SW Cape Region

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MANUFACTURING REGIONS

REGION FAVOURABLE FACTORS

LIMITATIONS MAIN INDUSTRIES

PWV Complex

Durban-Pinetown

South-western Cape

Port Elizabeth- Uitenhage

Problem: Development only in these four regions, the rest of the country under developed. Post 1994 government developed a programme to promote development across the country

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Southwestern Cape

Southwestern Cape

Factors favouring • Well developed infrastructure – no homelands

– high levels of employment and education• Contributes the most to the agricultural sector

– grapes, deciduous fruit, citrus fruit, wheat. Also export fynbos, rooibos, tea and wine. Wool, meat and diary industries also strong.

• Good farming systems

• Harbour – direct access to export market and to process imported items

• Agulhas bank – great fishing• 80% urbanised; Africa’s Western City• Transport routes good, despite mountains• Water sufficient from inland dams• Skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled labour• Leisure tourism

Factors favouring

Business Tourism Increasing…

Factors hindering

• No major minerals• No coal, only Koeberg and Palmiet HEP –

insufficient – BLACK OUTS. Electricity is expensive

• Other forms of green energy production – wind, solar – expensive

• Far from Gauteng – major market• Industrial sites are limited and therefore very

expensive

• Water is scarce – industry needs water• Palmiet

Factors hindering

Palmiet Power Station

Types of Industries in W. Cape

• Mostly labour intensive light industry• Clothing and footwear• Food processing• Fish canning and packaging• Link Industries – printing and packaging• Petrol refinery at Milnerton

Western Cape Environment• Limited air pollution – light industries and

land/sea breezes• Textile industry pollutes rivers• Fires destroyed fynbos and animal habitats• Soil affected as development (concrete and

tar) forge ahead• Sea suffers from thermal pollution from

factories and boats– warms up

Western Cape Environment• Xerophytic plants – long tap root, waxy,

fleshy leaves, thorns and small silver leaves.

Prospects• Community breakdown – drugs TIK worrying• Unemployment needs to be addressed - a

comprehensive plan• Decide on energy source – nuclear?• Crime can affect tourism• Fires• Climate Change – threatens fynbos