Question NW2438 to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

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03 December 2021 - NW2438

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Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

What are the details of the boundary lighting of the Maluti-a-Phofung Special Economic Zone with regard to the (a) total number of boundary lights, (b) details of the design of the boundary lights, (c) total cost of installing the boundary lights, (d) total number of boundary lights that were operational as at 31 July 2021, (e) detailed reasons why boundary lights are not operational and (f) date by which it is anticipated that all boundary lights will be fully operational? [

Reply:

The Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ (MAPSEZ) was designated in 2015; and subsequent to that, the SEZ License was issued in 2017 which formally designated MAPSEZ as a brownfield. The SEZ is managed by the Free-State Provincial Government. The department of trade, industry and competition’s role in this regard is to designate at the request of the province and to provide the financial support at the SEZ.

With all the new SEZ’s designated since 2020, the dtic is directly involved in the co-ownership and management of the zones. The new ownership model involves the national, province, and municipalities in the running of the SEZs.

Accordingly, the honourable member is encouraged to engage directly with the province and the SEZ Management to get more details about the project.

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