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CITY OF CAPE TOWN

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Est. 2006

NAMMIC is your preferred civil and mechanical engineering contractor for work anywhere in the Northern and Western Cape.

Our capabilities include: CIVIL ENGINEERING

• Desalination plants • Bulk earthworks • Basic civil engineering services • Bridge construction and rehabilitation • Municipal infrastructure • Dam wall construction and rehabilitation • Municipal bulk services • River management and flood alleviation measures • Earthworks • Water and waste water treatment plants • Roads and stormwater drainage • Reinforced concrete structures • Freeways • Water retaining structures • Sporting facilities • Reservoirs • Quality inspections/monitoring • Specialised concrete protection and waterproofing • Traffic engineering • Parks and landscaping • Road rehabilitation • Reticulation networks

GEOTECHNICAL • Foundation investigation • Residential and low-rise structures • Slope stabilisation • Gabions and reno structures • Retaining walls and structures

CONTACT US NAMMIC Western Cape +27 (0)21 975 2855 admin@namcape.co.za nammic.co.za

STRUCTURAL • Basic structural engineering works • Low-rise buildings • Reinforced concrete (general) • Lightweight structures • Remedial work (concrete) • Structural masonry • Demolition and rehabilitation

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY • Construction supervision and monitoring

INVESTMENT

OVERVIEW CONNECT 2021 at a glance

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SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT Holistic transformation

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ASEZ expected to grow billions

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Building solutions to drive recovery

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Setting sail towards a prosperous ocean economy

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The City of Cape Town’s Investment Incentive Policy

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Building wealth, brick by brick

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Improving City spaces, together

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SUSTAINABILITY Collective action for climate change

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TOURISM

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HUMAN SETTLEMENTS A holistic approach

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Unlocking affordable housing

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City leads charge for remote work visa

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Getting a sector back on its feet

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Celebrating SA’s finest

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EDUCATION Higher learning drives development

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CONSERVATION

WATER City’s plans to bring new water online surge ahead

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Phase 2A of MyCiTi key to recovery

Securing investment and jobs despite a lockdown

Nature reserves draw 400 000 visitors annually

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30 FILM INDUSTRY A film destination that has it all

ENERGY Leading the IPP charge

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34 Editor: Special Projects Tristan Snijders Head of Design Beren Bauermeister Production & Client Liaison Manager Antois-Leigh Botma Group Sales Manager Chilomia Van Wijk Key Accounts Manager Amanda De Beer Distribution Manager Nomsa Masina Distribution Coordinator Asha Pursotham Bookkeeper Tonya Hebenton Printers Novus Print Montague Gardens

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2021 AT A GLANCE Select snippets providing insights into the goings-on in the City of Cape Town.

The City has identified numerous areas that offer

investment incentives .

47 City Improvement Districts (CIDs) There are

These include: • Atlantis • Triangle Farm • Parow Industria • Sacks Circle • Lansdowne Industrial • Elsies River

The Atlantis SEZ is projected to attract approximately

R3.7 billion

across Cape Town – these are initiated by a community to work with the City to deal with crime and grime issues, as well as environmental initiatives and social problems

in investments over the next 20 years

R1.4 billion To accommodate projected growth, as well as to manage the existing housing demand, it is estimated that roughly

has been budgeted by the City of Cape Town for the new financial year starting on 1 July 2021 for infrastructure-related projects

500 000 housing opportunities need to be created

Between March 2020 and June 2021, the City approved 3 405 building plans in the Khayelitsha planning district. The estimated value of the building work in this area alone is

R1.8 billion

between now and 2028

In 2020, the City’s Strategic Business Partners collectively created

7 631 new jobs and trained

2 932 people precinct development approach The City’s

to improving the delivery of affordable housing projects in inner-city areas is centred around: • creating more economically integrated neighbourhoods • leveraging government investment • helping to stabilise areas • encouraging greater private investment in regeneration

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14 REIPPP

There are (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme) projects currently in the Western Cape, comprising 14% of all wind energy procured and 6% of all solar energy procured

OVERVIEW

Independent power producers in South Africa may now generate

up to 100 MW

of power without having to acquire a licence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa Over the last 10 years, the City’s energy efficiency in municipal operations programme has

The City of Cape Town and the Greater Cape Town Water partnership aims to clear alien invasive plants from 9 000 hectares per year. This project will

saved over 231 GWh of electricity.

This is enough electricity to power 35 clinics over 10 years and translates into

avoid annual water losses of 55 billion litres

229 035 tonnes of avoided carbon emissions

The City’s New Water Programme aims to produce about

300 million litres of water per day by 2030

through groundwater abstraction, desalination, water reuse and optimising surface supply

Almost

40 000 learners from over 1 000 schools participate in formal environmental education programmes annually

Annually, Cape Town’s film industry generates around

R5 billion

and creates over 6 000 direct jobs

Cape Town has the

lowest annual operating costs

in the film and TV industry benchmarked against leading cities the world over

Annually,

400 000 people

visit the City’s nature reserves through paid gates – and even more through unpaid gates

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PR O F ILE

AF RI L IN E

Consistent excellence in project delivery Since its founding in 2008, Afriline Civils has been at the forefront of service delivery in the field of contracting and project management, having built a strong client base in the public sector and mining industry. We highlight four projects that epitomise the company’s commitment to delivering engineering contracts of the highest quality, on time and safely.

Project: Construction of New Black-Mac Outfall Sewer Client: City of Cape Town – Water & Sanitation Department Date: November 2016 to August 2018 Afriline was appointed as the main contractor on the project, which is one of the key phases of the Cape Town Bulk Sewer system upgrade for the Zantvliet and Macassar sewer processing plants. The project consisted of the construction of bulk sewer pipeline DN1 200 and DN900 AKS lined concrete IS pipes, which were laid between depths of 3 m to 9 m in water-logged trenches in a built-up urban area. Other works entailed the construction of 49 water-tight concrete

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manhole structures, DN1 470 pipejacking, multiple tie-ins from the old to the new system, the commissioning of the new and decommissioning of the old pipeline, and specialised grout filling of the existing pipeline and manhole structures.

Challenges overcome Among the main challenges were the depth of the excavations (3 m to 9 m) and their proximity to the Macassar urban area. Due to the soil conditions encountered, conventional dewatering methods were not possible and the size of the excavations and resultant earth-moving were of significant scale.

This scale necessitated the use of a 55 t all-terrain mobile crane to install

the piping. Afriline also designed and deployed a drag-box and shoring system to ensure the integrity of the trench walls, keeping workers safe.

The gradient of the pipeline was at 1.9 mm per 2.5 m length of pipe, over a 4 km pipeline between two fixed tie-in points.

Outcomes The contract was completed within the client’s budget, on time, safely and at a quality level that met the client’s and engineers’ highest expectations.

Over the course of the project, Afriline ensured training in the laying of concrete pipes at such depths to all the staff – from the contracts manager to the unskilled labour.

PROFILE

Project: Harare Erven 2132 & 2148 – Informal Settlement Construction of Civil & Electrical Infrastructure Development for 425 Erven Client: City of Cape Town – Human Settlements Department Date: May 2019 to October 2020

This project was one of two that had been earmarked in the urban section of Harare in Khayelitsha for a housing development, with Afriline appointed as the main contractor responsible for civil and electrical infrastructure development.

The works included the construction of bulk earthworks, an earth retention dam, sewer main pipelines, water pipelines with house connections, valves and hydrant chambers, and stormwater pipelines between diameters of 375 mm to 450 mm, with structures and a detention pond.

Testing, disinfecting and connecting to the relevant existing network for each service was done upon approval of the engineer and local authorities.

Project: Langebaan Aquifer Groundwater Infrastructure – Phase 1 & 2 Client: Saldanha Bay Municipality Date: December 2017 to March 2020 Afriline was appointed as the main contractor on this two-phase project that sought to establish a ‘Day Zero’ backup water supply from Langebaan’s aquifers for the Saldanha Bay area in the case that the supply dams dried up.

Phase 1 entailed the installation of 3.9 km of 400 mm diameter PN20 oPVC pipeline with associated valves and chambers, as well as connection of the new pipeline to the existing feeder main. Other aspects included the construction of three brick buildings

A F RIL I NE

Beyond water infrastructure, Afriline handled the construction of three mini substations, 47 kiosks, 37 x 7.6 m street lights, as well as cabling for street lighting, and medium- and low-voltage lines. Also constructed were roads with layer works G7 selected layer and G4 base with kerbing on either side of the road edge, as well as priming of the approved base surface and a 40 mm design premix asphalt specified by the City of Cape Town. Construction of the sidewalks and verge trimming were done for the final handover.

Challenges overcome

Outcomes

The site was an unsafe area for construction, as Afriline found out the hard way. The site manager was robbed during the day at gunpoint, which necessitated the deployment of security to ensure the safe and timely completion of the project. The contract also spanned over the initial Covid-19 hard lockdown period, which was a new experience for all stakeholders.

Afriline completed the contract on time within the client’s budget, and with minimal disruptions from the local community. Several SMEs were employed on the contract, while all Contract Participation Goal targets were achieved with regard to local labour usage and enterprise development – ensuring the upskilling of the local community.

for borehole pipework, telemetry and electrical works. Afriline also supplied and installed chlorination equipment; three 55 kW submersible borehole pumps, including variable-speed drive (VSD) controls and electrical works; pipe fittings and specials for the recharge of aquifers during non-drought periods; and an 11 kV overhead power line with 100 kVA pole-mounted transformers.

Phase 2 was an even greater endeavour than the first. It entailed the construction and installation of 3 km of 200 mm diameter PN16 oPVC pipeline, 1.5 km of 500 mm diameter PN16 GRP pipeline, and 2.1 km of 400 mm diameter PN16 GRP pipeline – all with the associated air valves, gate valves, control valves and valve chambers. Eight brick buildings and a chlorination control brick building were built, while Afriline supplied and installed chlorination equipment, three 55 kW submersible borehole pumps with VSD controls and electrical works, and an 8.5 km long 11 kV overhead power line. Directional drilling was required under the tarred access road to install the 500 mm PN16 GRP pipeline, and Afriline also had to

construct approximately 7 km of gravel service road.

Challenges overcome Time was a critical factor during Phase 1 due to the approaching Day Zero conditions. Phase 2, on the other hand, was carried out in a nature reserve, which posed numerous environmental challenges to the team. This phase was added on to the contract based on the manner in which Phase 1 was completed, increasing the groundwater capacity in case of future droughts.

Outcomes In both phases, Afriline met the requirements as set out by the various authorities and client, achieving completion safely and on time. The firm employed local labour for all construction teams and made use of local building contractors to construct the brick buildings. In terms of skills development, Afriline assisted local subcontractors to meet production targets by streamlining labour and material resource planning, and provided in-house training in pipe laying, concrete works, and basic hand tools training.

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Project: Gamsberg Potable Water Supply Line Client: ELB and Vedanta Zinc International Date: March 2017 to May 2018

Vedanta’s New Gamsberg Zinc Mine concentrator plant operation required water for its operations, with the miner and ELB appointing Afriline as the main contractor to handle the task of installing a potable water supply line, which was supplied by the client.

The existing underground pipeline was in a very poor condition and unable to supply water demand for both the surrounding mine operations and municipalities. Afriline was tasked with the installation of 29.5 km of 500 mm diameter ductile iron pipeline. The new pipeline had to connect to the existing Orange River intake pumphouse as well as a newly

constructed booster reservoir some 14 km away.

The pipeline was laid above ground on precast concrete plinths, passing through the kloof in the Pella mountains. Several underground road pipeline crossings were required, as were above-road pipeline crossings, which utilised culverts. Pressure testing of 48 bar was carried out to meet the client specifications.

Challenges overcome Building the pipeline through the mountain pass was a challenge due to the difficult terrain and very limited space. Blasting had to be employed to facilitate the desired pipeline route.

The remote nature of the construction area also meant there was little to no surrounding infrastructure. The weather conditions added to the challenges, with summer temperatures reaching 48°C and winter lows

dropping below 0°C. As for the pipeline itself, the pipe alignment had to be very accurate due to the high water pressure the line operates under.

Outcomes Afriline met all the client’s and various authorities’ requirements, completing the project safely and on time. The extreme pressure in the pipes was indicative of the quality of the works carried out. The project created significant employment opportunities during the construction phase, using local labour for all the construction teams, and local subcontractors for minor repairs to machinery and plant, as well as for the supply of back-filling sand. Afriline provided in-house training to local labour in various skills, namely pipe laying, concrete works, basic hand tools training, safety training, and pipeline levelling/ surveying with basic tools.

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SPAT I AL DEVELO PMENT

At the heart of the City of Cape Town’s multifaceted approach to spatial transformation lies the concept of transit-oriented development, which seeks to improve opportunities and access for all citizens.

Bellville

Holistic transformation

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patially transforming Cape Town involves redressing and restructuring the city to mitigate the impact of historic spatial planning. Apartheid-era city planning entrenched a fragmented and distorted spatial pattern along racial lines. Households from the poorest communities were located far away from economic opportunities – a legacy that persists to this day.

It has also resulted in those communities having to spend a disproportionate amount of their income on their daily commute, usually in the form of public transportation. This can be countered in a number of ways, including by creating more opportunities for more people in highly connected areas, such as the urban inner core and other growth areas, while avoiding low-cost housing projects on the periphery of the city.

Growth management tools As part of its commitment to spatial transformation, the City of Cape Town uses a range of new-generation urban growth management tools and processes to consider the designation of priority transit-oriented

development (TOD) zones, managed growth areas and protection areas, each with their own development parameters and procedural guidelines.

In support of the City’s spatial vision, the Municipal Spatial Development Framework (MSDF) comprises various spatial transformation areas (STAs).

These reflect an investment rationale and associated land-use guidelines in support of: an urban inner core, estimated to be 17% of the geographic area of Cape Town; incrementalgrowth and consolidation areas (20%); discouraged-growth areas (28%); and critical natural areas (34%).

The first two of these STAs comprise the existing urban footprint of the city.

Land-use intensification proposals in the discouraged-growth areas and critical natural areas are not typically supported. The STAs form the basis for: • considering a range of growth management tools and processes, and differentiated priority areas • prioritising public and incentivising private investment in the urban inner core • drawing up more detailed and locally informed district and local plans • determining in-principle support for development proposals

• supporting short-, medium- and longer-term infrastructure provision, particularly where infrastructure deficits inhibit development in the urban inner core • supporting land-use intensification, among others through the City’s Catalytic Land Development Programme (CLDP) in transitaccessible precincts (TAPs) • prioritising and aligning capital budgets and grant funding • the City’s land acquisition and disposal strategies • a spatial rating system to assess human settlement programmes and land acquisitions against the Integrated Human Settlements Framework • spatial monitoring and reporting in support of MSDF implementation.

Giving effect to TOD objectives A number of key principles are applied when developing and reviewing all new and existing spatial strategies, tools and policies.

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programme is determined from the capital budget, and is then spatially represented in the BEPP. Master utilities planning is revised and adapted to take account of MSDF requirements, support the activation of the urban inner core, and maintain the city’s built footprint.

High-density, high-intensity mixeduse development is prioritised along the bus rapid transit (BRT) main routes and in rail station precincts, specifically in the City’s prioritised catalytic precincts. This means that the existing rail and MyCiTi stations and PTIs (public transport interchanges) serve as catalysts for development and redevelopment.

As part of planning the roll-out and implementation of TOD in the abovementioned urban inner-core nodes and corridors, and specifically at TAPs such as rail and BRT stations, the City’s CLDP is currently being formulated in more detail to set out how this programme will be implemented over the medium to long term. Significant progress has been made in the catalytic precincts of the Bellville CBD and the Philippi opportunity area.

Land-use management The City pursues integrated and streamlined land development processes, where proposals and applications in support of TOD are fast-tracked, and development and investment are valued within the parameters of the City’s stated transformation objectives.

The City is compiling precinct plans for the TOD station and catalytic precincts along the MyCiTi Phase 2A corridor, as well as elsewhere in the identified integration zones, with a view to approving these as policy and implementation plans. These plans will facilitate and enable TOD as envisaged in the TOD Strategic Framework.

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the Philippi East area has also been designated a prioritised catalytic precinct as part of the CLDP, and is receiving specific focused attention in terms of both planning and implementation.

The extent to which the City achieves its spatial development goals is directly linked to its ability to sustain job-creating economic growth in the medium term, and reduce job accessibility costs for the poor. As such, the City is committed to facilitating employment-intensive land uses by focusing on: • creating and attracting ‘job-rich’ investment that ensures integrated, sustainable communities by providing new, and maintaining existing, infrastructure • providing services aimed at promoting social cohesion and enhancing social mobility in identified areas with the greatest need • responding appropriately to the spatial needs of the economic sectors that operate in Cape Town • prioritising investment in improved public transport systems and linkages to provide more convenient, affordable access to jobs, natural resources and social amenities • augmenting existing infrastructure and implementing de-risking mechanisms and initiatives to provide an enabling environment for private-sector reciprocal investment.

Urbanisation management The City’s TOD Strategic Framework and MSDF of 2018 emphasise the need for spatial transformation. Having aligned its key policies, strategies and priorities towards urban and spatial transformation, the next important question was how the City would know whether implementation is effective and what this should

be measured against. The urban development index (UDI) was conceived as a way to answer this question, and to identify future transformation priorities.

The Cape Town UDI builds on the previously developed transport development index by adding spatially disaggregated indices relating to land-use diversity, residential and employment density in public transport corridors, housing price diversity, and informality ratios in the city.

Eleven indices on transport, land use and housing were defined to measure the different facets of spatial and urban transformation. Of the City’s 11 transformational priorities identified in its IDP, those specific to the UDI include dense and transit-oriented growth and development (priority 8), an efficient, integrated transport system (priority 9), and building integrated communities (priority 10).

The UDI, through the collection and analysis of multiple data sources, measures the progressive spatial and economic transformation of Cape Town in terms of changes in people’s mobility and in the city’s spatial form over time, as well as the extent to which the City’s development agenda has been successfully implemented.

Moreover, the intention is to calculate the UDI periodically to enable the City to track changes over time, establish trends, and make incremental adjustments to implementation programmes to achieve the desired result. Because the UDI measures changes in transport, land use and human settlements, a comparison of relative changes over time will also provide a better understanding of the relationship between these elements.

TOD Catalytic Projects Programme Framed around National Treasury’s Guidelines for Catalytic Development

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Programmes in Metros (issued in 2018), the City’s CLDP consists of: major, prioritised, flagship catalytic TOD projects; TOD precincts and initiatives in smaller, secondary urban nodes; and significant public landholdings around a number of strategic rail and BRT stations in spatially targeted precincts in partnership with Prasa and other public stakeholders.

With more detailed implementation plans currently being developed, this programme will represent an intergovernmental pipeline of priority catalytic projects and infrastructure investments over the medium to longer term.

The City’s Urban Catalytic Investment Department has finalised a project portfolio and prioritisation and partnership framework, which was adopted by Council and is now being further refined and implemented.

The portfolio is centred around higher-order points of access to the public transport system, primarily rail stations and PTIs, which offer significant opportunity to achieve the City’s objectives of TOD and spatial transformation by unlocking highdensity, mixed-use development.

Opportunities in these TOD precincts arise from their location at points where people access (or could access) integrated rail, bus and minibus taxi services via the integrated public transport network. The project presents complex, long-term, strategic investment opportunities, which need to be planned and assessed in collaboration with other public sector partners.

To this end, the City needs to enter into partnerships with multiple public stakeholders and entities. These include government departments (national and provincial) and stateowned enterprises, especially those

with large landholdings across town, and their own land-development mandates (such as Prasa, which has significant landholdings around various rail stations).

Significant progress has been made with developing such a partnership agreement with the national Department of Public Works. The strategic objective of Public Works is to establish so-called ‘government precincts’ in various of the City’s earmarked catalytic precincts. This will help the City achieve its own spatial transformation vision and objectives around dense, mixed-use and transit-oriented development in and around TAPs, as per the CLDP. The partnership is expected to pave the way for collaborative planning and implementation. Similarly, other public-sector partnerships are being investigated to help implement key parts or aspects of the CLDP. The Urban Catalytic Investment Department will continue to pursue similar strategic partnerships with public entities such as Prasa, Transnet and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). Securing these strategic partnerships is critical in planning and implementing the CLDP, and is meant to result in an intergovernmental pipeline of infrastructure investments and development projects, supported by aligned budgets.

Catalytic projects Below are a few of the catalytic projects that are being planned and undertaken in the City of Cape Town.

Foreshore Precinct: This project is aimed at finding the best way of dealing with the unfinished freeways on the Cape Town Foreshore and its surrounding precinct – including land sterilised by the obsolete Lower Buitengracht road scheme – so as

to unlock the economic potential of this significant segment of the central city. It includes the Ebenezer Road maintenance depot, the MyCiTi Prestwich depot, the Gallows Hill traffic centre and the Cape Town International Convention Centre parking garage. A reconceptualised Foreshore precinct will explore linkages and integration with abutting public sector initiatives and opportunities (such as Transnet’s ‘People’s Port’ initiative, Public Works’ Customs House redevelopment, and the Western Cape Government’s Founder’s Garden precinct).

Bellville CBD Precinct: This project is aimed at catalysing development in the core Bellville area around the transport interchange and beyond, and raising additional private sector and Prasa investment for land and public transport development. It is a longterm project that will span multiple financial years and involve numerous initiatives and subprojects to revitalise and regenerate the Bellville CBD. These include investment in a new multimodal, vertically integrated PTI, which will involve the upgrade and modernisation of the existing Prasa station. This will catalyse the redevelopment of the adjacent Cityowned ‘Paint City’ site and current taxi rank area, as well as a significant proposed air rights development above the new PTI. Other elements include expanded public transit infrastructure, the provision of critical road infrastructure links (among others, to discourage heavy freight traffic from the core CBD), a reconceptualised non-

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motorised transport network (car-free zone) in the core area, significant housing infill development opportunities, an employment space fostering densification, social facility/ green network upgrades, and the clustering of public facilities in public service precincts.

Paardevlei: The project aims to combine housing and market-related residential opportunities with a mixture of economic opportunities, thereby creating integrated communities in a TOD-minded way.

The nature of the development will be determined by market feasibility and the ability of the private sector, in conjunction with the City, to provide affordable housing within the development project. The intention is for the project to be largely selffunded and implemented by the private sector, with City contributions for the social components.

Philippi East: Dubbed the wider Philippi opportunity area, this

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Foreshore Precinct

project includes opportunities around the MyCiTi stations and other infrastructure as part of the Phase 2A main route investment through the area. It also entails unlocking significant City-owned and other public landholdings around the Stock Road railway station, as well as development opportunities at Nolungile station at the northern end of the ACSA-owned Swartklip site. This infrastructure will include development centred around the Philippi, Stock Road and Nolungile stations, and is intended to catalyse private investment in adjacent properties and areas.

Intensification of the Stock Road station node (and City-owned erf 5268) will include a mixed-use precinct involving higher-density housing and commercial activity closer to the station and on the main roads, various road and public realm improvements, community facilities, light industrial (job-creating) uses,

as well as the intensification and expansion of the existing agriprocessing hub (the Philippi Fresh Produce Market complex).

This will leverage the area’s close proximity to the Philippi horticultural area (agricultural production) and Cape Town International Airport (distribution and export opportunities).

Philippi Agri-hub: As a subcomponent of the Philippi opportunity area, this implementation project involves the establishment of an upgraded agri-processing hub at the existing Philippi Fresh Produce Market complex. This is part of a vertically integrated agricultural value chain that leverages the area’s industrial capacity and its close proximity to both the Philippi horticultural area as the primary production zone, and Cape Town International Airport and other areas as a tertiary distribution channel.

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MUCH AS PHA LT

Making environmental waves AECI Much Asphalt, headquartered in Cape Town, has joined forces with an international partner to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint and has won local accolades for its HSE performance, all in the past three months.

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SA-based Origin Materials, the world’s leading carbonnegative materials company, and AECI Much Asphalt have launched a programme to create a novel low-carbon bitumen. At the heart of the programme lies Origin Materials’ patented technology platform, which turns inexpensive, sustainable wood residues into cost-advantaged, carbonnegative materials that reduce the need for fossil resources.

Herman Marais, plant and technical director at AECI Much Asphalt, says this programme is significant due to the vital role of bitumen as the binder in asphalt production and the direct relation of the bitumen to the long-term performance of asphalt.

Bitumen is the glue that holds the whole asphalt mix together and aids in

compaction during the paving process.

Once the asphalt has cooled, the bitumen provides the necessary stiffness and durability to the asphalt layer to last for its design life.

“Although we currently only measure the carbon footprint of our processes during the manufacture of our asphalt products, the carbon footprint of the bitumen itself is high. Turning Origin Materials’ carbon-neutral feedstock into an alternative asphalt binder therefore makes huge environmental sense,” says Herman.

AECI Much Asphalt already includes up to 40% reclaimed asphalt in its products in a drive towards sustainable production, which has resulted in more than a million tonnes of aggregate not being mined and has avoided the refining of some 53 500 tonnes of bitumen since 2012.

HSE successes Further proof of AECI Much Asphalt’s commitment to environmental sustainability came this year when the Southern African Bitumen Association (SABITA) named Melissa-Ann Jew of AECI Much Asphalt and Eddie Jansen van Vuuren of AECI SprayPave, an AECI Much subsidiary, joint recipients of its CEO Merit Award for Notable HSE Achievement.

The SABITA HSE Award recognises initiatives by member companies or individual employees who have significantly contributed to the enhancement of HSE management.

Since her appointment as SHEQ manager at AECI Much Asphalt in 2019, Melissa-Ann has driven the TRIR (total recordable incident rate) down from over 3 against an AECI

W orthy winners

Melissa-Ann Jew and Eddie Jansen van Vuuren

H erman

Marais, plant and technical director

at AECI Much Asphalt

internal aim of <0.5 to the current 0.38.

Through excellent people skills, capable planning and passion, she has placed AECI Much Asphalt among the top performers in the group.

Her love for people, their safety and the environment they live and work in plays a big role in her success. Her approach is customer focused and promotes the concept that the SHEQ team serves others. Satisfaction surveys are used to evaluate processes and the input and criticism are used to achieve better performance.

Melissa-Ann says this was very much a team effort and believes it would not have been achieved without the support of every employee.

The right way to dispose of waste Eddie Jansen van Vuuren, director of AECI SprayPave, was nominated for his work on a waste bitumen recovery project that helps to keep bituminous waste and steel drums out of landfills. This involves separating the waste for partial reuse, followed by the safe disposal of what cannot be reused.

Eddie assembled a team to design and build a system consisting of a drum decanter and heating procedure to recover bitumen for reuse from drums collected from SprayPave branches and customers. The disposal of nonrecoverable waste is carefully managed to avoid environmental contamination.

While this process comes at a substantial cost to the business, it will hopefully create impetus for others to follow suit.

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We provide a range of professional civil engineering services: • Road Construction • Mill & Fill Resurfacing • Overlay • Asphalt Paving • Complete Reconstruction of Roads • Traffic Calming Measures • Bulk Sewer Pipeline Construction • New Water Mains Pipe Laying • Concrete Works • Stormwater Pipe, Catch Pit & Manhole Installation • Fencing

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PROFILE

TRIP LE C MAINTENANCE & S E RV IC ES

Your partner in civils projects Triple C Maintenance & Services is committed to providing trust, quality and outstanding service.

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riple C Maintenance & Services was founded in 2004. The company is situated in Saxenburg Park 2, Blackheath,Cape Town.

The company’s first contract formed part of the trench reinstatements in the Helderberg area. This contract established the company as an effective service provider to local government.

Since then, Triple C Maintenance & Services has delivered on contracts for various authorities in the public sector, including Stellenbosch Municipality, the Overberg region and the City of Cape Town. It has also executed work in the private sphere, delivering on contracts for everyone from established players in the civils arena, such as Martin & East and other small businesses.

Areas of expertise Within the ambit of civil construction projects, Triple C

Maintenance & Services specialises in roadbuilding, pipeline installation, and related works.

South Africa’s roads are the lifeblood of its economy and it is therefore of the utmost importance that the country’s roads network is both expanded to bring development to outlying regions and effectively maintained to ensure the safety of road users and efficient freight transport.

Pipelines, whether for potable water or sewage, are equally important components of a modern infrastructure network.

The dire state of South Africa’s water infrastructure is well known, and contractors such as Triple C Maintenance & Services are key partners to local government in helping to expand services to underserved and developing areas.

The company provides a range of professional civil engineering services that include:

• road construction • mill and fill resurfacing • overlay • asphalt paving • complete reconstruction of roads • traffic calming measures • bulk sewer pipeline construction • new water mains pipe laying • concrete works • s tormwater pipe, catch pit and manhole installation • fencing.

While its array of service offerings places Triple C Maintenance and Services on sure footing in the industry, it is the values that the company and its staff hold dear that underpin every aspect of its operations. From the CEO and project management team, through to the company’s administrators, there is a collective buy-in into the company’s culture and values.

These values are based around delivering on commitments, integrity, excellence, the empowerment of communities, innovation, outstanding performance and, above all, ensuring the satisfaction of the client’s needs.

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The High Impact Programme Certificate Ceremony

Atlantis SEZ expected to grow billions in green economy Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are vital tools used by the South African government to drive industrial and economic development. In Cape Town, the Atlantis SEZ is dedicated for green technology manufacturing and has positioned itself to optimally tap into global greentech market opportunities to help address poverty and unemployment in the area.

Why would you site your business or invest in the Atlantis SEZ? 1. The Atlantis Revitalisation Framework by all three tiers of government has prioritised Atlantis as a greentech hub.

2. The City of Cape Town has a range of incentives for firms to invest in Atlantis.

3. Atlantis lies within a strong transport corridor with easy access to two ports.

4. Manufacturing skills base exists in Atlantis and is growing with the support of local and provincial government.

5. Low operational costs in Atlantis, especially for businesses in the manufacturing sector.

6. Multinationals that have invested in Cape Town (including Atlantis) have reported successful linkages into the rest of Africa.

7. The City of Cape Town has rolled out and will continue to roll out modern infrastructure throughout Atlantis.

Visit atlantissez.com for more details.

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A recent visit to the Atlantis Industrial Initiative to talk about the Investment Facilitation Unit’s services

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hrough driving green technology investment and playing host to leading companies in the sector, the Atlantis SEZ (ASEZ) is projected to attract approximately R3.7 billion in investments over the next two decades.

The ASEZ consists of a 125 ha SEZ with 94 ha of greenfield land, located adjacent to an existing industrial area, benefiting from existing utility infrastructure – such as water, electricity and fibre connectivity – to the boundary of the site.

The ASEZ is the result of the collaboration between the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism and the City of Cape Town.

(SOC) Ltd. This allows the ASEZ Company to legally contract on the land with prospective bidders and provides much needed economic stimulus and opportunities for the community of Atlantis.

The City’s Enterprise and Investment Department offers many investment facilitation services. Specifically, they help in navigating municipal processes for larger investments in the City, clearing bottlenecks as well as business retention and expansion services to make sure that businesses grow and create employment.

In Atlantis, the department has an enhanced role in supporting the green technology investment SEZ. This includes skills development in this sector.

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Skills development

The ASEZ is an important tool to unlock industrial development, manufacturing, employment, skills transfer and spatial restructuring, among other opportunities expressed in strategic policies and plans of government.

With stable and good governance, a competitive local and national business environment and the ability to access international opportunities through partnerships, the ASEZ affords its tenants superior efficiency in landing their investment through actively collaborating with national, provincial and local investment promotion agencies providing access to opportunities for investment.

By implementing circular economy practices, businesses co-located in the ASEZ are able to cut costs and increase profit improve their business processes, create new revenue streams, learn from partners and vice versa, and operate on a sustainable basis.

At the end of 2020, the City transferred the general industrial zoned properties, valued at R56.5 million, to the ASEZ

Recently, the City directed funding towards the GreenCape skills development programmes at the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC). This is the first national renewable energy technology centre in South Africa.

This programme, in particular, focuses on capacity development in green economy-related skill sets (water, solar photovoltaic and waste) and conducting skills audits for the ASEZ. The SARETEC training coincides with the ramping up of the ASEZ.

High Impact Programme Another programme is the High Impact Programme for entrepreneurs in Atlantis.

This targeted intervention started with representatives from 11 participating businesses who are equipped to be leaders in local business having completed the programme.

The City partnered with enterprise and supplier development experts to facilitate the programme. Graduates were trained

The GreenCape skills development programmes at the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC)

in four key areas, namely: compliance, works capability, financial capability, and business linkages. These encapsulate learning how to prepare for tenders, knowledge of smart procurement, and submitting a business proposal among other skills.

These programmes will provide better opportunities for the graduates and their businesses to capitalise on the ASEZ.

A greentech hub Not only is Cape Town the greentech hub of the continent, but the city also boasts first-class infrastructure, sound governance and four of the top universities in Africa, providing a skilled workforce. Since 2017, the Enterprise and Investment Department has worked with investors attracted by these sound fundamentals and assisted in landing investments to the value of approximately R39 billion leading to 26 275 jobs.

Examples of greentech manufacturing activities include the following: • renewable energy generation • advanced materials and packaging • energy storage • air and environment • resource efficiency • recycling and waste • transportation agriculture • water and wastewater.

The City is committed to ensuring that it can continue to grow the economy by ensuring the retention of existing businesses, helpaing to expand current investments and securing new ones. This is particularly important for the recovery of our economy going forward.

For more information about the Investment Incentives policy, visit www.investcapetown.com.

Any investors considering setting up operations in Cape Town or expanding their current operations can email investment. facilitation@capetown.gov.za.

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Building solutions to drive recovery The City of Cape Town sees the construction industry as pivotal to economic growth and has therefore focused on playing an enabling role in this period of economic recovery.

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ovid-19 has had and is continuing to have a devastating impact on Cape Town’s local economy. As with all of South Africa, and much of the world, the road to recovery will be an uphill one. The construction sector is critical to this recovery, as it creates direct and indirect job opportunities, and fuels the demand for goods and services associated with this industry.

The City of Cape Town’s Development Management Department has implemented various solutions to ensure business continues normally as far as possible during the Covid-19 lockdown period.

All has been set up to ensure that building plans and development applications can be submitted by the public, and to keep the turnaround time for assessments to about 30 working days for building plans, and 90 days for land use applications, pending statutory and other requirements in terms of the Municipal Planning By-law.

Building plan approvals The City has approved building plans to the value of more than R19.3 billion since 27 March 2020 to 3 June 2021.

A very promising trend is the number of building plans that the private sector has submitted for building work in the Khayelitsha planning district during this period. These were either submitted by residents or by private companies, indicating a lot of building activity is already ongoing, or imminent for the area – all of which is funded by the private sector:

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(DMS) or zoning scheme, which determines the land use for every site or land parcel that falls within the City of Cape Town’s municipal boundaries; and the National Building Regulations.

Managing construction and land use • The City has approved a total number of 3 405 building plans of which 1 282 are residential in nature, and 1 020 for additions and alterations to existing buildings.

• This indicates a significant investment in properties in Khayelitsha. The estimated value of the building work in this area alone is R1.8 billion, and one can assume that many local businesses and residents stand to benefit from the work that will flow from the approved building plans once construction commences.

Department stats Overall statistics from the City’s Development Management Department for the period 27 March 2020 to 3 June 2021: • The Department approved 20 380 building plans with an estimated value of R19.3 billion.

• The majority of these building plans are residential in nature (4 107), and for additions and alterations to existing buildings (10 527).

• The Department finalised 6 868 land use applications.

The City must find a balance between urbanising Cape Town and meeting the demand for well-located housing, while at the same time protecting the unique qualities and natural environment that make Cape Town such a sought-after destination.

It is important to mention that the City is compelled to assess all development and building plan applications in terms of: the Municipal Planning By-law; the City’s Development Management Scheme

As such, the City’s Development Management Department controls and regulates the construction of new buildings and developments; the alteration, extension, or conversion of

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existing buildings; changes in the use of existing buildings and sites; and the demolition of existing buildings or structures.

Also, municipalities are responsible for managing land use on sites that fall within their boundaries. Land use management is intended to: • ensure that the right development takes place at the right place, and at the right time, and that it happens in a desirable and sustainable way • ensure that land use supports economic growth and creates employment opportunities • creates a safe, healthy and sustainable built environment

The City of Cape Town – between late March 2020 and early June 2021 – approved the following number of building plans in various planning districts

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Northern

3 944

Khayelitsha

3 405

Tygerberg

2 949

Southern

2 546

Blaauwberg

2 251

Helderberg

2 024

Cape Flats

1 747

Table Bay

1 514

• finds the right balance between meeting communities’ needs, and protecting our natural and built heritage environment • works wisely with our available land, which is a scarce resource.

Land use and development have an impact on all who live and work in Cape Town.

The City is compelled by law to notify interested and affected parties of applications that may have an impact on adjacent property owners and residents when an application goes over and above the existing land rights in terms of the DMS. These interested and affected parties have the right to oppose, object to, and comment on development applications.

The City has approved building plans to the value of more than R19.3 billion since 27 March 2020 to 3 June 2021 The approval of development applications usually takes longer when a submission is objected to, or opposed. All developments and building plans must be approved by the City, and all residents and interested parties, as well as developers and land owners, have the right to appeal the final decisions.

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ROADMAC SURFACING CAPE BUILDING QUALITY SINCE 2001

As a leading road rehabilitation contractor in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, Roadmac Surfacing Cape specialises in bituminous surfacing of roads.

Roadmac Surfacing Cape has notable project management expertise and a reputation for delivering effective and specialised solutions under local industry conditions. Our fleet of modern and specialised equipment and plant reflects the latest technology available.

Roadmac Surfacing Cape is known to be among the best in the industry. Our teams deliver quality, on time and within budget projects that underpin the longevity of our customer relationships.

Since 2001, we have accumulated the best talent and skills in the industry relating to the laying of asphalt, chip and spray, surface enrichments, crack sealing and road rehabilitation.

KEY SERVICES: Rehabilitation of Existing Roads | Construction of Airport Runways & Associated Infrastructure Asphalt Paving Asphalt Milling & Replacement | Pavement Recycling | Chip & Spray | Slurry Application Surface Enrichments | Crack Sealing

+27 (0)21 905 0170 info@road-mac.co.za 58 Range Road | Blackheath Cape Town | 7581 www.raubex.co.za

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Established in 2001, Roadmac Surfacing Cape – a company of the Raubex Group – has evolved from a small road surfacing organisation to a reputable general civil engineering contractor specialising in the road rehabilitation market.

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he company’s focal areas of operation include the Western, Eastern and divisions of the Northern Cape. With its head office conveniently located in the Blackheath industrial area in Cape Town, Roadmac Surfacing Cape employs an estimated 500 people at any given time.

It has a large plant department consisting of over 260 plant items and a highly skilled workshop team that maintains and services the plant and equipment. Primary clientele include the City of Cape Town, Sanral as well as the Western and Eastern Cape Provincial Government Departments of Roads and Infrastructure.

Roadmac Surfacing Cape has celebrated steady growth in the past 20 years thanks to its unwavering professionalism, dedicated employee base, and a primary objective of maintaining high quality standards and performance. The company is also extremely passionate about health and safety.

As a proud Level 1 BBBEE contributor, with a CIDB Grading of 9CE/9SB, Roadmac Surfacing Cape is able to take on work of an unlimited value.

Service offering The company’s wealth of experience is evident throughout all its operational regions whereby a wide range of expertise encompasses, but is not limited to, roadbuilding and road rehabilitation services, which include the following:

• cold in-situ recycling of existing layers • milling and asphalt patching • asphalt overlays • UTFC (Ultra-Thin Friction Course) overlays • various types of chip and sprays.

The company further offers the following services: • construction of airport runways and associated infrastructure • earthworks • slurry seals • crack sealing • surface enrichments • layer works • drainage works.

Roadmac Surfacing Cape undertakes all other ancillary works required to complete most roads contracts, including the accommodation of traffic, guard rails, fencing, road marking and road studs.

Exceptional expertise The company’s staff are experienced and well trained in the above activities, taking pride in the standard and quality of work they produce. This, along with the use of specialised plant and equipment, ensures Roadmac Surfacing Cape is well positioned to carry out the various aspects of any road rehabilitation contract.

All sites are very ably supported by the Roadmac Surfacing Cape head office administration and technical staff.

The company prides itself on efficient reporting and costing processes, which

provide an early warning system at any given time to every contract’s financial position.

All sites are supported by competent contract managers who are able to deal with operational and contractual matters.

Due to the nature of road construction, Roadmac Surfacing Cape almost always works within live traffic environments, which adds risk to the already demanding circumstances.

Working under difficult and congested traffic conditions can present a new perspective on going to work.

It demands a continuous focus on employees, plant and equipment, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the general public in order to keep everyone safe. This is why there is an intense focus on safety on all of the company’s work sites.

The company strives to subcontract to SMMEs in the immediate vicinity of the project, in line with government requirements to extend economic opportunities and entrepreneurial capacity to all localities by optimising the use of local resources.

Roadmac Surfacing Cape is open to any venture that opens the prospect of skills development, technical growth and the expansion of industry research. It is a company that believes in the growth of its employees and strives to stay ahead of the field in terms of new technology and innovation.

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The Cape’s preferred construction partner Focused on delivering exceptional projects in the Northern and Western Cape, Nammic Group of Companies is a civil, mechanical engineering and building construction contractor with decades of in-house experience.

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ammic Group of Companies was established by Michael Hayes in December 2006 as a civil construction and engineering company. Through strong leadership and a commitment to excellence, the business has grown substantially since inception and developed an outstanding reputation with clients, financiers and suppliers.

Between its members, the company has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry and it is fast becoming one of the top construction companies in its field in the Northern and Western Cape regions.

Upon its founding, Nammic’s first project entailed civil engineering services for a new development in Springbok, Northern Cape. The company then grew quickly between 2007 and 2010, opening branches in Springbok, Upington, Postmasburg and Brackenfell in Cape Town.

Nammic Western Cape was founded in 2009 by Michael Hayes and Jaco Ferreira. The following year, this branch started its first project for the

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City of Cape Town and subsequently has successfully completed projects for almost all of the Western Cape municipalities, as well as a number of private organisations including schools, non-profits, and international and local developers.

The Nammic approach In partnership with its strategic partners and local government, Nammic develops well-planned projects in order to create safe, comfortable working spaces for its clients and workforce.

In doing so, the company provides work opportunities for both skilled and unskilled individuals. A sense of responsibility towards clients, suppliers, employees and communities motivates the Nammic team to maintain the highest standards and values.

Among the company’s key goals is the wish for everyone to be able to share in the quality of life that is possible in South Africa. With its extensive experience in the industry, Nammic has an intimate understanding of both the complexities and unique opportunities that exist in a developing

country like South Africa, carrying this understanding through to the broader construction industries.

The company assists its clients with policies, planning, financing, design and the implementation of infrastructure, economic urban and rural development projects that enhance growth and prosperity, as well as improve quality of life.

Nammic follows a matrix approach, creating professional multiskilled teams to meet the specific demands of every individual project.

Because a project is successful only if it achieves its original objectives and continues to do so throughout its lifetime, the company provides follow-up services for all projects, evaluating their outcome and ensuring that maintenance and management systems are in place.

Through technological excellence, and strong social and environmental awareness, Nammic provides costeffective and timely engineering and development solutions – creating lasting partnerships with its clients and host communities.

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he City of Cape Town will see up to R7.1 billion being spent over a period of seven years, with R1.4 billion budgeted for the new financial year starting on 1 July 2021 for infrastructure-related projects.

Phase 2A of the MyCiTi bus service will provide commuters with direct, scheduled, safe, and affordable public transport between Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha, and Claremont and Wynberg. It is a massive undertaking by the City to bring affordable public transport closer to those who need it most.

Regenerating urban areas The routes will connect about 30 communities along the way and will significantly improve access to opportunities and amenities. Many temporary work opportunities will be created once construction and the upgrades are under way, and local businesses also stand to benefit from subcontracting their goods and services.

Furthermore, the City’s investment will assist with urban regeneration of the areas where the routes and stations will be constructed, and it hopes to see private investment and developments following over time.

The City’s Council approved the concept design of the Phase 2A trunk routes and the locations of the MyCiTi stations in 2016 and 2019, respectively.

The conceptual design that was approved by Council forms the basis for the detail design process that is now under way.

Phase 2A of MyCiTi key to recovery The roll-out and implementation of Phase 2A of the MyCiTi bus service is one of the City of Cape Town’s main spending priorities and will make a significant contribution to Cape Town’s economic recovery during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Phase 2A benefits Here is how Cape Town’s local economy and residents stand to benefit from public investment in MyCiTi Phase 2A: • It is estimated that through the construction of the infrastructure alone – such as new roads, stations, and stops – up to 7 206 job opportunities will be created over the seven-year period.

• Once fully operational, up to 800 people will be permanently employed to keep the service running.

• Commercial activities along the main routes could provide a further 350 permanent job opportunities to local residents.

• The new road infrastructure will also assist to alleviate traffic congestion in

Through the construction of the infrastructure alone – such as new roads, stations, and stops – up to 7 206 job opportunities will be created over a seven-year period

the areas where the MyCiTi service is rolled out.

Much focus is usually placed on the benefits that the MyCiTi service offers to commuters who rely on public transport.

What often goes unsaid, however, is how the new road infrastructure assists to alleviate traffic congestion where the MyCiTi service is rolled out. It is foreseen that Phase 2A will transform Wynberg, where commuters often face grid-locked traffic in the peak-hour periods.

One of the biggest reasons for the traffic congestion in the Greater Wynberg area is that the road links that should connect the east and west sides of Wynberg are missing. Commuters have few options to cross the railway line that runs through the heart of Wynberg.

The missing road links will be addressed as part of the roll-out of Phase 2A. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the substantial public investment in road upgrades will revitalise and transform the areas along the trunk routes, in particular.

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Voted best truck and best service provider in SA for 5 years running.

Proud supplier to the City of Cape Town.

Hino Trucks Parow Tel: (021) 933 1828 Service Manager (082 487 7649) e: akarra@motushino.co.za Parts Manager (083 656 7939) e: wcoetzee@motushino.co.za Dealer Principal (083 226 8989) e: athomas@motushino.co.za www.motushino.co.za/vehicle/dealer/hino-trucks-parow

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Motus Hino takes the Hino credo of ‘Total Support’ to heart, with customer satisfaction underpinning its approach to vehicle sales, maintenance and client service.

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Service excellence in the commercial sector

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otus Hino falls under the umbrella of Motus Toyota, which is a subsidiary of Motus Group – one of the largest listed groups in South Africa.

As South Africa’s leading automotive group, Motus employs over 18 600 people and traces its roots to 1948, when founding company Imperial Holdings started as a humble motor dealership in downtown Johannesburg.

Motus Holdings Limited was listed on the JSE in November 2018, following its unbundling from Imperial.

Building on the track record and capabilities of its parent group, Motus Hino has established a strong relationship with the OEM whose trucks it brings to the market, Hino Motors. With its own history stretching back over 100 years, Hino has been producing trucks and heavy vehicles since the 1940s. In 2001, the company was acquired by the Toyota Motor Corporation, further strengthening its position as a leader in the commercial vehicle segment.

Proudly representing the Hino brand, Motus Hino has four dealership branches across three provinces in South Africa – Mbombela in Mpumalanga, Pomona and Tshwane in Gauteng, and Parow in the Western Cape.

Hino Parow The Hino Parow branch services the Cape provinces, providing a full turnkey operation to Hino Truck clients in the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape.

Its operations include the following trucking services: • sales of new Hino Trucks • sales of used commercial vehicles

• service and repair of all Hino vehicles, as well as other makes, in its very well-equipped Service Department, which is home to a number of master technicians • 24/7 standby assistance for unforeseen breakdowns • after-hours and Saturday servicing by arrangement to ensure the minimum vehicle downtime for clients • a Parts Department that supplies the full range of Genuine Hino parts and accessories •o n-site finance and insurance business manager to assist clients with credit applications, insurance products, extended warranties, service plans, and all their financial and insurance needs.

At the core of its operations are the dealership’s highly motivated, seasoned management and staff, who take pride in their daily tasks. This has been repeatedly recognised through the Toyota Dealer Awards, where Parow Hino has been named ‘Dealer of the Year’ on multiple occasions – among other numerous accolades.

Driven by development Indeed, Motus Hino recognises that its people are the cornerstone of providing exceptional service. As such, the company is supportive of the transformation taking place in South Africa, which should lead to the betterment of the lives of every individual in our country.

Motus Hino has committed itself to the creation, facilitation and development of an organisation that supports the equality of all South Africans, where people from previously disadvantaged sectors of the population will gain access to opportunities and development based on their suitability and potential.

Motus Hino is committed to become an employer of choice, transforming society in the process, with a special focus on the motor industry.

The company is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that provides equal opportunities to all its employees, with special consideration for historically disadvantaged groups.

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H U M AN SET TLE ME NTS

A holistic approach The City of Cape Town strives to redress past planning inequities and create liveable spaces that offer dignified homes to all citizens.

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he City’s human settlements programme is focused on the promotion of transitoriented development as a means of addressing and reversing apartheid legacy planning. Creating affordable housing on well-located land, which is close to public transport and job opportunities, is a cornerstone of the City’s efforts to bring redress and greater parity of services and opportunities to all residents of Cape Town.

To this end, the City continues to: • explore the location of housing opportunities closer to urban centres, such as central Cape Town and other urban nodes • increase the supply of new housing opportunities • open new areas for housing development in and around existing developed areas of Cape Town • provide greater support for higher-density, affordable apartment-unit investment through social housing partners around transport corridors and priority nodes.

To this end, the City’s human settlements commitment extends far beyond the mere provision of housing. It also encompasses excellence in basic service delivery, and a human settlements programme built on, among others, the housing initiatives detailed below:

Densification focus of all new human settlements projects • Strategic densification in targeted areas, especially in and around transit-accessible precincts (TAPs) and local nodes • Specifically relates to transport corridors and priority nodes with supportive infrastructure • Aimed at encouraging urban densification • More efficient use of well-located vacant land through: - infill initiatives - the release of unused land owned by other state departments -m ixed-use retail and residential development along key development nodes and transport corridors.

The City’s Human Settlements Strategy is meant to enable more sustainable, integrated and spatially transformed communities

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Public-private partnership initiative • Focuses on finding ways to effectively partner with the private sector to help meet housing demand • Identification of new areas for housing development • Explores partnerships with the private sector

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for the management of City-owned rental stock.

Safety project • Development of a safety model for City-owned rental housing • Aimed at reducing crime and disorder at City-owned rental housing complexes • Considers different perspectives – such as crime prevention, law enforcement and socialbased prevention – by a range of stakeholders.

Housing function assignment project • Assignment of human settlements function to optimise the City’s capabilities in the built environment.

A progressive strategy The City recognises the many challenges it faces in terms of delivering adequate housing, especially for those earning less than R22 000 per month.

It is encouraging new ideas, new solutions, innovations and stronger partnerships to help tackle the significant challenge of housing.

One such approach is the Human Settlements Strategy, which took almost two years to formulate and is aimed at enabling greater partnership, collaboration, inclusivity and innovation in the human settlements sphere. This is crucial, as the City on its own cannot solve the challenges of urbanisation, increased informality and a drastic shortage in the housing stock.

This strategy is meant to enable more sustainable, integrated and spatially transformed communities.

Given an anticipated shortfall in the development of formal housing opportunities of approximately 30 000 every year within the next decade, and assuming the average annual rate of supply by both the private and public sectors remains unchanged, unless the housing challenges are addressed effectively, these issues will continue to have a profound negative impact on communities and neighbourhoods.

The City recognises that it cannot address these challenges alone. It requires more partnerships and an intervention on a national government level to address the growing informality in South Africa and to ensure that the human settlements regime can manage this phenomenon.

The City’s Human Settlements Directorate spent 98% of its Urban Settlements Development Grant capital budget in the 2019/20 financial year despite the impact of Covid-19 and the national lockdown regulations. This shows that it is delivering, but it is also clear that further interventions are still required.

To accommodate the projected growth and to manage the existing housing demand, it is estimated that roughly 500 000 housing opportunities need to be created between now and 2028. It is hoped that the Human Settlements Strategy can serve as a catalyst for the partnerships and cooperation required to meet this target.

Inner-city housing A further aspect of housing Cape Town’s citizens takes aim at the highly densely populated urban areas. The

City takes a precinct development approach to improving the delivery of affordable housing projects in innercity areas.

Key elements of the above include: • c reating more economically integrated neighbourhoods • l everaging government investment •h elping to stabilise areas •e ncouraging greater private investment in regeneration.

In 2017, the City identified and advertised several sites in the Woodstock/Salt River area for social housing and mixed developments. In October 2019, however, the requestfor-proposal process was abandoned, and the five sites were unbundled, as they all required different landdisposal processes due to varied zoning rights and ownership. The necessary land-disposal processes are now under way. Once completed, new requests for proposals will be issued for each site.

Parow is considered a potentially appropriate area for another such precinct initiative in the future. The Human Settlements Directorate is in the process of reserving and testing the feasibility of all identified sites in the Parow precinct, with the feasibility studies of sites around sub-precinct 1, Parow station, at an advanced stage.

A request-for-proposal document has been produced, and will be circulated in the 2021/22 financial year.

Other areas where opportunities are currently being investigated include central Bellville and the Philippi node area as catalytic precincts, as well as some secondarylevel inner-city nodes.

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Unlocking affordable housing discussed at roundtable The City of Cape Town is acting to enable and drive more affordable housing opportunities in the private and public sector in Cape Town.

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o tackle the massive demand for affordable housing in Cape Town – where land is scarce and at a premium, and for household incomes of up to R22 000 per month – innovation and partnerships are needed.

Various key City departments and targeted private sector stakeholders held the first virtual affordable housing roundtable discussion to unpack specific strategic focus areas of the City’s Human Settlements Strategy with the intent to define the Human Settlements Directorate’s role in the realisation of these focus areas.

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A R170 million project that entails the construction of 600 subsidised houses is under way at Dido Valley. Twelve double-storey units are currently under construction, while 21 foundations are nearing completion. The first handover is anticipated in July and an expected 15-20 units will be rolled out per month thereafter

Action step The discussion, which was organised by the City’s Human Settlements Directorate, is one of the first action steps toward the realisation of the Human Settlements Strategy by seeking greater partnerships, mindset shifts and innovations that are all required to tackle the massive demand for affordable housing.

Private sector and NGO participants included representatives from the Development Action Group (DAG), the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHFA) and micro-builder and investment facilitator Bit Prop. In addition, relevant departments from the Western

Cape Provincial Government participated in the discussion by sharing lessons learnt on their mixed-market models.

Some of the points of discussion included: • security of tenure in informal settlements • support for emerging micro-developers • social housing expanded and expedited roll-out • mixed-market models • inclusionary housing • policy incentives • research and other mechanisms to leverage collaborative development.

The City needs teamwork, partnerships and innovation to tackle the challenges,

H UM AN SET T LEMENTS tackle the affordable housing challenges in Cape Town.

Shortfall of formal housing

A mong the City’s innovative short-term solutions to address immediate housing constraints is the deployment of community residential units Cllr Malusi Booi, MMC for Human Settlements, at the Glenhaven social housing project P rojects have been under way in the Delft area, specifically The Hague, to provide housing, with keys to newly built houses being delivered into the hands of thrilled residents

as time is of the essence. And the people of Cape Town need more affordable housing, greater spatial transformation and more livable neighbourhoods.

The broadening of the City’s strategic role within the human settlements environment from, traditionally, a provider of affordable housing to a regulator and greater enabler of affordable housing – in partnership with all role-players, including emerging micro-developers, traditional private developers, social housing partners, and households themselves – is critical to meeting an increasing demand for affordable housing.

This strategic shift is particularly important considering the fiscally constrained environment that has led to decreased housing subsidies from national government. It has become imperative that the City responds innovatively to unlock all institutional levers at its disposal to increase the affordable housing supply.

At the same time as the roundtable was held, the City’s Council approved its Human Settlements Strategy, a groundbreaking vision based on the same principles as the discussion topics – greater partnerships and innovation to

There is a projected shortfall in the development of formal housing opportunities of approximately 30 000 every year within the next decade, assuming the average annual rate of supply by both the private and public sectors remains unchanged.

To accommodate projected growth, as well as to manage the existing housing demand, it is estimated that roughly 500 000 housing opportunities need to be created between now and 2028.

Urbanisation will continue along with the associated growth in informality – especially considering the dire national economic conditions across South Africa.

This is not a problem that is unique to Cape Town, but it is perhaps exacerbated by the limited suitable land and topography of Cape Town as a peninsula.

Unlawful occupation is one of the biggest threats to planned housing opportunity delivery and to the development of Cape Town for future generations.

Proper policy and effective collaboration All suitable City-owned land must continue to be assessed, including suitable land in and near the Cape Town CBD and other urban centres with various uses – from golf courses to mixed-use areas – to determine whether some of these properties could be developed for affordable housing opportunities, among others.

It is important for the City to take decisive action and make sure it puts in place the right policies, incentives, partnerships, legal reform and state and private capacity together to deliver on its new vision.

Collaboration between City directorates and departments, households, micro-builders, social housing institutions, private developers, and all other housing partners in the private and public sector will be vital to enable the City and its partners to come up with new ways to deliver affordable accommodation. We can build our future in Cape Town together. This is the first of many future roundtables and discussions that we will be entering into with partners and collaborators.

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WATER & WASTEWATER PLANTS

Design • Supply • Maintenance • Repair • Installation

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HIDRO-TECH SYSTE M S

Water and wastewater treatment equipment specialists With 36 years’ experience, Hidro-Tech Systems offers expert knowledge and quality-driven servicing, repairs, and sales of equipment for water and sewerage pump stations, as well as water and wastewater treatment plants.

Hidro-Tech also provides sales and services to multiple industries, such as those within the Industrial, Marine, Paints and Inks, Food and Beverage, Wine, as well as the Pharmaceutical sectors.

idro-Tech consists of three core divisions: Contracting, Maintenance of Pumping Equipment, and General Sales. The company also offers a complete maintenance service inhouse as well as on-site. Hidro-Tech’s shareholding is 40% black-owned, of which 20% is black female-owned. The company is also proud of its 8ME CIDB rating and Level 1 BBBEE rating.

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Recent projects Hidro-Tech has completed many notable projects and is currently busy with the installation of borehole equipment at the Table Mountain Group (TMG) Aquifer. The work at the TMG Aquifer, a project for the City of Cape Town, consists of an 18 km mediumvoltage network, the installation of progressive cavity borehole pumps, civil structure, fibre network and a lowvoltage network.

Recently, Hidro-Tech was awarded a 1 Mℓ/day (1 megalitre per day)

water treatment works for Aspen Pharmacare in Port Elizabeth. This ground-breaking project consists of CapDi Membrane Capacitive Deionization Technology from Voltea in the USA. As this is the first CapDi plant in Africa, Hidro-Tech is especially proud to be part of the project and the deployment of this technology.

The company also recently completed the Sea View Pump Station in Port Elizabeth for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. This is a bulk water transfer pump station consisting of four KSB Omega Pumps with 900 kW 6.6 kV Motorelli motors driven

by Schneider 6.6 kV variable-speed drives. The pump station’s total capacity is 2 000 m3/h.

The company’s wide range of experience in design, supply, installation and commissioning means that it is has the capabilities to execute large-scale projects across South Africa.

Hidro-Tech operates a fully equipped workshop led by a qualified foreman, with pump fitters. All repair work is performed in-house, with on-site repairs possible where required.

The company offers servicing and maintenance on all types of pumps, as well as repairs and replacements on pipework, valves and motors. This also extends to mechanical maintenance work for surrounding municipalities and various other industries.

Hidro-Tech’s workshop is equipped with a pump test bay, where pumps and motors can be hydraulically tested.

It is also equipped to test borehole, submersible and centrifugal pumps. The motor control panel is equipped with a variable-speed drive and a data logger that records motor speed, discharge pressure and flow capacities.

Hidro-Tech also holds maintenance term contracts with the City of Cape Town, as well as various other and surrounding municipalities near Cape Town.

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WAT E R Water reuse temporary demonstration plant at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works

City’s plans to bring new water online surge ahead Projects in the City of Cape Town’s New Water Programme are progressing well, despite the challenges of the global pandemic.

Reminder

While the City’s plans to bring more water online are progressing well, residents and businesses are encouraged to continue with water-wise usage, keeping in mind that drinking water is a limited resource.

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he City’s New Water Programme aims to produce about 300 million litres (Mℓ) of water per day by 2030 through groundwater abstraction, desalination and water reuse, as well as optimising surface supply through the optimal management of the dams and by clearing thirsty invasive alien vegetation.

The NWP, which forms part of the City’s Water Strategy: Our Shared Water Future, aims to build resilience to the effects of climate change, and future droughts that are expected to become more frequent and severe. The City wants to ensure a safe, reliable water supply for generations to come.

Water reuse Water reuse refers to treated wastewater that is further purified through an advanced purification process to produce drinking water.

The City is currently in the design phase of the permanent Faure New

Water Scheme project, which aims to provide 70 Mℓ per day (ultimately increasing to 100 Mℓ per day, if necessary). This water reuse scheme is expected to be completed towards the end of 2026.

The City has been preparing for this through consulting a range of local and international industry experts, as well as civil society, while gaining experience by running a smallerscale demonstration plant previously operating at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works. The strictest available standards for advanced purified wastewater are being used in assessments.

Along with Beaufort West and Ballito in South Africa, water reuse is a conventional and significant part of the bulk drinking water supply in various water-stressed cities within the USA, Singapore, and Windhoek, among others.

For more on reuse, visit www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20 and%20home/residential-utilityservices/residential-water-andsanitation-services/water-reuse.

Groundwater Groundwater is the water present beneath the earth’s surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water.

Cape Flats Aquifer (CFA) Managed Aquifer Recharge Water Scheme: Operations at the CFA recharge scheme are well under way. The first groundwater injected into the water supply network is expected towards the end of the first quarter of 2022. The managed aquifer recharge component is planned to be operational by 2025.

Managed recharge means the City will fill up the aquifers where groundwater has been used, on an ongoing basis. Aquifers become an underground storage space, which is not affected by evaporation in the same way that dams are.

Atlantis Water Resource Management Scheme (AWRMS): This scheme has been operating for the

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Five commitments To achieve the vision of becoming a watersensitive city, the City has made the following five commitments: Safe access to water and sanitation: The City of Cape Town will work hard to facilitate safe access to basic water and sanitation for all residents. In particular, the City will work with communities in informal settlements and with other stakeholders to improve the daily experience of access to water and sanitation, with an emphasis on building trust and increasing safety within these communities through this process.

Wise use: The City will promote the wise use of water by all water users through pricing, regulations and public education campaigns. The City will also maintain focus on water demand management interventions, such as reducing leaks and bursts and pressure management.

Sufficient and reliable water: The City will ensure there is sufficient water that is reliably available from diverse sources. These sources include groundwater, water reuse and desalination.

Shared benefit: The City will work with key stakeholders in the Western Cape Water Supply System to ensure the economic, social and environmental benefits that come from our shared water resources are maximised.

The end goal – a water-sensitive city: The City will actively facilitate Cape Town’s transition into a city which is sensitive to our water resources, and which makes optimal use of stormwater pipes and urban waterways for flood control, aquifer recharge and recreation.

1 past 40 years and is currently being upgraded and expanded through the NWP. The established managed aquifer recharge component uses treated wastewater and stormwater, which is diverted to the recharge basins, where it infiltrates into the sandy aquifer. The eventual total capacity from the combined Atlantis wellfield will be in the order of 35 Mℓ per day.

Table Mountain Group Aquifer (TMGA): This borehole cluster, located alongside the Steenbras Dam, produced its first water in 2020. It is anticipated that the full yield of the Steenbras Cluster will be about 25 Mℓ per day. Environmental mitigation and controls are administered to ensure the protection of the Steenbras Nature Reserve.

Invasive alien vegetation clearing Over the next two financial years, the City will invest R50 million, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, to bolster efforts to clear thirsty alien invasive plants (AIPs) in rugged mountainous catchment areas, feeding important water supply dams for Cape Town.

Over the past two years, over 2 500 hectares have been cleared and maintained, creating 705 shortterm work and skills development opportunities. By removing waterguzzling plants from key parts of the dam catchment, our surface water supply is maximized, as more rainwater can flow into the dams.

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Group Aquifer Invasive alien vegetation clearing taking place at Steenbras

Through collective action, the City and the Greater Cape Town Water partnership, will clear AIPs from 9 000 hectares per year. This project will avoid annual losses of 55 billion litres of water that are currently being lost to dams supplying the city.

Desalination Plans for a permanent desalination plant, with an approximate yield of 50 Mℓ per day, are progressing and the technical feasibility study has been completed, the outcomes of which are currently under review.

An assessment of the financial viability and mechanisms for the delivery of infrastructure will be part of the next objective.

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PROFILE

INENZO WATE R

Providing on-time and cost-effective solutions

Inenzo Water is a 19.5% black-owned company that specialises in the design, supply, manufacturing, import and installation of all water and wastewater related equipment. The company believes in ethical, professional and quality service to all its clients.

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he company undertakes, all under one roof, tender preparation, project planning, design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, successful handover and after-sales support.

This, together with its fully equipped maintenance and installation crews, makes Inenzo Water one of the forerunners in this industry on the African continent.

Inenzo Water’s objective is to establish new business relationships and to encourage the introduction of new technology from different parts of the world for the design and upgrading of water treatment plants for Southern Africa.

The company has its own wellequipped 4 000 m2 manufacturing facility in Kraaifontein Industria in Cape Town, as well as a network of specialist manufacturers with the capability to fabricate a wide range of equipment for the water industry.

There are approximately 45 people at its Cape Town office.

The company’s technical qualified staff include professional engineers, mechanical engineers and qualified artisans.

Inenzo Water is a member of WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) and ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa).

The company is a CIDB level 9 ME and a Level 1 BBBEE contributor.

Safe and sterile sanitation for the City of Cape Town Inenzo Water specialises in custom designs and solutions tailored to the client’s specific needs. Inenzo was recently involved as the main contractor for the City of Cape Town for the design build of an automated faecal container (portable toilet) cleaning and washing facility.

Previously, all faecal containers were hand cleaned and washed under dire conditions.

The City of Cape Town required an automated system in order to ensure proper sterilisation and better working conditions for staff.

Inenzo Water came up with a unique design that exceeded the City’s expectations in all aspects: • workers were no longer exposed directly to raw human waste • recycled water is being used instead of potable water • reduced chemical consumption • reduced odours • reduction in costs.

The project was completed on time and within budget.

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E N E RGY

The City of Cape Town has always believed that local governments have the constitutional power and obligation to procure renewable energy for their citizens, and increase the diversity of energy suppliers

Leading the independent power charge The City of Cape Town is working towards being able to provide more affordable, reliable and cleaner energy to its residents, leading the way in local energy efficiency.

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mendments to national electricity regulations that were finally gazetted in October 2020 have begun to pave the way for municipalities to source power directly from independent power producers (IPPs), as well as to establish its own low carbon power generation assets.

President Ramaphosa also announced an increase in the threshold for licensing exemption from 1 MW to 100 MW, which is a move in the right direction.

Developing a procurement programme The City has been in discussions with various entities to assist it in developing the required framework, processes and documentation to enable the roll-out of a municipal energy procurement programme.

The City has committed to conduct fair, public and transparent procurement processes in the pursuit of energy suppliers alternate to Eskom.

EN ERGY The completion of various legislative and regulatory processes is a prerequisite to the finalisation of the procurement processes and conclusion of long-term power purchase agreements. This includes adherence to the requirements of the Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003), as well the new amendments to the Energy Regulation Act (No. 4 of 2006), issued in October 2020.

Key to these processes is the obtaining of a Section34 (S34) determination from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), which is subject to concurrence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).

Various studies are under way to support the S34 Determination application of the City to the DMRE, planned for the second half of 2021.

Considering the above, and other legislative and regulatory processes (e.g. on environmental management) it could take up to five years from when a determination is provided, to having the first power from an IPP in the grid.

Load-shedding has been negatively impacting the ability of the economy to grow and limits much needed job creation. The Covid-19 pandemic has further hit a struggling national economy.

Gaining clarity It is critical that immediate clarity is obtained on the practical implementation of the amended regulations, which include: • Municipalities need to understand how the regulations will be implemented within the context of the current Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, which is fully allocated up to 2024. It is not clear where the allocation for municipal procurement will come from in the IRP and whether the Determinations provided in September 2020 will be amended to include municipalities or whether a new Determination will be issued to include municipalities.

• It is not clear what timelines will apply to the processing of municipal applications by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, especially the time for review of feasibility studies. This still needs to be clarified to ensure implementation without lengthy delays.

RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME (REIPPPP) There are 14 REIPPP projects currently in the Western Cape, comprising 14% of all wind energy procured and 6% of all solar energy procured. In addition, 70% of all national component manufacturers are based in Cape Town, with a value of R2.1 billion.

Furthermore, 60% of all successful projects in the REIPPPP (developed by companies located in Cape Town) are due to its geographic advantage and an enabling ecosystem for other developers, services providers and manufacturers.

The uptake of smaller-scale renewable energy projects in the Western Cape has also been somewhat remarkable, with some interesting The uptake of smaller-scale renewable energy projects in the Western Cape has also been somewhat remarkable. This shift is illustrated by various points below: • The rooftop solar PV total annual available market has a value of R5 billion.

• The rooftop solar PV market (commercial/industrial, households and agriculture) has a potential total market size in South Africa of R75 billion by 2035. This may be achieved if a (conservative) installed capacity of around 500 MW/year is reached.

• In 2016, Black River Park connected the third phase of its PV plant, strengthening its position as Africa’s largest integrated PV plant and ranking it among the world’s top 20 rooftop installations.

• The uptake of rooftop PV has demonstrated a growth rate of more than 330% in less than a year.

• GreenCape is working with 14 municipalities towards complete embedded generation regulations and feed-in tariffs.

Numerous opportunities of course accompany the development and increasing prevalence of these smaller-scale projects: • Small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) makes sense for projects in the commercial and industrial sector that have greater power requirements – as the capital cost of the system, PPA tariffs and payback periods make SSEG offerings more competitive.

• The small-scale renewable energy market includes agricultural farms, the agroprocessing sector, food and beverages, and remote holiday houses and lodges.

• Manufacturing opportunities lie in equipment: solar pumps, solar PV, wind systems and replacing windmills.

• Opportunities exist for financiers, developers, equipment suppliers, manufacturers.

For more on greentech and renewables opportunities, visit atlantissez.com.

Championing energy efficiency The City of Cape Town is the most energy-efficient metro in South Africa. It has extensive solar-powered photovoltaic (PV) and small-scale embedded generation programmes in place, which are ready to be extended.

The City also ensures it can protect its customers as far as possible during load-shedding through the Steenbras Hydro Pump Station, which enables one level of reduction in load-shedding to City-supplied customers.

The City has also been preparing for a future where more affordable and cleaner energy can be procured by municipalities. It hopes to have

a ground-mounted PV plant built by approximately 2022/3 if all goes according to plan, while further smaller rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV projects are under development for implementation during the same time period.

The City has always believed that local governments have the constitutional power and obligation to procure renewable energy for their citizens, and increase the diversity of energy suppliers.

A stable and cleaner energy supply will give the economies of Cape Town and other municipalities in the country a boost towards sustained recovery following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy.

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IN VE S TM E NT

Securing investment and jobs despite a lockdown Between January and December 2020, the City’s Strategic Business Partners collectively facilitated R11.27 billion worth of investment, created 7 631 new jobs, and trained 2 932 people.

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he City of Cape Town focuses on attracting investment in high-growth sectors, which creates jobs and leads to economic expansion.

To help in this pursuit, the City partners with and provides funding to Strategic Business Partners (SBP) in high-growth sectors like business process outsourcing (BPO), call centres, the green economy, craft and design, and boat building, to name a few – all of which are poised for significant growth.

The City’s SBPs include the Craft and Design Institute, Cape Town Fashion Council, the Cape Clothing and Textile Cluster, the Cape IT Initiative, Wesgro, CapeBPO, Clotex, Cape Town Tourism, GreenCape and BlueCape.

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Most of these partner organisations are linked to industry sectors in which there is impressive potential for growth.

Specialist support

The City provides various kinds of specialist support to small and large businesses, as well as investment incentives and skills development so that it can help businesses reach their full potential and employ more people: • Investment facilitation – to help navigate municipal processes and clear bottlenecks to secure investments.

• Investment incentives policy – financial and non-financial incentives for companies in areas where there is great potential but where obstacles currently exist.

• Business retention and expansion services – The Business Hub helps people set up or improve their business. These services include workshops on how to do business with government, smart procurement and supplier development.

• Training and skills development – The City invests in skills and training for the high-growth sectors instead of merely

training just for the sake of it.

The City will continue to create platforms and programmes that will upskill more people, help them to find work, and allow small businesses to keep their doors open.

Key programmes Numerous programmes are testament to this, four of which are listed below: • The Cape Skills and Employment Accelerator Project will see R55 million go towards training, paying stipends and doing job placements in the BPO and clothing and textile sectors.

• Cape Town is the first municipality to work with the National Skills Fund to roll out this programme that will see meaningful training provided for those in the City who need it most.

The City designed this programme to provide skills pipelines for highgrowth sectors and to supply trained and work-ready employees.

• Jobs Connect Workforce Development Programme has two distinct purposes: to link businesses, particularly SMMEs and corporates to the appropriate talent; and to provide knowledge, training and employment opportunities to job seekers across the City, particularly those who do not have the means to access such opportunities.

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The City will continue to create platforms and programmes that will upskill more people, help them to find work, and allow small businesses to keep their doors open

Invest Cape Town The Invest Cape Town initiative was launched by the City of Cape Town to strengthen and promote its status as a high-performance, African business hub that supports big ideas and innovation. The City of Cape Town enables growth by linking businesses to new insights, opportunities and solutions. Invest Cape Town is a demonstration of the City’s commitment to creating a platform that contributes to the increased awareness, attractiveness and competitiveness of the city as a place to do business.

Invest Cape Town’s mission is to attract and retain foreign direct investment, which is of strategic importance to the economic development of Cape Town.

It works with international and local entrepreneurs, SMMEs and multinationals that wish to set up a business in Cape Town.

• The Productivity Efficiency Programme, which assists small businesses by helping them to proactively address challenges and prevent possible liquidation, closure or job losses. Small businesses are a vital segment of the local economy, as they employ between 70% to 80% of South Africa’s workforce.

With this continued focus on skills development and connecting work seekers with employers, Cape Town will ensure that it remains a leader in job creation and building back the economy better than ever.

On the ground, the organisation collaborates with partners from business formations, investment promotion agencies and sector support entities, as well as all spheres of government.

The Invest Cape Town team offers a wide range of customised services, free of charge, for any business stage you are in.

Invest Cape Town offers the following services, among others: • Investment facilitation • Information on sector-specific business opportunities • Expert knowledge, support and development opportunities to small and medium-sized businesses • Enterprise and supplier development (market access, match-making) • Overcoming regulatory processes that create red tape (licences, permit approvals) • Navigating the City services landscape (connecting businesses with the right official) • Business operation and expansion (running and growing a business) • Facilitating incoming visits from international delegations • Supporting development processes for strategically important investments in the manufacturing and business services sectors • Providing specialist facilitation services in the Atlantis Industrial Area, with a particular focus on implementation of the Atlantis Special Economic Zone • Managing the City’s investment incentives programme • Linking investors to our sector specific industry partners • Provincial and National Government department liaison • Facilitating skills programmes in partnership with SMMEs and large firms for in-demand occupations and growth sectors Contact Invest Cape Town on the details below for more information about how they can help you. +27 (0)21 417 4043 info@investcapetown.com www.investcapetown.com CONNECT 2021

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SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS OFFERED We install and commission of any or all of the below services at your project, plant or premises: • Medium-voltage (11 000 V) distribution system design, supply and installation • Design, supply, installation and commissioning of standby and prime gensets up to 2.5 MVA • Low-voltage distribution system design, manufacture of distribution boards that meet SABS and IEC standards (including cable installations) • Electrical motor control centre design and manufacturing to SANS and IEC standards • Design and manufacture of control desks, instrument desks and computer desks • Design and installation of lighting and small power building services • Marine applications of ship engine alarms, power generation and power distribution, hydraulic systems, motor control centres and control systems (military and civil) • Design and manufacture of automated control systems for cement, food, wine, marine, materials handling, etc.

• Power factor correction system surveys, as well as manufacture and installation of systems • Supply and installation of switchgear and variable-speed drives manufactured by class-leading brands • Supply and configuration of SCADA systems such as Atvise, Adroit and Citect – we are a System Integrator for the above-mentioned product systems • Design of complete automation control systems using programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Industrial PCs (IPCs) and SCADAs. We are a System Integrator for Beckhoff Automation, Siemens and Schneider Electric, but also offer solutions for Allen Bradley and other PC-based systems • Design and supply of solar PV systems up to 10 MW, as manufactured by Schneider (France) • Design of web-based remote monitoring of equipment like generators, pump stations, variable-speed drives, MV equipment, etc.

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K A LTRO N

Powering Cape Town’s water infrastructure

Kaltron Electrical Engineering has decades of experience in delivering electrical engineering solutions of the highest standard. It has partnered extensively with the City of Cape Town to power vital water and wastewater infrastructure across the region.

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irst established in 1984, Kaltron’s 37-year history is a testament to the consistent quality the company delivers on each and every project it executes. Within the company, there are four distinct divisions, namely the Workshop (MCCs) Division, the Software and Automation Division, the Design Office Division, and the Installation Division.

Kaltron’s premises in Bellville, Cape Town, are home to 950 m2 of engineering, design and manufacturing workshop facilities and a drafting office, which allows the company to deliver electrical engineering services for a range of projects.

The company has had the pleasure of working with many blue-chip organisations over the years, including Anglo American, De Beers, Denel, Impala Platinum, PPC, SAB, Nestle, Distell, Sanlam, Premier Foods, Tiger Brands and Engen, as well as public entities such as the City of Cape Town, various local municipalities and cooperatives.

Kaltron holds a Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) grading of 7EB PE, meaning it can take on projects of significant scale.

Notable projects for the City of Cape Town

Flats Wastewater Treatment Works, which included four synchronised generators and step-up transformers to supply the MV ring.

The company also delivered integral electrical infrastructure for the City at Steenbras Dam, where, upon completion, boreholes are set to supply 30 million litres of groundwater per day from the Table Mountain Group aquifer to the dam.

This is the equivalent of a daily supply of water for 200 000 Capetonians.

Kaltron also delivered on a R27.3 million electrical contract that formed part of a 20 million litre per day upgrade for the Bellville Wastewater Treatment Works K altron directors Simon Atkins and Ryan Kat standing to the right of the plaque commemorating the opening of the Table Mountain Group Aquifer – Steenbras Wellfield on 5 August 2020

A 4 MVA generator solution by Kaltron at the Cape Flats Wastewater Treatment Works, which includes four synchronised generators and step-up transformers to supply the medium-voltage ring K altron supplied and installed a main distribution board and low-voltage motor control centre as part of a R27.3 million electrical contract for the upgrading of the Bellville Wastewater Treatment Works membrane bioreactor

membrane bioreactor. The scope of work included the supply and installation of: MV switchgear; MV/LV transformers; LV MDB and MCCs; PLCs, HMIs and SCADA system; as well as associated MV, LV, control and instrumentation cabling.

An ongoing City of Cape Town contract that the company is currently busy with is the Voëlvlei Water Treatment Works high-lift pump station. Kaltron’s work entails the installation of five 1 425 kW 3.3 kV motors on variable-speed drives and a 450 kW priming pump. Other sections of the plant are also being upgraded, which will include the complete SCADA system, report systems, wireless networks for mobile monitoring and control on rugged tablets, and redundant fibre-optic control and supervisory networks.

Kaltron was appointed by the City of Cape Town for a three-year term tender to install over 65 generators around Cape Town for the City’s water and wastewater plants and pump stations. The contract was valued at over R130 million.

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C O M M U NIT Y PARTNE RSHI PS

Over the past 21 years, City Improvement Districts (CIDs) have incrementally played an integral role in sharing numerous responsibilities with the City of Cape Town.

Improving City spaces, together

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he issues CIDs address alongside the City include crime and grime issues, as well as dealing with environmental initiatives and social problems so that businesses, customers and residents can enjoy better environments in which to live, work and play.

Currently, there are 47 CIDs in various areas across Cape Town. CIDs can consist of industrial, commercial and residential components, or a combination of commercial and residential.

The CIDs have made significant strides in improving the safety and cleanliness in their areas and continue to do so.

Supplementing services CIDs are established by communities to supplement municipal services such as to: • improve safety in the public space • promote and safeguard the interests of residents and businesses in the area • address social issues in a unified, cooperative and sustainable manner • improve, upgrade and protect the natural and built environment of the area • provide additional cleansing and waste management • promote intercommunity collaboration, as well as with organisations • facilitate investment into the area and build investor confidence – leading to employment opportunities.

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CIDs are always initiated by a community, and not by the City. It usually starts with ‘champions’ within a community who feel the necessity to improve the environment within a defined area.

How CIDs work Under the guidance and oversight of the City, they then compile a fiveyear business plan (including the motivation report, the implementation plan and a budget) indicating how the improvements are to be achieved, and present this to the community at a public meeting. Thereafter, property owners are lobbied for their support where a majority (more than 50% in an area classified as commercial and more than 60% for an area classified as residential) has to give written consent to the formation of a CID. Once this has been obtained, the steering group has to submit an application to the City. The application is then advertised and property owners are also notified to submit any comments or objections. The application is then considered with the objections at a full sitting of Council. After the City has approved the application, a non-profit company (NPC) is set up and a board is elected.

The NPC has to register for VAT, open a bank account and be registered as a supplier with the City, etc. This must all

be in place before the City makes any payment to the CID. The City does not fund CIDs. They are funded from additional property rates levied on the municipal valuation of property owners within the boundary of a CID and paid over by the City to them on a monthly basis. These funds are then used by the CIDs to provide additional municipal services as outlined in their business plan.

By combining their resources in a CID, individual property owners can enjoy the collective benefits of a well-managed area, a shared sense of communal pride, safety and social responsibility, and access to joint initiatives with the City and other local organisations to enhance municipal services in improving and upgrading their area.

The City’s Urban Management Directorate will continue to foster partnerships with organisations and entities that share its values, mission and vision to create safer environments, which also provide opportunities, so that, together with the public and others, progress can be made possible in Cape Town.

For more information about CIDS: contact Eddie Scott on eddie.scott@ capetown.gov.za or Joepie Joubert on joepie.joubert@capetown.gov.za.

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The City of Cape Town’s Investment Incentive Policy To ensure Cape Town remains regionally and globally competitive, the City offers a suite of financial and nonfinancial incentives, as well as investment facilitation services, as part of its commitment to grow the Cape Town economy for the benefit of all.

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he City’s Investment Incentives Policy provides investment incentives in areas where there is great potential for job-creating investment but where challenges to investment currently exist.

The investment incentives were initially specifically applicable in Atlantis but has since been extended to a further five industrial areas in Cape Town, including: • Triangle Farm • Parow Industria • Sacks Circle • Lansdowne Industrial • Elsies River.

The newly designated incentive areas form part of the City’s strategy to ensure that it retains and expands businesses in these key locations.

By targeting specific areas, which have met a set of criteria, the City intends to maximise the socio‐economic return of incentives by focusing on areas that have strong potential yet are currently

underperforming. The City also aims to assist in removing area‐specific blockages to investment or systemic market or regulatory failure, while enabling the achievement of development objectives in these specified areas. Underpinning these drivers is the socio-economic imperative to assist in addressing legacy issues of spatial inequality.

Incentives The incentives on offer in these areas come in both non-financial and financial forms.

The non-financial mechanisms whereby the City can tangibly help businesses grow include: • prioritising single-point investment facilitation • fast-tracking building plan applications • fast-tracking land use applications • fast-tracking occupancy certificates.

On the other end, the financial incentives offered by the City make financial

By targeting specific areas, which have met a set of criteria, the City of Cape Town intends to maximise the socio-economic return of incentives by focusing on areas that have strong potential yet are currently underperforming

provision to cover specific costs, which are as follows: • building plan application fee waiver • land use application fee waiver • development contribution deferral and write-off up to R1 million • special electricity tariffs for a period of two years.

The PayGas example Recently, the City assisted the proudly Capetonian PayGas company by fast-tracking building plan approvals, allowing the company to launch quantity gas (liquid petroleum gas) refilling stations in Nyanga and Philippi.

This enables residents to access basic energy for cooking, heating and lighting at an affordable cost.

The PayGas model consists of the deployment of the cashless Pay-asyou-go-Gas™ refilling stations into townships and operated by local micro-franchisee entrepreneurs.

Through its economic inclusion model, PayGas empowers local entrepreneurs from townships and low-income households to switch to affordable cleaner energy while simultaneously providing affordable energy options to the surrounding communities.

Businesses and investors are encouraged to contact the City to find out about what assistance is available to them.

Contact the City’s Business Hub on https://www.investcapetown.com/ how-can-we-help/business-hub or email business.support@capetown.gov.za.

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ome see automation as the domain of the future, while the truth is that automation is already here and is a key aspect of modern industrial and utility activity.

Automation controllers are integral components that ensure the effective running of operations.

The versatile SEL-3350 is a great fit for panels with limited rack space and users who are looking for a hardened, costeffective yet flexible controller to run their choice of operating system (OS). The SEL-3350 can be configured as a RealTime Automation Controller (RTAC), as a Blueframe application platform, or to run Microsoft Windows and Linux OSs. Designed, manufactured and tested to the same standards as SEL’s protective relays, the SEL-3350 withstands the harsh environments in utility substations, industrial control systems, and automation systems. It also comes with an industry-leading 10-year warranty and is made to the highest quality standards in the USA.

Reliable, available, serviceable Focused on running dedicated embedded applications that require 24/7 availability, the SEL-3350 is designed around RAS – reliability, availability and serviceability.

Reliability: SEL designs, manufactures and tests all its automation controllers in the USA to ensure they can withstand harsh conditions, including temperatures ranging from –40°C to +85°C, up to 15 kV of electrostatic discharge (ESD), fast transients, high electromagnetic interference, vibration, and shock up to 15 Gs. All SEL automation controllers conform to or exceed IEC 61850-3, IEEE C37.90, IEEE 1613, and IEC 60255 standards and are backed by a 10-year, no-questions-asked warranty.

Availability: With the SEL-3350, you can monitor and alarm for numerous system services and conditions through the included programmable Microsoft Windows Management Infrastructure (MI)/Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interface and configurable alarm service, Backup and Recovery Tool (BaRT), and watchdog timer to minimise downtime, with automatic recovery from system crashes.

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Taking control of automation The SEL-3350 is a versatile automation controller that is ideal for embedded applications that require midlevel I/O and computation.

Serviceability: You can also perform diagnostics, change out solid-state drives (SSDs), and install software and an OS. Additionally, SEL’s System Monitor (SysMon) logs events specific to the installed system to aid in quick recovery.

Applications RTAC: Order the SEL-3350 as an RTAC for secure automation applications, such as a substation HMI or SCADA

remote terminal unit (RTU), or for data concentration or event collection.

Blueframe: Improve your power system OT network management, simplify security patches, and ensure availability using the SEL Blueframe application platform. You can configure SEL automation controllers (SEL-3350, SEL3355, and SEL-3360) with Blueframe to manage and operate SEL containerised applications, like data management and

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The SEL OS options available are: • RTAC* • Blueframe*.

Third-party supported OS options are: • Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise* • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard* • Red Hat Enterprise Linus • CentOS Linux • Ubuntu LTS • Hypervisor supported options: • Microsoft Hyper-V • Linux KVM. *These are factory-orderable OS’s.

Accessories A number of peripherals (e.g., mouse, keyboard and touchscreen monitor) are available direct from SEL as accessories.

Accessories should not de-rate the operational specifications of the product, such as temperature, shock, vibration, etc.

automation (DMA) applications.

Information processor – data concentrator/protocol converter: Seamlessly and flexibly concentrate data and convert protocols with any SEL automation controllers and a wide range of data concentration and protocol conversion software.

Kiosk: Select the SEL-3350 for remote user applications that require the power of a dedicated high-performance automation controller. With its small 1U form factor, the SEL-3350 packs the computing power your application needs into a limited space. Passive cooling and a wide temperature range mean it is possible to install SEL automation controllers in locations where off-the-shelf computers will not survive. With a projected mean time between failures (MTBF) of over 300 years, the SEL-3350 can operate with little or no maintenance, making it ideal for unattended operation.

Engineering workstation: Choose an SEL automation controller as your engineering workstation platform to get a reliable and robust system suitable for the harshest environments. You can view and change IED settings, view report and event data, and easily access diagram

drawings and documents on-site. In addition, you can securely and remotely access the engineering workstation using Windows Remote Desktop, Secure Shell (SSH), or out-of-band management with Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) Keyboard-VideoMouse (KVM) over IP. HMI visualisation, monitoring and control: Use the SEL-3350 to make a secure system visualisation, monitoring, and control point for your substation or plant. You can leverage CIS Security Benchmarks settings to meet NERC CIP and other industry compliance standards.

OS options The SEL-3350 supports various OS installation options. The controller can be purchased as hardware without an OS installed, providing flexibility to install your own custom OS image.

The SEL-3350 supports several factoryinstalled configurations, including RTAC functionality, the Blueframe application platform, and Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise and Windows Server OSs. SEL network and serial port drivers are available to support the installation of third-party Linux OSs.

About SEL Inc. Making Electric Power Safer, More Reliable, and More Economical

SEL (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories) specialises in creating digital products and systems that protect, control, and automate power systems around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and improves power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL serves customers worldwide.

As part of a commitment to designing and manufacturing reliable, high-quality products, the company researches, designs, builds, tests, distributes, teaches and supports each of its technologies at SEL facilities. Assembled SEL products travel directly from the company’s hands to where they need to be, so that you and your customers can rely on them to keep critical systems fully operational.

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Collective action for CLIMATE CHANGE L E T’S ACT. F OR A ST RONG ER CAPE TOWN

The City of Cape Town recognises the need for very ambitious climate action. Together with the other three large South African metros and over 100 major cities worldwide, the City has made the bold commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and be carbon neutral by 2050, while increasing climate resilience.

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proactive approach to climate change will assist Cape Town’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as the green economy offers new economic opportunities to enterprises and jobseekers.

Reaching this ambitious goal is not possible without the engagement and support of Cape Town’s residents. We cannot meet our goal of being carbon neutral and climate resilient by 2050, without the support of every resident, community, business and organisation in the city.

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As such, the City launched, in March this year, its climate change response and resilience campaign, ‘Let’s ACT. For a stronger Cape Town’, to enable and support climate action for a stronger, healthier and more resilient city.

Action Capetonians are familiar with the impact due to the drought we experienced in recent years. But by working together, we reduced water use by 50% in record time, to avoid the worst. No other city in the world has managed to achieve this.

This kind of collaborative action is what

we need to become stronger, more resilient and to help reduce the impacts of climate change. So, Let’s ACT for a stronger Cape Town

Little actions, big changes We all hold the key to climate action: • Sign a sustainability pledge.

• Start or support a neighbourhood food garden.

• Reduce water usage in the home.

• Change the light bulbs in the home to more energy efficient ones.

• Switch off non-essential lights.

• Buy energy efficient appliances.

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A City that CARES • Reduce, re-use and recycle, including organic waste through home composting.

• Walk or cycle to the local shop.

• Invest in a solar PV system or a solar water heater and also save on electricity bills.

• Plant indigenous water-wise plants and trees in the garden.

• Teach children about living more sustainably.

• Investigate how their community, neighbourhood watch and church can get involved in climate and community action to make us all, and our city, more resilient.

• Empower colleagues with knowledge about sustainability and practical solutions in the office such as reducing paper printing.

• Buy sustainably produced and organic food where possible. Let their local shops know that they demand more sustainable products.

This is what the City is doing The City has committed to achieving the goal of carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050 and has in place many programmes that support climate change adaptation, mitigation and climate resilience, and is working towards significantly growing these.

Adaptation In the adaptation and resilience work

area, projects include: • developing our water resilience • conserving our biodiversity and protecting coastal areas • enabling appropriate nodal development through the adoption of a coastal urban edge.

Mitigation To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the City’s mitigation efforts include: • driving energy efficiency in our own municipal operations • shaping regulatory and incentive mechanisms to support net zero carbon buildings • developing our own clean energy generation • procuring energy from independent power producers (IPPs) • enabling small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) • waste reduction • building an efficient transport network.

Over the last 10 years, the City’s energy efficiency in municipal operations programme has saved over 231 GWh of electricity. This is enough electricity to power 35 clinics over 10 years and translates into 229 035 tonnes of avoided carbon emissions.

For more information visit: www.capetown.gov.za/ClimateChange

Cape Town’s first net zero carbon home In partnership with the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the My Clean Green Home design competition called for professionals and students to develop a home that demonstrates sustainable living in action.

The winning design from Team Mahali is an innovative, modular ‘house in a box’ covered by an overarching tree-like structure made from upcycled and locally available materials.

The City of Cape Town is committed to providing an energy service that 100% CARES.

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Clean Moving towards renewable energy and away from dirty coal-based energy; providing clean energy options in people’s homes so they don’t have to rely on unhealthy energy sources like paraffin.

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Accessible Everyone in Cape Town should have access to electricity. 100% electrification is the goal and the City is very close; programmes to support areas that cannot be electrified are also under way.

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Reliable Cape Town aims to have a secure energy supply with limited outages. This might mean an energy system that is not 100% reliant on Eskom.

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Equitable All Capetonians should have equal access to energy and the electrical grid.

Energy should also be affordable so that no Capetonian is in energy poverty and those wishing to generate their own electricity should pay for their use of the network too.

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Safe Energy used throughout Cape Town should be as safe as possible. Whether it’s the nuclear energy generated at Koeberg or replacing candles in people’s homes, our goal should be an energy future in which everyone is safe. There must be zero tolerance for tampering, and a drive towards household energy sources that don’t impact negatively on our health, as well as a network fed with energy that doesn’t jeopardise our future.

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S Systems has been led by its mission of protecting people and assets for 50 years. Starting out in the field of fire and life safety in 1971, as one of very few specialists in the Western Cape, the company focused on offering installation and integration of fire detection, emergency voice systems, gas suppression and emergency lighting.

In the 1980s, with its focus still squarely on the fire market, the company diversified its offering to provide clients with enterprise security solutions that included access control and video surveillance, as well as the full integration of both security management and life safety systems, alongside system maintenance.

Protecting the City of Cape Town The FS Systems team understands the City of Cape Town’s legislative requirements around life safety systems, and commits to working with the municipal authority to ensure the protection of one building at a time.

As a proud partner to the City of Cape Town, FS Systems was awarded a fiveyear Term Tender for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems, Equipment and Ancillaries for all City of Cape Town facilities.

FS Systems has extensive experience in integrated electronic life safety platforms for commercial and industrial applications. These include: • Fire detection: Early warning devices that alert duty staff and occupants in the event of a fire and ensure orderly evacuation if needed.

• Fire and gas suppression: Minimises the spread of fire and limits the damage to affected areas and risk to human life.

• Voice evacuation: A system designed to give clear verbal instructions over a loudspeaker network in language(s) relevant to the site to provide concise instructions on how the building occupants are to react in the event of an emergency.

• Emergency lighting: Providing illumination for critical entry and exits paths in the case of an emergency or loss of power.

Environments covered Every FS Systems solution is uniquely designed and installed for each client according to their requirements.

These systems are suitable for a huge range of environments, which include: - libraries - server and archive rooms - fire and traffic departments - clinics, day hospitals, and oldage homes - housing offices and admin buildings - water treatment plants - sports and recreation facilities - community centres - electrical depots and substations - civic buildings and all other municipal amenities.

To find out more about the fire and life safety projects FS Systems has completed over the past 50 years, visit www.fs-systems.co.za.

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City partnership sets sail towards a prosperous ocean economy

In April 2021, the City of Cape Town, in partnership with the V&A Waterfront, officially launched Blue Cape, a non-profit organisation and Strategic Business Partner (SBP) whose aim is to maximise the economic contribution of the ocean economy for the city.

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he City has been a key stakeholder in the development and resilience of this high-growth sector, which already drives billions of rand in investments into the country.

Boat-building, despite the challenges and pressures facing the global economy due to Covid-19, has weathered the storm. This latest SBP, launched with funding support from the City and the V&A Waterfront, will focus on marine manufacturing, including boatbuilding, superyacht maintenance, and ocean sports activities.

This key ocean-oriented partnership has been established to ensure economic growth, job creation, and social upliftment by investing in skills development and policy advocacy in the Ocean Economy.

Boat-building industry Cape Town has a significant boatbuilding industry with the requisite skills to compete with its international competition. Some impressive

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achievements and figures include the following: •C ape Town is one of the top catamaran-producing cities in the world, while the Western Cape is the largest marine manufacturing centre within South Africa, generating over R2.3 billion in 2018 in exports revenue, and housing approximately 45% of boat-builders.

• Cape Town’s boat-building exports have grown by approximately 20.5% year-on-year since 2014 and 80% of its produced items are exported. This has ultimately attracted a positive trade balance of over R1 billion annually.

• Since 2014, the boat-building industry, including commercial and ocean sports, has secured investments worth over R25 billion and created over 4 500 direct jobs and 7 000 indirect jobs.

With Cape Town’s strategic geographic position and clean and safe berthing facilities, the City has the competitive edge in the ocean economy. It is well resourced to grow the economic return for the supply chain in support of superyacht visits inclusive of berthing, victualling, maintenance and entertainment. Additionally, through the Blue Cape partnership, the City hopes to see the increased use of superyacht crew training facilities on its shores.

The emergence of Cape Town in the past several years as a cost-effective supplier to international markets has created a demand for people with the skills to build yachts and boats and to perform support functions in a boatbuilding process.

The City will continue to look for opportunities and partner with SBPs to help support sectors to grow our economy and provide employment opportunities.

Blue Cape’s 3 sectors Blue Cape’s purview covers three different sectors: marine manufacturing, ocean sports and superyachts.

Marine manufacturing: The Cape boat-building industry is well established and has a good global reputation, regularly being nominated for and winning international awards. The boat-building and marine manufacturing sector is currently valued at about R2.2 billion per annum.

Ocean sports: This sector is made up of small niche companies in kiteboarding, surfing, windsurfing, stand-up paddleboarding, surfski paddling, ocean kayaking, sportfishing, scuba diving and ocean safety. The Cape’s ocean sports sector is worth around R1.4 billion per annum Superyachts: Globally, there are approximately 4 750 superyachts in the market and the sector is growing at 10% per annum. On average, a superyacht value is €20 million and 10% of this value is spent to operate and maintain the boat per annum. The huge growth area for Blue Cape will be on the servicing and supply side to superyachts visiting the Cape.

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City leads charge for remote work visa

WATCH THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN, FEDHASA AND CAPE TOWN TOURISM REMOTE WORK WEBINAR HERE: https://bit.ly/34IudeS

Covid-19 forced many changes upon the working world – in particular, a shift from in-office working. The City of Cape Town believes it is the ideal destination for remote workers from around the globe.

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he concept of digital nomad professionals on the move has been around for years, but has become more of a norm since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the vast majority of office-bound workers to move their workspace to their homes. Now with the growing trend for ‘workcations’, Cape Town is worth pinning as a remote working destination.

The City of Cape Town hosted its first Remote Work Webinar in partnership with Cape Town Tourism and the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) in June 2021.

Stakeholders from key tourism and hospitality organisations met to share insights on how and why to appeal to digital nomads.

Way of the future Around 74% of professionals say they believe it will become the new normal, while 97% of employees and entrepreneurs say they want flexibility in terms of where they do their jobs, according to a Growmotely survey.

The City is constantly looking at changes in the industry and what it will look like in the future. This means that

it will be an increasingly competitive space in terms of attracting visitors.

The rise of the digital nomad means that tourism players in both government and the private sector have to shift their approach so as to be more marketable to those who are blending aspects of work and vacations into a ‘workcation’.

By encouraging more digital nomads to choose South Africa and Cape Town, this will boost the economy as they will spend more time and money here. They will also amplify the message among their friends, family and networks about the city being a prime destination for work and play.

Innovation preparation Cape Town’s tourism industry is well prepared to innovate! Not long into the pandemic, we saw local guesthouse owners, caterers and others transform their services to attract digital nomads.

Cape Town has made the ‘Best Cities for Remote Working’ list on the Big 7 Travel’s ‘50 Best Places for Remote Working in 2021’.

Cape Town is also one of the first major metros in the country to receive the Safe Travel Stamp from the World

Travel and Tourism Council, which provides a further incentive for remote working.

The nomadic worker model has become so popular that the City is leading the call for a remote worker visa.

Digital nomads typically stay longer than 90 days in a destination. As such, the City will be making submissions to national government to make provisions in the Immigration Act (No. 13 of 2002) to allow for a remote working visa for a period longer than three months.

The City has also developed the 10-Point Tourism Strategy (see page 53) to diversify and evolve its approach in attracting more visitors. And it seems to be working as domestic flights to Cape Town International Airport have been booming, while local establishments such as guesthouses, restaurants and other providers have seen a resultant uptick in business.

Being a prime destination for ‘workcations’ has been Cape Town’s best-kept secret for many years and a useful ace to pull out at this particular time. These are exciting times to see how the City and its stakeholders can unlock opportunities for all.

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The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.”

Wangari Maathai, Africa’s first woman Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

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Getting a sector back on its feet The City of Cape Town has formulated its Ten-Point Tourism Strategy to get the tourism sector back on even footing.

Cape Town Tourism hard at work in promoting the wonders that Cape Town has to offer – where visitors and tourists can enjoy activities without burning a hole in their pocket

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or destinations to succeed, they need to constantly reinvent while still showcasing their unique assets and authentic products and experiences. To bolster economic recovery and breathe life back into Cape Town’s vital tourism sector, the City has activated its TenPoint Tourism Strategy.

The strategy was formulated by the Tourism Task Team, which was established to assist the sector in the wake of the global pandemic while also focusing on future

prospects. The team enjoys high-level industry support.

This 10-point strategy is a multipronged approach to help the tourism industry survive this challenging time as we all get to grips with the evolving nature of a new reality, adapt quickly and think creatively. Secondly, it is imperative that tourism reclaim its status as a significant and integral driver of employment and economic benefits for the residents and businesses of Cape Town.

The City of Cape Town is certainly hopeful about the tourism industry’s recovery and the GDP statistics released by Statistics South Africa are cause for cautious optimism.

To help this sector, the City and its implementing arms will constantly institute measures to drive the various stages of economic recovery and industry readiness.

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The City of Cape Town’s Ten-Point Tourism Strategy

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Adapt and implement the Comprehensive Tourism Bounce Back plan developed between the City and its official destination marketing organisation, Cape Town Tourism (CTT).

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CTT and its industry partners will continue to drive their successful domestic tourism campaigns to generate local demand for the industry.

Currently, two campaigns are being run by CTT and the City’s Place Marketing Unit is running a destination marketing campaign in nine airports across South Africa.

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Ensure Cape Town is a safe tourism destination by communicating, informing and empowering tourism establishments to implement all Covid-19 regulations.

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Promote Cape Town as a resilient and responsible tourism destination under the City’s Responsible Tourism strategy. This will include the acknowledgement and promotion of those establishments implementing applicable responsible tourism standards.

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Unlock immediate relief measures to address the severe cash flow crisis many tourism businesses currently face, in a bid to help as many as possible stay afloat, thereby ensuring their survival until substantial demand returns. This includes lobbying for extended UIFTERS relief from national government, rescheduling their municipal arrears to reduce the current financial burden, continuing to offer guesthouses the option to be reclassified as residential so as to reduce their rates bill, and the waiving of lease payments by companies renting property from the City.

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Ensure that Cape Town stays top of mind in key source markets. The City and CTT will continue to produce content for international marketing campaigns that will be rolled out when the international tourism environment proves conducive for it to be launched. These include Remote Work to Attract Digital Nomads, International Campaign: At one with Nature, and #thisiscapetown

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Continue to lobby national government to responsibly ease the current Covid-19 restrictions that are making it difficult for tourism and hospitality establishments to operate in a financially sustainable manner.

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Continue to leverage all strategic partnerships and agreements to ensure connectivity and demand flows to Cape Town. This includes continued funding for the Air Access initiative to renew, retain and grow air access into Cape Town, the Cape Town Cruise Initiative, as well as city-to-city agreements.

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The City will work alongside CTT to identify and develop new tourism products that can diversify its offering as a tourism destination.

These will include community routes development currently taking place in Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Bo-Kaap.

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Continue to find innovative ways to roll out the schools’ tourism programme that will foster a tourism mindset among the youth, both as a destination and as a potential career option for them.

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Celebrating SA’s finest The wine farms surrounding Cape Town produce some of the country’s best vintages, and many have exciting offerings for both aspiring oenophiles seeking insights into the complexities of winemaking and visitors simply looking for a mouth-watering meal and a day out in the region’s stunning surrounds.

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ational government’s repeated outright bans on the sale of alcohol have had devastating effects on the entire value chain behind the sale of alcoholic beverages and liquor products – not least of all the farms and farm workers toiling to bring you and the world some of South Africa’s finest wines. Yet the show must go on – and it does.

Many of the wines produced in and around Cape Town have garnered international acclaim and appreciation, with some of the finest vintages owing their pedigree to each farm’s terroir, or geographical characteristics, with Stellenbosch

alone boasting more than 50 unique soil types. The Cape’s Mediterranean climate and high rainfall near the ocean make the coastal area an ideal setting for viticulture.

The most well-known wine farms are generally located along three routes: Constantia, Paarl and Stellenbosch. With quality restaurants and even tours on-site at some of the vineyards, the always beautiful surrounds and delicious fare on offer make them must-visit sites. Conferencing and events such as weddings are also staples at many of the wine estates.

Below are some of the top picks in the region.

Groot Constantia

Nederburg

KWV

Spier

As South Africa’s oldest wine-producing farm, Groot Constantia is an important part of world wine Heritage and a worldclass international tourism destination. Capturing the rich and diverse heritage of South Africa, it delivers a unique cultural, social and historical experience, to locals and tourists alike. Delivering worldclass, quality wines, sensory encounters and special experiences, it is an iconic example of the preservation of South African culture and heritage in the wine industry.

Innovation and history combine at Nederburg with its rich winemaking heritage stretching back over more than two centuries. The iconic Nederburg wine farm has been ranked on the World’s Most Admired Wine Brands Top 50 List for four consecutive years and it has become one of South Africa’s best-known wine brands. Offerings at the estate include conferencing, wine tasting and blending, wine and food pairing, mouth-watering meals at The Manor Restaurant, and picnics on the lush Manor lawns.

Arguably most well known in South African households for producing top-quality brandy, KWV is a leading South African wine and spirits producer with a distinguished heritage.

KWV is celebrated around the globe for its product innovation and exceptional brands, which include Roodeberg, The Mentors, KWV Brandy, Laborie, Cathedral Cellar and Classic Collection.

Numerous experiences are available here in the heart of the Cape Winelands in picturesque Paarl – from a cellar tour to a celebration of brandy creation, there’s something for everyone.

Spier, near Stellenbosch, has a recorded history dating back to 1692. While rooted in this heritage, the wine farm has a vibrant and conscious energy, and is home to one of the largest collections of contemporary South African art. Spier wines are among the most awarded in the country. Visit the stunning estate to enjoy them paired with wholesome, tasty food made with ingredients grown either on the farm or by trusted, nearby farmers.

Hotel and conferencing facilities offer inspiring Winelands getaways in the tranquillity of nature.

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Higher learning drives development Cape Town is home to some of the country’s most prestigious tertiary institutions.

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ape Town has a long, proud history in the education space.

With around 180 primary and secondary schools in the city, it is also home to an array of tertiary-level education establishments that include South Africa’s oldest university.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa. An internationally acclaimed institution, it is the only university of technology in the Western Cape and is the largest university in the region, with an enrolment of more than 30 000 students. CPUT has six campuses: Athlone, Belville, District Six, Granger, Mowbray and Wellington.

CPUT offers programmes in the following faculties: Applied Sciences, Business and Management Sciences, Education, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health and Wellness Sciences, and Informatics and Design.

The University of the Western Cape The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was founded in 1960 and occupies a unique space in the South African higher education landscape. It is a dynamic institution committed to excellence in learning, teaching, research and innovation in a globally competitive environment while remaining true to the values and ethos that have shaped its identity as a university rooted in serving the public good.

UWC is home to more than 23 000 students who engage in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in at two

campuses: the main campus in Bellville and a medical campus in Tygerberg.

The faculties at UWC are: Arts, Law, Education, Community and Health Sciences, Economic Management Sciences, Dentistry, and Natural Science.

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. It boasts the highest weighted research output per full-time academic staff member of all South African universities.

It also has the highest student success rate in the country.

SU’s five main campuses are situated in Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Saldanha, Bellville Park and Worcestor, offering programmes through the following faculties: Agriculture Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Military Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Education, Law, and Theology.

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town is an inclusive and engaged, researchintensive African university that inspires creativity through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery

and citizenship – enhancing the lives of its students and staff, advancing a more equitable and sustainable social order, and influencing the global higher education landscape.

UCT is South Africa’s oldest university and has its main campus on the slopes of Table Mountain in Rondebosch.

UCT is consistently voted as the top university in South Africa and on the continent. The university also has a medical campus, aligned to the famous Groote Schuur Hospital; a fine art campus in central Cape Town; and the Middle campus, which houses the music, arts and related disciplines.

There are seven UCT faculties: Centre for Higher Education Development, Commerce, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, and Science.

TVET colleges Cape Town is also home to a number of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, which are geared towards providing knowledge and skills development to establish social equity and an educated workforce.

The six TVET institutions are: • Boland College • College of Cape Town • False Bay College • Northlink College • South Cape College • West Coast College.

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City’s nature reserves draw 400 000 visitors annually Cape Town’s natural beauty and biodiversity are part of what makes it a unique and desirable place in which to live, work and visit.

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ape Town’s irreplaceable biodiversity of international importance is crammed into almost every open space and road verge, so the region is teeming with life even outside its designated reserve areas.

CapeNature oversees numerous nature reserves across the Western Cape. SA-Venues.com unpacks a few highlights blog.savenues.com

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Annually, 400 000 people enter the City’s nature reserves through paid gates.

Considering most of the reserves offer open access, this is a modest estimate.

The region’s nature reserves offer incredible inland, coastal and wetland areas that can be used for a wide variety

of recreational activities from picnics and braais to more specialised activities such as sandboarding, trail running and orienteering. Fishing spots are available at many of the reserves, with Table Bay Nature Reserve being one of the most popular. Non-motorised boating activities such as canoeing and windsurfing are catered for at the Table Bay, False Bay, Blaauwberg and Zandvlei Nature Reserves.

Swimming is mostly limited to the coastal reserves, but hikers can enjoy a

Table Mountain National Park

Tygerberg Nature Reserve

Few people realise just how vast Table Mountain National Park is. All land on Table Mountain above the 150-metre contour is protected. The 28 898 hectare reserve runs the length of the peninsular mountains that stretch from Signal Hill, overlooking Table Bay, all the way to Cape Point; a full 52 kilometres. It incorporates the coastal towns of Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town and Hout Bay, and protects an extraordinary 2 285 plant species, including 90 endemic and 141 threatened species. The Boulders Beach penguin colony, Silvermine and Cape Point nature reserves are also part of the mix.

A far smaller reserve, Tygerberg protects the Tygerberg Hills in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. The hills protect a pocket of highly threatened Swartland Shale Renosterveld, whilst the reserve is also once again home to bontebok.

The views from the hilltop are incredible (you can sit and watch planes land at the airport just below you, whilst in the distance you can see both Robben Island and Table Mountain). The 388 hectares protects 560 plant species, 23 of which are listed on the IUCN Red List.

dip in the rock pools at Steenbras Nature Reserve. Hiking can be self-guided, or a guided hike booking can be made for a variety of routes, which include night walks and full-moon walks. Also, the reserves offer unrivalled birding opportunities. Over 2 000 people opt for a guided hike each year.

The reserves offer facilities for functions and can accommodate over 800 people across the city at any given time. Some venues can accommodate smaller groups for meetings, workshops or children’s birthday parties. Others offer venues suited to larger events, weddings and conferences.

Blaauwberg Nature Reserve’s overnight accommodation, Montispectus, offers the opportunity to enjoy an almost 360-degree view of Cape Town, including Robben Island and Table Mountain.

Imagine waking up to that unrivalled view!

Brimming with biodiversity Every year, Cape Town showcases its biodiversity by participating in the international City Nature Challenge, a citizen-science and public participation biodiversity observation event, which is very well supported by Capetonians.

Despite it being held in the southern hemisphere’s autumn, Cape Town has

managed to hold on to the ‘Most Species’ and ‘Most Observation’ categories against 419 other cities across the globe for three consecutive years now.

A people-centred approach to biodiversity management facilitates support and buy-in from the general public, especially neighbouring communities. Without this, the continued protection of natural areas would be impossible. This is especially important in an urban setting such as Cape Town, where biodiversity sites must coexist surrounded by densely populated areas.

Local communities are represented on the Protected Area Advisory Committees.

People need biodiversity – not only for survival, as we rely on essential ecosystem services, but also for recreation, stress reduction, employment, incomegenerating opportunities, and education.

Cape Town’s nature reserves are often the only natural area of quality within a short distance of many communities.

The city’s urban footprint coincides with 20 unique vegetation types: • Of the 53 critically endangered national vegetation types in South Africa, 11 occur in Cape Town. Seven vegetation types are found nowhere else but inside the city borders, and five of these are critically endangered.

• A sixth of South Africa’s flowering plants grow in Cape Town – that’s over 3 000 species.

• At least 190 plant species are locally endemic to Cape Town.

• Of the 660 Red List plant taxa (taxonomic ranks), 405 are threatened with extinction – many of which are on the Cape Flats.

Added to the above is a rich small mammal, frog, reptile, insect and other invertebrate fauna. This special biodiversity and its associated habitats are critically important for the range of ecosystem services they deliver. The conservation of our precious natural resources is a critical part of a sustainable and resilient city that is adapted to climate change.

The protected areas in Cape Town are essential to community well-being.

Local community members benefit from eco-centres, friend and community groups, volunteer and education programmes, recreation and tourism, as well as temporary and permanent job opportunities. Almost 40 000 learners from over 1 000 schools participate in formal environmental education programmes annually, resulting in approximately 54 000 person days of education.

West Coast National Park

Kogelberg Nature Reserve

De Hoop Nature Reserve

The main reason for this park’s existence is the protection of the Langebaan Lagoon; the most important wetland for migratory wading birds in the country (no rivers flow into it, making it rather unique). Included in the mix are four rocky islands (Marcus, Schaapen, Jutten and Malgas) supporting an incredible density of seabirds, and Postberg Flower Reserve – open annually during the spring when the flowers are at their best. The 31 128 hectare reserve is also the site of Eve’s footprints – found by palaeoanthropologists on a rock in 1995, they are proof that a woman walked these dunes 117 000 years ago.

Kogelberg is particularly unique because of minimal human interference over the years. As a result it is in pristine condition and easily Cape Nature’s most beautiful reserve. Just off R44 between Rooi Els and Kleinmond Kogelberg’s sensitive 3 000 hectare core protects diverse fynbos. The reserve falls into the greater Kogelberg Biosphere reserve, lying in the heart of the Kogelberg Mountains, home to a floral diversity greater than anywhere in the world. Explore the mountain fynbos, wetlands, riparian vegetation along the Palmiet River, and indigenous forest.

This 34 000 hectare coastal reserve lies in the heart of the Overberg and extends 5 km out to sea, making it one of the biggest marine protected areas on the continent. Its boundaries encompasses sea, sand dunes, tidal rock pools, a vlei, rare fynbos, the Potberg Mountains, and a range of animals that range from rare Cape vultures to mountain zebra, ostrich and whales (these waters are the offshore breeding nursery for the Southern Right whale).

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Building wealth, brick by brick Off the back of a successful roadshow tour, Andrew Walker, CEO of the SA Property Investors Network, discusses the knowledge required to invest in property as well as the current market landscape.

How does the Cape Town property investment environment compare to South Africa’s other major centres – i.e. Durban, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg and Pretoria?

It’s not quite as good as before.

Historically, property prices in Cape Town were on the rise, but we have recently seen a dip in property and rental prices. For investors looking for good cash flow deals, we are definitely seeing more stock coming out of areas like Johannesburg and the Durban CBD.

About Andrew Walker Andrew is the founder and CEO of the SA Property Investors Network, connecting, educating and motivating South Africa’s fastest growing property investors network. He is a huge believer in creating multiple streams of income.

He bought his first investment property at the age of 21, proving that age is just a number. After realising the wealth creation opportunities property investment offers, he soon bought his second property and embarked on his journey as a property entrepreneur.

Pursuing his journey, he moved to the UK where he trained under the mentorship of UK property investment guru Matthew Sneddon. Here, he learned how to apply various financial strategies, which even now allows him to buy properties without using his own capital.

While growing as an entrepreneur, he spread his wings and collaborated with seasoned investors and influential individuals including Dr John Demartini, Robin Booth and more.

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Is property investment the sole domain of individuals or companies solely dedicated to investing in property?

Property investing could be for anyone eager to learn how to invest in property. At the SA Property Investors Network, we have investors from multiple industries such as doctors, pilots, engineers and teachers, to name but a few.

Clearly there are many elements and nuances involved in this, but

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how can one generally identify opportunities for investment in the property market?

It is imperative to know why you want to venture into a property journey.

Investors should ask themselves questions like: why do I want to get into property and what do I want to achieve out of it? Am I venturing into property because I want to build passive income, invest for capital gains or build assets outside of what I’m currently doing?

Once you know what you want to achieve out of your investment, then you can start looking for opportunities and to run the numbers, do due diligence on the property itself in terms of market value, area research, etc.

It is also vital to understand the fundamentals because you need to learn where to look for deals. Most people go to estate agents but there are other areas like auctions, deceased estates, easy sell with the banks, or you can even do private marketing to attract private sellers.

What skills or attributes are required to be successful in the field of property investment?

You need to have done some property education and have got a good understanding of how the property market works. Then you need to focus on one strategy, one area and become an expert in that strategy. It always helps when you have a property coach in this field to help you build a successful property portfolio.

Tell us more about the SA Property Investors Network and how members can benefit from joining.

The SA Property Investors Network is a national platform of like-minded property investors both new and experienced. We have one common goal, which is to create wealth

through property. The biggest benefit of our network is that it serves as an open platform for investors to share ideas, deals and raise capital.

Through SAPIN, investors can connect with various property partners such as Absa, Tile Africa, TUHF, and plenty more.

How has Covid-19 affected the property sector across the country for both the commercial and residential markets? What are the prospects in the medium term and when will it be a good time to buy again?

With interest rates dropping, this made it more affordable for firsttime buyers to purchase a residential property – so we saw a rush of buyers entering the market. This had a negative impact on rentals though, as a lot of good tenants decided to purchase property. Some estate agents had recorded their worst rental months in 2020. Given that, the rental market has taken a dip and areas like Cape Town currently have a big hit with rentals dropping.

In Johannesburg, vacancy rates are up – which is not good. As a matter of fact, things have changed substantially in the commercial sphere. With everyone working remotely, a lot of commercial office space is struggling! Vacancy rates are very high, so, from the looks of things, we will definitely see a lot of commercial buildings being converted into residential units.

Any final thoughts?

There is never an ideal time to invest in property – the sooner, the better.

On that note, it is essential to know that buying property is one of the most important financial decisions anyone will ever make; just make sure you know what you are getting yourself into and get the required education.

SAPIN’s Cape Town property roadshow The SA Property Investors Network (SAPIN) – the country’s largest property network – hosted a property roadshow in Cape Town in May for property investors and enthusiasts.

The event was hosted at the J&J Conferences at Belmont Square, with a line-up of high-profile guest speakers and property investors. These included Andrew Walker, founder and CEO, SAPIN; Paul Nel, portfolio manager at TUHF; Christian Harbeck, business growth specialist and coach; Shillyboy Mothiba, CA, tax practitioner and co-founder at Intergen; Bruno Simão, founder, Bruno Simão Attorneys; and expert investor Michael Bowen.

The SAPIN roadshow team also listened to pitches for the upcoming Investor of the Year Awards to identify entries for the Award’s event in November. This is being sponsored by Absa, Tile Africa, TUHF, Preferental, Private Property, Bruno Simão Attorneys, and The Property Academy.

“Investing in property is for the long haul, so while some may have put their investment portfolio on hold due to Covid-19, there are current real opportunities in the Cape property market and it’s important to remain consistent, focused and committed to your investment strategy,” said Walker.

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Cape Town:

A film destination that has it all The Film Cape Town initiative provides insights into the value proposition and worldclass capabilities on offer within the film and media industry in the Mother City.

What sets Cape Town and surrounds apart from the rest of South Africa in hosting media productions?

Cape Town is renowned for her natural beauty, and year on year is voted as one of the most beautiful cities globally.

This natural beauty, coupled with good infrastructure and a City government that is supportive of the film industry, has made Cape Town a world-renowned, popular film destination.

Cape Town has over 5 000 diverse locations – from quiet parks and nature-based settings to bustling city streets and roads winding through mountainous backdrops. Cape Town offers the flexibility to shoot a multitude of locations in one destination.

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Additionally, Cape Town is home to excellent crew, service providers and a diverse talent pool that could be representative of any country being depicted.

What are to filmmakers to produce media in Cape Town?

Cape Town has an admirable track record in terms of film production and boasts the largest film studio in subSaharan Africa, Cape Town Film Studios.

Cape Town and the surrounding region has long been recognised for its creative and highly skilled film personnel. It is equally well known for its extensive array of incredible film locations.

The City, as well as being a premier film destination for international commercials, has seen the local industry directly producing and contributing to many high-profile international and local movies and series.

The city’s diverse landscape offers the ability to replicate a multitude of foreign locations at a lower cost than other destinations. According to the FDI Benchmark of 2015, Cape Town has the lowest annual operating costs in the film and TV industry benchmarked against Johannesburg, New York, Madrid, Mexico City, Paris, Hong Kong and London. Additionally, the film and

media industry in Cape Town has an excellent international reputation, with international production companies commending the level of service provided, the quality of local crew, the availability of purpose-built infrastructure and, importantly, the ‘can-do’ attitude of the local industry.

What are the benefits to the local industry? Do host communities benefit at all?

The film industry is recognised as generator of much-needed foreign exchange that can stimulate local economic activity across a wide range of business sectors, including hospitality, catering, vehicle and gear hire, construction, security, performance artists, etc.

Local industry benefits include job creation (both direct and indirect).

Depending on budgets, many productions offer opportunities for local communities and businesses to become involved in productions.

The local film studios also provide skills training and development opportunities in a host film-related disciplines and crafts.

Production companies are encouraged to use of local community members,

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facilities and services providers wherever possible.

Some film industry associations have also established initiatives and projects aimed at giving back to local communities. One such formalised scheme is the SAASP Film Fund, which gives back to local communities and charities.

Many other international and local productions contribute to local communities in a less structured manner, through donating goods and structures, upgrading local community facilities and infrastructure.

What role does Film Cape Town fulfil in the industry?

Film Cape Town is a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town film industry. The idea behind establishing Film Cape Town came from a need to further grow the film sector because the City and industry bodies believe in its potential.

Film Cape Town was initially established in response to a downturn in business in 2018. It is a focused project, designed to: • make the most of the City’s amazing locations, diverse talent pool and world-class infrastructure to create an inclusive, thriving and sustainable film industry that’s the crown jewel of the continent • create a supportive, nurturing context within which the companies that provide services to the entire film value chain can operate and grow • l obby for additional support of local businesses throughout the film industry – from those involved with feature films to documentaries • f ocus on the establishment and support of skills development programmes designed to generate sufficient numbers of appropriately

qualified and equipped technicians and creatives to support the industry and contribute to the establishment of a suitably transformed and representative workforce within the region.

Is there untapped potential in terms of Cape Town and South Africa’s capabilities in film production?

There is a lack of marketing/promoting the country and city internationally as a competitive, value-for-money film destination as a collective. What we find is that companies promote themselves but there is a need for promoting the destination as a collective. There is also a need to attract more direct flights to Cape Town, as well as additional stateof-the-art film studios.

Is our film industry equipped to produce world-leading productions from start to finish?

As mentioned above, Cape Town is home to a host of excellent crew, service providers and a diverse talent. Cape Town is where you will find crews of the highest calibre, cast, equipment and skilled post-production personnel.

One such example is Netflix’s Blood & Water – produced by Gambit Films, based at the Atlantic Studios in Montague Gardens – which is an international standard series that was written, shot and finalised here in Cape Town.

How has Covid-19 affected the film industry? Has there been any recovery yet?

You don’t have to look any further than our Film Permit Office to see that the industry has been affected by the global pandemic. The number of film permits we issued dropped by around 32% in

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the 2019/20 financial year compared to the previous year.

We have, however, seen a steady increase in the number of permits issued in the last few months of 2020 and the first half of 2021. This is an indication there’s an interest from international companies to bring their productions to Cape Town and we expect this trend to continue as vaccination is rolled out and restrictions are relaxed – not only here in South Africa but across the world.

Any final thoughts?

The Film Office has not closed since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.

Staff were instrumental in developing a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) document and Covid-19 mitigation methods for filming during the pandemic to allow for the film industry to continue working. Film Permit Office staff have also spent the last year monitoring the implementation and compliance with the SOPs and the Disaster Management Act (No. 57 of 2002) regulations on location.

Film Cape Town has also continued its promotional role by rolling out promotional social media campaigns and marketing in digital and print publications.

Additionally, the City of Cape Town has provided financial support to film festivals such as One People International Film, Silwerskerm, Encounters International Documentary Festival, and the Cape Town International Animation Festival, among others, to provide a platform for local filmmakers and creatives to showcase their work.

For more information on investment opportunities related to the film and media industry, contact Wesgro at +27 (0)21 487 8600.

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