South African Business 2019 edition
The 2019 edition of South African Business is the seventh edition of this annual guide to business and investment in South Africa. Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as Special Economic Zones and African trade provide unique insights, together with comprehensive overviews of critical economic sectors. Other special features focus on the exciting new possibilities in renewable energy, airports as engines of regional growth and the maritime sector as an entirely new prospect for South African entrepreneurs and businesses. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed at www.globalafricanetwork.com
The 2019 edition of South African Business is the seventh edition of this annual guide to business and investment in South Africa.
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as Special Economic Zones and African trade provide unique insights, together with comprehensive overviews of critical economic sectors. Other special features focus on the exciting new possibilities in renewable energy, airports as engines of regional growth and the maritime sector as an entirely new prospect for South African entrepreneurs and businesses.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed at www.globalafricanetwork.com
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PROFILE<br />
Upington Special<br />
Economic Zone<br />
More than 500 hectares of prime land is available for investors.<br />
Upington, the second-biggest town in the Northern<br />
Cape, is located along the banks of the Orange<br />
River and is a popular tourist destination<br />
with warm weather and long sunny days. The<br />
Northern Cape is ideally situated to serve the following<br />
industries: solar energy, mining, agricultural, aviation and<br />
other industries. The Upington SEZ has a geographically<br />
designated area set aside for specifically targeted economic<br />
activities to accelerate industrial development.<br />
In the heart of the Green Kalahari, right next to Upington<br />
International Airport, there is more than 500ha of prime land<br />
available to be utilised by investors (440ha for the Industrial<br />
Park and 85ha for the Aviation Park).<br />
Upington is situated 130km from the Namibian border<br />
post and about 350km from the border post to Botswana.<br />
Upington also has good access roads such as the N10 and<br />
the N14, effectively linking up Namibia and Botswana.<br />
The Upington International Airport has a 5km-long<br />
KEY CONTACTS<br />
Mr Thobela Dikeni, Chief Executive Officer, NCEDA<br />
Tel: +27 53 833 1503 and 060 997 7202<br />
Babalwa Mbobo, Sector Specialist, Upington SEZ<br />
Tel: +27 54 333 1136 and 071 016 5813<br />
Email: bmbobo@upington-sez.co.za<br />
Dr. Mphulane Ramorena, Project Executive<br />
Tel: 076 442 4437<br />
Email: mramorena@upington-sez.co.za<br />
Physical address: 24 Schroder Street,<br />
Upington 8801<br />
runway, the longest civilian runway in the southern<br />
hemisphere. The airport’s location and the dry, arid<br />
climate add to making the location particularly favourable<br />
for the establishment of an Aviation Park to serve<br />
the global markets.<br />
The Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality (DKLM) has<br />
made the land available for the development of the<br />
Upington SEZ. The development will be divided into<br />
seven phases. The ZF Mgcawu District has a well-developed<br />
economy and active business community supported<br />
by government and government parastatals.<br />
Industrial hub<br />
The main objective for the proposed Upington SEZ<br />
in the Northern Cape Province is to establish a worldclass<br />
industrial hub to service the <strong>South</strong>ern <strong>African</strong><br />
Development Community (SADC) region in the following<br />
sectors:<br />
• Renewable energy with the focus on solar<br />
component manufacturing<br />
• Aeronautics through the development of an<br />
Aviation Park<br />
• Mineral beneficiation<br />
• Agro-processing<br />
• Astronomy exploration<br />
• High-value micro technology.<br />
Together with our partners, the Northern Cape<br />
Economic Development Trade and Investment Agency<br />
(NCEDA), the Northern Cape Department of Economic<br />
Development and Tourism, the National Department<br />
of Trade and Industry (dti) and the Airports Company<br />
<strong>South</strong> Africa (ACSA), we invite all interested investors<br />
to contact us.<br />
NCEDA: 6 Monridge Office Park, Cnr Kekewich &<br />
Memorial Street, Kimberley 8301<br />
Tel: +27 53 833 1503<br />
Fax: +27 53 833 1390<br />
Website: www.nceda.co.za<br />
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