Gauteng Business 2023-24
The 2023/24 edition of Gauteng Business is the 14th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on Special Economic Zones is included in this edition. SEZs are a major plank of industrial policy at national level and Gauteng is enthusiastically rolling out sector-specific zones in every district. The Vaal SEZ, which is preparing the way for ratification by national authorities, is the newest zone intended to boost development. All of the main economic sectors of the provincial economy are reviewed, ranging from agriculture, transport and logistics, energy and manufacturing through to education and training. Like the rest of the world, Gauteng is adapting to and innovating in the field of energy. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine and Sibanye-Stillwater making land available on the West Rand for solar farms are indicators for the future. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of titles, The Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
The 2023/24 edition of Gauteng Business is the 14th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on Special Economic Zones is included in this edition. SEZs are a major plank of industrial policy at national level and Gauteng is enthusiastically rolling out sector-specific zones in every district. The Vaal SEZ, which is preparing the way for ratification by national authorities, is the newest zone intended to boost development.
All of the main economic sectors of the provincial economy are reviewed, ranging from agriculture, transport and logistics, energy and manufacturing through to education and training. Like the rest of the world, Gauteng is adapting to and innovating in the field of energy. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine and Sibanye-Stillwater making land available on the West Rand for solar farms are indicators for the future.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of titles, The Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
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OVERVIEW<br />
Oil and gas<br />
A shortage of engineers is being addressed.<br />
SECTOR INSIGHT<br />
PASA has awarded<br />
exploration rights.<br />
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development<br />
<strong>2023</strong> was an occasion to reflect that South Africa is<br />
short of qualified engineers to work in the oil and<br />
gas industries.<br />
The day was 4 March, but happily there are programmes being<br />
run throughout the school year by organisations such as the Love<br />
Trust to bring Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)<br />
classes to areas with few resources. One such initiative is run at<br />
Nokuphila School in Thembisa, Midrand.<br />
According to Matshoene Tladi, subject head of the STEM<br />
programme at the school, “We equip students with essential skills<br />
in the form of hands-on experiments and challenges that integrate<br />
principles and knowledge from natural science, technology,<br />
mathematics and robotics, which includes engineering and coding.”<br />
The Love Trust raises funds from sponsors for its STEM programme.<br />
The regulator and promoter of oil and gas exploration in South<br />
Africa, Petroleum Agency South Africa, has awarded coalbed<br />
methane gas and natural gas rights in the provinces on <strong>Gauteng</strong>’s<br />
border, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.<br />
Delta Natural Gas (DNG) Energy announced in 2019 the rollout of<br />
400 natural gas refuelling sites across South Africa with a focus on the taxi<br />
and logistics sectors. The first sites will be Johannesburg and Tshwane.<br />
The Provincial Government of <strong>Gauteng</strong> has announced that it wants to<br />
take “decisive steps” to increase the availability and use of gas.<br />
NGV Gas, a subsidiary of CNG Holdings, is promoting compressed<br />
natural gas (CNG) as a versatile alternative across all sectors. Another<br />
subsidiary, CNG Technology, supplies equipment for filling stations<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Love Trust: www.lovetrust.co.za<br />
National Energy Regulator of South Africa: www.nersa.org.za<br />
South African Oil & Gas Alliance: www.saoga.org.za<br />
South African Petroleum Industry Association: www.sapia.co.za<br />
and distributors, converts petrol<br />
and diesel-powered vehicles<br />
and advises companies on<br />
conversions.<br />
The major economic sectors<br />
using gas are the metals sector<br />
and the chemical, pulp and<br />
paper sector. Brick and glass<br />
manufacturers are also big<br />
consumers. National policy is<br />
driving a switch to the use of gas.<br />
A national Gas Utilisation Master<br />
Plan (GUMP) is being developed.<br />
The country’s biggest<br />
supplier of industrial heating<br />
fluids, FFS Refiners, supplies<br />
this product out of a plant<br />
at Chloorkop while the<br />
company’s Evander site is<br />
responsible for heavy fuel oils.<br />
Evander also has a tank with<br />
installed capacity of 8 500m³.<br />
Egoli Gas has a pipeline<br />
network that extends over<br />
1 200km in and around<br />
Johannesburg and the<br />
company has 7 500 domestic,<br />
industrial and commercial<br />
customers. The company that<br />
owns Egoli Gas, Reatile, has a<br />
30% stake in Vopak and a stake<br />
in CNG Holdings.<br />
Ardagh Glass Packaging<br />
(formerly Consol) has<br />
contracted to buy liquid natural<br />
gas (LNG) from Renergen, which<br />
is developing a large project in<br />
the Free State. ■<br />
GAUTENG BUSINESS <strong>2023</strong><br />
PHOTO: The Love Trust
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