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EASTERN CAPE
EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Alfred Nzo District Municipality Amathole District Municipality Chris Hani District Municipality Joe Gqabi District Municipality OR Tambo District Municipality Sarah Baartman District Municipality 25 27 29 30 31 33 34 34
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Capital: Bisho Largest City: Port Elizabeth Province Area: 168,966 km² Area % of RSA: 13.8%
Premier, Mr Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is often referred to as a world in one province. The second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, it offers everything from snow skiing to sunny beaches, game researches to fascinating history. Located on the eastern most part of South Africa, an area of almost 170,000 square kilometres of diverse landscape is divided into six district municipalities and two metropolitan municipalities. The provinces seat of government is in Bhisho, Buffalo City Metro.
ECONOMY
The Eastern Cape economy is largely dependent on the automotive sector but has potential in areas such as chemical and petrochemicals, agriculture and agro-processing, capital goods, manufacturing, automotive and green industries. Education, Health, Rural development, land and agrarian reform, and food security are priorities of the provincial government, and the growth of the agriculture and agro-processing sector is strongly rooted in the Eastern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Programme (PGDP). The PGDP earmarks primary production of food and food products, and the addition of value to primary production by processing, manufacturing and creative marketing of food products.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The Eastern Cape is abundantly rich in natural resources, from grazing land to forests, marine life to rich farming soils, water to wilderness. The province’s climate allows for the production of a diverse range of crops such as pineapples, tea, tomatoes and chicory. Pondoland, in the east of the province, holds some of the richest soils in the country. The province’s natural assets include a World Heritage Site in the Baviaanskloof Wilderness, which is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the Cacadu district and the world famous Addo Elephant National Park in the Sunday’s River Valley. Between 10% and 15% of land is set aside for provincial nature reserves while private parks. The Eastern Cape has a well-developed transport system with three airports linked by a national road system. The East London Airport receives between 20 and 30 flights per day with two domestic airlines operating from the airport South African Airways and SA Express. The airport also plays a crucial role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape by linking the cargo chain along with the East London Port.
Government Office Contact
Telephone: 040 635 0123 040 609 6626
Facsimile: 040 635 0124 040 609 6607 Physical address:
Office of Premier, Legislative Buildings Independence Avenue Bisho Provincial Website
www.ecprov.gov.za
Postal address:
Private Bag X0047 Bisho
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Demographics
Local seat – East London Province area – 168 966km2 Metro area – 2 536km2 Population – 834 997 Population growth – 1.52% p.a.
Mayor Cllr Xola Pakati EAST LONDON, Eastern Cape
City Hall, East London Anne Bryant Art Gallery, East London
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is a category A municipality situated on the east coast of the eastern cape province.East London is the centre of the Buffalo City Municipality and home to one of the areas identified by the government for its Industrial Development Zone programme, which is aimed at providing platforms for business and investors to improve global competitiveness.
Buffalo City is an attractive centre for import-export business and its strategic location makes it an important investment destination. It is well placed for trade with the rest of Africa as well as with the markets of America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. It is also equidistant from South Africa’s major market centres, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The attraction of East London lies in its low input costs and its excellent infrastructure, including an airport and a port. It is also well connected to the rest of the country by rail and road. It has a deep-water port, which has spare capacity to deal with future growth.
East London is in the Eastern Cape, South Africa’s second largest province. Its manufacturing sector is already quite well integrated into the world economy. For example, nearly half of the 120 large-scale manufacturing enterprises in the Eastern Cape are part of international corporations. More than 50% of the large-scale enterprises are exporting more than 25% of their output.
Tourism
Buffalo City has a vibrant sporting community and is fast developing a national and even international reputation as a premier sport tourism destination. Consequently, the City has developed many excellent sporting amenities that are on a par with some of the best facilities anywhere in the country.
Main economic sectors
Community services, finance, manufacturing, trade and transport
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Po Box, 134, East London,5200 Physical – 117 Oxford street, Cnr North & Oxford street, Trust Centre, East London Tel – 043 705 2000 Fax – 043 743 1688 Web – www.buffalocity.gov.za
MMFAS has its core business in providing individuals, small medium and large businesses and government institutions with specialist services in the following fields:
TAXATION
We specialize in below taxes: • Personal income tax • Corporate (including • international tax) • Value added tax (VAT) • Capital gains tax (CGT) • Employees tax (Pay As You Earn) (PAYE) • Provisional taxes • All other related tax matters.
TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
Training and workshops are provided on all the services provided by MMFAS to our clients’ staff members on a need basis to assist them to better perform their duties thereby improving financial reporting, compliance. management and compliance
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Financial accounting services The services under this field include consultation on technical financial reporting and accounting transactions, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Accounting compliant preparation services. Standards’ (IASs) financial statements and bookkeeping
INTERNAL AUDITS AND SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL CONTROL
Internal audits and systems of internal control Under these services we assist our clients in designing and evaluating internal controls and recommend improvements in those controls. Internal Audit services are also provided.
INDEPENDENT REVIEWS/ EXTERNAL AUDITS
We provide independent reviews and audits to our clients who need an expression of opinions on their financial and other related reports and information.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION
The broad base of these services is in the following areas: • Valuations • Working Capital Management • Investing and Financing decisions consulting • Cost Management
Mission
Our mission is to venture into the financial services market by bringing into the diverse South African business community quality services and creating employment opportunities in the communities we serve in and in South Africa.
Vision
The vision of the company is to grow from strength to strength in providing excellent service to our clients and to become a benchmark by which other companies can measure themselves.
Values
• Spirit of Ubuntu • Business Excellence • Superior Client Service • Innovative • Responsible citizenship
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Demographics
Local seat – Gqeberha Province area - 168 966 KM2 Metro area – 1 959 km2 Population – 1 263 051 Population growth – 2.09% p.a.
Mayor Cllr Eugene Johnson GQEBERHA, Eastern Cape
Main Library, Gqeberha Donkin Reserve, Gqeberha
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality situated in the Eastern Cape province. On December the 5th 2000, Nelson Mandela Bay was the first city in South Africa to establish a fully integrated democratic local authority and the only city in the world named after Nelson Mandela, who was born and spent his formative years in the Eastern Cape. The province is the second largest in South Africa and represents 14% of the country’s land mass. The area has miles of sandy beaches, a variety of nature reserves and quaint towns filled with rich histories and vibrant cultures. It is these distinctive attributes that attract local and international tourist to the province.
Nelson Mandela Bay boasts an assortment of tourist attractions such as its clean, safe, golden beaches and its exquisite natural surroundings and wildlife reserves. Situated on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth (25 km west from the city centre), one would find the ever popular Seaview Game and Lion Park. The ADDO Elephant National Park, home to the Big 7 and to the world’s most comprehensively recorded elephant population, is situated 72 km north of Nelson Mandela Bay. The Bay also presents a diverse marine life that can be enjoyed all year round. The area’s vibrant and friendly culture offers visitors diversity, from the indigenous Xhosa culture with its unique and charming craft, music and dance to the European Colonial history showcased in various museums and architecture in the area. A range of art galleries in Nelson Mandela Bay exhibit local artists and open-air flea markets pose the opportunity for crafters to display and sell their work.
The automotive industry is one of the main contributors to the area’s economic growth. The Eastern Cape is home to three major automotive manufacturers, namely Volkswagen, General Motors South Africa (both located in Nelson Mandela Bay), and Daimler Chrysler (situated in East London). In addition, there are over a 150 vehicle component manufacturers in the province. Infrastructural projects such as the Coega IDZ and the East London IDZ have shown added value to local and foreign investors with export interests.
Main Economic Sectors
Manufacturing, community services, finance, trade and transport
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Po Box 116, Port Elizabeth, 6000 Physical address – City Hall, Vuyisile Mini Square, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Nelson Mandela Bay Tel – 041 506 1911 Fax – 041 506 2422 Web – www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
Demographics
The Alfred Nzo District Municipality is a Category C municipality located in the north-eastern corner of the Eastern Cape Province. It stretches from the Drakensberg Mountains, bordering Harry Gwala District Municipality to the north, OR Tambo District Municipality in the south and east, and Lesotho in the west. The district is relatively well endowed with indigenous forests. Some medicinal plant collection takes place, mainly by local people with a thorough knowledge of the area. Bird life is abundant in the forests, and also in the mist belt of Umzimkulu. Indigenous forests are threatened by adjacent forest plantations whose operations often destroy the undergrowth. There are wetlands in the Ntsikeni and Ongeluksnek areas. The wetlands in Ntsikeni are in a protected area, and in a good condition.
Mayor Cllr Vukile Mhlelembana MOUNT AYLIFF, Eastern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
Matatiele Mbizana Ntabankulu Umzimvubu
TOWN
Matatiele Bizana Ntabankulu Mount Frere
Mount Frere
Heritage sites are largely undocumented, and consist mainly of rock art and historical buildings. No declared sites exist, but many buildings in Mount Ayliff and Umzimkulu qualify to be heritage sites. Rock art sites have automatic heritage status, but none is actively protected or conserved.
Agriculture and tourism make up core components of the local economy. The Matatiele municipality is close to the Lesotho/South Africa national border and has two urban nodes – the towns of Matatiele and Cedarville. Matatiele acts as a service node to the agrarian based economy of the area, while Cedarville serves as a secondary service centre. Umzimvubu municipality hosts the district’s administrative capital in Mount Ayliff and the district’s largest economic node in Mount Frere. The N2 traverses the course of the Umzimvubu municipality, and can be seen as its most prominent defining trait. Ntabankulu municipality has small urban settlements at Ntabankulu town and Cacadu village. Ntabankulu has a strong rural presence and is geographically defined by several mountain ranges. Mbizana municipality is the district’s gateway to the Wild Coast and has a medium sized town at Bizana. The district has a very mountainous terrain. The land form of the district is generally rugged, with parts of it characterized by steep slopes and high elevations. The topography has implications on the district’s natural, social and economic environment. The district is characterized by a high level of biodiversity, and natural resources include river systems, indigenous forests and rich soils.
Main economic sectors
Community services, wholesale, trade, agriculture, transport and construction
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 511, Emaxesibeni, 4735 Physical – Erf 1400, Ntsizwa street, Emaxesibeni, 4735 Tel – 039 254 5000 Fax – 039 254 0343 Web – www.andm.gov.za
Amathole District Municipality
Demographics
Kwelera, East London Mayor Cllr Khanyile Maneli AMATHOLE DISTRICT, Eastern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Amahlathi Stutterheim
Great Kei Komga Mbhashe Dutywa Mnquma Gcuwa Ngqushwa Peddie Raymond Mhalba Fort Beaufort
The Amathole District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the central part of the Eastern Cape, stretching along the Sunshine Coast from the Fish River Mouth, along the Eastern Seaboard to just south of Hole in the Wall along the Wild Coast. It is bordered to the north by the Amathole Mountain Range.
Four heritage routes have been developed that are named after Xhosa kings and heroes. They are the Maqoma Route, the Makana Route, the Sandile Route and the Phalo Route. These intertwine with the other tourism routes located within the district, namely the Sunshine Coast Route, the Wild Coast Route, the Amathole Mountain Escape Route and the Friendly N6 Route. Cities/Towns: Adelaide, Alice, Amatola Coastal, Bedford, Butterworth, Cathcart, Dutywa, Elliotdale, Fort Beaufort, Hamburg, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Kentani, Komga, Middeldrift, Morgan Bay, Ngqamakhwe, Peddie, Seymore, Stutterheim, Willowvale
The Wild Coast Route includes the Great Kei, Mnquma and Mbhashe Municipalities and covers places of interest like Chintsa, Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve, Haga Haga, Morgan’s Bay and Kei Mouth. Untamed and untouched, the Wild Coast is just as its name describes! Vistas of lush green hills dotted with the tiny turquoise mud huts of Xhosa villages and a tempestuous coastline, the area is characteristically rural, offering an escape to the madness of the city life.
Amathole district has a good road infrastructure and has excellent airport facilities at both East London and Bulembu airport near Bisho.
Main economic sectors
Community services, finance, manufacturing, trade, transport, agriculture and construction.
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Po Box 320, East London, 5200 Physical – 3-33 Phillip Frame road, Chiselhurst, Cambridge, East London Tel – 043 701 4000 Fax – 043 721 2874 Web - www.amathole.gov.za
Chris Hani District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Wongama Gela CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, Eastern Cape
NG Church Building, Cradock
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Emalahleni Lady Frere Engcobo Ngcobo Enoch Mgijima Queenstown
Intsika Yethu Cofimvaba
Inxuba Yethemba Cradock
Sakhisizwe Cala
The Chris Hani District Municipality is a Category C municipality situated in the north-eastern part of the Eastern Cape, a linking node to all regions in the province. There are good road and rail linkages between Queenstown and Buffalo City, as well as between the Inxuba Yethemba towns of Cradock and Middelburg and the Metro. In short, the most developed transport infrastructure takes one out of the district to the primary and secondary provincial centres, rather than across the small centres of the district. Greater intra-district flows may develop given the status of the R61 – which runs across the length of Chris Hani through the main towns of five local municipalities – as a national road.
The district contributes 6.5% to gross geographic value added in the Eastern Cape. Government and community services aside, the largest sector contributions to the district economy come from agriculture, forestry and hunting that accounts for up to 30% of district output, followed by services (12%) tourism (5%), and manufacturing (4%).
Livestock production is the predominant farming activity and Queenstown is the hub for cattle trade in the district. There are many small, medium and large irrigation schemes that provide opportunities for high value horticultural production. The District agricultural economy is characterised by a ‘dualism’ dividing the “first economy” commercial agriculture, and “second economy” subsistence farming in the former homelands. The effects of this dualism presents a formidable range of challenges, these include developing state support to agriculture, particularly extension support. There is clearly significant potential in agriculture and livestock evident though Chris Hani district municipality, hosting the largest livestock herds in SA.
The Chris Hani district municipality is a net importer of processed food, despite significant levels of agricultural output within the district. Much of this is exported to the major centres of Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London with local farmers generally being short changed at the bottom end of the value-chain.
Main economic sectors
Community services, trade, finance, transport, agriculture, manufacturing and electricity
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 7121, Komani, 5320 Physical – 15 Bells road, Komani, 5320 Tel – 045 808 4600 Fax – 045 838 1556 Web – www.chishanidm.gov.za
Joe Gqabi District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Nomvuyo Mposelwa JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, Eastern Cape
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN Elundi Maclear Senqu Lady Grey Walter Sisulu Burgersdorp
Maclear's Beacon Mound
The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (previously Ukhahlamba District Municipality) is a Category C municipality located within the Eastern Cape. It borders the Free State Province and country of Lesotho to the north. The municipality is located to the north of the OR Tambo and Chris Hani District Municipalities, to the east of the Northern Cape, and to the west of Alfred Nzo.
Joe Gqabi lies approximately 34km north of Komani (Queenstown) and its northern border is formed by the Orange River, which also forms the southern boundary of the Free State. It consists of three local municipalities: Elundini, Walter Sisulu and Senqu. Aliwal North is the main commercial and tourism centre.
Cities/Towns: Aliwal North, Barkly East, Burgersdorp, Jamestown, Lady Grey, Maclear, Mount Fletcher, Oviston, Rhodes, Rossouw, Sterkspruit, Steynsburg, Ugie, Venterstad. The district, which is vastly agricultural, provides an ideal investment opportunity for agro-processing, and its proximity to the ports of East London and Port Elizabeth, with links to major routes like the N6 and N10, is an advantage. Its main towns are Cala, Cofimvaba, Cradock, Dordrecht, Elliot, Engcobo, Hofmeyr, Indwe, Lady Frere, Middelburg, Molteno, Mount Zebra National Park, Queenstown, Sada, Sterkstroom, Tarkastad, Tsomo and Whittlesea.
Vision
An improved quality of life for all residents.
Mission
• Fight poverty • Stimulate the economy • Meet basic needs • Improve service delivery quality • Capacity building • Sustainable development
Main Economic Sectors
Community services, finance, trade, manufacturing, agriculture
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 102, Barkley East, 9786 Physical – Corner Cole & Graham streets, Barkley East Tel – 045 979 3000 Fax – 045 971 0251 Web – www.jgdm.gov.za
O.R. Tambo District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Mesuli Ngqondwana MTHATHA, Eastern Cape
Nelson Mandela National Museum, Mthatha.
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Ingquza Hill Flagstaff
King Saba Dalindyebo Mthatha Mhlontlo Qumbu
Nyandeni Libode Port St Johns Port St Johns
OR Tambo District is a category C municipality situated along the eastern part of the Eastern Cape Province. The Wild Coast and Interior provide a web of roads through spectacular scenery from precipitous coastal cliffs and remote beaches to dramatic, forested gorges and gentle hills dotted with colourful homesteads.
The O.R Tambo District covers most of the former Tanskei. Umtata is the main centre, and the O.R Tambo covers most of the Wild Coast and Pondoland. The district has a sub-tropical coastal belt, especially from Port St. Johns northwards. It has some game reserves that have indigenous forests. Pondoland, being nearly the most fertile areas in South Africa, has warm temperatures and good soils with frost-free conditions. Some of the other major towns in the district are Mqanduli, Port St. Johns, Qumbu, Lusikisiki and Bizana.
Fauna and flora still dominate most of the unspoilt natural vegetation in most tourist attraction areas. This is attributed to the fact that areas like Port St Johns, Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay, Mkambathi Game reserve are still largely underdeveloped and even small developments in terms of buildings do not affect the greenery and tranquillity prevailing. The tourism in O.R Tambo is cantered on the breath taking Wild Coast, which is a host to many resorts and nature reserves. Port St. Johns is developing as a tourism destination The Pondoland coast is one of the most spectacular eco-tourism destinations in South Africa and is going to be host to an expanded nature and marine reserve.
The Nelson Mandela Museum, in Umatata and Qunu, houses the history of the struggle against apartheid and the life of Nelson Mandela. The government is the chief employer in the economy and they employ thousands of people in the formal and informal sectors.
Main economic sectors
Government services, community services, transport, communications, finance, business services, agriculture, manufacturing, trade and construction
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Private Bag X 6043, Mthatha, 5100 Physical – OR Tambo house, Nelson Mandela drive, Myezo Park, Mthatha Tel – 047 501 6400 Fax – 047 532 6518 Web – www.ortambodm.gov.za
Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Demographics
Mayor Cllr Deon De Vos Gqeberha Eastern Cape
Church Square, Grahamstown
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY TOWN
Blue Crane Route Somerset East
Dr Beyers Naude Graaff-Reinet
Kouga Jeffreys Bay
Kou-Kamma Kareedouw
Makana Grahamstown
Ndlambe Port Alfred
Sundays River Kirkwood Valley
The Sarah Baartman District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the western portion of the Eastern Cape Province. Although it completely surrounds Gqeberha, the two areas are independent entities serving different communities.
The predominant sectors in terms of the District’s economy are agriculture and tourism, contributing approximately R690 million and R680 million respectively to the Gross Geographic Product of the District. Agriculture, together with related post-harvest value adding or agro-processing, creates approximately 41% and 7% of formal employment opportunities respectively, while the tourism industry creates approximately 3% of formal employment. Due to the diverse climate of the region, a wide array of agricultural commodities is produced. Very little arable land exists in the District and therefore agriculture mostly consists of extensive animal grazing.
The contribution from the commercial farming sector in the Sarah Baartman District is larger than that from any other district in the Eastern Cape. Whilst the district is a big producer of crops and livestock, very little beneficiation occurs in the district and most of the products are sold in their unprocessed form. The main agricultural industries (as well as related agricultural raw material emanating from industries) in the district include:
• Goats (chevon, mohair and hides) • Cattle (beef, dairy and hides) • Ostrich (meat, leather and feathers) • Pork • Grains (animal feed) • Honey bush tea • Sheep (mutton, wool and hides) • Chicken (meat and eggs) • Game (venison) • Fishing • Vegetables (fresh and for processing) • Fruit (citrus, deciduous fruit, pineapple and stone fruit
Main economic sectors
Agriculture (mohair) and tourism
CONTACT DETAILS
Postal – Po Box 318, Gqeberha, 6000 Physical – 32 Govan Mbeki Avenue, Gqeberha Tel – 041 508 7111 Fax – 041 508 7000 Web – www.sarahbaartman.co.za
