Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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PROFILE<br />
• Clear and consistent economic policies in line<br />
with national policies<br />
• Good infrastructure and facilities<br />
• World-class road, rail and air networks<br />
• An investor-friendly environment<br />
• A large pool of young, highly skilled labourers,<br />
whose skill sets match the needs of modern<br />
manufacturing, finance, and engineering industries;<br />
as well as a large pool of unskilled labour for<br />
the manufacturing, trade and transport sectors<br />
• Low land and commercial building costs<br />
• Supply of electricity that is among the cheapest<br />
in the world.<br />
However, by far the most attractive feature is the<br />
elimination of time-consuming ‘red tape’ as a result<br />
of the work done by the GIC, where special economic<br />
zones integrated with large infrastructure<br />
projects will see seamless interplay between public<br />
and private sectors.<br />
Investment opportunities<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> boasts a number of attractive business<br />
ventures for investors:<br />
Automotive Supplier Park<br />
The intention is to establish a consolidation<br />
centre within the Automotive<br />
Supplier Park (ASP) in Rosslyn<br />
that would cater for the logistics<br />
needs of Original Equipment<br />
Manufactures (OEMs) and component<br />
suppliers to the automotive<br />
industry.<br />
Solar Geyser<br />
The City of Tshwane (CoT) aims to decommission<br />
all conventional electric geysers and replace them<br />
with solar water heaters. This will require various<br />
technological interventions and skills. Both the low<br />
pressure and high pressure solar water heaters will<br />
be installed. Ultimately only high pressure solar systems<br />
will be installed due to the inherent benefits<br />
and the low pressure systems will be fazed out. The<br />
City will require project managers, plumbers and<br />
fairly trained labour to achieve the milestones, as<br />
such local economic development will benefit the<br />
communities of the City.<br />
Tshwane ICC<br />
Construction of a convention centre that meets international<br />
norms. This is a phased development,<br />
with future developments including international<br />
hotel(s) and further mixed use developments.<br />
West Capital<br />
The concept includes the proposed development of<br />
inter alia: a student village, sport incubatory centre,<br />
retail components, commercial components, innercity<br />
housing and health facilities.<br />
Centurion Symbio City<br />
The conversion of some 10 hectares of land, sur-<br />
Tshwane Automotive City<br />
The creation of a zone where the<br />
automotive chain of suppliers are<br />
located.<br />
Power Station<br />
The City of Tshwane (CoT) owns<br />
and operates two power stations,<br />
Pretoria West and Rooiwal, with a<br />
designed capacity of 180 MW and<br />
300 MW respectively.<br />
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