The 2024/25 edition of Northern Cape Business is the 14th issue of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2009, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Northern Cape Province.
Officially supported and used by the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDaT), Northern Cape Business is unique as a business and investment guide that focuses exclusively on the province.
Specific investment projects are outlined in detail by DEDaT in this journal, covering opportunities in energy and mining, together with reports on dedicated investment zones.
One of these new zones is on the Atlantic Ocean, a short distance north of Port Nolloth. The Northern Cape is almost uniquely qualified to play a lead role in the development of the country’s green hydrogen economy, given its bountiful resources of land, wind and sun. The blending together of an earlier idea to develop a deepwater port at Boegoebaai with the creation of a Special Economic Zone devoted to green hydrogen production is particularly exciting.
With the year 2024 signalling the end of an election cycle, two special features in this edition focus on important elements of the brief of the public sector, namely education and infrastructure.
KEY SECTORS Overviews of
KEY SECTORS Overviews of the main economic sectors of the NorthernCape Agriculture 32 Grapes and wine 34 Mining 38 Energy 42 Engineering 52 Manufacturing 54 Banking and financial services 56 ICT 57 Development finance and SMME support 58 Tourism 60 Country Hotels, having established 16 properties in a period of 13 years, announced in 2024 a further expansion through an owner-operated franchise model. The first hotel in the chain was established in the Western Cape town of Clanwilliam but the balance are all in the NorthernCape. Kuruman has three Country Hotels properties, including the Kuruman Hotel, pictured, which nestles near the Orange River in a vineyard. PHOTO: Alain Proust
