WESTERN CAPE

from The South African Municipal Publication 2022

NORTHERN CAPE

Western Cape Province

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Cape Winelands District Municipality Central Karoo District Municipality Garden Route District Municipality Overberg District Municipality West Coast District Municipality 87 89 90 91 92 93

Capital: Cape Town Largest City: Cape Town Province Area: 129 462km2 Area % of RSA: 10.6%

Premier, Mr Alan Winde. Western Cape

AGRICULTURE

About 45% of South Africa’s agricultural exports move through the Western Cape and the value added in the sector amounts to just less than R21 billion per annum. The agricultural sector not only stimulates economic growth in the province, it also plays a major role in creating sustainable job opportunities. The department’s service area covers approximately 13 million hectares, of which 2 million hectares are under cultivation and 320 000 hectares are under irrigation. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has a direct or indirect influence on the production of wine, deciduous fruit, citrus, grain, fynbos, vegetables, ostriches, small and large stock, as well as milk and dairy products. The department has also made a commitment to support alternative products and crops within the agricultural sector both in terms of finance and service.

ECONOMY

In South Africa, the official narrow unemployment rate is estimated at 27.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018 (Stats SA). The Western Cape has South Africa’s lowest unemployment rate at a full 14% points below the national average on the expanded definition. It also has the lowest rural unemployment rate at 15.7% in South Africa (State of the Province Address 2019). The biggest driver of economic growth and job creation in the Province is the services sector. The Western Cape has managed to maintain its significant comparative trade advantage in the agri-processing value chain and several services sectors. Agri-processing and tourism are suitable sectors to support inclusive growth, as both are very labour intensive with rising productivity and allow for the creation of sustained jobs for all skill levels in both urban and rural areas. Both sectors can also be important earners of foreign exchange. The development of the gas sector allows for a transformation of the energy mix in the Western Cape to include more sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly solutions. The clothing sector is benefiting from increased demand from local retailers and there are tentative signs of a turnaround in the industry. The construction sector is one of the key sectors to benefit from sustained growth in other sectors as it results in an increased need for infrastructure development. Due to these links to fast-growing sectors, infrastructure and construction growth in the Province is expected to continue to outpace growth in the rest of South Africa.

Government Office Contact Telephone: 086 014 2142 Facsimile: 021 483 7216 Physical address: Legislature Building, Office of the Premier, 1 st floor, 7 Wale street, Cape Town, 8000

Provincial Website www.westerncape.gov.za Postal address: Private Bag X9043, Cape Town, 8000

Demographics

Local seat – Cape Town Province area – 129 462km2 Metro area – 2 446km2 Population – 4 005 016 Population growth – 1.56% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Dan Plato CAPE TOWN, Western Cape Province

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

Cape Town Harbour/ Coastline Table Mountain

The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is a category A municipality and is situated in the Southern Peninsula of the Western Cape Province.

Cape Town’s Organisational Development and Transformation Plan

The City has started on a 5-year journey to transform the way we do business and take Cape Town to the next level. We’ve called this initiative the Organisational Development and Transformation Plan, or ODTP. The ODTP aims to streamline the City’s administrative structures and improve service delivery for residents. By adopting a holistic approach, we are building a flexible and responsive organisation that can respond to rapidly changing circumstances and which puts your needs first. We are working hard to achieve this through continuous community and stakeholder engagement and by adapting our vision, strategy and policies to reflect this new customer-centric operating model. While we have already made great progress as a city, we can do more. The ODTP will ensure that we become an organisation that listens, talks and is more responsive to the needs of communities. There will be challenges along the way but by working together we will be successful. We have prioritised the following 11 areas of delivery to help us achieve this:

• Delivering excellence in basic services • Providing basic service delivery to informal settlements and backyard dwellers • Ensuring safe communities • Promoting dense and transit-oriented urban growth and development • Providing efficient, integrated public transport systems • Leveraging technology for progress • Positioning Cape Town as a forward-looking and globally competitive business city • Ensuring resource efficiency and security • Building integrated communities • Promoting economic inclusion • Ensuring long-term operational sustainability

Tourism

Cape Town is Africa’s most visited tourist destination and the recipient of numerous travel and destination awards. Tourism, conferences and conventions provide almost 10% of the province’s GDP and these activities are an important driver of economic growth.

Main economic sectors

Finance, tourism, business services, manufacturing, trade and hospitality, community services, general government, transport, agriculture, electricity, storage and communications.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 9181, Cape Town, 8000 Physical – Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town Tel – 021 400 1111 Fax – 021 400 1313 Web – www.capetown.gov.za

Cape Winelands District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Stellenbosch Province area – 129 462 km2 District area – 21 473 km2 Population – 866 001 Population growth – 2.16% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Gesie Van Deventer STELLENBOSCH, Western Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Breede Valley Worcester Drakenstein Paarl

Langeberg Ashton Stellenbosch Stellenbosch

Witzenberg Ceres

Winelands in Stellenbosch

The Cape Winelands District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Western Cape Province.

Economic Profile

The District’s close proximity to the City of Cape Town and its port is an important factor in its economic growth. The sheltered valleys between mountains in the Cape Winelands are ideal for the cultivation of export-grade fruit such as apples, table grapes, olives, peaches and oranges. With the Cape Winelands District’s large market and the two major export harbours, as well as its natural beauty, well developed tourism, wine and agri-processing and other manufacturing industries, growing financial services and quality education, the district is well placed to participate in the Western Cape economy. The Cape Winelands is the second largest regional economy in the Western Cape with a total region gross domestic product GDP-R (constant prices, 2005) of R26.58 billion. Agriculture is also an important sector within the district, even though it’s overall contribution to the economy is not as substantial when compared to other sectors, it provides inputs, mainly grapes, apples, pears and peaches, for the manufacturing sector and supports many local tourism activities (wine tourism). The agricultural sector within this district plays an important role on a national level as a large proportion of horticultural products that are exported from South Africa originate from the Cape Winelands district and it is the largest wine producing area in South Africa. Factors that will have an adverse impact on the agriculture sector, such as increasing fuel prices, changes in labour legislation, input cost increases, the current drought, etc. will therefore also result in indirect adverse effects on other sectors within the district as many local sectors support the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector.