Northern Cape Business 2018-19 edition
Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the Northern Cape Province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has several special articles which focus on transformative projects, such as the solar and wind farms rapidly coming on line and the massive potential represented by the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, a multi-billion rand international project already taking shape in the vast open plains of the Karoo. Updated information on Northern Cape is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at http://www.globalafricanetwork.com/subscribe/, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the Northern Cape Province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has several special articles which focus on transformative projects, such as the solar and wind farms rapidly coming on line and the massive potential represented by the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, a multi-billion rand international project already taking shape in the vast open plains of the Karoo.
Updated information on Northern Cape is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at http://www.globalafricanetwork.com/subscribe/, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
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OVERVIEW<br />
The Karoo region encompasses the south-eastern<br />
portion of the province. While most of the region is<br />
dry, the Vanderkloof Dam is a major tourism asset.<br />
Many of the region’s small towns are geared to cater<br />
to tourists drawn to the magic of the Karoo’s open<br />
spaces and features famous Karoo towns such as De<br />
Aar, Britstown, Hanover, Victoria West and Carnarvon.<br />
The latter is especially of importance as home to SKA.<br />
The Namakwa region is famous for its flowers,<br />
but it also hosts the South African Astronomical<br />
Observatory, several historic mission settlements,<br />
the Namaqua National Park (on the West Coast)<br />
and the awe-inspiring Richtersveld Transfrontier<br />
Park. Springbok and Calvinia are the two major<br />
towns in this huge district, which is also the only<br />
<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> region with a coastline.<br />
The decision by UNESCO to inscribe the<br />
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape<br />
as a World Heritage Site has great significance<br />
for the tourism industry in the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>,<br />
and for the prospects for ecotourism in general.<br />
This 160 000-hectare landscape lies on the border<br />
between South Africa and Namibia.<br />
New initiatives<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> has long been known as a prime<br />
destination for horse breeding, but horse racing has<br />
arrived on the provincial calendar with a bang.<br />
The inaugural Kgalagadi Bush Horse Race took<br />
place in Kuruman in 2017 and attracted participants<br />
from Johannesburg and the Free State. A<br />
joint effort by the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Department<br />
of Economic Development and Tourism, the<br />
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and the<br />
Kgalagadi Municipality, the event gave local small,<br />
medium and micro-enterprises a chance to showcase<br />
their products and to sell food and drinks to<br />
visitors and participants.<br />
Kimberley also hosted its own “July” in 2017 with<br />
the running of the Flamingo Horse Race. Fifteen horses<br />
took part in 10 races on the Flamingo Horse Race Park,<br />
a 2 000m sand oval track. Smart fashions were on show<br />
and the event is flagged to become an annual event.<br />
A Tourism Imbizo held at the Mittah Seperepere<br />
Convention Centre in March <strong>2018</strong> tackled opportuni-<br />
EVENTS CALENDAR<br />
March/April: Diamond and Dorings Music<br />
Festival, Kimberley AfrikaBurn, Tankwa Karoo<br />
National Park Hantam Mountain Bike Race,<br />
Niewoudtville<br />
May: Calvinia to Ceres: Tankwa<br />
Camino, Calvinia<br />
July: NC Motorsport Spinning, Kimberley.<br />
Gemsbok Rally, Upington<br />
August: Fraserburg Logan Drama Festival,<br />
Fraserburg. Hantam Meat Festival, Calvinia<br />
September: Williston Winter Festival,<br />
Williston Gariep Arts Festival, Kimberley.<br />
Kamiesberg Flower Trail Run, Kamiesberg.<br />
Desert Knights Motorbike Adventure,<br />
Richtersveld Transfrontier Park Kalahari Desert<br />
Festival, Witdraai near Askham. Pella Cultural<br />
Festival, Pella<br />
October: Barney Barnato Amateur Golf<br />
Championship, Kimberley. Ghaap River XTreme<br />
Festival, Douglas. Kalahari Augrabies Extreme<br />
Marathon, Augrabies Falls National Park.<br />
BoekBedonnerd X, Richmond<br />
November: The Munga Race, Rolfontein.<br />
Nature Reserve Aggeneys Fees, Aggeneys.<br />
December: Richtersveld Liggies Festival,<br />
Port Nolloth. SA Jazz, Kimberley MetroFM<br />
Heatwave, Kimberley<br />
53 NORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS <strong>2018</strong>/<strong>19</strong>
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