Free State Business 2020 edition
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. 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. The printed journal 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.
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.
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.
The printed journal 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.
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OVERVIEW FOCUS<br />
Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park<br />
Phuthaditjhaba IP is strategically located in the<br />
Eastern <strong>Free</strong> <strong>State</strong> and 40km away from the N5 and<br />
N3 highways. The park is on the border between<br />
the Gauteng and Kwazulu -Natal provinces.<br />
The Park is situated within the Thabo<br />
Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the<br />
Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality. It is<br />
owned and managed by the <strong>Free</strong> <strong>State</strong><br />
Development Corporation (FDC), which is the<br />
official agency responsible for driving economic<br />
development in the <strong>Free</strong> <strong>State</strong> Province.<br />
The Park is divided into Industrial estates<br />
ie factory units, which are further divided into<br />
small and large units. Small units range from<br />
50m² to 499m² while the large units are 500m²<br />
and above in size. These factories are mainly<br />
rented for manufacturing and service industries<br />
and to a lesser extent retail (wholesaling) and<br />
warehousing (storage). There are a total of 296<br />
factories in the Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park.<br />
The Industrial Park occupies a total of<br />
257 360m² gross land area, with approximately<br />
62% occupancy rate and 185 companies. It<br />
has one of the biggest local employers in the<br />
CMT sector, employing 1 200 local people, who<br />
comprise more than 90% women. The Park is a<br />
major economic hub of the district, with varied<br />
businesses located in the park.<br />
The municipality provides services such as<br />
water and electricity, and the infrastructure is<br />
owned by the municipality. There is more than<br />
120 000m 2 of vacant land and 112 vacant factories<br />
(large and small). Sectors include textiles, plastic<br />
products, manufacturing, construction, food and<br />
snacks. The total number of jobs is estimated<br />
at 7 300.<br />
Botshabelo Industrial Park<br />
The Botshabelo Industrial Park is situated<br />
approximately 60km from the economic hub<br />
on the eastern side of the Mangaung Metro.<br />
The industrial area was developed in 1985<br />
with the assistance of DBSA.<br />
The Botshabelo Industrial Park boasts<br />
manufacturing and service companies in<br />
the textiles, electrical, plastic production,<br />
poultry, food and snack sectors. Currently it<br />
provides employment to an estimated 7 519<br />
people, of which the majority are women.<br />
Mangaung and Maluti-A-Phofung form part<br />
of the distressed regions and were declared<br />
as one of the Presidential nodal areas that<br />
require development.<br />
The BIP was the first to receive phase 1 and<br />
phase 2 of the revitalisation programme. The<br />
initiation of the revitalisation programme has<br />
had some impact and has seen an increase<br />
in investment within the park. The Industrial<br />
Park has 144 factories operating with 113<br />
occupied. The total capital investment is<br />
around R755-million.<br />
The factory sizes range from 500m² to<br />
2 500m². The Park also has an incubator centre<br />
known as the Small <strong>Business</strong> Park.<br />
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