Views
6 years ago

Limpopo Business 2017-18 edition

  • Text
  • Development
  • Leda
  • Nedbank
  • Mutual
  • Exxaro
  • Beers
  • Investment
  • Business
  • Limpopo
  • Polokwane
  • Economic
  • Provincial
  • Province
  • Mining
  • Municipality
  • Sector
  • Tourism
  • Venetia
  • Edition
A unique guide to business and investment in Limpopo. Limpopo Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2007, established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo Province. This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo. This book contains detailed insights into the plans of the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) and the recently launched bus rapid transport system for the provincial capital, Leeto la Polokwane, together with a comprehensive register of all provincial government and municipal contact details. Investment news related to mining, telecommunications and tourism is carried in overviews of all the main economic sectors. To complement the extensive distribution of the print edition of the magazine, the publication is also available online at www.limpopobusiness.co.za.

PROFILE City of

PROFILE City of Polokwane Business opportunities on offer in multiple sectors. Polokwane is the capital of the Limpopo Province and the seat of the Provincial Legislature and Premier. It is centrally located in the Capricorn District and is the biggest urban centre in the province. Polokwane contributes 13% of the provincial GDP and is the province’s main centre for industry, commerce, education and medical services. It covers an area of 3 766km². The city lies on the N1 highway leading from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe, the Great North Road, and consequently logistics is a thriving sector. Polokwane International Airport handles an average of 3 700 aircraft, carrying 60 000 arriving and departing passengers a year. Polokwane is the most densely populated part of the Limpopo Province and the population of close to 800 000 provides a ready market for goods and services. The biggest economic sectors of the city currently are community and government services (32%), finance (23%) and wholesale and retail trade. Other significant sectors include transport and logistics, manufacturing and mining. The city is close to big concentrations of mineral deposits and to fertile agricultural lands; its industries reflect this diversity. Large industrial concerns such as Silicon Smelters (one of the biggest of its kind in the world) and a big brewery run alongside at least 600 industrial enterprises of a smaller scale. The range is broad, thus helping to protect Polokwane from downturns in the economic cycle: soft drink and fruit juice manufacture; confectionery; bricks; clothing; meat processing; packaging; jewellery. Nearby agricultural citrus estates send their products to Polokwane for processing, as do the potato and tomato farmers who plant on a large scale in the district. The strong retail sector was strengthened even more with the opening of the Mall of the North. This major project cost approximately R1.2-billion to complete. Covering more than 70 000 square metres, the mall offers a more convenient alternative to shoppers used to doing their monthly shopping in Johannesburg. Polokwane has good hotel and conferencing facilities, and is well situated as a starting point for tourism trips into the province and beyond. The newly opened 160-room Park Inn by Radisson Polokwane is an indication of investor confidence in the city. Garden Court Polokwane is an example of a hotel that forms part of a national group, in this case, Tsogo Sun. Nearby Moria attracts up to a million people every year, when the Zion Christian Church celebrates Easter. Polokwane has a number of impressive art galleries and historical buildings. The city has its own game reserve and the Peter Mokaba Stadium – a 2010 Soccer World Cup venue – regularly hosts big football matches and events. Polokwane falls in a summer rainfall area. The average temperature is 17°C and the average annual rainfall is 598mm LIMPOPO BUSINESS 2017/18 96

Identified investment opportunities Pre-feasibility studies and partners are sought for a range of investment opportunities across several sectors. Manufacturing To address complete backward and forward linkages from farmers to the consumers, the following facilities are required: • Collection Centres • Logistics Support Facilities • Terminal Market Centre • Other Support Facilities The Polokwane International Airport could also be used to transport high-value produce internationally. Logistics Agri-Logistics Hub: will manage the logistics of agricultural produce and agri-processed products in and near the Agri-Processing Park. It will include road, air and rail options, which will provide further opportunity to develop air cargo facilities at Polokwane International Airport. Truck Stop and Filling Station: a dedicated truck stop should include a full range of services focussed on truck maintenance and driver support. Air cargo: four blocks of hangars with four hangars in each block could be converted to cargo storage facilities. There are currently no storage facilities at the airport. Each hangar offers approximately 540m² of floor space. Air cargo facilities will open new international trade markets for products from the city of Polokwane, Capricorn District and Limpopo Province. This may allow the local trade market to diversify. Retirement precinct The Retirement Village Housing will provide housing for a large number of retirees who will require many services. In addition, it will provide housing to those who are physically and mentally handicapped within special care units. This will have to be supported by a business complex where doctors, specialists and other medical personnel can operate and a retail area where residents of the retirement village can purchase groceries and other goods. • Retirement village housing • Retirement village business complex • Private fragile care centre • Special needs care units PROFILE Education Polokwane has a much better educated adult population in 2015 than that of Capricorn and Limpopo. Some 19.34% of Polokwane’s population had Grade 12, a certificate, or diploma, compared to Capricorn’s 15.5% and Limpopo’s 13.76%. In addition, 10.54% of Polokwane’s population had higher education compared to Capricorn’s 7.6% and Limpopo’s 5.1%. • Private schools • Special needs schools • Student housing Tourism Medical tourism packages: with hospital and medical staff who specialise in the medical requirements of the aged, physically and mentally handicapped, Polokwane can develop medical tourism with specific focus on these areas. This in turn will increase transport to and from Polokwane, including increased air passenger demand at Polokwane International Airport and accommodation for these persons in places such as hotels, frail care and recovery centres. The School of Medicine is a relatively newly established school within the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Limpopo, located just outside Polokwane. Additional tourism investment opportunities include: • Hotel • Wedding venue development CONTACT INFO Postal address: Polokwane Municipality, PO Box 111, Polokwane Civic Centre Tel: +27 15 290 2495 | Fax: +27 15 290 2009 Email: economist@polokwane.gov.za Website: www.polokwane.gov.za 97 LIMPOPO BUSINESS 2017/18

Other recent publications by Global Africa Network: