and self-sufficiency. Our approach in working
with rural communities is on self-sufficiency. Instead
of viewing these communities as labour reserves,
we’ve taken a view to see them as economic hubs
and we are working to help them achieve economic
independence.
What other services do you
deliver to the plant?
We fulfil and perform the asset management services
for the power plant. As such we are responsible
for systematic, coordinated activities and practices
to ensure the plant delivers the prescribed energy
performance and expected return on investment,
with the added view to enhance the long-term
quality and performance of the asset.
This is achieved, in part, through the day-to-day
management of the power plant, including oversight
over the appointed Operations & Maintenance
service provider, but also focusing on continuous
improvement and optimisation.
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Fishing
Fishing companies are listing.
Sea Harvest’s return to the main board of the JSE in March 2017
brought to three the number of major fishing companies
represented on Africa’s biggest stock exchange. Just weeks
earlier, Premier Fishing made its shares available to the public
for the first time while Oceana Group, a Tiger Brands company, has been
on the JSE for 70 years.
Sea Harvest’s listing follows the acquisition of a majority share of
Mareterram, an Australian prawn and food business. Sea Harvest has
a presence in 22 countries. In South Africa, the company runs several
shore-based factory plants, sells to more than 2 000 stores and has 46%
of South Africa’s retail frozen fish market.
The Oceana Group has purchased Foodcorp’s fishing rights and a
US fishmeal and oil company, Daybrook. The biggest brand performer
for Oceana is Lucky Star canned pilchards, which enjoys 80% of market
share in South Africa.
The Western Cape is responsible for about 75% of the nation’s fishing.
The value of the national catch across 22 commercial fishing sectors is
about R6-billion. Sectors range from the highly capitalised deep-sea
trawling industry to much smaller lobster and abalone operations.
Demersal fish such as hake and kingklip account for 46% of the national
catch, with pelagic fish (anchovy, pilchards and sardines) making up 23%.
Lobster makes up 11% and linefish 13%.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries wants to restructure
the horse mackerel industry to promote local fishers and processors.
A 15-year contract awarded in 2015 on this basis was overturned by the
courts after objections by bodies such as Fish SA, which represents 11
fishing associations.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Fish SA: www.fishsa.org.za
National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
www.daff.gov.za
SA Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association: www.sadstia.co.za
South African Marine Safety Authority: www.samsa.org.za
Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative:
www.wwfsassi.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
The Western Cape accounts
for 75% of South African
fishing.
Most of South Africa’s large
food companies have fishing
divisions. Pioneer Fishing, which
has no connection to the multiproduct
group Pioneer Foods,
controls a canning, fishmeal
and fish oil factory in St Helena
Bay and a processing and freezing
factory in the Port Elizabeth
harbour.
Premier Fishing and Brands
Limited, a subsidiary of Sekunjalo
Investments, runs 16 vessels and
operates at seven locations, including
a 1 760-ton cold storage
facility at the V&A Waterfront.
The company has lobster plants
at Port Nolloth and Hout Bay, and
a fish meal plant at Saldanha.
Viking Fishing is active in fishing,
processing and fish farms.
It has 1 250 employees across
its varied operations which include
trawling for hake; sardines
and anchovies; the West Coast
rock lobster and prawns (in
South Africa and Mozambique).
Dromedaris Visserye specialises
in Cape lobster, and supplies sardines
and anchovies to China and
Japan.
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Water
Desalination plants are under construction.
OVERVIEW
The extremely serious drought plaguing the Western Cape has
sparked a boom in the construction of desalination plants. Cape
Town alone will build nine such plants by early 2018 which will
deliver 108-million litres of water per day.
The modular land-based plants are situated in diverse locations
such as the V&A Waterfront, the Port of Cape Town, Hout Bay, Red
Hill and Monwabisi.
A Cape Town company has experience in rolling out desalination
plants with big capacity. GrahamTek, a PSG company based in the
Strand, is consulting on Middle Eastern plants that produce more
than 1 000-million litres per day. In India and Saudi Arabia, the firm
will produce 800-million litres per day and pump the potable water
over a distance of more than 700km.
To find the money to deal with the drought and the longer-term
effects of climate change, the City of Cape Town issued a green bond
for the first time in 2017. It was over-subscribed and allowed the city to
get started on implementing its Climate Change Strategy.
Some of the long-term projects falling under the strategy include
new electric buses, energy-efficiency measures in city buildings,
improved sewerage plants, and the rehabilitation and protection of
coastal structures. The proceeds of the first green bond were directed
primarily at water-related issues:
• water pressure management
• water supply network
upgrade
• water meter replacements
• waste water plant upgrades.
SECTOR INSIGHT
A Strand company has
become a world leader in
desalination.
• Cape Town will host a
water loss conference in
2018.
In 2018, Cape Town will host one
of world’s largest water loss conferences.
The International Water
Association’s (IWA) 2018 Water
Loss Conference will attract more
than 500 delegates to the Century
City Conference Centre and Hotel.
In South Africa, some 37% of all
water delivered to municipalities
is lost, according to Water Wheel
magazine, at a cost of R7-billion
per year. This presents an opportunity
for companies to provide
better pipes and smart meters.
In 2030 South African demand
for water will be 17% greater than
supply. That is the verdict of the
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SA's Most Productive
Company
Liquid storage solutions provider
SBS Tanks took top honours at
the Productivity SA 2017 National
Awards, where the company
was applauded for its use of
resources and epitomising the
highest qualities and attributes of
productivity. SBS Tanks ticked all
the boxes to clinch the prestigious
gold prize and the coveted title of
Most Productive Company in the
Corporate Sector.
2030 Water Resources Group.
The Water Resources Group, an
international consortium of private
companies, agencies and
development banks, has established
a South African chapter,
the Strategic Water Partners
Network (SWPN) which has a
focus on three things: water efficiency
and leakage reduction;
effluent and wastewater management;
and agricultural and supply
chain. SWPN aims to support government
and programmes have
been put in place in all three areas
that are showing results.
The Western Cape Provincial
Government has a two-pronged
strategy: new water infrastructure
for agriculture and water demand
management programmes to
improve efficiency.
In terms of its water infrastructure
and maintenance of its
wastewater treatments plants, the
Western Cape fares relatively well
compared to most other South
African regions. Only 3% of households
reported to the General
Household Survey of 2014 that
their water services had been interrupted.
Fully 87.7% were satisfied
with water delivery services. Access to water and sanitation in the
province is generally very good.
A provincial scheme to improve rivers has been outlined by Premier
Helen Zille. The River Improvement Plan ultimately seeks to improve
the lives of people living alongside rivers, but also ensuring that river
water quality enhances the region’s economy. The fruit, grape and
wine sectors need good-quality water, as do agri-processing concerns.
Programmes include upgrading wastewater treatment plants, clearing
alien vegetation and regular monitoring of water quality. The scheme
encompasses the Olifants-Doorn and Breede rivers.
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has launched a climate
action plan called Smart Agri which includes doing studies on
conservation agriculture. The plan draws on the expertise of academics
and companies in the private sector.
One of the possible plans to add to the supply of the Western
Cape Water Supply System is the Berg River – Voëlvlei Augmentation
Scheme. This would entail pumping water out of Berg River in winter,
having first allowed for enough water to cover the ecological water
requirements of the river and the estuary.
A Water Stewardship programme has been introduced in the Breede
River catchment area. WWF-South Africa, Woolworths and Marks &
Spencer are collaborating on a scheme encouraging stone fruit farmers
to put in place systems that reduce risk to water supply and quality.
WWF-SA also has a Water Balance Programme which works to
increase the amount of clean water coming into the environment.
Woolworths’ contribution to this plan involves getting rid of alien
vegetation on the farm where it sources its wines (Paul Cluver Wines)
and in the Leeu River catchment area.
The introduction by the National Department of Water and
Sanitation and the Water Institute of South Africa (WISA) of the Blue
and Green Drop Awards has been very successful. The nation’s municipalities
receive scores reflectively how well they are doing in terms
of providing clean water.
In order to win a Drop Award (Blue for water quality, Green for waste
treatment), water systems have to score 95% or higher. The DWS has allocated
R4.3-billion to helping municipalities deliver water. The Interim
Water Supply Programme concentrates on 23 district municipalities.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Water Resources Group: www.2030wrg.org
Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency:
www.breedegouritzcma.co.za
National Department of Water and Sanitation: www.dwa.gov.za
South African Water Research Commission: www.wrc.org.za
Water Institute of Southern Africa: www.wisa.org.za
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Harnessing innovation
to tackle water scarcity
Rise Water Hackathon.
Rise, Barclays Africa’s innovation hub in Cape Town,
hosted a Water Hackathon in March 2017 to help
harness the power of technology, innovation and
collaboration to find solutions for the Western Cape’s
ongoing water crisis.
At the time, dam storage levels were at 23.5%, indicative
of the fact that the City of Cape Town was
in a particularly dire situation, especially with the
prospects of rain remaining elusive.
Rise’s sprint-like design event, held in conjunction
with Woolworths Holdings, convened industry
experts, policymakers, conservationists, students,
community members, scientists and engineers, and
invited them to come up with possible means of
alleviating the crisis.
According to Yasaman Hadjibashi, Chief Creation
Officer at Barclays Africa Group, they used the Rise
co-creation platform to help bring people from various
organisations and communities closer so that
we can collectively tackle our biggest societal challenges
and drive mass implementation of solutions.
This is in line with Rise’s belief that the most powerful
way of finding solutions is to bring together the most
diverse groups of people who would not ordinarily
cross paths.
Justin Smith, Head of Sustainability at Woolworths,
said water is a critical input to their products,
whether it is food or clothing. The efficient use
of water is of utmost importance in ensuring
productivity is maintained in the business. He
too believes that there is no one entity that can
single-handedly come up with a solution to the
water crisis we face, but that it is rather through
collaborative efforts by stakeholders from all
sectors that we’ll find workable solutions.
Participants in the Hackathon event were challenged
to generate solutions to improve agricultural, industrial
and residential water consumption. The winning
idea, proposed by Water Surge, is to create an online
and mobile public campaign that uses gamification
and integrated social media to encourage behaviour
shifts.
“This is an innovation that could really help drive
water-saving behaviour change across Cape Town,
and could potentially be implemented in a short
timeframe,” said City of Cape Town water and energy
efficiency strategist Sarah Rushmere.
Additional Hackathon solutions proposed:
• A modular water storage system that collects
rainwater using panels
• A big data system to track water usage along a
supply chain
• Partnerships with retailers to encourage shoppers
to buy products that are produced using water
responsibly
• Voucher and coupon systems to encourage
incentives for partnerships between government
and the private sector
• Helping consumers understand the impact
of producing different food groups on water
supplies.
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Manufacturing
Steady growth is predicted in this diverse sector.
Growth in the Western Cape manufacturing sector between
2003 and 2013 averaged 2.2% and the Provincial Economic
Review and Outlook (Western Cape Treasury, 2015) predicts
the same level of growth to 2020. A diverse manufacturing
sector contributes 15% to the Western Cape’s GDP.
A recent Moody’s report on the green economy in Africa states
that South Africa is growing the fastest in that sector in Africa, and
one of the fastest in the world. The Western Cape is driving a green
economy manufacturing strategy focussed on the suburb of Atlantis.
About 70% of South Africa’s manufacturing in renewables is happening
in the Western Cape.
Atlantis was chosen in 2017 as the site of a new factory for Czech
fabric manufacturer PEGAS Nonwovens. At R1.3-billion, the investment
is the biggest secured by Wesgro and Into SA since 2011. Training for
local residents employed by the manufacturer will take place in the
Czech Republic. All of the raw materials for production will be locally
sourced but the high-tech machinery will be imported.
Even an established investor such as fridge manufacturer Hisense
is exploring ways to make its product greener, either through its own
processes or encouraging its suppliers to go down that route.
SECTOR INSIGHT
The Red Tape Reduction Unit
assisted a boat-builder secure
US orders.
• A Czech fabric manufacturer
has invested more
than R1-billion.
Within the Western Cape
manufacturing sector, the agriprocessing
sector (including
food and beverages and tobacco)
subsector is largest employer
(24%) followed by metals, metal
products, machinery and equipment
at 19%.
The Western Cape Provincial
Government has identified agriprocessing
as a key growth sector,
one of those most likely to deliver
economic growth and jobs. For
too many years, jobless growth
was the norm.
Food and beverages
The combination of excellent and
plentiful agricultural produce,
good manufacturing capacity
and a skilled workforce give the
Western Cape a competitive advantage
in the food and beverages
sector. A sophisticated transport
infrastructure system allows
it to service international markets.
Famous Brands has bought a
famous Western Cape brand in
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its drive for greater backward integration.
Lambert’s Bay Foods
supplied Famous Brands restaurants
with chips for two decades.
With its purchase from Oceana,
Famous Brands now has greater
control over one of the vital items
on the menu of its 26 restaurant
brands, including Wimpy, Steers,
Fishaways and Mugg & Bean.
Lambert’s Bay Food sources potatoes
from all over South Africa,
but its proximity to the potatogrowing
Sandveld region is
help ful.
British American Tobacco,
which has about 65% of the legal
domestic market, has moved
its administrative headquarters to
the Waterfront.
The wheat-growing areas
of the Swartland host several
mills such as Sasko’s facility in
Malmesbury. Bokomo has several
manufacturing facilities in areas
such as Atlantis, Epping, Ndabeni
near Pinelands, Worcester and
Bonnievale. Safari Vinegar is
based in the Strand and there are
two Heinz manufacturing plants
at Wellington and Atlantis.
Two of the biggest chicken
processing facilities are located
on the N7 highway to
Malmesbury (Tydstroom) and on
the N1 to Worcester (Rainbow
Chickens). The Western Cape has
about 16 000 commercial pork
sows and produces a quarter of
South Africa’s milk.
Willards has a factory in
Goodwood, in nearby Parow
there is a Simba factory and local
chip and snack manufacturer
Messaris, which has been in operation
since 1898, has a facility
in Elsies River. Nestlé produces
condensed milk and milk powder in Mossel Bay and canned pet food
in Cape Town. Tiger Brands makes mayonnaise in Bellville and has also
invested heavily in its prepared meals plant in Cape Town.
SABMiller’s Newlands brewery is one of the busiest in the country
as it is responsible for providing product for a very large geographical
area.
Coca-Cola bottler and distributor Peninsula Beverage has three
plants – at Parow, Athlone and Vredendal on the West Coast, and
employs 1 300 people.
Boat building
The Western Cape Government’s Red Tape Reduction unit assisted
one of the province’s biggest boat-builders, Phoenix Marine, to get
an abnormal load permit in time to attend a big boat fair in the US.
The affected yacht was worth R12.5-million and the company signed
contracts for two further boats valued at R29-million. The good news
continued for Phoenix Marine with investors coming on board for
$2-million and annual production targets being reset at three times
the current rate.
Nautic Africa make larger vessels, including patrol, defense, oil
and gas platform and commercial vessels. It is also active in service
and support, parts and spares and vessel leasing and management.
Robertson & Caine’s manufacturing facility in Woodstock produces
three boats a week for the international market. With a staff complement
of 1 350, a record of having launched more than 1 300 vessels
and a subsidiary company in Tampa, Florida, the company is a world
leader in power catamarans and sailing catamarans.
Atlantis is home to Admiral Boat Manufacturers and Phoenix Marine,
both specialist catamaran manufacturers, and Celtic Yachts who make
catamarans and cruising yachts. Ullman Sails makes sails in Maitland
while Two Oceans Marine Manufacturing constructs its catamarans
on the Foreshore.
The Whisper Boat Building Academy is located at the False Bay
TVET College.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Cape Town Boatbuilding and Technology Initiative (CTBi):
www.ctbi.co.za
Cape Chamber of Commerce: www.capetownchamber.com
National Department of Trade and Industry: www.thedti.gov.za
South African Textile Federation: www.texfed.co.za
Wesgro: www.wesgro.co.za
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Construction and property
Affordable accommodation is on the agenda of developers.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Fancourt Golf Estate has released
new plots for the first
time in a decade.
• A 42-storey giant will soon
appear on Adderley Street.
The release by the City of Cape Town of sites in Woodstock and
Salt River could lead to new housing for 4 000 lower-income
households. The city wants private developers and social
housing institutions to create affordable housing on the 11
sites that it has earmarked.
Some R16-billion has been invested since 2012 in the four districts
comprising the City of Cape Town CBD, but developers are being
asked to include affordable accommodation in their plans so that the
old apartheid spatial divide is not perpetuated.
House prices in Cape Town are moving upwards faster than
anywhere else in the country, both in terms of inflation (10.35% vs
5.59%, Lighthouse) and average
house prices (11.89% vs 5.6%,
Pam Golding). A six-bedroomed
Clifton house sold for a record
R90-million in November 2016.
As a symptom of how vibrant
Cape Town’s property market
is, Spear Reit has listed on the
Alternate Exchange, becoming
the first property fund to list as a
Western Cape entity. The gross lettable
area of the real estate investment
trust (REIT) is 172 000m² and
the intention is to take advantage
in Cape Town’s building boom.
A huge new tower will soon
dominate one of Cape Town’s
iconic corners. The Zero-2-One
Tower to be constructed on the
corner of Adderley and Strand
streets will be the tallest building
in Cape Town at 42 storeys.
Of the 860 planned apartments,
312 will be in the affordable category,
aligning the development
with broader social goals. The site
currently houses the Old Mutual
Centre and Exchange Place. Land
Equity and FWJK Developments
are the developers.
In another new development,
there will be 250 residential units
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at a new building to be called
100 Buitengracht, together with
4 000m² for shops. Developer
Vantage Property is aiming for a
Green Star rating and says that
the design will respect the building’s
position between Riebeeck
Square on Buitengracht and the
historic Bo-Kaap neighbourhood.
Growth areas
Brackengate 2 is a new industrial
area that has been developed
east of the R300 highway. It is
intended as a warehousing and
distribution node, given the easy
access to the N1 and N2 highways.
Shoprite has a distribution centre
at the site. Brackengate Business
Park, the first phase of the development,
has tenants such as Fruit
and Veg City, Docufile, Pearson
and British American Tobacco.
Voortrekker Road is the subject
of several interventions to encourage
bulking up (businesses and
residential). The Greater Tygerberg
Partnership is working to provide
a catalyst for new developments
that will build on the area’s existing
strengths: transport links,
medical facilities, retail, motor
dealerships and residential.
Possible construction projects
could arise out of the fact that
about 100 000 students are in
the area. The Greater Tygerberg
Partnership has done a study
on students’ accommodation
needs and encouraged building
owners to cater to this need. Two
buildings have recently been
purchased with the intention
of turning them into student
accommodation.
The Voortrekker Road Corridor already has services and an established
built environment but it also has some dilapidated structures and lots
of open spaces. In other words, it has lots of potential.
A pilot scheme is being launched on the 22ha site of the old
Conradie Hospital, which lies not far from Voortrekker Road in the
suburb of Pinelands. A 3 000 housing unit development is planned
there which will align with the provincial government’s concept of Live,
Work, and Play. With the state (provincial or city government) putting
in the bulk infrastructure, costs for developers would be significantly
reduced – the quid pro quo is that the developer must then set aside
a certain number of housing units (49%) to grant-funded housing.
Spatial planning also underpins the thinking behind the concept
of an “aerotropolis”, the idea of using a city’s airport to be a catalyst for
growth across multiple sectors. The airport’s cluster of industries and
storage facilities should be linked to the metropolitan south-east and
two sections in Phillipi: the industrial area and the horticultural area
An area that continues to grow in terms of residential property is the
West Coast. With mountains to the east, it is logical that areas north of
Cape Town will grow: the only constraint is access to water. Blouberg,
Parklands and Sunningdale continue to grow and attract good houses
for residential property. Several schools have been built in the area.
George on the southern Cape coast has seen some substantial
new developments, including a private hospital built for Mediclinic,
some new malls and a number of estates being completed. The
famous Fancourt facility, which incorporates residential holiday accommodation
and a hotel, also has three golf courses (but one has a
very exclusive membership).
Fancourt in George was one of the first golf estates in South Africa.
In 2017 a set of new plots were offered for sale on what was described
as its “prized northern slopes”.
Kingswood is another premier golf estate in George. Pam Golding
was selling a three-bedroomed townhouse at Kingswood in 2016 for
R2.35-million.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Construction Industry Development Board: www.cidb.org.za
Master Builders and Allied Trades Association, Western Cape:
www.mbawc.org.za
SA Estate Agency Affairs Board: www.eaab.org.za
SA Institute of Architects: www.saia.org.za
SA Institute of Valuers: www.saiv.org.za
SA Property Owners Association: www.sapoa.org.za.
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Maritz Electrical
End-to-end electrical solutions.
Introduction
Maritz Electrical is an empowerment company established
by Kurt Maritz in January 2000. Through
visionary leadership and experience, the company
has developed many strong and lasting relationships
with its customers. Maritz Electrical places great
emphasis on its relationship with clients, private
or commercial, and prides itself on the ability to
respond to any contracting requirements in an efficient
and cost-effective way. At Maritz Electrical
we aim to contribute positively to the South African
economy, provide excellent workmanship and be a
leader in quality service provision.
Mission Statement
Maritz Electrical delivers electrical installation and
support services to meet all needs in the commercial,
industrial and public-sector industries. Maritz
Electrical is committed to implementing the latest
technologies and industry practices. We provide
clients with experience, quality, accredited workmanship,
dedication and professionalism, and as a
result have become a leader in providing electrical
services.
Our Services
We work closely with our customers, ensuring that
the task or project is completed on time and on
budget, using the highest quality products available.
In particular, Maritz Electrical has become a
premier supplier and installer of dedicated sports
lighting. This includes schools, universities, multisports
stadia and our most recent flagship project,
the St George’s Park cricket ground.
• Electrical and Reticulation Services
• Testing and Commissioning
• Water Analysis, Monitoring, Management and
Purification Systems
• Lighting and Power
• External Lighting
• Mechanical Services Integration
• Emergency Switchgear
• HV & LV Switchgear
• Pre-Planned Maintenance
Suppliers and Safety
Maritz Electrical has an internationally compliant
management system in place. Musco (leading
supplier of electrical sports lights) is one of our
established relationships that allows us to provide
products of a similar quality to that of Twickenham
Stadium and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
Company Professional Membership
• BBBEE Level 1
• ISO 9001 certified
• Electrical Contractors Association
• Master Builder Association Member
• Member of South African Institute of Lighting(SAIL)
Contact info
7 Wetton Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7800
Tel: +27 21 703 0867 | Fax: +27 21 703 0868
Cell: 071 364 7354
Email: info@maritzelectrical.co.za
Website: www.maritzelectrical.co.za
We specialise in all residential and commercial areas
of electrical installation and maintenance. Our electrical
services include project management, design,
supply, installation, testing plus commissioning and
maintenance of electrical systems including:
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Maritz Electrical in the limelight
Flagship projects.
Over and above the world-first cricket stadium lighting
project which Maritz Electrical delivered on time and on
budget in 2017, the company’s reputation for reliability has
been bolstered by the following flagship projects:
• Cape Town Grand Parade: relit with Musco fixtures. The brief was
to improve the lighting level to reduce the personal crimes being
committed because of poor lighting.
• Cape Town Festive Lights including Adderley, Strand and Main
streets: for the past three years, Maritz Electrical has been responsible
for the installation of the popular Festive Lights, to the delight
of citizens of and visitors to Cape Town
• Security lighting for waste water treatment plants: Musco’s metal
halide and LED system has become the preferred product of Cape
Town’s Department of Water and Sanitation and Maritz Electrical
is the proud installer.
In 2017, St George’s Park became the world’s first International Cricket
Council-compliant, LED-lit stadium and the first such stadium to be
fitted with theatrics. Port Elizabeth’s famous ground was the site of
the first-ever Test match to be
played on South African soil, back
in March 1889. Over four days in
December 2017, the ground
celebrated another landmark –
South Africa hosted Zimbabwe
in the first-ever day-night Test
match. The R27-million contract
was completed on time and on
budget by a team from Maritz
Electrical led by Warren Williams.
Two project managers from
Musco Lighting, the suppliers,
supported the installation. The
lights on top of the Duck Pond
Pavilion were hoisted at night,
the process being illuminated by
floodlight.
Lighting was installed for nine
community multi-purpose
sports fields. The project was
completed in one year.
St George’s Park Cricket Ground.
The Bravo Apron of Cape Town
International Airport was relit
with LED fixtures for Airports
Company South Africa.
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Banking
Financial services is a growth sector.
SECTOR INSIGHT
The City of Cape Town has
issued a green bond.
• The JSE has opened an
Exchange Hub in Cape
Town.
The new green bond issued by the City of Cape Town is a sign of
the “climate change” times. South Africa’s third-ever green bond
attracted bids over R4-billion on an initial offering on projects
worth R1-billion.
The JSE intends opening a green section to deal with the expected
growth of such instruments. The lead arranger for the bond was Rand
Merchant Bank. The green bond is certified by the Climate Bonds
Initiative and ratings agency Moody’s gave the bond a rating of GB1.
The finance and insurance sector contributes 10.9% to provincial
GDP and is an area of the economy that shows consistent growth.
The sector outperforms most other sectors according to the FNB
Chart Book, and further growth is anticipated. New financial services
companies are starting or relocating to the Cape. These range from
asset managers to hedge funds, venture capitalists and insurers.
The decision by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to open
a JSE Exchange Hub in Cape Town confirms the city’s importance
in the financial world. There are eight Cape Town-based companies
in the Top 40 Index of the JSE: Capitec Bank, Mediclinic, Naspers,
Woolworths, British American Tobacco, Remgro, Shoprite Holdings
and Sanlam.
The head offices of financial
firms are dotted all over Cape
Town. These include Old Mutual
and Foord (Pinelands), Coronation
(Newlands), Prudential
(Claremont), Sygnia (Green Point),
Sanlam (Bellville) and Allan Gray
(Waterfront). PSG has its headquarters
in Stellenbosch and is
well represented in rural towns.
Even the small rural town of
Greyton is home to Overberg
Asset Management. Insurers such
as Santam and Metropolitan Life
are based in Bellville.
Most of the banking groups
also offer a range of services
such as asset management or
investment advice.
Financial services group
Old Mutual (a 54% stakeholder
in Nedbank) has begun the
process of creating four standalone
businesses out of the Old
Mutual Group. This will allow the
UK-based wealth management
business and the New York-based
asset managers to be free of linkages
to the rand, while the South
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OVERVIEW
African businesses, Nedbank and
Old Mutual Emerging Markets,
can focus on their specialities.
Fintech is increasingly important
to financial institutions. Barclays’
app development organisation,
Rise, has seven outlets around the
world, including one in Woodstock
in Cape Town. A French-funded
fintech operation was launched at
Century City in 2016.
The African Institute of Financial
Markets and Risk Management
(AIFMRM) aims to meet the demands
for skills by developing
local talent. It is supported by
the Western Cape Provincial
Government, the University of
Cape Town, Barclays Africa Group,
FirstRand and Liberty.
The insurance market has become
more varied over time, with
a greater variety of products now
available to more market segments,
including middle-income
earners. A typical example of a specific
product that is responding to
new realities is Old Mutual’s iWYZE
medical gap cover, designed to
pay the difference between what
a medical aid scheme is willing to
pay and what the hospital or doctor
is charging.
A number of new licences for banks are in the pipeline, with the first of
these being a digital bank. The banking licence issued in 2017 to Take
Your Money Everywhere (Tyme, by Commonwealth Bank of Australia) is
the first to be issued since Capitec was granted a licence by the South
African Reserve Bank in 1999.
Capitec, with its roots in Stellenbosch, has since gone on to become
a major player on the South African retail banking scene. It now
merits inclusion in a new “Big Five”, with Standard Bank, Absa, FNB and
Nedbank. In terms of assets, the five biggest banks are Standard Bank,
FirstRand (which owns FNB), Absa (which is part of Barclays Group
Africa), Nedbank and Investec. According to the Reserve Bank, this
group had 89% of market share in 2015.
Merchant banking and investment banking are the most competitive
sectors with companies such as BoE Private Clients, Rand Merchant
Bank and Investec prominent.
Other applicants for new banking licences are Discovery and Post
Bank, a division of the South African Post Office. Discovery is already
a giant on the JSE (market value of R83-billion) with a wide range of
products and services that give it access to millions of customers. Life
insurer MMI Holdings is entering a partnership with African Bank to
enable it to start taking deposits and loaning money.
Banks are working hard to offer products to the previously unbanked.
Nedbank has partnerships with shops such as Boxer Stores
and Pick n Pay where customers can have access to financial services
in previously unserviced areas and also on all days of the week such
as public holidays and Sundays.
Standard Bank’s community-banking initiative offers a low-cost
cellphone-banking service. Retailers can act as agents for the bank,
even in very remote rural areas. Shops such as Shoprite, Pep and Spar
are connected, as are certain spazas.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Auditor-General South Africa: www.agsa.co.za
Banking Association South Africa: www.banking.org.za
Financial Services Board: www.fsb.co.za
Insurance Institute of South Africa: www.iisa.co.za
JSE Limited: www.jse.co.za
South African Institute for Chartered Accountants:
www.saica.co.za
South African Reserve Bank: www.resbank.co.za
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Building shared value
John Tshabalala, Managing Executive Western
Cape, expands on the shared growth approach.
John Tshabalala
Tell us about your new premises.
Absa has consolidated its 14 Western Cape offices into one centrally
located regional office, which facilitates better collaboration between
our various business units to improve client service and solutions development.
The new office also offers a more professional environment
for client meetings and even allows clients to use dedicated spaces
for their own meetings. Bringing everything under one roof further
helps to create a dynamic, agile environment that stimulates internal
creativity and productivity.
What is Absa’s take on the regional economy?
Our Western Cape regional office, through the investment in our new
premises in Century City, speaks to Absa’s continued commitment to
the region.
BIOGRAPHY
John Tshabalala joined Absa
in 2000 and has held a variety
of roles from Branch Manager,
Sales Manager and Regional
Head for Retail to Regional
Executive for Private Bank. In
2014, Tshabalala expanded
his experience and joined the
wealth, investment management
and insurance division as
a provincial General Manager in
the Eastern Cape, later expanding
to the other Cape regions.
In October 2017 Tshabalala
assumed the role of Managing
Executive, Western Cape.
Please explain the concept of “Shared Growth”.
Absa is leading a shift away from traditional grant-making and corporate
responsibility programmes towards an integrated approach
that delivers both shareholder and social returns. By embracing a
philosophy of shared value, the bank is seeking to apply its substantial
resources more deliberately – both assets and expertise – to unlock
solutions to social challenges through innovative products, services,
and partnerships. This is Shared Growth.
So you are looking for some solutions for social ills?
Because so much of South Africa’s potential remains untapped and
limited by social challenges, strategically tackling those challenges will
unlock substantial new growth opportunities. Absa is committed to
ensuring that every business decision made not only contributes to the
bottom line but also improves the lives of the communities in which
the bank operates. There is a link between society’s progress and our
own success. We strive to be a good corporate citizen and contribute
meaningfully to society
How can the bank drive growth?
Healthy economies need strong banks to drive economic growth and
social progress, and as a business the bank has an opportunity to play
a pivotal role in fostering innovation and facilitating inclusive Shared
Growth for current and future generations. It’s this concept of Shared
Growth that lies at the heart of our strategy in Africa.
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Sharing. It’s the most powerful
form of humanity. It is something
we are taught before we can
even walk. Because in sharing lies
positive growth for all. The
chance to prosper. To give and
receive. It holds the promise of a
strengthened society. It connects
us and evolves us. From learning
to getting people ready to work.
From dreaming of careers to
studying for them. From having
fun to meetingresponsibilities.
It stimulates the innovators and
inspires future leaders. Sharing is
something we practice everyday.
We listen, we care, we design,
we add value, to your life and
that of others. We empower
small businesses to think big
and big businesses to remember
the small. There is a beginning
to Shared Growth. But there is
no end. And each time we share
we know that some day, in some
way, it will be shared again.
When we share, we grow. When
we grow, we all prosper.
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FOCUS
Unlocking shared
growth for the Western Cape
Absa is using sustainable business models to tackle social problems
Absa’s Shared Growth strategy is focused on three
interlinked themes where we believe the bank can
have the greatest impact: Education and Skills,
Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion.
By tackling social challenges through commercial
business models, the bank offers self-sustaining and
scalable solutions. These solutions offer considerable
advantages because they:
• increase access to employment opportunities
through skill building
• provide access to quality education
• give support to small and medium enterprises
(SMEs)
• provide wider, more convenient access to
financial services.
The Shared Growth strategy is therefore focused on
these interlinked themes. In implementing its Shared
Growth strategy, the bank works with like-minded
partners in business, government, academia and
the non-profit sector. Forging strong public-private
partnerships is key to creating shared value that can
deliver maximum impact.
Education and Skills
Absa has committed to investing R1.4-billion over
the next three years to support education and skills
development across Africa.
ReadytoWork, the bank’s employability initiative,
trains young people who are setting out to find
employment or create self-employment. Focusing
on work, people, money and entrepreneurial skills,
this free online and face-to-face training initiative
provides learning material to help young people
improve the soft skills needed to move from education
into the world of work. Once young people have
completed the curriculum, they receive a certificate
of participation.
In the Western Cape a number of ReadytoWork
awareness programmes have taken place at
Technical Vocational Education and Training
(TVET) colleges, schools and universities, including
Northlink College, South Cape College and the Cape
Peninsula University of Technology. The purpose is
to encourage students and budding entrepreneurs
to register for ReadytoWork and complete the
curriculum on absa.co.za/readytowork
Absa, who banks 34 out of the 50 TVETs in South
Africa, provided work exposure for students at TVETs
in the Western Cape over a three-week period in
July 2017. A total of 135 students and three lecturers
spent time with 57 employees from Absa who
volunteered their time. The students, mostly from
areas like Khayelitsha, Vredendal, Imizamo Yethu and
Manenberg, received valuable mentoring as well as
presentations on Absa Bank’s products, services, and
the banking laws.
University Scholarships
The CEO Scholarship Fund forms part of the
Education and Skills Development pillar of Absa’s
Shared Growth strategy through which it has undertaken
to invest R1.4-billion in education and skills
training between 2016 and 2018.
Absa Bank has committed to an almost three-fold
increase in the Barclays Africa Group’s 2017 CEO
Scholarship Fund to R210-million. This will result in
3 000 university students across its 10 African markets
receiving a scholarship for the current academic
year. In the Western Cape, between 2016 and 2017,
the allocation is more than R35-million to students
from the University of the Western Cape, Cape
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Peninsula University of Technology, Stellenbosch
University and the University of Cape Town.
Enterprise Development
Rise: Barclays Africa Group’s fintech innovation hub
in Cape Town is supporting five women entrepreneurs
in the information and communications sector
by providing a year-long subsidised membership to
the Rise co-creation community and workspace.
Four start-ups were selected for support:
• 88 Business Collective: The accelerator
programme headed by Antoinette Prophy is
focused on emerging women entrepreneurs.
• Trade Circle: Founded by Lauren Davidse, Trade
Circle is developing a digital business-to-business
(B2B) trading platform to modernise the supply
chain of SMMEs.
• Minderz: Started by Boitumelo (Tumi) Menyatswe,
Minderz is an easy-to-use online platform that
connects pet parents/owners with experienced,
available and vetted sitters.
• Girl Hype: The brainchild of Baratang Miya is an
education technology (edtech)​ start-up.
#YouthStart: Small and medium enterprises
are essential to growing the economy across the
continent. #YouthStart is a City of Cape Town
programme assisted by Absa’s Business Support
Development.
The top 10 winners were placed in Absa’s entrepreneurship
training and the financial literacy programme,
and they received computer notebooks.
The top three winners received seed capital to kickstart
their business ideas.
Cape Town Film Festival: Absa recently partnered
with Wesgro and the City of Cape Town to promote
Cape Town and the Western Cape Province as a film
production destination. Absa has expanded on a
unique partnership with China to promote South
African and African productions by means of mobile
movie theatres across townships.
Absa Cape Epic: Absa has been the proud title
sponsor of the Absa Cape Epic since 2006, and is
thrilled to be part of an event that makes an impact
in the lives of the teams who participate and the
communities who benefit from the race.
Financial Inclusion
Many of the SMEs that corporates may be looking
to support through procurement spend may not be
able to get funding from a bank because they do
not have a financial track record. Getting a loan from
a bank normally requires financial records, strong
balance sheets, good credit records and collateral –
none of which most small businesses have.
These entities then end up having to go to the informal
markets to borrow at exorbitant rates, which
defeats the whole purpose of building sustainable
SMEs.
Barclays Africa has two initiatives in this field. Firstly,
we have established an innovative fund to provide
lending to SMEs that are in the supply chains of our
clients. This enables us to partner with our corporate
clients to develop and transform their supply chains
through financing. Furthermore, we recently set
aside a R165-million fund to finance qualifying SMEs
in our own supply chain.
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Development finance
and SMME support
Opportunities abound for entrepreneurs.
There are many private and state initiatives to support
entrepreneurs. In the Western Cape, the annual SMME
Opportunity Roadshow showcases opportunities, allows for
relevant networking and guides small businesses on how to
get their products and services into the mainstream of the economy.
The Roadshow (shown in the photograph) is also held in Port Elizabeth,
Durban and Johannesburg and is supported by the Department of
Small Business Development.
The Philippi Village Container Walk houses key-cutters, building
material suppliers, hairdressers and clothes shops. With the backing
of the IDC, the two-storey creations house retail shops on the bottom
floor and offices on the top floor. Several NGOs have a presence and
training is available for entrepreneurs. Philippi Village is a joint venture
between Business Activator and the Bertha Foundation, a global
philanthropic foundation.
The Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards (PERA) for
the Western Cape entered its fifth year in 2017. Premier Helen Zille
said at the 2016 awards that entrepreneurs employ 500 000 people
in the province which is why the provincial government had supported
35 000 small businesses since 2009. Among the winners in
2016 were Auto Magneto, Pure Good Food, Doring Bay Abalone and
Shonaquip. Co-sponsors of the event are Absa, Business Partners
Limited, Ackerman Pick n Pay Foundation and Deloitte.
Cape Gateway, the website of the Western Cape government, lists
50 SMME support organisations in the province. These range from the
provincial trade and investment promotion agency, Wesgro, to smaller
community institutions and business initiatives. Several industry bodies
also exist to assist SMMEs in sectors such as clothing and textiles,
arts and crafts, and boatbuilding, as well as training centres in areas
identified as having high unemployment and skills shortages.
The National Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has
several programmes to assist SMMEs and co-operatives. These include:
• The Black Business Supplier Development Programme, a costsharing
grant to promote competitiveness
• The Co-operative Incentive Scheme, a 100% grant.
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of
the DSBD and gives non-financial support to entrepreneurs through
training, assistance with filling in forms, marketing and creating
SECTOR INSIGHT
A Seda Rapid Incubator has
opened at False Bay TVET
College.
• The AHI has rebranded
as the Small Business
Institute.
business plans. It helps small
businesses draft applications for
loan finance.
Seda has established a Rapid
Incubator in partnership with
the Centre for Entrepreneurship
(CFE) at False Bay TVET College,
Westlake Campus.
Intended to encourage TVET
graduates to start their own
businesses, the focus is on metal
fabrication and furniture making.
The Rapid Incubation Programme
encourages innovative thinking
and promotes students, entrepreneurs
and potential clients to
interact. Learning how to commercialise
products and services
is a key element of the course.
Business Partners Limited is
described by Seda as “one of the
more successful SMME support
organisations”. With a head office
in central Cape Town, Business
Partners is an unlisted company
that offers loans, mentorship,
consulting and business support.
The National Gazelles is a national
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SMME accelerator jointly funded
by Seda and the DSBD. The aim
is to identify and support small
businesses with growth potential
across priority sectors aligned
with the National Development
Plan and Seda’s SMME strategy.
Businesses can receive up to R1-
million for training, productivity
advice, business skills development
and the purchase of equipment.
The Industrial Development
Corporation (IDC) is a strong
supporter of SMMEs either by disbursing
loans or by taking minority
shares in enterprises and giving
advice. The Masisizane Fund
offers loan financing at good rates
and training through its Business
Accelerator programme. As a
non-profit initiative of the Old
Mutual Group, the fund focusses
on the cash flow of potential businesses
rather than insisting on security
in the form of property or
something similar.
All the major banks have
SMME offerings. Standard Bank’s
Community Investment Fund (CIF) initiative extends loans to informal
businesses. The CIF has distributed more than R7-million to more than
630 businesses through its six funds in three provinces.
Nedbank has an enterprise-development product that supports
businesses with a turnover up to R35-million with at least 25% black
ownership.
The Shanduka Black Umbrellas incubator helps entrepreneurs convert
their good ideas to sustainable business practice.
The Afrikaansehandelsinstituut (AHI) has rebranded as the Small
Business Institute. Representing over 100 chambers, the SBI is a member
of Business Unity South Africa.
The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) has a base of over
125 000 SMEs and 50 big brands as partners. A member-based organisation
that offers benefits, the NSBC runs surveys and hosts expos,
networking events and awards functions.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Cape Gateway: www.capegateway.gov.za
Development Bank of Southern Africa: www.dbsa.org
Industrial Development Corporation: www.idc.co.za
National Small Business Chamber: www.nsbc.org.za
PERA: www.wcpremiersawards.co.za
Small Enterprise Development Agency: www.seda.co.za
Small Enterprise Finance Agency: www.sefa.org.za
SMME Opportunity Roadshow: www.smmesa.co.za
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Andile Nomlala
Advocating for a
fundamental shift
Andile Nomlala, Provincial Chairperson of the
BMF Western Cape, outlines the measures
taken to move transformation forward.
Please outline the main objectives of
the Black Management Forum.
The Black Management Forum in the Western Cape has positioned
itself to be a catalyst for transformation in a province where our recent
past still finds expression in how companies are run but also in how
we relate to one another. This requires a fundamental shift in mindset
that the BMF continues to advocate for.
What is the BMF’s current focus?
We have two main focus areas. To continue to advocate for greater representation
of black professionals in corporate Western Cape through
the promotion of laws such employment equity. We have established
an HR desk that provides talent placement services within companies.
Also, to fast-track enterprise development through cooperation with
corporate Western Cape and other relevant stakeholders.
BIOGRAPHY
Andile Nomlala has more than
nine years’ experience as an
entrepreneur. His business
investments cover industrial
properties, valet services and
a financial services company,
Deposit4U. His background is
in investment and finance. He
holds an Honours degree from
the Graduate School of Business
(UCT): a Postgraduate Diploma
in Management Practice and
an MBA, Executive. Andile
was recently recognised by
the Independent Media Group
as the finalist in South Africa’s
Top 100 young independents in
2017: Innovator category.
What are some of the BMF’s most recent achievements?
The establishment of our branches in Century City with the support
of ABSA Bank and in Cape Town through Allan Gray, PwC, Engen,
Woolworths and Old Mutual, driven by the increased membership.
The launch of the Transformation Forum, one of our key legacy projects.
Hosting the inaugural Black Excellence Awards addressed by
former Deputy Chief Justice, Dikgang Moseneke. The awards showcase
black managerial excellence. The various categories include Business
Personality of the Year, Progressive Company of the Year and Manager
of the Year.
How would you characterise the relationship with
civil society, labour unions and government?
The BMF is a non-partisan organisation and we welcome engagements
with all types of organisations if there is common ground. We also
welcome individual members from different sections of society and
organisations. We always first seek to cooperate, and then contest
where we are not satisfied with measures taken. Case in point: we
engaged Parliament and the Presidency on the appointment of the
NYDA board. We have been involved in arbitration efforts for the
#Feesmustfall movement with a view to finding a lasting solution. Our
strategy consisted of bringing all relevant parties together.
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West Coast Business
Development Forum
PROFILE
West Coast
West
Working together to grow the West Coast economy.
Aims and objectives
• Establish robust and reliable dialogue of large
firms with relevant bodies in the public sector.
• Prioritise and reduce stifling factors, case-by-case.
• Focus on growing the West Coast District
economy.
Structure
• Up to 20 large/leading firms in the West Coast
District (in terms of size and innovation)
• Government: municipal, provincial, national
• Relevant State-Owned Entities (SOEs)
• Representatives of key sector clusters could be
invited to join at a later stage.
Membership
Firms: ArcelorMittalSA, Club Mykonos,
Duferco, Kaap-Agri, Kropz, Mittal, Mineral
Sands Resources (MSR), Oceana, Pioneer, PPC,
Sea Harvest, Swartland Boudienste, Tronox.
Government: Bergrivier Local Municipality,
Cederberg LM, Matzikama LM, Saldanha Bay LM,
Swartland LM, West Coast District Municipality.
Province: Department of Economic
Development and Tourism, covering water,
environment, energy, infrastructure and
Spatial Development Frameworks.
National: National Department of Cooperative
Governance and Traditional Affairs and Industrial
Development Corporation: National Infrastructure
Plan has various Strategic Integrated Projects.
Number 5 centres on Saldanha-Northern Cape
development corridor and includes a focus on:
Integrated rail and port expansion:
• Back-of-port industrial capacity (including an IDZ).
• Strengthening maritime support capacity for oil
and gas along African West Coast.
• Expansion of iron-ore mining production and
beneficiation.
State Owned Enterprises:
IDZ, Eskom, Transnet Ports, Transnet Rail.
Processes
• Meetings – every fourth Tuesday of the month
excluding December.
• EzyED online group collaboration – ongoing
value addition eg raise and resolve issues, inform
others.
Roles and responsibilities
• Work together as a team, across institutional
boundaries.
• Participate and contribute to productive
meetings.
• Ongoing, anytime solution development and
online group collaboration.
• Record progress and keep everyone informed.
• Work as a cross-institutional team to raise and
resolve issues.
• Discuss and build solutions for a more vibrant
West Coast economy.
• Promote the West Coast and support others
doing the same.
CONTACT INFO
WCDM Co-chairpersons
Johan Vorster and Frank Pronk
Secretariat
West Coast District Municipality
(Strategic Services Office)
Tel: 022 433 8400
Email: info.wcbdf@ezyed.com
Business
Development Forum
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Education and training
Tackling the skills deficit.
Skills training is seen by many economic planners as the single
biggest priority for South Africa and the Western Cape.
Airports Company SA (ACSA), the City of Cape Town and the
False Bay Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(TVET) College in Westlake have combined in an innovative initiative
to offer residents of Blikkiesdorp a chance to learn skills in brick-laying,
house-building, scaffolding and health and education.
ACSA is investing R5-million in the 12-month certification project
and the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) will
channel funds to False Bay College to enable it to roll out training.
Once trainees have completed the National Certificate in
Community Housebuilding, they will set about building houses for
themselves and their neighbours in communities near the airport.
The Western Cape Provincial Government has listed skills development
as one of four key “enablers” of the regional economy. An
intervention relevant to the construction industry is offered by the
provincial Department of Transport and Public Works. Targeted training
for emerging contractors is presented in regional centres like Riversdale
and Worcester, and in Piketberg and Saldanha. The four-week, modular
course covers issues such as site management, safety and enterprise
development and allows contractors to continue running their businesses
while they study. The course supports the Expanded Public
Works Programme (EPWP).
Another provincial initiative was launched in 2016: the Western
Cape’s Apprenticeship Game Changer. Announced at the annual
meeting of the Premier’s Council on Skills, the Game Changer aims to
introduce 32 500 qualified apprentices into the labour market by 2019.
R1-billion has been allocated over a three-year time frame.
The Lawhill Maritime Centre in Simon’s Town is preparing young
people for careers in the maritime sector. Subjects offered include
nautical sciences, maritime economics and electronic navigation
systems. The school is funded by a variety of companies (such as
Safmarine Container Lines, Grindrod and SMIT Amandla Marine), state
organisations (Transnet National Port Authority and the South African
Maritime Safety Authority) and private foundations. Educational
commentator Jonathan Jansen wrote in the The Times that the centre
“reminds us what our country can still become – without any direct
state funding”.
SARATEC is another institution offering industry-specific training.
The South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre is managed
by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Bellville campus) but it
SECTOR INSIGHT
• The Lawhill Maritime
Centre is successfully
launching maritime
careers.
• Communities near the
Cape Town International
Airport are learning to
build houses.
collaborates with several other institutions
and private companies.
Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (TVET) colleges
offer a range of diplomas and
short courses in many skills. Each
of the province’s six TVET colleges
has several campuses.
The College of Cape Town
(CCT) has nine outlets and caters
to the central city. Northlink
College is in the northern suburbs
of Cape Town and is an innovator
in workplace monitoring. It
has three business units that
give students experience: Hair
and Cosmetology, the Clothing
Factory, and a restaurant and conference
centre. The Fitting and
Machining Centre of Excellence
at Wingfield has the latest equipment.
False Bay TVET College
has campuses in Fish Hoek,
Muizenberg, Mitchell’s Plain,
Khayelitsha and Westlake.
Outside of the Cape metropole,
Boland College looks after
Stellenbosch, Worcester, Paarl and
Caledon, while the Southern Cape
College covers a wide area, from
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George to Beaufort West. The
West Coast College also has a big
catchment area. Boland College
participates in an Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP)
run by the South African Chefs’
Association.
Tertiary education
The 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds
(QS) World University Rankings,
ranked the University of Cape
Town in the top 200 universities
in the world and the top-ranked
institution in Africa.
The University of Stellenbosch
was ranked second in South
Africa and the University of the
Western Cape appeared for the
first time on the expanded list.
The rankings are based on six indicators:
academic peer review,
faculty/student ratio, citations
per faculty, employer reputation,
international student ratio and
international staff ratio.
These three institutions, plus
the Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, produce approximately
12 000 science, technology, engineering and mathematics
graduates every year and host 11 000 students from other African
countries.
The University of Cape Town has more than 21 500 students, 720
permanent staff and 39 A-rated researchers (40% of South Africa’s total).
Stellenbosch University is linked to Stellenbosch’s growing reputation
as a technology hub.
The University of the Western Cape has focused on increasing its
research capabilities in recent years, and is home to several national
research bodies. In 2015, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(CPUT) celebrated its 10th year as a merged institution.
University education is available in George through the Nelson
Mandela University (NMU): Saasveld is home to the School of Natural
Resource Management and the York Street Campus delivers courses
in business and social science, accounting and business management.
One of the major role-players in tertiary education in the region
is the University of South Africa (Unisa), a comprehensive distancelearning
institution. It has a student complement of approximately
30 000 in the Western Cape (and more than 350 000 worldwide). Unisa
has a campus in the northern suburbs of Cape Town and a Service
Centre in George.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Cape Peninsula University of Technology: www.cput.ac.za
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA):
www.ceta.org.za
TVET colleges: www.tvetcolleges.co.za
Western Cape Education Department: www.westerncape.gov.za
Western Cape Education Foundation:
www.wced.school.za/wcef
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College of Cape Town
The forward-looking college has a history dating back to the early 20th century.
Louis van Niekerk,
Principal of the College
of Cape Town
The College is a
public Technical
and Vocational
Education &
Training (TVET)
College, under
the Department of
Higher Education
and Training.
Qualifications offered
are accredited,
affordable and
quality assured by
Umalusi, various
SETAs and SAQA.
Description of educational offerings
The College is a leading provider of education and
training in mainly the Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) band and has much
to offer students and prospective partners as an
alternative to Basic and Higher Education and
Training. Qualifications include skills programmes,
technical, vocational and occupational training
that lead to recognised, accredited qualifications
that are in high demand by commerce
and industry.
Students are able to pursue a range of courses in
the following disciplines:
• Art and Design
• Beauty Therapy
• Building and Civil Engineering
• Business Studies
• Education and Training
• Electrical Engineering
• Hair Care
• Hospitality
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Travel and Tourism
Location of facilities
The College is situated in the central area of the
Peninsula. The central office is located in Salt
River, and the College of Cape Town also has
three residences.
It has eight campuses located in:
• Athlone
• Cape Town city centre
• Crawford
• Gardens
• Guguletu
• Pinelands
• Thornton
• Wynberg
Support services
Students at the College may access a variety of
support services to assist them within coping with
problems and difficulties, whether personal or academic.
These services are provided free of charge
and include:
• Counselling
• Academic support
• Health education workshops
• Assistance in applying for loans (loans are not
supplied directly by the College)
• Work placement services
• Social and cultural services
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Key facts and figures
Year established: The College of Cape Town is
the oldest Technical and Vocational Education
and Training institution in South Africa with a
proud history dating back to the beginning of the
20th century.
As the name suggests, we are based in Cape Town.
Four former technical colleges, Athlone College,
Cape College, Sivuyile College and Western Province
Technical College, were officially merged on
1 February 2002 to become the College of Cape
Town. This arose from a rationalisation in TVET colleges
in which some 150 colleges around the country
were reduced to 50.
No of staff: 670 (full-time)
No of registered students: 14 379
Qualifications offered: Certificates, Higher
Certificates, Diplomas, UNISA B.Ed Degree
(Foundation Phase), Skills Programmes, Learnerships,
Accredited Trade Test Centre
CONTACT INFO
Key contact people:
Louis van Niekerk, Principal.
Wilfred Jackson, Chief Financial Officer.
Sharon Grobbelaar, Marketing Manager.
Physical address: 334 Albert Road,
Salt River, Cape Town 7945
Postal address: PO Box 1054,
Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 404 6700 / 086 010 3682
Fax: +27 21 404 6701 / 086 615 0582
Email: info@cct.edu.za
Website: www.cct.edu.za
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Empowering with
knowledge or skills
through short courses
Mike du Plessis, Director of Short Courses, explains
the empowering effect of short courses.
Mike du Plessis
What was the original aim behind the short courses?
The idea was to empower people with knowledge or skills simply to
do the job better at the time, in their industry. Or to excel in the job or
to get a promotion where they were working.
Can an unemployed or young person also sign up?
Yes, and they now often make up a substantial part of a class. It’s also
aimed at employers: we find that they sponsor the fees.
Do organisations ask for courses for unemployed people?
There are initiatives out there. The City of Cape Town has projects
running from time to time. They will ask, can we empower people with
basic computer skills, for instance.
Do you customise courses?
A municipality might want a specific course in say project management,
then we customise it and we can deliver it onsite.
BIOGRAPHY
Mike du Plessis has a B.Comm
from the University of Port Elizabeth
and an MBA earned in the
US. His PhD research field relates
to customer loyalty. Having
started in banking, Mike worked
for Ford Motor Company before
joining the Cape Technikon and
becoming Head of Marketing
and Assistant Dean. Since 2005
he has been Director of Short
Courses at CPUT.
Has the demand for training changed over time?
Management science was actually the birthplace of short courses
at the old Cape Technikon. The initial courses were often business/
management related, accounting, later on computers and then sales.
It grew into the world of engineering and financial systems, and now
you find courses in cyber security.
Are certificates issued?
They always get a certificate, it could be of attendance, it could be of
competence. What they do not get and what we do not claim to give
is a qualification (which consists of more than 120 credits). If you did a
short course with us, as a university we can say that it will count towards
a certain number of credits with a formal (diploma) course with us. A
short course can be a gateway to signing up at CPUT, especially if it’s
combined with recognition of prior learning (RPL).
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PROFILE
Cape Peninsula
University of Technology
CPUT Short Courses.
Creating futures
Our short courses are aimed at developing your
skills. They give insight into various fields, empowering
you to make decisions about your career and
future. Our courses are affordable and our university
is your quality guarantee.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology offers a variety
of short courses, making it easy for persons who
are already employed to study part-time. Courses
range from half-day courses to six months or a year.
Courses are offered at the two campuses of CPUT in
central Cape Town and Bellville. The South African
Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC) is
located on the Bellville campus and practical marine
and survival training takes place at our Granger
Bay facilities.
The university has six academic faculties and departments
within faculties are responsible for short
courses. Courses on Human Resource Management,
for example, are offered by the Graduate Centre for
Management (Faculty of Business and Management
Sciences) while Helicopter Underwater Rescue
Training (HUET) is presented by the Survival
Centre (Engineering).
Relevant fields of study
• Administration
• Clothing and textiles
• Computers
• Cyber security
• Education
• Engineering
• Events
• Finance
• Hospitality Management
• Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
• Journalism
• Language and communication
• Management
• Maritime and survival
• Production
• Public relations
• Quality control
Time is
running out.
APPLY TODAY.
CONTACT INFO
#WeAreCPUT
creating futures
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(CPUT): Short Courses
Tel: +27 21 460 3079
Email: shortcourses@cput.ac.za
Website: www.cput.ac.za/academic/
shortcourses/fields
Telephone numbers for specific courses are
on the website. Administrators are available
to answer questions.
www.facebook.com/cputshortcourses/
wearecput
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Business Process Outsourcing
Cape Town leads in offshore jobs.
A
total of 222 500 jobs in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
exist in South Africa, according to the 2016 BPESA Key
Indicator Report. Of that total, offshore clients account for
32 500 jobs.
Sixty-three percent of the offshore market is in the Western Cape
where the provincial government has identified BPO as one of the six
key sectors that can create jobs quickly.
Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) is the national
organisation with representation in the nation’s three biggest cities.
Because of the rapid growth of the industry, the organisation is
undertaking a restructuring process with input from several bodies,
including the Contact Centre Management Group and the National
Department of Trade and Industry (dti). A new board of directors and
CEO should be in place by the end of February 2018.
BPO involves any internal businesses that a company chooses to
outsource to a specialist in that field, for example accounting or call
centres (also known as customer service centres). One interesting example
relates to loading an aeroplane’s freight load – in Frankfurt. The
loader does this in the Western Cape via remote cameras and weighing
machines. After work the loader can visit the beach.
The national Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, says that
the local BPO sector has had compounded growth since 2012 of 25%
year-on-year.
Within the Western Cape sector, 63% of companies are involved in
inbound customer service work; back office accounts for 13.8% and
debt collection at 9.1%. UK shop Asda and online retailer Amazon have
large customer service centres in Cape Town.
The fact that greater Cape Town is home to three well-regarded
universities, a university of technology and two technical colleges is
ONLINE RESOURCES
Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA): www.bpesa.co.za
Contact Centre Management Group: www.ccmg.org.za
National Department of Trade and Industry: www.dti.gov.za
Wesgro: www.wesgro.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
A strong tertiary education
sector attracts investors.
a major advantage in attracting
companies with sophisticated operations,
such as BPO. A director
of a British business intelligence
company, S-RM, told the Weekend
Argus that Cape Town’s position
as a “knowledge nexus” was a
major factor in deciding to open
an office in the city. Other factors
in favour of Cape Town are the
relatively neutral accents, good
infrastructure (financial and telecommunications)
and the time
zone being the same or close
to Europe’s.
The Department of Trade and
Industry (dti) offers incentives to
BPO investors. A base incentive
is calculated on projected offshore
jobs to be created and is
awarded on actual offshore jobs
created. The incentive has a twotier
structure non-complex and
complex jobs and is paid over a
five-year period. A bonus incentive
becomes payable at the end
of the five-year period.
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OVERVIEW
French technology has come to Cape Town
A
new technology venture was launched when Cape Town
hosted AfricArena 2017, a conference that aimed to be a
“bridge between international technology stalwarts and
African technology innovators”. A collaboration between
Silicon Cape and La French Tech Cape Town, it brought together
investors, venture capitalists, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The French
government has officially designated the city as one of six global French
Tech Hubs. Other hubs include Tokyo and San Francisco.
French Tech Labs was launched as a fintech incubator at Century
City in 2016. The same company earlier established Methys Labs.
The new incubator offers mentoring support for innovators, connections
to possible investors and a chance for selected candidates
to travel to France.
News of a R613-million investment by Dutch seed company Enza
Zaden helped earn Stellenbosch a ranking of third among African
cities in fDi Intelligence’s study of global biotech locations. The Dutch
investors created Westcape Biotech in a joint venture with Expressive
Research, a biotechnological company that works on cell culture
and molecular diagnostics. Stellenbosch also has a strong suite in
satellite technology.
One of the winners in the annual Premier’s Entrepreneurship
Recognition Awards in 2016 was Stellenbosch-based Praelexis, a data
company. NewSpace Systems, a satellite start-up from Somerset West,
was another winner. Stellenbosch University has a company, Innovus,
which deals in technology transfer and development of inventions.
Another popular area with new technology is fintech. Most major
banks are feeling pressure from new companies who can connect with
customers without having to build bricks and mortar infrastructure.
They are responding by spending heavily on innovation. Barclays Bank
have invested in a fintech incubator in Cape Town, Rise. There are six
other Rise sites around the world, including New York and Mumbai.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative: www.citi.org.za
French South African Tech Labs: fsatlabs.co.za
Independent Communications Authority: www.icasa.org.za
Silicon Cape: www.siliconcape.com
State Information Technology Agency: www.sita.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
• Stellenbosch and satellites
are synonymous.
It was a banking application (app)
that won the IT Challenge presented
by Standard Bank in 2015.
Three students from the University
of the Western Cape created
a voice-activated online banking
app which they called EasyBank.
A group of entrepreneurs, investors
and developers has created
the non-profit Silicon Cape
Initiative to support the sector.
One of its groups, the Startup
Group, has 425 members and it
offers advice and support.
The Cape Innovation and
Technology Initiative (CiTi) is
another support system for
the ICT sector. It runs three
programmes, The Bandwidth
Barn, VeloCiTi (enterprise and
entrepreneur development)
and Capaciti (tech skills and job
placement). There are 2 000 ICT
firms in the Western Cape and
they have 17 000 employees.
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Western Cape
Provincial Government
An overview of the Western Cape’s provincial government departments.
Office of the Premier
Premier: Ms Helen Zille
Provincial Legislature Building, 1st Floor,
7 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: 0860 142 142
Fax: +27 21 483 7216
Email: service@westerncape.gov.za
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/
department-premier
Department of Agriculture
MEC: Mr Alan Winde
Admin Building, Muldersvlei Road, Elsenburg 7607
Tel: +27 21 808 5111 | Fax: +27 21 808 7605
Web: www.elsenburg.com
Department of Community Safety
MEC: Mr Dan Plato
35 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 6949/8588 | Fax: +27 21 483 6591
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/
community-safety
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
MEC: Ms Anroux Marais
Protea House Building, 7th Floor, Greenmarket Square,
Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 9503 | Fax: +27 21 483 9504
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/cas
Department of Economic Development
and Tourism
MEC: Mr Alan Winde
11th Floor, NBS Waldorf Building, 80 St George’s Mall,
Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 483 5065 | Fax: +27 21 483 7527
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/edat
Western Cape Education Department
MEC: Ms Debbie Schäfer
Grand Central Towers, Lower Parliament Street,
Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 467 2000
Fax: +27 21 467 2996
Web: http://wced.school.za
Department of Environmental Affairs
and Development Planning
MEC: Mr Anton Bredell
8th Floor, 1 Dorp Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 4091
Fax: +27 21 483 3016
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/eadp
Department of Health
MEC: Dr Nomafrench Mbombo
21st Floor, 4 Dorp Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 3245/5417
Fax: +27 21 483 6169
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/health
Department of Human Settlements
MEC: Mr Bonginkosi Madikizela
27 Wale Street, Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 483 4956
Fax: +27 21 483 2589
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/
human-settlements
Department of Local Government
MEC: Mr Anton Bredell
8th Floor, Waldorf Building, 80 St George’s Mall,
Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 483 4049/4997 | Fax: +27 21 483 4493
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/local-government
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Department of Social Development
MEC: Mr Albert Fritz
Union House, 14 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town 8001
Tel: +27 21 483 5045 | Fax: +27 21 483 4783
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/
social-development
Provincial Treasury
MEC: Dr Ivan Meyer
3rd Floor, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 4237 | Fax: +27 21 483 3855
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/treasury
Department of Transport and Public Works
MEC: Mr Donald Grant
8th Floor, 9 Dorp Street, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 483 6481/2826
Fax: +27 21 483 5068
Web: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/tpw
Western Cape Local Government
A guide to the metropolitan, district and local municipalities in the Western Cape.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
Address: Civic Centre, Podium Block, 6th Floor, 12 Hertzog
Boulevard, Cape Town 8000
Tel: +27 21 400 1111 | 0860 103 089
Website: www.capetown.gov.za
CAPE WINELANDS DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Address: 46 Alexander Street, Stellenbosch 7599
Tel: +27 21 888 5100 | Fax: +27 23 342 8442
Website: www.capewinelands.gov.za
Breede Valley Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 348 2600 | Fax: +27 21 883 8871
Website: www.bvm.gov.za
Drakenstein Local Municipality
Tel: +27 21 807 4500 | Fax: +27 21 807 4645
Website: www.drakenstein.gov.za
Langeberg Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 615 8000 | Fax: +27 23 615 1563
Website: www.langeberg.gov.za
Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Tel: +27 21 808 8111 | Fax: +27 21 808 8003
Website: www.stellenbosch.gov.za
Witzenberg Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 316 1854 | Fax: +27 23 316 1877
Website: www.witzenberg.gov.za
CENTRAL KAROO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Address: 63 Donkin Street, Beaufort West 6970
Tel: +27 23 449 1000
Fax: +27 23 415 1253
Website: www.skdm.co.za
Beaufort West Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 414 8149
Fax: +27 23 414 8105
Website: www.beaufortwestmun.co.za
Laingsburg Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 551 1019 | Fax: +27 23 551 1019
Website: www.laingsburg.gov.za
Prince Albert Local Municipality
Tel: +27 23 541 1320 | Fax: +27 23 541 1321
Website: www.pamun.gov.za
EDEN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Address: 54 York Street, George 6530
Tel: +27 44 803 1300
Fax: +27 86 555 6303
Website: www.edendm.co.za
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Bitou Local Municipality
Tel: +27 44 501 3000
Fax: +27 44 533 6198
Website: www.bitou.gov.za
George Local Municipality
Tel: +27 44 801 9111 | Fax: +27 44 801 9105
Website: www.george.gov.za
Hessequa Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 713 8000 | Fax: +27 86 713 3146
Website: www.hessequa.gov.za
Kannaland Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 551 1023 | Fax: +27 86 551 1766
Website: www.kannaland.gov.za
Knysna Local Municipality
Tel: +27 44 302 6300 | Fax: +27 44 302 6333
Website: www.knysna.gov.za
Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Tel: +27 44 606 5000 | Fax: +27 44 606 5062
Website: www.mosselbay.gov.za
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
Tel: +27 44 203 3000 | Fax: +27 44 203 3104
Website: www.oudtmun.gov.za
OVERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Address: 26 Long Street, Bredasdorp 7280
Tel: +27 28 425 1157
Fax: +27 28 425 1014
Website: www.odm.org.za
Website: www.overstrand.gov.za
Swellendam Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 514 8500
Fax: +27 28 514 2694
Website: www.swellenmun.co.za
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 214 3300
Fax: +27 28 214 1289
Website: www.twk.gov.za
WEST COAST DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Address: 58 Long Street, Moorreesburg 7310
Tel: +27 22 433 8400 | Fax: +27 86 692 6113 (SA only)
Website: www.westcoastdm.co.za
Bergrivier Local Municipality
Tel: +27 22 913 6000 | Fax: +27 22 913 1406
Website: www.bergmun.org.za
Cederberg Local Municipality
Tel: +27 27 482 8000 | Fax: +27 27 482 1933
Website: www.cederbergmunicipality.co.za
Matzikama Local Municipality
Tel: +27 27 201 3300 | Fax: +27 27 213 3238
Website: www.matzikamamun.co.za
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Tel: +27 22 701 7000 | Fax: +27 22 715 1518
Website: www.sbm.gov.za
Swartland Local Municipality
Tel: +27 22 487 9400 | Fax: +27 22 487 9440
Website: www.swartland.org.za
Cape Agulhas Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 425 5500 | Fax: +27 28 425 1019
Website: www.capeagulhas.gov.za
Overstrand Local Municipality
Tel: +27 28 313 8000 |
Fax: +27 28 312 1894
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INTERVIEW
Cape Winelands
District Municipality
Executive Mayor Ald (Dr) Helena von Schlicht explains why
eco nomic development must be linked to social upliftment.
Ald (Dr) Helena von Schlicht
What is your mandate as a district municipality?
In executing our legislative functions, we focus mainly on the rural
areas. Our flagship is the firefighting service, which takes up a large
part of our budget. We maintain certain identified roads on behalf of
the province and we have a strong function in environmental health
services, seeing to the hygiene of foodstuffs. We support tourism and
sport where we bring tourists to the area and open up opportunities
for our people. We support local economic development by creating
an environment conducive to economic growth.
Do you have other mandates?
Something that is not covered in legislation is our social development
function. We are fortunate that we have reserve funds. We decided
when we took office that we would roll out socially orientated services,
for example to look after our aged people and to support services to
address social skills.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Helena von Schlicht honed
her skills during a 24-year career
in higher education. After earning
her doctorate, she worked
as Head of Department, Social
Work, at the Huguenot College
in Wellington. In this capacity,
she was involved in the writing
and implementation of policies.
She transferred to the political
arena in 2009 and became a
member of the Mayoral Committee
in 2011. She has been
Executive Mayor since the election
of September 2016.
Why the focus on social development?
Economic development is dependent on the social health of our
people, so we need to tackle both at the same time. We want to
empower people and enable them to enter the economy. If they are
healthy, they can participate.
How important was the award at the Audit Excellence Awards?
It was of paramount importance, firstly to inform the public that we
absolutely support clean governance. The award underlines this in
strong terms. Secondly, it recognises the hard work of our staff.
How was it achieved?
It was no easy task and took real team effort, every staff member bought
into it. We are currently preparing ourselves for what we hope will be
our fourth clean audit; this will be a huge achievement. Our Finance
division works very hard to ensure compliance.
How do you develop your Integrated
De velopment Plans (IDPs)?
We host two IDP stakeholder engagements with community
organisations, NGOs and businesses from all sectors annually.
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INTERVIEW
Attendees can reflect on the previous meetings,
ask critical questions, and say what they need in
the IDP going forward. It is a five-year process, but
is revised every year. A big priority is dealing with
social ills such as alcohol and drug abuse and we
support NGOs dealing with these issues.
Do you have good attendance
at these meetings?
There is huge progress and this year was the best
yet in terms of attendance. About 200 people
attended at both Worcester and Paarl. It means
people are taking responsibility for what is going
on in their community and democracy is well
and alive.
How do you encourage investment?
We are very fortunate in that we have excellent
products to sell; our fruit, wine, the environment,
culinary sector and nature reserves. We have places
that people really want to visit. We support tourism
activities that encourage economic growth in
the area. We work very closely with Wesgro, the
provincial investment agency.
How important is tourism?
Every local municipality has its own Local Tourism
Association (LTA), and the district co-ordinates a
forum every month where we work together. The
LTAs are extremely energetic and active.
Is tourism supporting small and medium
enterprises?
One example of how tourism is supporting small
enterprises is the Dwarsrivier Valley Tourism, which
is really focussed on brining tourism to this rural
area. They have a little shop that sells handcrafts,
helping people make a living from tourism.
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INDEX
INDEX
Absa............................................................................................................................................................................................................97, 106-109
Accelerate Cape Town....................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA): Cape Town International Airport.......................................................30, 41-43
Air Products.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87
Black Management Forum (BMF)............................................................................................................................................................. 112
Brown & Associates............................................................................................................................................................................................125
Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry.................................................................................................................................4, 46, 54
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).......................................................................................................................... 118
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)...................................................................................................................48
Cape Winelands District Municipality...............................................................................................................................................2, 126
Cape Winemakers Guild................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
College of Cape Town................................................................................................................................................................................. 9, 116
Maritz Electrical............................................................................................................................................................................................44, 102
Nedbank..............................................................................................................................................................................................................58-63
Old Mutual..........................................................................................................................................................................................................64-67
Pele Green Energy................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
Petroleum Agency South Africa..................................................................................................................................................................88
Radisson Blu Hotel................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39
SBS Tanks.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Selfmed...........................................................................................................................................................................................................25, OBC
South African Table Grape Industry (SATI)............................................................................................................................................80
Vodacom................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68-73, IBC
Wesgro..................................................................................................................................................................................................................26-29
West Coast Business Development Forum........................................................................................................................................ 113
West Coast District Municipality................................................................................................................................................................IFC
Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum (WECBOF).......................................................................................................... 56
Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism................................................................................12
Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works................................................................................................21-24
Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA).............................................................................................................................32-35
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