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NORTHERN CAPE
Northern Cape Province
Frances Baard District Municipality John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Namakwa District Municipality Pixley ka Seme District Municipality ZF Mgcawu District Municipality 80 81 82 83 84
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The Northern Cape lies to the South of its most important asset, the mighty Orange River, which provides the basis for a healthy agriculture industry. The Northern Cape borders the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Namibia and Botswana to the North West.
NORTHERN CAPE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Northern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Strategy The Northern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (NCPGDS) was launched in 2005 and is a guide on the Developmental planning in the province.
Major strategic interventions for promoting the growth, diversification and transformation of the provincial economy include:
Capital: Kimberley Largest City: Kimberley Province Area: 372 889 km2 Area % of RSA: 30.5%
• Mineral beneficiation has the potential to unlock manufacturing opportunities that will contribute significantly to the provincial economy through value added manufactured products. • The manufacturing centre to support the above initiative is underway. • Agro processing is another sector in which manufacturing can originate to create greater impetus to diversification and consequently higher economic growth. • Fishing and Mari culture has the potential to mitigating the future negative socio economic impact associated with diamond mining downscaling. • Tourism Industry has blossomed largely as a result of the opening up of SA as a long haul tourist destination for the world travellers. • Space Technology brings a lot of opportunities to the NC. • Social Accounting Matrix will be used to identify opportunities to diversify and develop sub sectors of manufacturing and agro processing. Economic advantages which create a positive environment for the province:
Premier, Dr Zamani Saul Northern Cape
• Abundant mineral and natural resources • Infrastructure • Unique climatic conditions • Unique tourism destination • Abundant land for economic growth planning • Manageable demographic proportions for economic growth planning
Government Office Contact Telephone: 053 839 8000 Facsimile: 053 839 8094
Provincial Website: www.northern-cape.gov.za Postal address: Private Bag X5066, Kimberley, 8300 Physical address: JW Sauer Building, 6 th floor, Corner Roper & Quinn Street, Kimberley
Frances Baard District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Patrick Marekwa KIMBERLEY, Northern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Dikgatlong Barkly West Magareng Warrenton Phokwane Hartswater
Sol Plaatje Kimberley
Frances Baard Mining Museum
The Frances Baard district municipality is a category C municipality located in the far eastern portion of the Northern Cape Province.
Agriculture
The main agricultural produce in the area is wheat, fruit, peanuts, maize, cotton olives, cattle, game farming, viticulture, fishing and vegetables. According to the agricultural industries profile completed by the Department of Agriculture and Land Reform (2008) most of these industries are well developed within the Northern Cape, but very little value adding and processing is taking place within the area. This provides an opportunity for expansion in agricultural activities i.e. canning, packaging, use of water wise plants and water management. Various linkages exist for agriculture in the Frances Baard district municipality. There are strong backward linkages with various sectors, such as the manufacturing sector for the production of machinery and fertilisers, the transport sector for the transport of inputs, as well as the electricity and water sector for the provision of adequate water supplies to farmlands for irrigation and other processes.
Mining
Mining in the Frances Baard district municipality consists mainly of diamond mining, which has been the cornerstone of Frances Baard district’s economy. Diamond mining has also contributed largely to the economic development of Kimberley, which was not established because of proximity to rivers or arable land but because of the presence of the Kimerlite pipes. The Kimberlite pipes have yielded large quantities of diamonds over the past 140 years.
Tourism
The Frances Baard district municipality provides a variety of tourist attractions which range from natural beauty attractions such as the river systems and the wide open savannah to manmade attraction such as the Big Hole, historic museums, Vaal Harts irrigation system and historic land sites.
Main Economic sectors
Mining, agriculture, construction, electricity, community services, trade and transport
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 6088, Kimberley, 8300 Physical – S1 Drakensberg Avenue, Carters Glen, Kimberley Tel – 053 838 0911 Fax – 053 861 1538 Web – www.francesbaard.gov.za
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Sofia Mosikatsi KURUMAN, Northern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Gamagara Kathu Ga-Segonyana Kuruman Joe Morolong Mothibistad
Finsch Diamond Mine
The John Taolo Gaetsewe district municipality is a category C municipality located in the north of the Northern Cape Province, bordering Botswana in the west.
Agriculture
Agriculture is regarded as the second most important economic pillar of the John Taolo Gaetsewe region, with extensive commercial agriculture being practised throughout the John Taolo Gaetsewe area, with specific emphasis around the Ga-Segonyana local municipality and Gamagara local municipality areas and former District Management Area now part of Joe Morolong municipal area, while the Joe Morolong local municipality is predominantly utilised for emerging and subsistence farming activities.
Tourism
Nature-based tourism (ecotourism) is the prime tourist attraction to the Northern Cape Province. Overall accessibility and remoteness to tourist attractions have proven to be two major limiting factors for tourism growth in the province. Tourist attractions in John Taolo Gaetsewe district include the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the Moffat Mission Station, Nature Reserve, the Eye, the Wonderwerk Cave, and many others.
Mining
The district is one of the richest mining regions in the Northern Cape with manganese ore, iron- ore and tiger’s eye being some of the main minerals. The Sishen iron-ore mine is one of the largest open cast mines in the world and the iron-ore railway from Sishen to Saldanha is one of the longest iron-ore carriers in the world. The Mining sector is the only sector with a comparative advantage in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district.
Main Economic sectors
Agriculture, mining and retail.
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Po Box 1480, Kuruman, 8460 Physical – 4 Federale Mynbou street, Kuruman Tel – 053 712 8700 Fax – 053 712 2502 Web – www.taologaetsewe.gov.za
Namakwa District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Mervin Cloete SPRINGBOK, Northern Cape
Mountainous region in Springbok
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Hantam Calvinia
Kamiesberg Garies Karoo Hoogland Williston Khai-Ma Pofadder
Nama Khoi Springbok Richtersveld Port Nolloth
The Namakwa district municipality is a category C municipality located in the Northern Cape Province.
Tourism
Namakwa is a tourist destination of choice where tourists can watch wild flowers during the spring. The banks of the Orange River as well as the Namakwa coastline offer great hiking and 4x4 excursions for the outdoor enthusiast, while the nomadic Nama culture of the region is a unique draw card. Stargazing in Sutherland, tasting Karoo Lamb chops in the Hantam area and picturesque scenic drives in the Kamiesberg are also popular among our existing tourist market. The Namakwa region consists of the former Namaqualand and Hantam Karoo regions, and is bordered by the Orange River to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Geographically, the region can be described as a semi desert area with hot summers, little rainfall and cold winters.
Agriculture
The Namakwa District can be divided into a few agricultural types. Isolated cultivated land is located along the Orange River with reference to Henkries, Onseekpans, Coboop and Pella were dates and a verity of fruits are produced. Most parts of the southern and eastern areas focuses on sheep and wool farming. Numerous economic opportunities exist within the Abalone and Oyster production industry within the western areas of the district that can boost the District Economy.
Stock Farming
Stock farming takes place throughout the whole region and is mainly focussed on small stock, consisting of sheep and goats. The sheep farming produces mutton and wool. The agricultural sector is one of the most important sub-sectors in the district and the second largest employer of labour. Although the livestock industry is seen as very competitive, especially at the local level, opportunities for expansion are limited due to natural resource base constraints. The district is one of very few areas in South Africa where high quality arable land together with water licenses from the Orange River are readily available for the economic development of local communities.
Main economic sectors
Agriculture and tourism.
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 20, Springbok, 8240 Physical – Hendrik J Visser Building, Van Riebeeck street, Springbok Tel – 027 712 8000 Fax – 027 712 8040 Web – www.namakwa.gov.za
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Lulamile Nkumbi DE AAR, Northern Cape
De-Aar-Solar power Facility
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Emthanjeni De Aar Kareeberg Carnarvon Renosterberg Petrusville Siyathemba Prieska Siyancuma Douglas Thembelihle Hopetown Ubuntu Victoria West Umsobomvu Colesberg
The Pixley Ka Seme district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the South-East of the Northern Cape.
Agriculture
Pixley ka Seme is a district in which agriculture is the key economic activity with Siyancuma, Ubuntu and Siyathemba municipalities adding the most value in this sector and contributing 28.49% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) in this sector, but only 2.12% to the national GVA. The location quotient for agriculture in the district, with respect to the Northern Cape Province and South Africa, is 2.35% and 9.15% respectively. This indicates a comparative advantage of this sector implying that the sector has the potential to make a greater contribution to the GDPR of the district. The district management area has the highest location quotient followed by Ubuntu, Siyathemba and Thembelihle municipalities.
Mining
The mining sector contribution to the GDPR of the district is less than that of agriculture and contributes only 1.14% to the provincial gross value added in this sector, with approximately 95% of the district contribution being attributed to that of Siyancuma municipality. The location quotient in this sector of 4.28% for Siyancuma municipality bears testament to the comparative advantage of this municipality with respect to the other municipalities in this sector. An abundance of Tiger’s Eye is present in the Siyathemba municipality. Although traces of other minerals are present the extent of its resource base is not known. The location quotient of this sector indicates that, although comparative advantages exist between municipalities in the district, the district does not display a comparative advantage in this sector with respect to the Northern Cape and South Africa.
Tourism
Tourism is not identified as a sector in the standard industrial classification. It has, however, been identified as one of the six categories of economic potential according to which the South African space economy has been classified in the National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP 2003). The tourism sector in the district contributes 15.6% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) The municipalities Emthanjeni, Kareeberg, Umsobomvu and Siyancuma contributes approximately 22.8%, 24.8%, 14.9% and 11.5% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) in this sector.
Main economic sectors
Community services, agriculture, transport, trade, electricity, construction, manufacturing and mining.
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 1012, De Aar, 7000 Physical – Culvert road, De Aar Tel – 053 631 0891 Fax – 053 631 2529 Web – www.pksdm.gov.za
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality
Demographics
Local seat – Upington Province area - 104 882km2 District area – 102 484km2 Population – 252 692 Population growth – 1.48% p.a.
Mayor Cllr Paulus Mgcera UPINGTON, Northern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Dawid Kruiper Upington Kai Garib Kakamas
Kgatelopele Danielskuil Kheis Groblershoop Tsantsabane Postmasburg
Upington
The ZF Ngcawu district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Northern Cape Province.
Agricultural Enterprises
The Orange River Producers Alliance is a table grape industry that is renowned in as supplier of fresh table grapes to Europe with an output of more than 20 million cartons. (OABS, 2012) More than 90% of Africa’s total dried vine fruit arm production is produced through 1250 sultana grape growers in the Northern Cape who produced more than 50,000 tons in 2010. The sultanas produced here comprise more than 80% of that which is exported primarily to Europe and other eastern countries.
National Parks and Reserves
The world famous Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is found in this region. This tourist destination attracts thousands of tourists to the region on an annual basis and has thus a very positive influence on the smaller local tourist enterprises in the area. About 13km outside of Upington is the Spitskop Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Khara Hais municipality. Although this reserve does not fall specifically under the ZFM management, it plays a role in the tourism industry of the region. The Augrabies National Park which, like Spitskop, is not managed by ZF Mgcawu district municipality, but which has an important influence on tourism in the region.
Minerals and mining
ZF Mgcawu’s economy is largely dominated by mining and agriculture. As far as can be established, no economically viable mineral resources have been found in the area, except for recent findings in the Rietfontein area. There are however small pockets of various minerals. The largest are copper and zinc of Areachap north of Upington. Various small concentrations of calcite, lead, fluorspar, barite, wolfram and amethyst have been mapped but not really at a notable scale. At the moment salt is being mined at two pans, namely Groot Witpan, 95 km northwest of Upington and at Witpan.
Main economic sectors
Agriculture, mining and tourism
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 6039, Upington, 8800 Physical – Corner Nelson Mandela Avenue & Upington 26 road, Upington Tel – 054 337 2800 Fax – 054 337 2888 Web – www.zfm-dm.co.za
