INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PRODUCE MARKET Selected Strategic High Impact Projects: Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market MEGA is establishing a R1.2-billion fresh produce market facility located in Mbombela, the Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market (MIFPM). To date the province has invested an estimated R540-million in the project. Mpumalanga is one of South Africa’s most productive and important agriculture regions. It is home to predominantly tropical and subtropical crops and vegetables owing to its conducive climate. The tropical and subtropical crops consist of avocado, banana, citrus, ginger, granadilla, guava, litchi, macadamia nut, mango, papaya and pineapple. The vegetables produced include potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn, onions, sweet potatoes, beetroot, carrots, green peas, cauliflower, cabbages and green beans. Site: The site is in Mbombela on a 248ha plot less than 10km from the Central Business District. It is situated within the Maputo Development Corridor (MDC), linking Mpumalanga, Gauteng Province and the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone with the deepwater Port of Maputo in Mozambique. The market: The market will give local farmers access to local, regional and international fresh produce markets and will aid in ensuring food security for the region. The infrastructure of the MIFPM will attract international as well as the large domestic food retailers as a key processing and distribution point. It will also secure Mpumalanga’s position in the regional export market in fresh produce. The market will offer: • Open trading halls for fruit and vegetables • A meat, fish and flower market • Complementary cold storage, ripening facilities and pallet handling • Processing facilities • An export hall • Bulk-breaking facilities for retail outlets • Links with statutory organisations such as customs, PPEBC and EuroGap • Transport and logistics enterprises • Shared collation and pack house facilities for SMMEs • Commercial services including banks and restaurants • A food bank for NGOs Feasibility study: completed EIA: completed Bulk infrastructure: completed Top structures: underway Model: JV, BOT Value: R1-billion INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES NKOMAZI SEZ Selected Strategic High Impact Projects: Nkomazi Special Economic Zone The Nkomazi Special Economic Zone has been officially designated and MEGA has been appointed to establish the entity. SEZs are geographically designated areas set aside for specifically targeted economic activities that are supported through special tax incentives. An SEZ aims to be an economic development tool to promote rapid economic growth by using various support measures to attract targeted foreign and domestic investments and technology. The main goal is to support the implementation of South Africa’s industrial development programme. Strategically positioned in the border town of Komatipoort, the SEZ offers a multi-sector base of operations along the H Maputo Development Corridor which provides exporters with good access through Maputo Port to the export markets of South East Africa, the Indian Ocean Rim and Far East Asia. The Nkomazi SEZ will target investment from the agriculture, agro-processing, nutraceuticals and fertiliser production sectors, as having a strong focus on logistics and trade services. The NSEZ offers the investor a unique and incentivised base of operations on the Maputo Development Corridor running through the most highly industrialised and productive regions of Southern Africa. The Maputo Corridor is bound to develop even more as the Maputo harbour improves its handling and scheduling Recreation capacity. In the event that a second rail line to Maputo to complement the current rail link is developed, the shipment of mining products and agricultural produce to and from the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces will increase. MPUMALANGA – NKOMA The NSEZ is set to provide One-Stop-Shop services, incentives, innovation platform, a competitive and transparent market environment, and timeous and efficient responses to investors’ market requirements. Manufacturing Convenience Retail Accommodation Centralised Facilities Logistics
2023/07/27 15:06 FOREIGN TRADE Mpumalanga is proving to to be be a a key player in in the the local economy as well as internationally. TOP 10 EXPORTS 2022 2023 1. Ferro Alloys R40.6-billion R 35 US$ 1.9 billion 2. Coal R9.53-billion R 16 US$ 913 million 3. Gold Stainless Steel R7.79-billion R 9.1 US$ 504 million 4. Stainless Platinum Steel R5.18-billion R 6.9 US$ 385 million 5. 5. Platinum Gold R5.02-billion R 5.8 billion US$ 322 million 6. 6. Macadamia Nuts Nuts R4.17-billion R 4.1 billion US$ 229 million 7. 7. Chrome Chrome Ore Ore R3.73-billion R 2.4 billion US$ 138 million 8. 8. Manganese Manganese R1.97-billion R 2.3 billion US$ 129 million 9. Fuel Wood 9. Fuel Wood R1.02-billion R 1.5 billion US$ 85 million 10. Citrus Fruit 2022/03/23 2022/03/23 R808-million ZI SEZ ZI SEZ 10. Citrus Fruit R 576 million US$ 32 million TOP 10 EXPORT MARKETS 2023 TOP 10 EXPORT MARKETS 2022 1. Mozambique R24.1-billion 1. Mozambique R 21 billion US$ 1.6 billion 2. China R15.5-billion 2. China R 9.5 billion US$ 529 million 3. Japan R6.5-billion 3. United States R 8.5 billion US$ 471 million 4. United States R5.3-billion 4. Japan R 5.9 billion US$ 331 million 5. Swaziland R3.5-billion 5. Korea R 5.5 billion US$ 308 million 6. United Arab Emirates R3.4-billion 6. Netherlands R 5.2 billion US$ 291 million 7. Netherlands R3.1-billion 7. India R 3.8 billion US$ 210 million 8. India R2.8-billion 8. eSwatini R 3.2 billion US$ 180 million 9. Republic of Korea R2.5-billion 9. UAE R 3.2 billion US$ 178 million 10. UK R2.1-billion 10. Indonesia R 2.4 billion US$ 135 million MTIP photo credits. Cover: Top three: Ryan Baker/Pexels; Forestry South Africa; Sasol: bottom four: SA Tourism/Flickr; University of Mpumalanga; Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA); Enza Construction. Body: cutting wood (Ludwig Sevenster); chimney at night (Sasol); tourism opportunities (MTPA); market variety (Jacopo Maiarelli on Unsplash); furnace (Anglo American); macadamias (SCTIE); timber (Ludwig Sevenster); coal (Thungela Resources); citrus exports (Citrus Growers Association); truck (Nelson Gono on Unsplash); port (TNPA); fruit pickers (Chris Kirchoff/ Brand SA); red peppers (Omotayo Tajudeen on Unsplash). Outside back cover: Sasol.
