Northern Cape Business 2019/20 edition
Since its launch in 2009, Northern Cape Business has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Northern Cape Province. The 2019/20 edition is 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 province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has a particular focus on specific, packaged investment opportunities. The massive potential represented by the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project and the rapid progress being made by Sol Plaatje University are also highlighted in this edition.
Since its launch in 2009, Northern Cape Business has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Northern Cape Province. The 2019/20 edition is 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 province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has a particular focus on specific, packaged investment opportunities.
The massive potential represented by the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project and the rapid progress being made by Sol Plaatje University are also highlighted in this edition.
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Economic sectors<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Agriculture40<br />
Agri-processing is set to drive economic growth.<br />
Grapes and wine 44<br />
Record harvests are being recorded.<br />
Mining48<br />
A huge zinc project near Pofadder could lead to the <strong>Northern</strong><br />
<strong>Cape</strong> acquiring a smelter and a refinery.<br />
Water56<br />
Water projects are stimulating economic growth.<br />
Renewable energy 58<br />
Technical innovation comes to the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>.<br />
Banking and finance 60<br />
New banks are targeting niche markets.<br />
Development finance and SMME support 61<br />
An industrial park at Kathu will boost SMMEs.<br />
References<br />
Key sector contents 38<br />
Index64<br />
ABOUT THE COVER:<br />
Credit: NRF|SARAO. The MeerKAT radio telescope in the Karoo<br />
region of South Africa comprises 64 antennas and is currently<br />
the largest radio telescope in the world. MeerKAT is the precursor<br />
to the giant international project, the Square Kilometre Array<br />
(SKA) radio telescope. When the prototype Karoo Array Telescope<br />
(KAT) was expanded, the name for the expanded telescope was<br />
adopted to reflect the fact that more receptors were to be built<br />
(“meer” in Afrikaans) and to call to mind the much-loved animal<br />
that roams the Karoo.<br />
NORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>/<strong>20</strong>
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