Question NW2479 to the Minister of Trade and Industry

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03 September 2018 - NW2479

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Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(a) What is the total number of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country, (b) where is each specified SEZ located, (c) what is the (i) monetary value of investment in operations in each SEZ and (ii) size of each SEZ and (d) who owns the land on which each SEZ is located?

Reply:

(a) What is the total number of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country?

There are nine (9) designated zones in the country.

(b) where is each specified SEZ located?

The zones are located as follows:

  • Coega SEZ is located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
  • East London SEZ is in East London, Eastern Cape
  • Dube TradePort SEZ is in Durban, KZN
  • Richards Bay SEZ is in Richards Bay, KZN
  • Maluti-A-Phofung is in the Free State province
  • Musina-Makhado is in Makhado, Limpopo
  • Saldanha Bay is in Saldanha, Western Cape
  • OR Tambo is in Kempton Park, Gauteng
  • Atlantis SEZ is in Atlantis, Western cape

(c) what is the (i) monetary value of investment in operations in each SEZ and (ii) size of each SEZ

(i) The investment performance of designated SEZs is summarized in the following table:

Name of the SEZ

Year of designation

No of operational investors

Value of operational investment (Rm)

Total direct employment created

Land allocation to date (Ha)

Revenue

(Rm)

Coega (EC)

2001

42

6.9 billion

8 210

388

275.3

East London

(EL)

2002

28

1.6 billion

3 645

7.9

720.7

Richards Bay

(KZN)

2002

2

320 million

93

5.5

2.89

Dube TradePort

(KZN)

2016

16

1.4 billion

432

54.5

117.5

Atlantis

2018

5

680 million

220

110

-

TOTAL

93

10.9 billion

12 600

565.9

1 116,39

           

Operational investors - are those that have commenced trading operations in the zone, since inception.

Direct jobs – are those actually created and sustained at the zone, since inception. This excludes construction jobs.

Land allocation – the total amount of land that have been allocated to investors in the zone, since inception.

Revenue – the total revenue raised in the financial year from land sales, rentals or services rendered to investors.

Exports – annual total export sales from the zones.

(ii)The size of each SEZ (Ha)

  • Coega - 9003
  • East London -462
  • Dube TradePort - 302.9
  • Richards Bay - 467
  • Maluti-a-Phofung - 1039
  • OR Tambo – 7.5
  • Saldanha Bay – 356
  • Musina-Makhado – 7262
  • Atlantis – 118

(d) who owns the land on which each SEZ is located?

  • Coega is owned by the Coega Development Corporation
  • East London is owned by the ELIDZ Company
  • Dube TradePort is owned by the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), the Dube TradePort Company and a Joint Venture between the two called La Mercy Property Investment PTY (LTD)
  • Richards Bay land is owned by the Richards Bay IDZ and the other part is owned by the Municipality
  • Maluti-a-Phofung is owned by the Free State Development Corporation
  • OR Tambo - the Gauteng IDZ Company has a long-term lease agreement with ACSA
  • Saldanha Bay - the land is owned by Transnet Ports Authority and the SBIDZ Company
  • Musina-Makhado is owned by the Mulambwane Communal Property Association which has a long term lease agreement with the Limpopo Economic Development Agency
  • Atlantis - Greentech has entered into a lease agreement with the City of Cape Town for 110 ha. Five sites are privately owned but the control of the land is with the SEZ operator.

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