Northern Cape Business 2025-26

The 2025/26 edition of Northern Cape Business is the 15th issue of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2009, 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) at conferences and other events, 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. Renewable energy investments continue to be made into the province, both in terms of wind power and solar farms, and plans to promote the green hydrogen economy are in place. The Northern Cape is almost uniquely qualified to play a lead role in this enterprise, given its bountiful resources of land, wind and sun. The idea to develop a deepwater port at Boegoebaai has been linked to the notion of a Special Economic Zone devoted to green hydrogen production. The scale and importance of the giant radio astronomy project is given good coverage in this edition, with its economic impact, value as an educational and scientific catalyst and its potential role in boosting tourism all receiving attention. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at https://www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on the Northern Cape is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at https://www.southafricanbusiness.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well our flagship South African Business title.

PROFILEA legacy of

PROFILEA legacy of qualityThe South African Table Grape Industry.The South African Table Grape Industry(SATI) is the industry association of tablegrape producers in South Africa – anindustry that has proudly been exportingtable grapes to discerning world markets forover 125 years. SATI represents growers on keygovernment and industry initiatives aimed atcreating more opportunities, from ownership toaccessing new markets in a sustainable way.SATI assists growers with crucial industryinformation, technical market access anddevelopment, transformation, statistics, research,technology and technical transfer as well astraining and education with the aim of establishingSouth Africa as the Preferred Country of Origin forthe world’s best tasting grapes.Industry overviewThe table grape industry supports approximately100 000 direct employment opportunities to thevalue of R3.78-billion per annum.Domestically the table grape industry is animportant source of foreign exchange earningsand a key contributor to economic growth andjob creation in rural areas.According to the Bureau for Agricultural Policy(2025), the table grape industry contributed morethan R14.67-billion to national GDP in 2024.Over the last five years total national productionhas increased on average by 1% per year fromabout 337 000 tons in 2020/21 to 355 224 tonsin 2024/25.Table grapes are grown in five regions across SouthNORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS 2025/2632

PROFILEThe contributionof each tablegrape productionregion to SouthAfrica’s nationalcrop in the2024/25 season.Africa. Together, the Orange and Hex River regionsproduce about two-thirds of national volumes.The country enjoys a reputation as a reliablesupplier of quality produce to some of the largestimporting countries in the world – it is thefourth-largest exporter of table grapes byvolume globally, and the third largest southernhemisphere exporter after Peru and Chile(Trademap, 2024).South Africa has access to 17 of the top 20 tablegrape importing countries globally. Some of themain markets include the EU, UK, North Americaand the Middle East.This season (2024/25), the EU and UK received58% and 18% of exports, respectively, and theindustry remains dedicated to retaining these asits traditional markets. Other key marketsdemonstrated growth, with exports to Canadaobserving 7% growth and exports to the USAincreasing by 20% compared to the average forthe last five seasons. The industry is optimisticabout exploring opportunities to further growexports to North America.SATI remains dedicated to supportingproducers’ interests and promoting sustainablecommercial practice by preserving existingmarket access while pursuing new opportunitiesin developing markets.The industry will continue to collaborate witha variety of stakeholders to uphold South Africa’sreputation as a preferred supplier of qualitygrapes to global markets. ■A high-leveloverview ofthe main SouthAfrican tablegrape exportmarkets byregion in the2024/25 season.33NORTHERN CAPE BUSINESS 2025/26