Northern Cape Business 2020/21 edition
The 2020/21 edition of Northern Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2009, established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Northern Cape Province. Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has a particular focus on specific, packaged, investment opportunities. These include plans for the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) within the province, which have specific incentives designed to make investment into the Northern Cape even more attractive. The hi-tech exploits of astronomers and engineers in search of a landspeed record are the focus of an article on engineering sector while the rapidly expanding solar energy sector which continues to attract significant capital is discussed in some detail.
The 2020/21 edition of Northern Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2009, established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Northern Cape Province.
Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the province. In addition to comprehensive overviews of sectors of the economy, this publication has a particular focus on specific, packaged, investment opportunities. These include plans for the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) within the province, which have specific incentives designed to make investment into the Northern Cape even more attractive. The hi-tech exploits of astronomers and engineers in search of a landspeed record are the focus of an article on engineering sector while the rapidly expanding solar energy sector which continues to attract significant capital is discussed in some detail.
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Development in the Norther<br />
SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
Location<br />
would form the base of the SEZ.<br />
Investors in related<br />
downstream activities such<br />
as fertiliser, explosives, paints<br />
and sulphuric acid would use<br />
product from the mine and the<br />
smelter. Further opportunities in<br />
renewable energy, transportation,<br />
storage and construction would<br />
naturally flow from the primary<br />
activities. All investors would<br />
benefit from the special benefits<br />
that accrue to investors in SEZs<br />
(outlined below).<br />
The plan for the Namakwa<br />
SEZ complies with and is aligned<br />
with the Provincial Growth<br />
and Development Strategy<br />
of the Province, the <strong>Northern</strong><br />
<strong>Cape</strong> Spatial Development<br />
Framework and the National<br />
Spatial Development Framework.<br />
Furthermore, the plan supports<br />
the concept of development<br />
corridors and local economic<br />
development.<br />
Aggeneys is in the Khai-Ma Local Municipality within the Namakwa<br />
District Municipality of the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Province. Aggeneys is 66km<br />
from Pofadder (headquarters of the local municipality) and 110km<br />
from Springbok, where the office of the district municipality is located.<br />
All three towns are on the N14, the national road that links Springbok<br />
with Pretoria.<br />
The proposed Namakwa SEZ is strategically located along a bulk<br />
commodity corridor, which runs from a planned port on the Atlantic<br />
coast (the Boegoebaai Deep Port Harbour) through Aggeneys to the<br />
large urban centre of Upington and beyond to the concentrations of<br />
iron ore and manganese ore at Sishen and Kathu. Upington Airport<br />
is capable of handling large aircraft. The railway line that currently<br />
transports ore from Sishen to the coast at Saldanha is one of the<br />
engineering marvels of the world, moving 40-million tons every year<br />
along an 861km route.<br />
Building a new industrial city in the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> as<br />
part of the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Industrial Corridor: Namakwa<br />
SEZ in Aggenys where you will live, work and play.<br />
13 NORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS <strong>2020</strong>/<strong>21</strong>
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