Namakwa District Municipality Investment Prospectus
The Northern Cape’s largest district offers endless variety. Separate sections in this Prospectus lay out investment opportunities in detail. In brief these are: Boegoebaai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deepsea port; Green hydrogen production at the same venue; Namakwa SEZ, centred on the Vedanta Zinc International mining operation in Aggenys; Namakwa Irrigation Scheme and the development of Springbok airport.
The Northern Cape’s largest district offers endless variety. Separate sections in this Prospectus lay out investment opportunities in detail. In brief these are: Boegoebaai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deepsea port; Green hydrogen production at the same venue; Namakwa SEZ, centred on the Vedanta Zinc International mining operation in Aggenys; Namakwa Irrigation Scheme and the development of Springbok airport.
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INVESTMENT PROJECTS<br />
Excellent investment opportunities occur throughout the district.<br />
SPRINGBOK<br />
INDUSTRIAL PARK<br />
Originally planned as an AgriHub, the<br />
decision has been taken to broaden<br />
the scope and make this a multipurpose<br />
business and industrial park. The project<br />
will create suitable infrastructure to<br />
grow crops.<br />
PROJECT LOCATION<br />
Springbok, Nama Khoi LM<br />
PROJECT STATUS<br />
Project Feasibility / Business Case<br />
Complete<br />
TARGETED SECTORS<br />
Agriculture. Energy<br />
OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Growing of cash crops as a short-term<br />
investment; growing of table grapes<br />
and raisins as mid-term investment;<br />
growing of date fruits as long-term<br />
investment; installation of off-the-grid<br />
electrical system where needed<br />
INVESTMENT VALUE<br />
R800 000<br />
NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED<br />
Total of 5 000 direct and indirect jobs<br />
PROJECT FINANCED BY<br />
BBBEE Equity Partners / Investors<br />
CONTACT<br />
Shaun Abrahams<br />
Economic Development,<br />
<strong>Namakwa</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong><br />
Tel: 027 712 8000<br />
Mobile: 079 386 3974<br />
AQUACULTURE PROJECTS<br />
The West Coast is known for its diamonds<br />
but as that sector declines alternative<br />
sources have been identified to address<br />
poverty. This has meant introducing<br />
fishing and mariculture opportunities to<br />
communities living on the West Coast of<br />
the <strong>Namakwa</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />
PROJECT LOCATION<br />
Port Nolloth, Hondeklipbay, Kleinzee<br />
and Brazil near Kleinzee, which<br />
are located in the following Local<br />
Municipalities: Richtersveld, Nama Khoi<br />
and Kamiesberg.<br />
TARGETED SECTORS<br />
Maritime: fishing and aquaculture.<br />
Agro-processing<br />
OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Land-based abalone facilities; smallscale<br />
fishing development; oyster<br />
hatchery; fish-processing factories<br />
(Hondeklipbay and Port Nolloth);<br />
refurbishment of jetties; kelp harvesting;<br />
ship building and repairs<br />
INVESTMENT VALUE<br />
Total value of the project: R500-million<br />
to R800-million<br />
NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED<br />
Total number of jobs to be created: 7 000<br />
PROJECT FINANCED BY<br />
BBBEE Equity Partners / Investors<br />
CONTACT<br />
Shaun Abrahams<br />
Economic Development,<br />
<strong>Namakwa</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong><br />
Tel: 027 712 8000<br />
Mobile: 079 386 3974<br />
NAMAKWA<br />
INCUBATION HUB<br />
The hub was identified to address the<br />
shortcomings of SMMEs that were not<br />
profit driven and also to ensure the<br />
resilience of SMME’s since the studies of<br />
the local economy had shown that most<br />
SMMEs do not last more than five years.<br />
PROJECT LOCATION<br />
Pofadder, Khai-Ma LM<br />
PROJECT STATUS<br />
Project Feasibility / Business Case<br />
Complete<br />
TARGETED SECTORS<br />
SMMEs in renewable energy,<br />
engineering, agriculture and mining<br />
INVESTMENT VALUE<br />
R10-million<br />
NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED<br />
Total of 2 000 jobs, direct and indirect<br />
PROJECT FINANCED BY<br />
• Public-Private-Partnership (PPP)<br />
• Equity Partners / Investors<br />
CONTACT<br />
Shaun Abrahams<br />
Economic Development,<br />
<strong>Namakwa</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong><br />
Tel: 027 712 8000<br />
Mobile: 079 386 3974
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