South African Business 2024

SPECIAL FEATURE
SPECIAL FEATURE
Northern Cape
Northern Cape
Capital: Kimberley
Capital: Main towns: Kimberley Douglas, Upington,
Main De Aar, towns: Port Nolloth, Douglas, Colesberg Upington,
De Aar, Port Nolloth, Colesberg
Population: 1 185 600 (2015)
Population: Area: 372 889km² 1 185 600 (30.5% (2015) of
Area: South 372 Africa) 889km² (30.5%
of South Africa)
Premier:
Premier: Dr Zamani Saul (ANC)
Dr Zamani Saul (ANC)
Key sectors: Agriculture, mining,
Key renewable sectors: energy, Agriculture, astronomy. mining,
renewable energy, astronomy.
Infrastructure: Upington Industrial
Park, Sol Plaatje University,
Infrastructure: Vaalharts Irrigation Upington Scheme, Special
Economic Square Kilometre Zone, Sol Array Plaatje telescope
University, project, Namakwa Vaalharts Special Irrigation
Scheme. Economic Zone.
Notable tourism assets: Six
national parks including the
Notable Kgalagadi tourism Transfrontier assets: Park, Six
national Orange River, parks spring including flower the
Kgalagadi displays, diamond Transfrontier routes. Park,
Orange River, spring flower
displays, diamond routes.
Provincial government website:
www.northern-cape.gov.za
Department of Economic
Development and Tourism:
www.northern-cape.gov.za/dedat
North West
North West
Capital: Mahikeng
Capital: Main towns: Mahikeng Klerksdorp,
Main Rustenburg, towns: Klerksdorp, Brits, Potchefstroom
Rustenburg, Brits, Potchefstroom
Population: 3 707 000 (2015)
Population: Area: 104 882km² 3 707 000 (8.6%(2015)
of
Area: South 104 Africa) 882km² (8.6%
of South Africa)
Premier:
Premier: Bushy Maape Professor (ANC) Tebogo Job
Mokgoro (ANC)
Key sectors: Mining, agriculture,
Key agri-processing, sectors: Mining, automotive agriculture,
agri-processing, components. automotive
components.
Infrastructure: Hartbeespoort
Infrastructure: Dam, Pelindaba Hartbeespoort
nuclear research
Dam, unit, North-West Pelindaba nuclear University, research
unit, Bakwena North Platinum West University, Highway.
Bakwena Platinum Highway.
Notable tourism assets: Sun City,
Mmbatho Palms Hotel Casino
Notable Convention tourism Resort, assets: Pilanesberg Sun City,
Mmbatho National Park, Palms 18 Hotel luxury Casino lodges in
Convention Madikwe Game Resort, Reserve. Pilanesberg
National Park, 18 luxury lodges in
Madikwe Game Reserve.
Provincial government website:
Provincial www.nwpg.gov.za government website:
www.nwpg.gov.za
North West Development
North Corporation: West Development
www.nwdc.co.za
Corporation: www.nwdc.co.za
Western Cape
Western Cape
Capital: Cape Town
Capital: Main towns: Cape Stellenbosch,
Town
Main George, towns: Plettenberg Stellenbosch, Bay, Beaufort
George, West, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Worcester, Bay, Beaufort
West, Malmesbury Oudtshoorn, Worcester,
Malmesbury
Population: 6 200 100 (2015)
Population: Area: 129 462km² 6 200 100 (10.6% (2015) of
Area: South 129 Africa) 462km² (10.6%
of South Africa)
Premier:
Premier: Alan Winde (DA)
Alan Winde (DA)
Key sectors: Agriculture, agriprocessing,
sectors: wine Agriculture, and grapes, agri-
Key
processing, financial services, wine and manufacturing, grapes,
financial tourism, oil services, and gas, manufacturing,
boatbuilding.
tourism, Infrastructure: oil and Ports gas, of boatbuilding. Cape Town,
Infrastructure: Saldanha and Mossel Ports of Bay, Cape Mossgas
Town, oil-to-gas Saldanha refinery, and Cape Mossel Town Bay,
Mossgas International oil-to-gas Airport, refinery, Cape Town Cape
Town International International Convention Airport, Centre, Cape
Town Koeberg International nuclear power Convention station.
Centre, Notable Koeberg tourism nuclear assets: Table power
station. Mountain, Garden Route National
Notable Park, Karoo tourism National assets: Park, Table West
Mountain, Coast National Garden Park, Route Kirstenbosch National
Park, Botanical Karoo Gardens, National Cape Park, Point, West
Coast V&A Waterfront, National Park, Plettenberg Kirstenbosch
Botanical Bay, Route Gardens, 62, Zeitz Cape Museum Point, of
V&A Contemporary Waterfront, Art. Plettenberg
Bay, Route 62, Zeitz Museum of
Contemporary Provincial government Art. website:
www.westerncape.gov.za
Provincial Wesgro: www.wesgro.co.za
government website:
www.westerncape.gov.za
Wesgro: www.wesgro.co.za
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