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Because we care
we invest in our community
Upgrade work at the Fezi Ngubentombi District Hospital in Sasolburg is currently in phase 4. Basic
medical and specialist equipment was provided to enhance the efficiency of their healthcare
services. Critical infrastructure requirements were addressed, ranging from leaking roofs and
plumbing pipes to legislative paraplegic requirements, an emergency shower, replacing of
dilapidated roads, facility infrastructure and security upgrades.
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals
and energy company. Through our
talented people, we use selected
technologies to safely and sustainably
source, produce and market chemical
and energy products competitively
to create superior value for our
customers, shareholders and other
stakeholders.
Although the products Sasol produces
bring material benefit to our company
and our shareholders, we never cease
to care about the people who make
this possible – our employees and
service providers, and undoubtedly
also the people in our surrounding
communities.
Our community investment
programmes form part of Sasol’s
commitment to the community in
which we operate.
Because we care, Sasol plays its part
in its neighbouring communities like
Metsimaholo to make them attractive
places where people can stay, work,
play and invest.
Sasol invests in programmes and
projects that deliver social value
in excess of R800 million per year,
surpassing South Africa’s best practice
of 1% of net profit after tax. In the
Metsimaholo community, Sasol invests
more than R50 million per year.

Aligned with Sasol’s postponement application towards compliance with Minimum Emissions
Standards, Sasol’s Sasolburg Operations and Natref implement programmes that reduce air
emissions such as clearing of illegal dump sites to prevent smoke pollution from burning waste.
Our Social Investment programmes
aim to:
• Create a more conducive
environment for people to work,
play and invest;
• Support local skills development
for people to access business
opportunities;
• Strengthen internal and external
partnerships through Public
Private Partnerships; and
• Build capacity in our host
municipalities in the Sasolburg
region.
Our programmes focus on:
• Education;
• Skills Development;
• The environment; and
• Community Development.

CONTENTS
Introduction
CONTENTS
Free State Business 2020 Edition
Foreword4
Free State Business is a unique guide to business, investment
and tourism in the province.
Special features
Regional overview of the Free State 10
Logistics and renewable energy are vital sectors in the
Free State economy.
Economic sectors
Agriculture30
Grains and dairy farming underpin a diverse and robust sector.
Oil and gas 33
Natural gas projects are powering ahead.
Mining34
Gold mines are changing hands.
Manufacturing40
Free State manufacturing is weighted towards
advanced technology.
Tourism42
Dams and rivers offer great holiday experiences.
Education and training 44
Rural schools are being built.
Government
Free State provincial and local government 46
A guide to the provincial government departments,
metropolitan, district and local municipalities.
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CREDITS
FOREWORD
Free State Business
A unique guide to business and investment in the Free State.
Publisher: Chris Whales
Publishing director:
Robert Arendse
Editor: John Young
Online editor: Christoff Scholtz
Art director: Brent Meder
Design: Richard Smith
Production: Lizel Olivier, Phumza
Mbodlana
Ad sales: Gavin van der Merwe,
Sam Oliver, Jeremy Petersen
Gabriel Venter, Vanessa Wallace,
Shiko Diala and Sandile Koni.
Managing director: Clive During
Administration & accounts:
Charlene Steynberg and
Natalie Koopman
Distribution & circulation
manager: Edward MacDonald
Printing: FA Print
DISTRIBUTION
Free State Business is distributed internationally on outgoing
and incoming trade missions, through trade and investment
agencies; to foreign offices in South Africa’s main trading
partners around the world; at top national and international
events; through the offices of foreign representatives in South
Africa; as well as nationally and regionally via chambers of
commerce, tourism offices, airport lounges, provincial
government departments, municipalities and companies.
Member of the Audit Bureau
of Circulations
The 2020 edition of Free State Business is the 10th issue of this
highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has
established itself as the premier business and investment guide
for the Free State.
The Free State Development Corporation describes its work,
including property management and investment support in several
articles in this journal.
The official launch of the Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone
(MAP-SEZ) was a significant event for the economy of South Africa’s
most centrally located province. Business and industrial parks form
part of the economic strategy of the province’s planners and details of
these facilities are outlined in this journal.
In addition, overviews on each of the key economic sectors provide
up-to-date information on trends in the manufacturing and tourism
sectors, for example. Regular information about the size and nature of
each sector is also included.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution
of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online
at www.freestatebusiness.co.za. Updated information on the Free State
is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can
subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our
complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces
as well as our flagship South African Business title.
Chris Whales
Publisher, Global Africa Network Media | Email: chris@gan.co.za
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MESSAGE
Domestic and international
investors are invited to
invest in South Africa’s most
centrally located province
MEC for Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs,
the Honourable MP Mohale, outlines how human capital formation is at the heart of the
creation of a conducive environment for investment in the Free State Province.
It is with pleasure and gratitude that we, as the department charged
with promoting investment into the Free State Province, introduce
Free State Business 2020. We welcome this well-known publication’s
regular description of the economic environment of our province
and are pleased to contribute to its pages.
A brief overview of the investment climate in our province is
provided on the facing page.
Our department also published a dedicated investment prospectus.
The purpose of the Free State Investment Opportunities Prospectus is
to provide pertinent information about large-scale investment
opportunities currently available in various sectors. These initiatives
represent the Free State’s response to President Ramaphosa’s clarion
call for increased long-term investment necessary for inclusive growth
and job creation.
While investment is an essential ingredient to economic growth, it
should be pointed out that at the centre of the Free State government’s
economic development strategy is human capital formation and development
through universities and colleges, and various institutions
pursuing innovation and offering proof-of-concept services, to name a
few. Indeed, the Free State is poised to become a laboratory for excellence
in education outcomes, research and innovation, particularly in
the fields of health, agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, water
management, ICT, pharmaceuticals and rural development.
Domestic and potential investors from around the world are
welcome to contact the DESTEA Head of Department at:
HoD_office@destea.gov.za.
MEC for Economic, Small
Business Development, Tourism
and Environmental Affairs the
Honourable MP Mohale.
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Investing in the Free
State Province
MESSAGE
Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ, Head of Department at
DESTEA, outlines some of the Free State’s
unique selling propositions.
Free State Province is situated in the heart of South Africa and
shares borders with Lesotho and six other provinces. It provides
easy access to the main ports of Durban, East London and
Port Elizabeth.
The Free State is an attractive business and investment destination.
The province is at the centre of South Africa and the dominant sectors
are agriculture, mining, manufacturing and the tertiary sectors, making
it ideal for transport logistics and agro-processing.
Companies locating to Free State not only enjoy the opportunity to
source inputs at competitive prices, but also to benefit from domestic,
regional and international markets for their products and services.
Because South Africa has been engaging with our economically large
trading partners, access to international markets is facilitated through
various trade preferences and free-trade agreements.
As far as long-term investment is concerned, there are industrial
parks and a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that are supported by the
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Industrial parks
are situated in Maluti-A-Phofung, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu.
Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ is situated in Tshiame.
The Free State’s strengths for inward investment are boosted by:
• openness to business, trade and foreign investment
• abundance of natural resources
• low factory rentals
• Africa’s leading telecommunications network
• ​incentive packages uniquely developed for Special Economic Zones
• incentives associated with the revitalised industrial parks
• Free State Development Corporation (FDC) support services for
priority sectors such as agro-processing and manufacturing
• a large labour pool
• diverse cultures
• ​competitive land and building cost
• ​world-class transport and telecommunications infrastructure
• an idyllic climate
• recreational and lifestyle
facilities.
Select investment opportunities
include:
• Agriculture and agroprocessing
• Tourism and property
development
• ​Medical and pharmaceutical
production and distribution
• Manufacturing
• Renewable and clean energy
• Medical tourism.
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MESSAGE
Working together,
growing the Free State
The Free State Development Corporation unlocks business opportunities.
In line with the Free State Growth and Development Strategy and
the mandate of broadening access to economic opportunities for
the Free State-based business sector, the Free State Development
Corporation (FDC) will continue to unlock business opportunities
for both local direct and foreign direct investors.
The World Bank projected that the GDP growth for BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa) will be 5.4% in 2019 and 2020.
As the bloc’s powerhouses, India and China are leading the pack in
terms of higher GDP growth rates. The annual economic growth rate
in India was projected to be 7.5% in 2019 while China’s annual growth
rate was projected to decline to 6.3% in 2019 from 6.8% in 2017. Brazil,
Russia and South Africa have lower
GDP growth rates compared
to China and India. The South
African economy was projected
to grow by only 1.7% in 2019.
The FDC is working hard within
this framework to promote and
advance economic development
in South Africa’s most centrally
located province.
The FDC continues to foster
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partnerships with various stakeholders
with the aim of advancing
SMME development, promoting
exports and attracting
investment within the province.
As an organisation, we believe
that the best way to grow the
Free State, and the country, is
through meaningful collaboration
and partnerships which allow
us to pool all our resources
together for the betterment of
our entrepreneurs. This 2020
Free State Business publication
presents the Free State’s value
proposition as a business and
tourism destination. The province
is open for business with the annual
Macufe (Mangaung African
Cultural Festival) that brings up
to 150 000 travellers into the
Mangaung Metro’s City of Roses,
Bloemfontein. The “Tabalaza
Initiative”, which is spearheaded
by the Department of Economic,
Small Business, Tourism and
Environmental Affairs (DESTEA),
will continue to link start-up innovative
business initiatives in
the Free State with funding and
mentoring support from established
businesses.
Key opportunities in the Free
State include the following:
• A leading agricultural
commodities producer
presenting significant
opportunities across the
agro-processing value chain.
• Engineering opportunities within the Lejweleputswa
District as a results of excellent engineering training and
capacity-building resulting from the mining sector.
• The Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone,
situated at Tshiame in Harrismith in the Thabo Mafutsanyane
District which is in the Eastern Free State, is targeting
investments into the province. The SEZ is situated midway
between the biggest port in Africa, Durban, and the biggest
market in Africa, Gauteng.
• The FDC offers an attractive rental incentive package
for manufacturing entrepreneurs that enter into a minimum fiveyear
lease agreement.
• The FDC and the dti will soon commence with the
second phase of revitalising the industrial parks in Botshabelo,
Mangaung and Phuthaditjhaba in Maluti-A-Phofung.
This will enhance the park’s infrastructure and ensure
improved security.
• The industrial park in the key town of Sasolburg, the anchor
town of the Metsimoholo Municipality in the Fezile Dabi
District in the Northern Free State, has space available for rental
to industrial tenants.
We will utilise all our resources in creating a conducive
environment for entrepreneurs to thrive and unleash the
potential of the provincial economy to grow through our
commitment to:
• relationship building
• commitment to our customers and investors
• economic transformation for the common good of
all our people
• assisting investors with accessing incentives and grants
where available.
In all of the industrial parks in the province the FDC will
endeavour to grow and sustain the economy of the Free State.
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OVERVIEW SPECIAL FEATURE
Regional overview of the Free State
Logistics and renewable energy are vital sectors in the Free State economy.
By John Young
When the leaders of what would become the African National
Congress chose a venue for their first-ever conference, Bloemfontein
was the natural choice because of the centrality of the
town. The city, which has been the judicial capital of South
Africa since the creation of the state in 1910, has continued to leverage
its central location to become a significant factor in the transport and
logistics sector.
The country’s two great highways pass through the province. The
N1 provides north-south connectivity and the N3 is South Africa’s
busiest road, linking the ports of Richards Bay and Durban with the
industrial heartland.
This strategic position lies behind the decision to launch the Maluti-
A-Phofung Special Economic Zone on the N3 at Harrismith. Although
agriculture and mining remain the mainstays of the provincial economy,
diversification and expansion through initiatives such as Special
Economic Zones (SEZs) are key to the economic future of the province.
Sectors prioritised at the MAP-SEZ include logistics, ICT, automotive,
pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and agri-processing. The 1 000ha site
will has four zones: agri-processing, light industrial, heavy industrials and
a container terminal.
Links to the west (Kimberley and on to Namibia) and east (to Lesotho)
underpin the planning behind the N8 Corridor concept which covers
Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu. A plan for the coordinated
development of the N8 Corridor has been approved by a range of bodies
and is being funded by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
and the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.
Within this are several projects including the ICC Precinct (hotel and
convention centre in Bloemfontein), Bio-Medical Park, Airport Node (logistics
and supply chain, warehouses, residential apartments, hospitals,
schools, hotels and new shopping malls) and tourism infrastructure for
the Naval Hill Development.
Three other national highways
intersect the province which is also
well served by rail and air links. The
Bram Fischer International Airport
serves the provincial capital city of
Bloemfontein.
Another important new sector
is solar energy. The Xhariep,
Lejweleputswa and Mangaung
regions have among the best
direct solar radiation kWh/m² in
the country. Only Upington in the
Northern Cape has a better solarradiation
index. Rezoning for solar
farms has already taken place in
several places.
New opportunities are opening
up in the gas and energy sectors.
Several new licences to explore
have been granted and a R200-
million helium extraction plant is
under construction near Virginia.
Relations have been established
with 35 countries with a
view to promoting exports. Africa
and the BRICS grouping of Brazil,
Russia, India and China are focus
areas. Other partnerships based
on education and trade include
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OVERVIEW
countries and regions like Portugal,
Turkey and Madeira.
An important pillar of the economy
of the Free State, the chemicals
and fuels hub at Sasolburg,
is modernising and expanding.
International fuel, gas and chemicals
company Sasol regularly invests
in new technologies and in
expanding production of its various
products.
The Free State shares borders
with six other provinces, in addition
to the Mountain Kingdom of
Lesotho. A summer-rainfall region
with a mean annual rainfall of
532mm, the Free State’s climate,
soil types and topography vary
greatly within the province, with
plains in the west and mountains
in the east. The western and southern
areas are semi-desert, with
some Karoo vegetation occurring
in the south.
The Free State produces significant
proportions of South Africa’s
wheat (30%), sunflowers (45%)
and maize (45%) and is ranked
third in contribution to national
GDP in agriculture.
Municipalities in Free State
The Free State has one metropolitan municipality (Mangaung), four
district municipalities and 19 local municipalities.
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality
which governs Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu. The
sixth-largest city in the country, the Mangaung municipal area covers
more than 6 263km² and has a population of about 850 000 people.
Bloemfontein is responsible for about 25% of provincial GDP.
Xhariep District Municipality
Towns: Trompsberg, Koffiefontein, Zastron, Philipollis, Edenburg,
Fauresmith, Smithfield, Wepener
The southernmost region of the Free State is a largely dry area with
open grasslands predominating, although it is also home to the Gariep
Dam, South Africa’s largest dam. Crops are produced in the northern
parts of the district and sheep farming is the biggest activity in the
south. Trompsberg has the second-biggest sheep-shearing barn in
the country.
Diamonds, gravel and clay are mined at Koffiefontein. Jagersfontein
is one of the first places where diamonds were found, and it has its
own version of the Big Hole to prove it. The town of Bethulie is a good
stopping-over place for tourists wanting to experience the water sports
available on the Gariep Dam.
The dam is also the site of small hydro-power and aquaculture projects
which are intended to create employment and tackle food security.
The nearby Tussen die Riviere Nature Reserve and the Mynhardt Game
Reserve have a variety of wildlife in spectacular settings. Jacobsdal’s
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Landzicht winery has proved itself as a worthy producer of wine. San
rock paintings and Anglo-Boer War sites are plentiful.
Lejweleputswa District Municipality
Towns: Welkom, Virginia, Boshof, Christiana, Bultfontein, Bothaville
Mining is the most important economic activity in this area, also known
as the Free State Goldfields, but it is also the most important maizegrowing
area in South Africa. A large natural gas field has been discovered
on what used to be gold turf. Bothaville is the self-proclaimed
Mielie Capital of South Africa but it is a name that is apt. The town hosts
the annual NAMPO maize festival and the headquarters of Grain SA.
Mining town Welkom is the major urban centre in the district. The
town of Virginia is the site of a jewellery school and it is intended that
this will form the nucleus of a jewellery beneficiation hub and an IT hub.
The area has tourist assets such as a holiday resort on the Allemanskraal
Dam, the Goldfields Wine Cellar in Theunissen and the Willem Pretorius
Game Reserve but there is potential for growth in the heritage sector.
Fezile Dabi District Municipality
Towns: Sasolburg, Parys, Kroonstad, Frankfort, Heilbron, Viljoenskroon
The chemical complex at Sasolburg is the economic driver in the district,
which shares a border with Gauteng province along the Vaal River. The
town of Heilbron is another important industrial centre and Frankfort
does important agricultural processing work. Kroonstad is the district’s
second-largest town and has a number of engineering works and a railway
junction. A new kraft paper factory has been planned for Frankfort.
A good proportion of South Africa’s grain crop is sourced from this
district and when the vast fields of sunflowers and cosmos flowers
are in bloom, a marvellous vista is created. The Vaal River presents opportunities
for yachting, rafting and resort-based enterprises. Parys is a
The Phakisa Freeway is a popular motor and bike racing track
near Welkom in the Lejweleputswa District.
charming town and Vredefort is
home to a World Heritage Site, the
Vredefort Dome where a meteor
crashed to earth.
Fezile Dabi District Municipality
is the biggest contributor towards
the provincial GDP, contributing
approximately 35%. The Fezile
Dabi area is mostly dominated by
the industrial power of Sasol, with
the manufacturing of refined petroleum,
coke and chemical products
adding largely to its GDP.
Thabo Mofutsanyana District
Municipality
Towns: Tweespruit, Ladybrand,
Clarens, Harrismith, Vrede,
Ficksburg, Phuthaditjhaba,
Bethlehem
Tourism and fruit farming are the
two principal economic activities
of this area which is characterised
by beautiful landscapes:
the Maluti and the Drakensberg
mountain ranges, wetlands in the
north, well-watered river valleys
and the plains of the north and
west. The most famous asset is
the Golden Gate National Park.
Industrial activity is undertaken
at Harrismith and Phuthaditjhaba,
where the Free State Development
Corporation is promoting investment.
The Maluti-A-Phofung
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at
Harrismith is a multi-modal transport
and logistics hub.
The commercial centre of the
district is Bethlehem while Clarens
and Ficksburg have become famous
for their artists and cherries respectively.
Marquard produces 90%
of South Africa’s cherries. The north
of the district has many sunflower
seed farms. Tweespruit is sunflower
seed production centre.
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FDC empowers youth
Job creation scheme is a multi-agency effort.
OVERVIEW FOCUS
In its efforts to empower youth, the Free State
Development Corporation (FDC) is participating
in job creation for unemployed individuals in
the province. The FDC has signed a funding
agreement with the Unemployment Insurance
Fund (UIF) under the Labour Activation Programme
(LAP) as an implementing agency.
The LAP is an initiative by the UIF to provide
work experience, training and skills opportunities
to former contributors to the UIF who have lost their
jobs, and unemployed youth. This is carried out under
the Training and Skills Development Business Unit.
The UIF is an agency of the Department of Labour.
The unit intends to prioritise employment,
skills and re-skilling of unemployed individuals,
combating long-term unemployment and poverty
alleviation in the province. “The implementation of
the programme will cultivate an entrepreneurial
culture and train participants to increase their
chances of acquiring employment and starting
their own business,” says Thabiso Tshabalala, FDC
Project Manager.
The programme targeted 1 500 learners who
come from various communities around the Free
State. The beneficiaries, both male and female, have
already completed their theoretical and practical
experience in building and civil construction
(paving), welding and mixed farming. A total of
819 women completed this training.
Positive feedback received from learners
indicates that the programme is on the right
path. This will create an economy that will
result in employment opportunities for women,
youth and many currently unemployed South
Africans who should be productive participants
in the economy.
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FDC offers affordable rental
rates for businesses
The property management and development unit of the FDC has a diverse property portfolio.
The Free State Development Corporation
oversees and administers a diverse and
substantial portfolio. If you are a small,
medium, micro enterprise or a labourintensive
company in search of suitable industrial
and commercial premises, look no further. FDC’s
Property Management Unit offers rental space
for your small to medium enterprise at affordable
rates through its diverse and substantial property
portfolio. Over the years the unit has provided
business premises to the general public, business
people and government departments who want to
initiate projects. The unit has also been instrumental
in providing warehousing, manufacturing space,
offices and space in various shopping centres across
the province.
Offering you quality services
Overseeing a total of 253 commercial and 290
industrial properties, FDC uses this infrastructure to:
• Facilitate commercial and industrial activity
• Assist new investors who may be looking for
suitable premises
• Facilitate SMME development, particularly in
rural areas.
Our spread
The substantial property portfolio makes
FDC one of the biggest property owners in
the province with industrial, residential and
commercial properties in excess of 900 000m²
situated in the Mangaung Metro and Thabo
Mafutsanyana District.
Our industrial properties are located in:
• Thaba Nchu
• Botshabelo
• Industriqwa, Harrismith
• Phuthaditjhaba.
Our cost structures
FDC’s property rates of leasing are competitive
and compare favourably with similar industrial
and commercial properties elsewhere in
the country. FDC’s industrial property rates
currently range from R9.08 to R16.09 per square
metre for factory space, depending on the
features of the property, and from R30 to R96
per square metre for commercial premises and
are adjusted from time to time in line with
prevailing economic conditions.
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Incentives
Incentives may be granted in the form of rental
holidays, reduced rental rates and discounts on
utilities for investments contributing to job creation
on a large scale.
Black Economic Empowerment
Concessions which may be granted to businesses with
more than 50% black ownerships include the following:
• A discount of 10% on normal rental rates
• An additional discount of 2% for womenowned
businesses, where women have more
than 50% shareholding in the business
• An additional discount of 2% for youth-owned
entities where more than 50% of shareholding
in the business belongs to individuals below
the age of 35
• An additional discount of 2% for businesses
where disabled persons hold 25%
shareholding or more.
The FDC has offices in Harrismith (top), Thaba Nchu
(middle) and Phuthaditjhaba (bottom).
These concessions do not apply in instances of lease
renewals or existing leases.
Three easy steps to occupying
your new premises
Once FDC has identified a suitable site for your
business, you will have to confirm your interest in
the site in writing with the corporation.
Within a week of receiving the confirmation
and all legal documentation, premises will be
allocated based on the availability and the specific
requirements of the prospective tenant. You will
sign the agreement and pay the initial costs which
include the following: deposits; admin and legal fees;
two month’s rental in advance.
You will be able to occupy the premises after FDC
has prepared the building according to the agreed
requirements.
Contact details
For more information regarding factory space to rent
please contact us:
Tel: +27 51 4000 800 • Email: wecare@fdc.co.za
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Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park
Phuthaditjhaba IP is strategically located in the
Eastern Free State and 40km away from the N5 and
N3 highways. The park is on the border between
the Gauteng and Kwazulu -Natal provinces.
The Park is situated within the Thabo
Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the
Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality. It is
owned and managed by the Free State
Development Corporation (FDC), which is the
official agency responsible for driving economic
development in the Free State Province.
The Park is divided into Industrial estates
ie factory units, which are further divided into
small and large units. Small units range from
50m² to 499m² while the large units are 500m²
and above in size. These factories are mainly
rented for manufacturing and service industries
and to a lesser extent retail (wholesaling) and
warehousing (storage). There are a total of 296
factories in the Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park.
The Industrial Park occupies a total of
257 360m² gross land area, with approximately
62% occupancy rate and 185 companies. It
has one of the biggest local employers in the
CMT sector, employing 1 200 local people, who
comprise more than 90% women. The Park is a
major economic hub of the district, with varied
businesses located in the park.
The municipality provides services such as
water and electricity, and the infrastructure is
owned by the municipality. There is more than
120 000m 2 of vacant land and 112 vacant factories
(large and small). Sectors include textiles, plastic
products, manufacturing, construction, food and
snacks. The total number of jobs is estimated
at 7 300.
Botshabelo Industrial Park
The Botshabelo Industrial Park is situated
approximately 60km from the economic hub
on the eastern side of the Mangaung Metro.
The industrial area was developed in 1985
with the assistance of DBSA.
The Botshabelo Industrial Park boasts
manufacturing and service companies in
the textiles, electrical, plastic production,
poultry, food and snack sectors. Currently it
provides employment to an estimated 7 519
people, of which the majority are women.
Mangaung and Maluti-A-Phofung form part
of the distressed regions and were declared
as one of the Presidential nodal areas that
require development.
The BIP was the first to receive phase 1 and
phase 2 of the revitalisation programme. The
initiation of the revitalisation programme has
had some impact and has seen an increase
in investment within the park. The Industrial
Park has 144 factories operating with 113
occupied. The total capital investment is
around R755-million.
The factory sizes range from 500m² to
2 500m². The Park also has an incubator centre
known as the Small Business Park.
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Office and industrial space available
Free State Development Corporation (FDC) offers a wide range of spacious and affordable
rental space for SMMEs.
There are opportunities to rent factory space at
Free State Development Corporation properties in
Botshabelo, Phuthaditjhaba and Industriqwa.
The FDC offers affordable rental space, ranging
from massive stand-alone industrial buildings, office
blocks and shopping centres, to loose single-tenant
commercial buildings situated in rural areas to suit
different needs.
Industrial portfolio
Industrial building: Mainly stand-alone industrialtype
buildings designed for manufacturing and/or
warehouse purposes.
Large factories (>500m²): Consists of mainly standard
and custom-built factories used for manufacturing,
service industries and warehousing.
Small industrial units (

OVERVIEW PROFILE
Free State Development
Corporation (FDC)
Driving enterprise development and investment in South Africa’s
most central province, the Free State.
The FDC contributes to the Free State’s economic
development through four service delivery pillars:
SMME/co-operative funding and support
The FDC provides products and services to SMMEs
and co-operatives in the form of financial support
(business loans) as well as business development
support (facilitating training and mentoring
service providers).
The principal loan products offered to Free State
entrepreneurs by the FDC are:
• Start-up loans for recently established businesses
that are mainly at formative stages.
• Expansion loans offering viable and existing
businesses the capital needed to expand.
• Business take-over finance to assist potential
clients to acquire a business as a going concern.
• Bridging finance for SMMEs with short-term
cash-flow problems with contracts or tenders.
Property management
The FDC administers a diverse property portfolio
and can offer small to medium enterprises suitable
premises at affordable rates. The corporation has
some 253 commercial properties, 290 industrial
properties and a large number of residential and
vacant land for development.
The corporation aims to use them to facilitate
commercial and industrial activity, while assisting
new investors looking for suitable premises.
The FDC offers advice and guidance in terms of
the following incentives:
• Subsidised rental rates.
• Rental holidays of up to three months.
• Special incentives and discounts for BEE
companies or individuals.
Export-related services
The FDC services to exporters include the Export
Promotion Programme, which aims to grow demand
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for Free State products in global markets through
capacity-building workshops, the dissemination
of trade leads, networking opportunities with
inbound trade missions, product promotion
through participation in outbound group
missions and on national and international
exhibitions, access to national export-incentive
programmes, market access information and
technical advice on exporting procedures.
Investor services
The FDC offers a range of services to investors and
businesses looking to trade in the Free State. These
include the following:
• Project appraisal and packaging.
• Promotion and facilitation of investment
projects and facilitation of access to finance.
• Providing access to business and government
networks and assistance with business
retention and expansion.
• Information on statutory requirements,
investment advice and assistance with
investment incentive applications and
business permits.
• Assisting with the development of local
and international markets and facilitating
joint ventures/equity partnerships through
identification of local partners.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Free State Development Corporation
Tel: +27 51 4000 800
Emails: wecare@fdc.co.za
invest@fdc.co.za
Website: www.fdc.co.za
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Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ
investment opportunities
Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone
(MAP SEZ) has been established in terms
of the Special Economic Zones Act No.
16 of 2014. The programme is intended
to deepen industrial development and improve
manufacturing competitiveness in the Maluti-A-
Phofung region.
Situated in Harrismith and Tshiame in the Eastern
Free State, MAP SEZ is strategically located on the N3
national road, halfway between Johannesburg and
Durban. MAP SEZ offers 1 038 hectares of land for
industrial development.
Since the Durban port is the busiest in the
southern hemisphere, it therefore means that the N3
carries the majority of the traffic to different locations
in South Africa and neighbouring countries such as
Lesotho and Swaziland. Through its cross-docking
precinct and its logistics and warehousing sectors
the MAP SEZ presents itself as a solution to lighten
the traffic pressure on the N3.
This Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is part of the Free
State leg of the massive Durban-Free State-Gauteng
logistics and industrial corridor that is intended
to strengthen the logistics and transport corridor
between South Africa’s main industrial hubs to:
• Improve access to export and import markets.
• Integrate Free State industrial strategy activities
into the corridor.
• Create job opportunities and grow the economy
within the region.
Investor benefits
Benefits that will be derived from locating within
MAP SEZ include:
• 15% corporate tax instead of 28% corporate tax.
• Building allowance.
• Employment incentive.
• Customs controlled area (CCA).
• 12i Tax allowance.
SEZ project pipeline
There are various companies that have signed
letters of intent to locate in the MAP SEZ. Some of
the sectors targeted for establishment within the
MAP SEZ are as follows:
• Logistics and distribution.
• Agro-processing.
• Food processing.
• Rail-based container terminal (Transnet Freight
Rail).
• Starch chemicals.
• Biogas.
MAP SEZ milestones
• MAP SEZ was launched by President Zuma on 25
April 2017 to operate as a Special Economic Zone.
• Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ was granted an operator
permit in 2017 by the Minister of Trade and
Industry after cabinet approval.
• Perimeter fencing and lighting have been
completed.
• Bulk infrastructure roll-out is in progress and is
90% complete.
• The SEZ has developed a marketing and
promotion pipeline which has attracted
30 potential investors with an estimated
investment value of R 2.6-billion and will create
approximately 22 130 permanent and temporary
job opportunities in the next 5 to 10 years.
• Construction of top structures commenced in
June 2019.
What the MAP SEZ offers
• Lots of space – more than 1000ha available to
prospective investors.
• Long-term lease periods which provide investors
an opportunity to recoup investment on
infrastructure.
• Affordability in the form of concessions offered
on rentals.
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Economic development
As part of its mandate, the MAP SEZ is intended to create decent work,
transfer of skills and other social economic benefits. In line with this
requirement, the MAP SEZ’s robust investment-promotion pipeline
will allow the entity to create an estimated 22 130 permanent and
temporary job opportunities in the Maluti-A-Phofung region over
the next 5 to 10 years.
Key MAP SEZ investment pipeline
Pork abattoir
A Danish investor with more than 30 years’ experience in the pork
processing business will establish a pork abattoir in the MAP SEZ.
Through the establishment of this abattoir, the investor aims to
create jobs, and transfer skills and expertise to the South African job
market, and to develop the growing market for pork in South Africa.
MAP SEZ priority sectors
There are six priority sectors:
• Automotive
• Agro-processing
• Logistics
• General processing
• ICT
• Pharmaceuticals.
Agri-park
This agri-park project involves the building of a world-class,
integrated food processing park which will include food processing,
warehousing, cold storage and manufacturing facilities. The agriparks
project scheme has been created to promote the upskilling
of local farmers and to expose local farmers to the commercial
market space.
Human hair manufacturer
A Chinese hair company has partnered with South African companies
to establish a human hair manufacturing plant. The final product
will be sold to retail facilities in the local and international market.
Inland agri-hub facility
This investor intends to develop an inland agro-logistics facility and
also to create silos for local farmers. Another leg of this business
includes the shipment of grain in and around the Free State Province
and the SADC region.
TO DISCUSS THESE OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT:
Ms M Setai
Manager in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone
Tel: +27 51 4000 800 | Cell: +27 73 210 0935 | Email: maphoka@mapsez.co.za
Website: www.mapsez.co.za
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OVERVIEW FOCUS
Free State Gambling,
Liquor and Tourism
Authority
Driving economic transformation in the Free State.
Free State Province
Center yourself in the heart of South Africa
effective, well-regulated gambling and liquor industry and a vibrant
tourism sector.
Mission
To be a leading developmental institution that drives economic
transformation, regulation and adaptation to the ever-changing
industry dynamics to benefit the Free State.
CEO of Free State Gambling,
Liquor and Tourism Authority
Mr Kenny Dichabe
The Free State Gambling,
Liquor and Tourism Authority
(FSGLTA) is one of the two
entities of the Department
of Economic, Small Business
Development, Tourism and
Environmental Affairs (DESTEA).
The FSGLTA was established by the
FSGLTA Amendment Act 4 of 2017,
which was amended to incorporate
the former Free State Tourism
Authority and Free State Gambling
and Liquor to form the new entity
which is known as FSGLTA.
Vision
A transformed economy and
a prosperous society with an
Mandate
The mandate of the Free State Gambling, Liquor and Tourism
Authority is to regulate the gambling and liquor industries within
the province and to market and promote tourism in the province.
The Authority’s purpose is to promote legally compliant, responsible,
sustainable and transformed gaming and liquor industries through
effective licensing, regulating and reporting on the activities of
the industries, and to position the Free State Province as a tourist
destination of choice.
The gambling industry
• Invite applications for licences (gambling)
• Consider, grant or refuse applications
• Cancel, suspend, vary, renew or revoke a licence or registration
approved
• Implementation of norms and standards in the gambling industry
as determined by the National Gambling Act
• Ensure that gambling activities are effectively regulated, licensed
and controlled
• Ensure compliance to the act, rules and regulations
The liquor industry
• Receive applications for registrations (liquor)
• Reduce the socio-economic and other costs of alcohol
• Promote the development of a responsible and sustainable liquor
industry in relation to gambling
• Generate revenue for the Free State Province.
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The tourism industry
It is important that the FSGLTA intensifies its
efforts to ensure effective marketing of the
province in order to attract domestic tourists
as well as international tourists. The province
continues to enhance tourism infrastructure,
up-skill the sector, inculcate the culture of
service excellence and enhance the provision
of world-class visitor experiences. The Authority
has partnered with event organisers and tour
operators to market and promote the Free State
as a tourist destination. These are achieved
through the following:
• Forging strategic partnership with the public
and private sectors to leverage from each
the capability and capacity to improve the
industry
• Streamlining the impact of events through
partnerships and sponsorships
• Improving on Meetings, Incentives,
Conferencing and Events (MICE) as a focused
growth area of the market
• Continuous review of the marketing plans to
stay on par with the industry trends.
Gambling and Liquor Contact Details
District Contact person Contact details
Mangaung District Metro Abraham Contact Classen person Contact classena@fsglta.gov.za details
051 404 0320
Mangaung Metro
Thabo Mofutsanyana
Abraham Classen
Peter Moleko
classena@fsglta.gov.za
079 506 0272
051 404 0320
079 molekop@fsglta.gov.za
506 0272
078 309 4178
Thabo Mofutsanyana
Lejweleputswa
Peter Moleko
Thabo Tlake
molekop@fsglta.gov.za
078 tlaket@fsglta.gov.za
309 4178
057 492 0001
Lejweleputswa
Fezile Dabi
Thabo Tlake
Bongakele Nzunga
tlaket@fsglta.gov.za
072 533 6681
057 492 0001
072 nzungab@fsglta.co.za
533 6681
056 492 0001
Fezile Dabi
Xhariep
Bongakele Nzunga
Mpakiseng Moloi
nzungab@fsglta.co.za
082 256 5926
056 492 0001
082 moloim@fsglta.gov.za
256 5926
051 492 0167
Xhariep Mpakiseng Moloi moloim@fsglta.gov.za
083 664 9675
051 492 0167
083 664 9675
Tourism Information Contact Details
Tourism route Contact person Contact details
Tourism Cheetah Route route Contact Nthabiseng person Methola Contact cheetah@freestatetourism.org
details
073 125 1614
Cheetah Route
Eagle Route
Nthabiseng Methola
Bonolo Molefe
cheetah@freestatetourism.org
073 eagle@freestatetourism.org
125 1614
072 056 6090
Eagle Route
Flamingo Route
Bonolo Molefe
Dineka Lephowane
eagle@freestatetourism.org
072 flamingo@freestatetourism.org
056 6090
073 796 8577
Flamingo Route Dineka Lephowane flamingo@freestatetourism.org
Lion Route Keakabetse Ramokonopi lion@freestatetourism.org
073 796 8577
084 951 1564
Lion Route Keakabetse Ramokonopi lion@freestatetourism.org
Springbok Route Kefiloe Molefe 084 molefek@fsglta.gov.za
951 1564
079 496 2999
Springbok Route Kefiloe Molefe molefek@fsglta.gov.za
079 496 2999
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Establishing
a business in South Africa
South Africa has eased the barriers to doing business for
locals as well as international companies and individuals.
South Africa has a sophisticated legal, regulatory
and banking system. Setting up a business
in South Africa is a relatively straight-forward
process with assistance being offered by organisations
such as the Department of Trade, Industry
and Competition and provincial investment agencies
like the Free State Development Corporation (FDC).
South African law regulates the establishment and
conduct of businesses throughout the country. Tax,
investment incentives, regulations governing imports,
exports and visas are uniform throughout the country.
The particular environment varies from province
to province with regard to the availability of human
and natural resources, the infrastructure and support
services, business opportunities and the quality of life.
In this respect, the FDC can offer specific advice
about the business environment in the province.
Business is regulated by the Companies Act and
the Close Corporation Act, which cover accounting
and reporting requirements. Under new legislation,
no new Close Corporations can be created but CCs
can convert to companies.
Registration of company
The company must be registered with the
Comp anies and Intellectual Properties Commission,
(CPIC) in Pretoria within 21 days of the company being
started. There are a range of administrative procedures
that need to be fulfilled.
Bank account
A business bank account must be opened in the
company’s name with a bank in South Africa.
Registration with the receiver of revenue
• As a Provisional Taxpayer
• As a VAT vendor
• For Pay As You Earn (PAYE) income tax payable
on money earned by employees
• For Standard Income Tax on Employees
Registration with the Department of Labour
Businesses employing staff will have to contact the
Department of Labour regarding mandatory contributions
to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
Register with Compensation Commissioner for
Compensation Fund: Files with the Compensation
Fund (in the Department of Labour) for accident
insurance (Workmen’s Compensation).
Registration with the local authority
Relevant only to businesses dealing in fresh foodstuffs
or health matters.
Other procedures
• Checking exchange control procedures (note
that non-residents are generally not subject to
exchange controls except for certain categories
of investment)
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• Obtaining approval for building plans
• Applying for industry and export incentives
• Applying for import permits and verifying import
duties payable
• Registering as an exporter if relevant and applying
for an export permit.
Business entities
There are a variety of forms which businesses can
take, including private and public companies,
personal liability companies, non-profit companies,
state-owned companies and even branches of
foreign companies (or external companies).
Branches of foreign companies fall under
Section 23 of the Companies Act of 2008 and are
required to register as “external companies” with
the CIPC. An external company is not required to
appoint a local board of directors but must appoint
a person resident in South Africa who is authorised
to accept services of process and any notices
served on the company. It must also appoint a
registered local auditor and establish a registered
office in South Africa.
Patents, trademarks and copyrights
Trademarks (including service marks) are valid for an
initial period of 10 years and are renewable indefinitely
for further 10-year periods. Patents are granted
for 20 years, normally without an option to renew.
The holder of a patent or trademark must pay an annual
fee in order to preserve its validity. Patents and
trademarks may be licensed but where this involves
the payment of royalties to non-resident licensors,
prior approval of the licensing agreement must be
obtained from the dtic. South Africa is a signatory
to the Berne Copyright Convention.
Permits for foreign nationals
Work permits
In considering whether or not to grant a work
permit, the Department of Home Affairs will first
evaluate the validity of the offer of employment
by conducting a number of checks to confirm the
following:
• Has the Department of Labour been contacted?
• Has the position been widely advertised?
• Is the prospective employer able to prove that he
or she has tried to find a suitably qualified local
employee prior to hiring a foreigner?
• Is the prospective employee appropriately qualified
and do they have the relevant experience?
Business permits
Foreign nationals who wish to establish their own
business or a partnership in South Africa must,
apart from having sufficient funds to support themselves
and their family, be able to invest at least
R2.5-million in the business.
The funds must originate overseas, be transferable
to South Africa and belong to the applicant (ie emanate
from the applicant’s own bank account). The business
must also create jobs for South African citizens. After
six months to a year, proof will have to be submitted
that the business is employing South African citizens
or permanent residents, excluding family members of
the employer.
Applications for work permits for self-employment
can only be lodged at the South African
Consulate or Embassy in the applicant’s country of
origin. The processing fee is US$186. The applicant
would also have to lodge a repatriation guarantee
with the consulate/embassy equivalent to the price
of a one-way flight from South Africa back to his or
her country of origin.
This guarantee is refundable once the applicant
has either left South Africa permanently or obtained
permanent residence. Any application for an extension
of a business permit may be lodged locally. The
processing fee per passport holder is R425. Some
countries also need to pay R108 per return visa.
A list of countries to which this applies is
available from the Department of Home Affairs.
The FDC assists investors in applying for the
relevant work permits to conduct their business.
What can the FDC do for you?
The FDC will help new businesses by assisting
in project appraisal and packaging, putting
investors in touch with relevant agencies and
government departments, alerting investors to
investment incentives and setting up joint ventures
where required.
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South African
investment incentives
The South African government, particularly the Department of Trade, Industry
and Competition, has a range of incentives available to investors, existing
companies, entrepreneurs and co-operatives across many sectors.
South Africa wishes to diversify its economy
and incentives are an important part of the
strategy to attract investors to the country. The
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
(the dtic) is the lead agency in the incentives
programme, which aims to encourage local and
foreign investment into targeted economic sectors,
but the Industrial Development Corporation
(IDC) is the most influential funder of projects across
South Africa.
There a variety of incentives available and these
incentives can broadly be categorised according to
the stage of project development:
• Conceptualisation of the project –
including feasibility studies and research
and development (grants for R&D and
feasibility studies, THRIP, Stp, etc)
• Capital expenditure – involving the creation
or expansion of the productive capacity
of businesses (MCEP, EIP, CIP, FIG, etc)
• Competitiveness enhancement –
involving the introduction of efficiencies
and whetting the competitive edge of
established companies and commercial
or industrial sectors (BBSDP, EMIA,
CTCIP, etc)
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• Some of the incentives are sector-specific, for
example the Aquaculture Development and
Enhancement Programme (ADEP), Clothing
and Textile Competitiveness Improvement
Programme (CTCIP) and the Tourism Support
Programme (TSP).
Manufacturing
Key components of the incentive programme are
the Manufacturing Incentive Programme (MIP) and
the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement
Programme (MCEP). The initial MCEP, launched in
2012, was so successful that it was oversubscribed
with almost 890 businesses receiving funding. A
second phase of the programme was launched in
2016. The grants are not handouts as the funding
covers a maximum of 50% of the cost of the investment,
with the remainder to be sourced elsewhere.
The Enterprise Investment Programme (EIP)
makes targeted grants to stimulate and promote
investment, BEE and employment creation in the
manufacturing and tourism sectors. Aimed at smaller
companies, the maximum grant is R30-million.
Specific tax deductions are permissible for larger
companies investing in the manufacturing sector
under Section 12i of the Income Tax Act.
Other incentives
Other incentives available to investors and existing
businesses in more than one sector include the:
• Technology and Human Resources for Industry
Programme (THRIP)
• Support Programme for Industrial Innovation
(SPII)
• Black Business Supplier Development Programme
(BBSDP), which is a cost-sharing grant offered to
black-owned small enterprises
• Critical Infrastructure Programme (CIP) that covers
between 10% and 30% of the total development
costs of qualifying infrastructure
• Co-operative Incentive Scheme, which is a 90:10
matching cash grant for registered primary
co-operatives
• Sector Specific Assistance Scheme, which is a
reimbursable 80:20 cost-sharing grant that can
be applied for by export councils, joint action
groups and industry associations.
Incentives for SMMEs
A lot of emphasis is placed on the potential role of
small, medium and micro enterprises in job creation
and a number of incentives are designed to promote
the growth of these businesses. These include:
• Small Medium Enterprise Development
Programme (SMEDP)
• Isivande Women’s Fund
• Seda Technology Programme (Stp).
• Seda is the Small Enterprise Development Agency,
an agency of the Department of Small Business
Development that exists to promote SMMEs.
Trade-related incentives
The Export Marketing and Investment Assistance
(EMIA) Scheme includes support for local businesses
that wish to market their businesses internationally
to potential importers and investors. The scheme
offers financial assistance to South Africans travelling
or exhibiting abroad as well as for inbound potential
buyers of South African goods.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Department of Trade, Industry & Competition:
www.thedti.gov.za
Free State Development Corporation:
www.fdc.co.za
Industrial Development Corporation:
www.idc.co.za
Official South African government incentive
schemes: www.investmentincentives.co.za
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Agriculture
Grains and dairy farming underpin a diverse and robust sector.
The purchase of a 21% stake in BKB by VKB has given the latter
company extended geographical reach and opportunities in new
markets. While VKB is strongest in the Free State and Limpopo
with a grain focus, BKB is well-established in the Eastern Cape,
deals mainly in wool and mohair and runs many auctions.
VKB is already a diverse group, with the capacity to produce soybean
meal and soybean cake, flour and even packaging from its plants, mills
and factories. Grain Field Chickens, a large abattoir in Reitz, is one of the
company’s biggest facilities in the province. The Industrial Development
Corporation (IDC), which has a 23% stake in the project, aims to help
develop the Free State as the poultry hub of South Africa.
VKB’s headquarters are in Reitz in the eastern part of the province
and the group has nine brands in sectors such as fuel, grains,
animal feed and foods. VKB has development programmes with
51 emerging commercial farmers in the province and data on 140
developing farmers.
Not many rural landing strips have to deal with 376 aeroplanes
and 63 helicopters in a short space of time. But that’s what Bothaville
had to do when it again hosted the country’s largest agricultural
SECTOR INSIGHT
VKB has bought a stake
in BKB.
festival, NAMPO Harvest Day,
in 2019. Grain SA’s big day
had 775 exhibitors catering to
81 345 visitors. The annual Farmer
Patent Competition is sponsored
by Grain SA and Omnia, the
fertiliser company.
Bothaville is located in
the Lejweleputswa District
Municipality on the western
boundary of the Free State
with North West. So far west is
Bothaville that Senwes counts it
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as part of its North West region.
The giant agricultural company,
with its headquarters in the
North West city of Klerksdorp,
has three separate regions for
the rest of the Free State. The
company deals about 20% of
the country’s oilseeds and grain
through its 68 silos.
The Free State Department
of Agriculture and Rural
Development (DARD) notes that
only 11% of the province’s primary
agricultural production is
processed within the province’s
boundaries. Business Times reported
in 2018 that smaller Free
State dairy farmers are struggling
to deal with rising costs and lower
prices. With the trend towards
sourcing milk in coastal areas growing, the number of dairy farms in
the province has dropped to 183, from a high of 929 in 2009.
The Imbani Homsek Group is an integrated dairy-products producer
with one of the biggest Ayrshire herds in the world. The farm
north of Bloemfontein encompasses 6 000ha and its factories supply
Woolworths. The long-life milk factory is a three-way partnership between
Imbani Homsek, Woolworths and Nampak, the packaging company.
The head office of Country Bird Holdings is in Bloemfontein: its
brands are Supreme Chicken, Nutri Feeds and Ross (breeding). Country
Bird Logistics controls 45 chilled and frozen vans.
Clover has three factories in the Free State: Bethlehem (milk powder,
whey mixtures and creamers); Frankfort (butter, the largest such factory
in the country, where ghee and roller dried milk powder are also made)
and in Heilbron (whey, buttermilk, condensed milk and packaging).
In 2017 DARD hosted a summit on “Repositioning the Free State
Province for Agricultural Value Adding and Processing Towards 2030”.
Investors are being encouraged to look at baby vegetables, wholesale
meat production (including poultry) and leather manufacturing.
Key to commercialising these agricultural options is access to finance
and the Industrial Development Corporation has been active in the
Free State in support of this goal. The official launch of the Maluti-A-
Phofung Special Economic Zone has given another platform to boost
the agri-processing and agri-logistics sectors.
A number of initiatives have taken place in terms of the land reform
process. Some 6 000ha has been allocated to small-scale farmers and
500ha to farm dwellers. A land audit has been done of all land belonging
to state, provincial or municipal authorities with the intention of
providing land for black enterprises. The provincial government wants
to see more black commercial farmers. One way of achieving this is to
increase production volumes of small-scale farmers.
Five agri-parks are planned in each of the Free State’s district municipalities.
The concept brings together farmers, traders and agriprocessors
(such as abattoirs) in convenient sites within each district
municipality. Support for rural smallholders will be available in terms
of equipment hire from a central source, storage facilities, packaging of
produce and getting products to market. Training will also be offered.
Provincial assets
Agriculture makes up 4% of the Free State’s gross domestic product, but
the province’s efficient farming operations contributed a total of 10%
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of South Africa’s agricultural output.
The Free State has 32 000km² of cultivated land
and a further 87 000km² of grazing land and natural
veld. A summer-rainfall region with a mean annual
rainfall of 532mm, the Free State’s climate, soil types
and topography vary greatly within the province,
with plains in the west and mountains in the east.
The western and southern areas are semi-desert,
with some Karoo vegetation occurring in the south.
The province supplies significant proportions
of the nation’s sorghum (53%), sunflowers (45%),
potatoes (33%), groundnuts (32%), dry beans
(26%), wool (24%) and almost all of its cherries
(90%). Red meat and dairy are other important
products. Game hunting is a growing sector, and
several large Free State farms have been converted
from stock to game farms. Crop production represents
about two-thirds of the province’s gross
agricultural income. The main crops are maize and
wheat. Sunflowers, sunflower seeds, sorghum and
soybeans are other major crops. The Mangaung
Fresh Produce Market plays a vital role in the sector,
catering as it does to householders, bulk buyers,
informal traders, agents and farmers.
Glen Agricultural Training Institute is a public
institution of the Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development. The Institute, which caters
to students in the higher and further education
bands, is on the Modder River and offers threeyear
diploma courses. A further training centre
offers courses to farmers and farm workers. The
curriculum of the higher education band consists
of two electives in crop and animal production.
These electives are supported by compulsory
subjects in the field of engineering, economics,
pasture science and extension. The curriculum
of the further education band consists of short
courses and learnership programmes.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Agricultural Research Council: www.arc.agri.za
Bothaville: www.bothaville.info
Free State Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development: www.ard.fs.gov.za
Grain SA: www.grainsa.co.za
Aiming for sustainability
Managing Director of VKB,
Koos Janse van Rensburg.
VKB originated in a wish to create a sustainable
agricultural company and a sustainable future
for producers. This is still the golden thread that
weaves the strategies of the company together.
This is why VKB relies wholeheartedly on the
support of people who have chosen the most
noble profession to make a difference in our
country and in the world.
The VKB Group’s primary objective is to
exploit the complete value chain of agricultural
production in South Africa for the benefit of
shareholders. VKB wants to economically obtain
their inputs, goods, services and financing on
behalf of its producers by optimally utilising
their collective volumes. This allows producers
to focus on their farming activities.
The VKB Group also wants to add additional
value to the agricultural products produced
in its service area, thereby ensuring that the
producer derives maximum benefit from the
food value chain and obtains a share in it.
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Oil and gas
Natural gas projects are powering ahead.
OVERVIEW
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),
an agency of the US government, will lend Renergen
$40-million (more than R600-million) over 12 years to
build a gas plant in the Free State.
Renergen, which is listed on the JSE and has signed an
offtake agreement with Linde to take helium which will be
extracted from the area around Virginia (which has proven
reserves of 25-billion cubic feet). Another agreement was signed
with Megabus (a subsidiary of Unitrans), to take “compressed
natural gas”, which is cheaper than liquid nitrogen gas (LNG).
In 2018, South African Breweries signed up to take LNG for
its truck fleet. Renergen’s natural gas subsidiary, Tetra4, has
secured a R218-million loan from the Industrial Development
Corporation to build a 107km pipeline network from Virginia.
The chemical complex at Sasolburg is the economic driver of
the oil and gas sector for the province. One of the Sasol companies
at Sasolburg, Sasol New Energy, is moving the group away
from reliance on fossil fuels. The resulting savings will improve
Sasol’s profit margins, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and take
ONLINE RESOURCES
Petroleum Agency SA: www.petroleumagencysa.com
South African Oil and Gas Alliance: www.saoga.org.za
South African Petroleum Industry Association:
www.sapia.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
A US government agency has lent
more than R600-million for a gas
plant.
pressure of the national electricity grid.
The regulator and promoter of oil
and gas exploration in South Africa,
Petroleum Agency South Africa,
has awarded coalbed-methane-gas
exploration rights in KwaZulu-Natal and
natural-gas exploration permits in the
Free State. Early surveys suggest that the
Free State has 23-billion cubic feet of gas
underground. If this is confirmed, then
four new power stations could be built
in the province. Tests have begun in the
Karoo in search of shale gas.
The Natref fuel refinery is one of only
four in South Africa, and the country’s
only inland refinery. The refinery is a joint
venture between Sasol Oil (63.6%) and
Total SA (36.3%). It is a technologically
advanced facility, which refines heavy
crude oil into petrol, diesel, commercial
propane, jet fuel and bitumen.
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Mining
Gold mines are changing hands.
TThe golden triangle where the Free State, Gauteng and North
West provinces meet is the site of many gold mines, several of
which have changed hands or are for sale.
Moab Khotsong, which is in the Free State, was purchased
from AngloGold Ashanti by Harmony Gold and the decision has been
justified by production volumes. Harmony is now considering adding
another AngloGold asset to its portfolio, the ultra-deep Mponeng mine.
Sibanye-Stillwater is the other potential buyer although that company’s
focus seems to be more firmly on the platinum sector. Sibanye
Gold came into existence as a result of the unbundling of Gold Fields
but it has now been rebranded as Sibanye Stillwater because of the
purchase of a platinum and palladium mine in the US of that name.
The company is responsible for the Beatrix mine in the Free State but
most of its gold assets are in Gauteng.
AngloGold Ashanti has sold most of its Vaal River Complex mines
to Harmony Gold Mining for $300-million. Most of the mines are in
the North West Province, but Great Noligwa and Kopanang mines are
in the Free State. The complex includes one uranium plant, four gold
plants and one sulphuric acid plant.
These assets increased Harmony’s underground resource base in
South Africa by nearly 40%. Most of Harmony’s operations, including
a tailings treatment plant, are in the Free State. The other mines
are Tshipong and Phakisa (near Odendaalsrus), Virginia, Target (near
Allanridge), Masimong (Riebeeckstad), Joel (near Theunissen) and
Bambanani at Welkom. Phakisa has mineral reserves of just over fivemillion
ounces of gold and Harmony has invested heavily in the project.
The other buyer from AngloGold Ashanti was Heaven-Sent. The
Chinese company, which controls the Tau Lekoa mine through Village
Main Reef, bought the Kopanang mine and associated assets for
SECTOR INSIGHT
A minerals beneficiation
strategy has been developed.
R100-million. Another Chinese
company, Taung Gold, runs the
Jeanette mine near Welkom.
Gold mines in the Free State
also supply a substantial portion
of the total silver produced in the
country, and large concentrations
of uranium occurring in the
gold-bearing conglomerates of
the goldfields are extracted as a
by-product.
The mining sector makes up
11% of provincial GDP. A minerals
beneficiation strategy has been
developed because this is a key
area for potential growth.
Diamonds
Petra Diamonds’ Koffiefontein
mine is on the western edge of
the province, about 80km from
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Kimberley. The mine is regarded
as a low-grade deposit, but
the diamonds produced are
of high value. White stones of
excellent quality are produced,
and fancy pink diamond are
sometimes found.
The company’s expansion
plan led to increased production
in the 2018 financial year
of 52 537 carats, up from 51 173
carats in 2017. Expansion will increase,
and the plan is to mine
at Koffiefontein until 2031. Petra
has seven mines in South Africa.
The Star mine, in which Petra is
in partnership with Sedibeng
Mining, is the other Free State
asset.
The Voorspoed mine of
De Beers Consolidated Mines
closed in 2018. The National
Department of Mineral
Resources is trying to find a buyer
for the mine, but De Beers has
already run a bidding process
and found no suitable buyer.
The company has started the
complicated business of closing
down the mine, which includes
offering training programmes
for employees for possible future
employment in other industries.
It also continued to get involved
in corporate social investment
projects such as rural school
building and the construction
of an old-age home.
The Lace mine near Kroonstad
went into business rescue in
November 2016 after heavy
rains affected operations. In May
2017 owner DiamondCorp put its listed holding company into
administration. The primary lender was the Industrial Development
Corporation (IDC).
Diamonds, coal and gold are the three main minerals found in
the Free State, but the decline of gold mining is a cause for concern.
Several summits and a Mining Indaba have focussed on what kind
of economic activity can replace gold mining.
In 2016 De Beers, the South African government and the South
African diamond-cutting industry launched a project to encourage
diamond beneficiators. Among the first companies involved are
Thoko’s Diamonds, African Diamonds, Nungu Diamonds and Kwame
Diamonds. In 2017 some of the newly qualified cutters and polishers
attended the Hong Kong Show.
Coal
Coal is mostly found in the northern part of the Free State and the
goldfields, which form part of the Witwatersrand Basin, stretch from
north of Welkom to south of Virginia.
The Sigma-Mookraal mine is run by Sasol Mining and has the
capacity to supply Sasol Infrachem in Sasolburg with two-million
tons of coal per year.
Seriti Resources has purchased the New Vaal Colliery from Anglo
American. Together with two other mines in Mpumalanga Province,
Seriti paid R2.3-billion. New Vaal is in the middle of a triangle of
three towns that play an important part in industrial production:
Vereeniging, Sasolburg and Vanderbijlpark. The mine employs more
than 900 people and supplies about 15-million metric tons of coal
to Eskom’s Lethabo power station annually.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Council for Geoscience: www.geoscience.org.za
Geological Society of South Africa: www.gssa.org.za
Minerals Council South Africa: www.mineralscouncil.org.za
Mining Qualifications Authority: www.mqa.org.za
National Department of Mineral Resources: www.dmr.gov.za
South African Mining Development Association:
www.samda.co.za
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School revamp boosts community
De Beers Group, the Free State Education Department and the Kagiso Shanduka
Trust are partners in a multi-million-rand development.
The construction of Phuleng Primary School is underway in Maokeng, Kroonstad.
De Beers Group has partnered with the Free State Department
of Education and the Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) to unveil the
construction of a R27-million school in its labour sending area
community of Maokeng in Kroonstad.
The construction of Phuleng Primary School falls under De
Beers Voorspoed Mine’s Rural School Development Programme,
which aims to address infrastructure needs for local schools,
leave a legacy for communities and develop a working partnership
with the Department of Education.
Through this partnership, the De Beers Fund and the Free
State Department of Education contributed R17-million and
R10-million respectively to the construction of the primary
school set to benefit over 850 learners. The infrastructure development
and overall project delivery will be managed by KST.
Phuleng Primary School was established in 1928 and forms
part of Voorspoed Mine’s Social and Labour Plan under the
Rural Development Programme. The feasibility studies by KST
revealed large cracks throughout the structures and foundation
walls, including poor water drainage.
The newly built school will comprise a Grade R and primary
section, media centre, nutrition centre, covered walkway and
security fencing. The primary section will boast 20 new classrooms
and 17 ablution facilities which cater for learners with
disabilities. The Grade R section will have three new classrooms,
a play area and ablution facilities.
Free State Education MEC Dr Tate Makgoe said, “We wish to
express our sincere gratitude to De Beers and KST for choosing
to partner with us in delivering
quality education to our children.
The new state-of-the-art
Phuleng Primary School will
go a long way in improving
learning and teaching in the
school.”
De Beers has also partnered
with KST and other various
organisations in the District
Whole School Development
Programme, which has been
successfully implemented in
schools in the Fezile Dabi and
Motheo Districts in the Free
State. Currently in its fifth year,
over 60 schools have benefited
through the programme
by receiving infrastructure
projects such as new and
renovated classrooms, ablution
facilities, libraries, media
centres, science laboratories
and kitchens. Over 2 000
teachers are being supported
through the curriculum
development programme.
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Voorspoed Mine partners with
local municipality to provide a
home for the elderly
The town of Parys to have a new and secure place for its senior citizens.
FOCUS
Voorspoed Mine has partnered
with the Ngwathe
Local Municipality to create
a better future for the elderly
by committing to build a new oldage
facility for Ratang Maqheku
Centre for the Aged in Parys.
Through its Building Forever
strategy, De Beers Group is
helping communities to access
opportunities and thrive with
the aim of leaving a positive
and lasting legacy for mining
communities to enjoy sustainable
livelihoods beyond the life of its
operations.
Malcom Hendrickse,
Voorspoed Mine General
Manager, said, “Our Building
Forever approach unites and
compels us to create a better
future for our people, and we
have continued to select partners
and projects that will help
maximise our positive impact as
an organisation. We are proud of
the positive impact that the new
old-age home will have for elderly
citizens for generations to come.
“While Voorspoed Mine
stopped mining operations in
December 2018, as it reached the
end of its life, we will continue
to implement our Social and
Labour Plan as agreed with our
local municipalities.”
Executive Mayor of Ngwathe Municipality, Cllr Joey Machela, and
Voorspoed Mine General Manager, Malcom Hendrickse at the sodturning
ceremony.
Ratang Maqheku Centre currently operates from three rented
backyard rooms in Tumahole, Parys. The centre caters for 30 elderly
people daily, and provides food, primary healthcare services, physical
exercises, as well as access to the local library to improve their literacy
and writing skills.
The new 470-square-metre facility will comprise two bedrooms, sick
bay, workshop area, rest area, consultation room, three offices, dining
area, kitchen with a pantry and laundry room, two ablution facilities, as
well as a reception and waiting area. Ratang Maqheku will also receive
a brand-new 22-seater vehicle from De Beers Group to transport the
elderly to and from the centre.
Speaking at the sod-turning event of the construction of the new
facility, Executive Mayor of Ngwathe Local Municipality, Cllr Joey
Mochela, said, “We are standing on a construction site of a dream
that will soon become a lasting legacy for our community. This event
is proof that working together in partnership with the private sector
can produce remarkable outcomes.”
In total, Voorspoed Mine spent R31.6-million supporting Socio-
Economic Development projects in 2018.
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Voorspoed Mine donates clinics
Residents of Moqhaka Municipality and surrounding farms to benefit from services.
Municipal Basic Services
In a bold step to contribute
towards quality basic services
in the labour-sending area, De
Beers Voorspoed Mine will, as
part of its Social and Labour Plan,
roll out water and sanitation
projects in the Ngwathe and
Moqhaka Local Municipalities.
Free State Health MEC Montseng Tsiu and De Beers Managed
Operations Head of Corporate Affairs, Innocent Mabusela.
De Beers Group’s Voorspoed Mine has donated two mobile
clinics in Kroonstad to serve the local communities of Moqhaka
Municipality and surrounding farms in the Fezile Dabi District.
The Boitumelo Regional Hospital was the site of the donation
of the mobile clinics on 26 March 2019. The clinics form part of
Voorspoed Mine’s Social and Labour Plan, specifically its Community
Development Programme, which aims to uplift communities of the Free
State Province and develop a working partnership with the Department
of Health. In 2018, De Beers Group implemented a Social Performance
Strategy with health and wellness being one of the strategic pillars.
The mobile clinics will provide a comprehensive primary healthcare
service, with a dedicated team consisting of a professional nurse,
nursing assistant and a driver. Health services offered will include
treatment of minor acute ailments, cholesterol, tuberculosis, diabetes
and blood pressure screenings and immunisation for infants.
Montseng Tsiu, Free State Health MEC, said, “It is indeed through
companies like De Beers Group, which is demonstrating its commitment
to investing in the healthcare system, that we as a country shall further
improve. The government cannot achieve its objective to maintain the
general welfare of its citizens on its own. We need business to partner
with us in order to enhance a healthy nation.”
De Beers Group has a long-standing relationship with the
communities of Moqhaka and Ngwathe Municipalities. Through
its Social and Labour Plan, Voorspoed Mine spent R5.5-million in
supporting educational projects and healthcare services in 2018.
Ngwathe Laboratory
Ngwathe Water Testing Lab
in Parys will be refurbished
and provided with modern
equipment. This will set the
municipality on a path to achieve
Blue Drop status. This project is
implemented in collaboration
with Ngwathe Municipality and
will result in De Beers Group
contributing nearly R3-million.
Water pipeline
The servicing of 605 erven in
Matlwangtlwang, Steynsrus,
will result in the extension of the
water pipeline and provision of
dry sanitation in a water-scarce
new area, which previously had
no reliable services. This project
is implemented in partnership
with the Moqhaka Municipality
which, working in conjunction
with Rand Water, has already laid
a basic pipeline and standpipes.
The R 7.1-million input will
contribute significantly to quality
service provision.
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Voorspoed Mine empowers youth
Training programmes in the Fezile Dabi District Municipality are equipping
young people with skills.
Young people in the area around the Voorspoed Mine have opportunities to train in relevant skills.
De Beers Voorspoed Mine
has partnered with the
Department of Labour
and the National Youth
Development Agency on a community
development programme
in the Fezile Dabi District to equip
the young people in the area with
skills in plumbing, welding and
water treatment with the aim to
strengthen their employability
and boost economic development
in the communities in which
they reside.
Since the programme’s
inception in 2017, 64 trainees
have successfully completed the
programme, 40 of which were
females and 24 males. This year,
the programme intake comprises
22 females out of a total of 28
participants.
In September 2019, Voorspoed
Mine hosted 58 past and present trainees at an event aimed to uplift
and encourage the youth to take the skills that they have acquired
during the programme and put them to economic use.
Thabo Mofokeng and Hope Moleleki, who completed the programme
in 2017, shared their experience with the group and how the
programme has transformed their lives. Both expressed their immense
gratitude towards De Beers Group. Thabo, who started an apprenticeship
in 2019, encouraged the group to work hard and to never give
up. Hope shared that on completion of her programme, she applied
for a job in welding. However, since she was a woman, her skills were
questioned. She then decided to start her own small business instead
and is now running her own steel and wood business.
Upon listening to the trainees share their personal accounts of
how De Beers Group has enriched their lives, an emotional Lungile
Zimu, Voorspoed Mine Human Resource Business Partner, said,
“I don’t cry easily, but this is what De Beers Group is all about, this
is what excites me. Listening to these young people share how De
Beers Group has changed their lives just affirms once again that
I joined the right company.”
PJ Jordaan, Voorspoed Mine Closure Manager, stated, “We have
been running these programmes for 10 years and although we closed
the mine in December 2018, we still have a commitment to the community,
and we will not walk away until we are done.”
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Manufacturing
Free State manufacturing is weighted towards advanced technology.
Executive Director of Kevali Chemicals, Funeko Khumalo, on the factory floor with members
of the SAB Accelerator team.
Sasolburg in the northern Free State is a key asset in South Africa’s
highly developed chemicals industry.
International giant Sasol has the biggest presence but companies
such as Omnia and AECI are other major companies which
give the Free State the lead in this sector which relies on advanced
technology. Sasol in particular is faced with some tough decisions in
the short term as its plants must start to comply with stricter sulphur
dioxide emission standards.
Manufacturing makes up 9% of Free State gross domestic product,
and this comprises 4% of South Africa’s total. The Free State Regional
Industrialisation Policy is being reviewed to ensure integration of
infrastructure, bulk service provision, industrial sites and export and
tax incentives to attract investment.
The existing manufacturing sector has capacity in many sectors
including chemicals, agri-processing, textiles, carpets, engineering,
packaging, furniture and jewellery.
About 20% of the Free State’s manufacturing sites are devoted to
SECTOR INSIGHT
A new chemicals plant has
been launched in the MAP
Special Economic Zone.
food and beverages, with softdrink
giant Coca-Cola Fortune operating
a large bottling plant in Mangaung.
Landzicht Wine Cellar, an operation
that distributes 2.4-million litres of
wine every year from Jacobsdal, has
recently built a new bottling plant.
Innovation in manufacturing
is encouraged at the Product
Development Technology
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Station at the Central University of
Technology (CUT). The PDTS helps
small businesses with the technology
to design new products,
to test them or to improve existing
products. The PDTS is funded
by the Technology Innovation
Agency (TIA) and works in partnership
with another CUT unit,
the Centre for Rapid Prototyping
and Manufacturing (CRPM). This
innovative thinking is helping the
Free State look for ways to develop
new kinds of manufacturing.
The Manufacturing and
Competitiveness Enhancement
Programme (MCEP) of the National
Department of Trade, Industry
and Competition (the dtic) has
disbursed grants which have resulted
in 230 000 jobs being sustained.
Because of the Clothing
and Textile Competitiveness
Programme, that sector, a traditional
strength of the Free State
economy, is picking up in terms
of turnover and in jobs created.
Kevali Chemicals is a new entrant
in the chemicals sector and
the result of several public and
private support programmes.
The company is a black-owned
chemical manufacturer, supplying
AB InBev with adhesives, cleaning
and CIP chemicals. Kevali is a
participant in the SAB Accelerator,
AB InBev’s Supplier Development
Programme, where they received
sales and technical coaching.
In 2018 Kevali Chemicals became
the first beneficiary of the
Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS)
of the National Department of
Trade, Industry and Competition.
A grant of R35-million allowed the
company to acquire machinery
and equipment to start a new line
of production and manufacturing at a facility in the Maluti-A-Phofung
(MAP) SEZ.
The plant will create 57 direct and 12 indirect jobs. The Industrial
Development Corporation (IDC), a development financier, is also supporting
the scheme and it has helped workers at the plant become
shareholders in the venture.
Attractive incentives are on offer to manufacturers at the MAP-
SEZ which was officially launched in 2017. The 1 000ha facility at
Harrismith is strategically located on the N3 highway, which runs
between the ports of KwaZulu-Natal and the industrial heartland of
Gauteng province.
Companies from China, Bulgaria and India have expressed interest
in the SEZ proposition. Among the projects in the pipeline are a factory
making transformers and one to make medical equipment. Between
2017 and 2019, investments estimated at about R550-million were
made into the zone. Investments made into infrastructure at the SEZ
have resulted in 250 direct permanent jobs and 420 indirect jobs.
The revitalisation of industrial parks at Botshabelo and Phuthaditjhaba
has contributed to manufacturing increasing its contribution to provincial
gross value add (GVA). The Industrial Park in Botshabelo was
relaunched in June 2016. The R60-million project, part of a scheme
to revitalise industrial parks in the province, hosts 12 manufacturing
companies. A Risk Sharing Funding and Black Industrialist Scheme
aims to support five black industrialists in the manufacturing sector.
Botshabelo has a manufacturing sector which employs more than
10 000 people in textiles, plastics and other sectors. However, the bulk
of the employed population of Botshabelo commute to Bloemfontein.
A number of factory buildings and parcels of publicly owned land in
Botshabelo and along the N8, which are either not used or underutilised,
are being targeted for development.
Phuthaditjhaba is home to several textile operations. The IDC is
supporting the clothing and textile industry with loans and investments.
Harrismith is home to Nouwens Carpets and Boxmore Plastics.
Boxmore Packaging’s new PET beer bottles are the first PET bottles
specifically designed for beer on the SA market. Empire Gloves
makes industrial gloves. Kroonstad-based Octa Engineering makes
specialised rail carriages for the mining sector. In Bloemfontein, Transnet
Engineering manufactures new wagons for the Transnet group,
including iron ore and cement wagons and fuel tankers.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Free State Development Corporation: www.fdc.co.za
Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association: www.caia.co.za
Product Development Technology Station: www.cut.ac.za/pdts
South African Textile Federation: www.texfed.co.za
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Tourism
Dams and rivers offer great holiday experiences.
For a relatively dry province, the Free State offers a surprising
number of places where fun can be had on and alongside water.
South Africa’s biggest dam, the Gariep dam (pictured), offers
several resorts and large expanses of water on which pleasure
crafts can meander. Forever Resorts has a popular resort with chalet
accommodation and a caravan park on the banks of the Gariep Dam.
Overlooking the dam is the 43-room de Stijl Gariep Hotel which has
wedding and conference facilities. Afristay awarded the hotel its “Best
Value Hotel” in 2018.
The Vaal River divides the province from its northern neighbours
and is another popular place for recreation. The town of Parys, which
also boasts a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the shape of the Vredefort
Dome, is geared to river recreation in many guises.
The Free State has more than its fair share of annual festivals. The
Mangaung African Cultural Festival (Macufe) has become a national
and international event. Offerings range from music and craft stalls to
poetry, film and theatre, a soccer tournament and boxing matches.
The festival is probably best known for its varied musical performances,
SECTOR INSIGHT
The Ficksburg Cherry Festival
is famous.
but the annual football tournament
also gets good coverage
and support.
Other festivals to attract good
support are the Cherry Festival
(Ficksburg), the Rose Festival
(Bloemfontein), the Clarens Craft
Beer Festival and the Vintage
Tractor Fair (Clocolan).
NAMPO Harvest Day is strictly
speaking not a tourism event but
in 2019 more than 81 000 people
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OVERVIEW
descended on the small town of
Bothaville on the banks of the Vals
River, a tributary of the Vaal.
An innovative project put
together by the citizens of this
small town (population 90 000)
is the Bothaville Info Guesthouse
Project. This is a four-tier grading
system for private home accommodation,
from luxurious to more
basic. The names to describe each
grade are very apt: Golden Maize,
White Maize, Yellow Maize and
Green Maize. Guesthouses from
neighbouring towns have joined
the project which has seen fulltime
accommodation options in
Bothaville grow to four (from one)
and the number of private guest
facilities has reached almost 150
(from zero).
The Splendid Inn Bloemfontein
by Premier is expected to open
in Bloemfontein in the course of
2019. The 88-room hotel is part
of the strategy of Premier Hotels
& Resorts to having a presence in
every major South African city.
South Africa’s largest hotel
groups have several brands
that cater to different markets.
Protea Hotels has five properties
in the Free State: Protea
Hotel Bloemfontein by Marriott
and Protea Hotel Willow Lake
(both four-star), Protea Hotel
Bloemfontein Central (three-star),
Protea Hotel Montrose (Harrismith)
and Protea Hotel Clarens.
The four-star Southern Sun
Bloemfontein, part of the Tsogo
Sun group, has 147 rooms, and
the Goldfields Casino in Welkom
is another Tsogo Sun property.
The City Lodge Bloemfontein
has 151 rooms, and there is a
Road Lodge at the airport.
The Rantsoareng Group operates exclusively in the Free State and
has three properties, the biggest of which is the President Hotel in
Bloemfontein.
Sun International runs the Lesotho Sun and the Maseru Sun in
neighbouring Lesotho. In Bloemfontein, the Windmill Casino and
Entertainment Centre offers slot machines and gaming tables, plus
the ability to host conferences for up to 250 delegates. The four-star
Willow Lodge has 80 rooms. The Naledi Sun Hotel and Casino is about
65km from Bloemfontein.
A Heroes’ Park is to be constructed at Thaba Nchu and Tumahole with
statues of Oliver Tambo and Fidel Castro. The much-delayed construction
of a museum at Brandfort to commemorate Winnie Mandela living
in that town has again been put on the agenda. Mandela endured a
period of internal exile from 1977.
The Golden Gate Highlands National Park is one of South Africa’s
great parks. It is administered by SANParks. Located in the Maluti
Mountains, the park offers caving, hiking, horse riding, exploring
caves and bird watching with a difference. The vulture restaurant
gives a special perspective on birds of prey. The Basotho Cultural
Village in the park offers an insight into African traditions and a taste
of sorghum beer.
There are ambitious plans to create a biodiversity corridor between
the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, the Royal Natal National
Park and the Sterkfontein Nature Reserve which will involve the
Qwaqwa community living at the base of the Drakensberg mountains.
Near Memel, the Sneeuwberg Protected Environment, a multi-owner
private initiative, has added 17 500ha to the province’s protected
asset base.
Tourism is one of the Free State’s fastest-growing economic sectors,
with leisure and business tourism enjoying the best growth
within the industry.
The Free State Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and
Environmental Affairs believes that the R7.7-billion game industry sector
could grow even further across three subsectors, namely:
• auctions and translocations
• game ranching and eco-tourism (including hiking trails, bird
watching, photographic safaris, 4x4 trails, canoeing, abseiling,
lodges and conferences)
• a combination of lodges, game breeding, eco-tourism and hunting.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development,
Tourism and Environmental Affairs: www.edtea.fs.gov.za
South African National Parks: www.sanparks.org
South African Tourism: www.southafrica.net
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Education and training
Rural schools are being built.
SECTOR INSIGHT
A commercialisation unit
at UFS turns research into
business.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Central University of Technology: www.cut.ac.za
Free State Department of Education: www.fsdoe.fs.gov.za
University of the Free State: www.ufs.ac.za
Phuleng Primary School came into existence in 2018, the result of a
partnership between De Beers Consolidated Mines and the Free
State Department of Education.
The R25-million school is part of Voorspoed Mine’s Rural Schools
Development Programme and provides five blocks of four classrooms
each for the primary school, a Grade R section and facilities for media
and cooking.
Basic education and training statistics show that access to schooling and
training in the province has increased markedly in recent years. Enrolment
in Grade R (reception year) is increasing rapidly. There are 663 public schools
and 263 other community sites offering schooling in the Free State. School
transport is provided to more than 10 000 pupils.
The University of the Free State has 158 researchers rated by the National
Research Foundation (NRF), two A-rated scientists and five tier-one SARChi
research chairs. The university has 18 international research partnerships
and produces an average of 240 postgraduate research degrees every year.
A commercialisation unit assists researchers to get products to market
either by licensing the intellectual property or by taking royalties and/or
shares in a spin-off company.
The Central University of Technology (CUT) has a main campus in
Bloemfontein and branches in Welkom and Kimberley. There are three faculties:
Engineering and Information and Communication Technology, Health
and Environmental Sciences, and Management Sciences. Researchers at
units such as the Centre for Community, Environmental and Industrial
Development tackle important regional issues.
The Free State Provincial Government is implementing South Africa’s
largest global skills development programme in support of implementation
of the National Development Plan (NDP). The free overseas training programme
entails about 905 students
studying in leading universities in
China, India, Germany, Portugal,
Russia, Turkey and Belarus.
Fields of study range from all
kinds of engineering, to computer
science, medicine and pharmacy.
India hosts students in the health
sciences sector. Germany offers
sustainable mining and remediation,
computer engineering, international
trade economics, electrical
chemicals engineering, molecular
biology and genetics, and civil
engineering.
The Free State has just over
14 000 students at four Technical
and Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) colleges, taught
by 400 lecturers. The colleges have
multiple sites. Maluti TVET College in
Phuthaditjhaba, for example, offers
classes at seven sites. Flavius Mareka
TVET College has Kroonstad and
Sasolburg venues. Motheo TVET
College operates in Bloemfontein
and Thaba Nchu, while Goldfields
TVET College is in Welkom.
Technical schools are being
upgraded with resources being
allocated to the recapitalisation
programme. A provincial internship
programme gives graduates
a chance to work in provincial
government departments and
municipalities.
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Mangaung Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
OVERVIEW PROFILE
The voice of business in the Free State.
The Bloemfontein Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (BCCI), the oldest chamber in the Free
State, was expanded in 2013 to include the whole
metropole. We are now known as the Mangaung
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).
With all the experience we have in chamberrelated
matters, we strongly believe that we
have the progressive outlook befitting a chamber
complying with modern-day requirements.
Through our endeavours in the Business and
Agricultural sectors, the MCCI won the PRM
African awards – three years in a row – for the
organisation doing the most for business and
entrepreneurial development as well as BBBEE
implementation.
Objectives
• Entrepreneurs are the engines of communitywide
economic development. The MCCI is
creating a sufficient number of entrepreneurs
to transform this region’s economy.
• We serve our members and the community
with innovative approaches to establish a
vibrant business network that will promote all
levels and stages of businesses.
• Signing and implementing MOUs with
stakeholders that can make a difference.
• To give practical credibility to the term “Local
Economic Development” not only in Mangaung,
but in other areas in the Free State as well.
• To promote and support local businesses through
specific interventions like the “Member-support-
Member” campaign.
• To promote BBBEE by, among other initiatives,
linking big and small businesses through the
Chamber’s network.
• To do advocacy on behalf of our members so that
we can influence and monitor relevant authorities
and role-players.
• To promote the development of the city and
surrounds as a destination of choice for tourists.
• To become a strategic vehicle for the participation
of member businesses in social responsibility
programmes.
• To promote and support initiatives aimed at
renewable and alternative energy sources.
Benefits for members
• Innovative networking events and opportunities
• SMME development and support centre
• Import and export support centre
• Seminars, training, workshops and business
mentoring
• Advertising opportunities for our members
• Lobbying municipalities, local and provincial
government
• Members can participate in the investment
project funded by the United Nations, to develop
emerging farmers in order to equip them to cultivate
agricultural products for food security, not only for
their own regions, but up to exporting products.
CONTACT INFO
Mangaung Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
Tel: +27 51 522 1710
Email: President@bcci.co.za
Website: www.mcci.co.za
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Free State Provincial Government
A guide to Free State’s provincial government departments.
Visit: www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za
Office of the Premier
Premier: Mrs Sefora Ntombela
4th Floor, OR Tambo Building, Cnr St Andrews and Markgraaff Streets,
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 405 5496
Fax: +27 51 405 4803
Website: www.premier.fs.gov.za
Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development
MEC: Mr KW Bulwane
Main Building, Gielie Joubert Street, Glen, Bloemfontein 9360
Tel: +27 51 861 8509
Fax: +27 51 861 8452
Website: www.ard.fs.gov.za
Department of Cooperative Governance
and Traditional Affairs
MEC: Mr Skully Nxangisa
7th Floor, Lebohang Building, Cnr St Andrews and Markgraaff Streets,
Bloemfontein 9301
Tel: +27 51 405 5719
Website: www.cogta.fs.gov.za
Department of Economic, Small Business
Development, Tourism and
Environmental Affairs
MEC: Mr Makalo Mohale
Bojanala Building, 34 Markgraaff Street, Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 404 9600 | Fax: +27 51 400 4732
Website: www.edtea.fs.gov.za
Department of Education
MEC: Mr Pule Makgoe
Free State Provincial Government Building, 55 Elizabeth Street,
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 404 8430 | Fax: +27 51 404 8269
Website: www.education.fs.gov.za
Department of Health
MEC: Ms Montseng Ts’lu
Cnr Harvey and Charlotte Maxeke Streets, Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 408 1108 | Fax: +27 51 408 1950
Website: www.fshealth.gov.za
Department of Human Settlements
MEC: Ms Motshidise Agnes Koloi
7th Floor, Lebohang Building, Cnr Markgraaff and St Andrews Streets,
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: + 27 51 405 3883 | Fax: + 27 51 403 3699
Website: www.humansettlements.fs.gov.za
Department of Police, Roads and Transport
MEC: Mr Sam Mashinini
4th Floor, Perm Building, 45 Charlotte Maxeke Street, Bloemfontein 9301
Tel: +27 51 409 8849 | Fax: +27 51 409 8864
Website: www.policeroadstransport.fs.gov.za
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
MEC: Ms Motshidise Agnes Koloi
Cnr Markgraaff and St Andrews Streets, Bloemfontein 9301
Tel: +27 51 405 3909 | Fax: +27 51 405 4490
Website: www.publicworks.fs.gov.za
Department of Social Development
MEC: Ms Mamiki Qabathe
Civilia Building, 14 Elizabeth Street, Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 409 0555 | Fax: +27 51 409 0618
Website: www.socdev.fs.gov.za
Department of Sports, Arts,
Culture and Recreation
MEC: Ms Limakatso Mahase
4th Floor, Business Partners Building, Cnr Henry and Eastburger Streets,
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 407 3520 | Fax: +27 51 407 3541
Website: www.fssacr.gov.za
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Provincial Treasury
MEC: Ms Gadija Brown
55 Elizabeth Street, Fidel Castro Building, Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 405 4229
Fax: +27 51 405 4152
Website: www.treasury.fs.gov.za
Free State Local Government
A guide to metropolitan, district and local municipalities in the Free State Province.
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN
MUNICIPALITY
Physical address: Bram Fischer Building, cnr Nelson Mandela and
Markgraaff Streets, Bloemfontein 9301
Postal address: PO Box 3704, Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: +27 51 405 8911
Fax: +27 51 405 8663
Website: www.mangaung.co.za
FEZILE DABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Physical address: John Vorster Road, Sasolburg 1947
Postal address: PO Box 10, Sasolburg 1947
Tel: +27 16 970 8600
Fax: +27 16 970 8747
Website: www.feziledabi.gov.za
Mafube Local Municipality
Tel: +27 58 813 1051 | Fax: +27 58 813 3072
Website: www.mafubemunicipality.gov.za
Metsimaholo Local Municipality
Tel: +27 16 973 8301 | Fax: +27 16 973 2191
Website: www.metsimaholo.gov.za
Moqhaka Local Municipality
Tel: +27 56 216 9111 | Fax: +27 56 216 9122
Website: www.moqhaka.gov.za
Ngwathe Local Municipality
Tel: +27 56 816 2700 | Fax: +27 56 817 6343
Website: www.ngwathe.fs.gov.za
LEJWELEPUTSWA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Physical address: cnr Jan Hofmeyer and Tempest Streets, Welkom 9460
Postal address: PO Box 2163, Welkom 9460
Tel: +27 57 353 3094
Fax: +27 57 353 3382
Website: www.lejwe.co.za
Masilonyana Local Municipality
Tel: +27 57 733 0105
Fax: +27 57 733 2217
Website: www.masilonyana.fs.gov.za
Matjhabeng Local Municipality
Tel: +27 57 391 3359
Fax: +27 57 357 4393
Website: www.matjhabeng.co.za
Nala Local Municipality
Tel: +27 56 514 9200
Fax: +27 56 515 3922
Website: www.nala.org.za
Tokologo Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 541 0014
Fax: +27 53 541 0360
Website: www.tokologo.fs.gov.za
Tswelopele Local Municipality
Tel: +27 51 853 1111
Fax: +27 51 853 1332
Website: www.tswelopele.fs.gov.za
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THABO MOFUTSANYANA DISTRICT
MUNICIPALITY
Physical address: Old Parliament Building, 1 Mamopi Street,
Phuthaditjhaba 9870
Postal address: Private Bag X810, Witsieshoek 9870
Tel: +27 58 718 1000
Fax: +27 58 713 0940
Website: www.thabomofutsanyana.gov.za
Dihlabeng Local Municipality
Tel: +27 58 303 5732
Fax: +27 58 303 4703
Website: www.dihlabeng.gov.za
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality
Tel: +27 58 718 3700 | Fax: +27 58 718 3777
Website: www.map.fs.gov.za
Mantsopa Local Municipality
Tel: +27 51 924 0654 | Fax: +27 51 924 0020
Website: www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za
Nketoana Local Municipality
Tel: +27 58 863 2811 | Fax: +27 58 863 2523
Website: www.nketoana.fs.gov.za
MUNICIPALITIES IN THE FREE STATE
North West
Phumelela Local Municipality
Tel: +27 58 913 8300 | Fax: +27 58 913 2317
Website: www.phumelela.gov.za
Setsoto Local Municipality
Tel: +27 51 933 9300 | Fax: +27 51 933 9383
Website: www.setsoto.info
XHARIEP DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Physical address: 20 Louw Street, Trompsburg 9913
Postal address: Private Bag X136, Trompsburg 9913
Tel: +27 51 713 9300 | Fax: +27 51 713 0461
Website: www.xhariep.gov.za
Kopanong Local Municipality
Tel: +27 51 713 9200 | Fax: +27 51 713 0292
Website: www.kopanong.gov.za
Letsemeng Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 330 0200 | Fax: +27 53 205 0144
Website: www.letsemeng.gov.za
Mohokare Local Municipality
Tel: +27 51 673 9600 | Fax: +27 51 673 1550
Website: www.mohokare.co.za
Gauteng
Fezile Dabi
Ngwathe
Metsimaholo
Mafube
Mpumalanga
Nala
Moqhaka
Nketoana
Phumelela
Tswelopele
Matjhabeng
Thabo Mofutsanyana
Northern Cape
Tokologo
Lejweleputswa
Setsoto
Dihlabeng
Maluti-a-Phofung
Masilonyana
KwaZulu-
Natal
Mantsopa
Letsemeng
Mangaung
Xhariep
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Kopanong
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Setsoto
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