Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies on Monday notified the
public and interested parties of his intention to designate the Bojanala Special
Economic Zone (SEZ).
The public and interested parties will have 30 days from the date of the
publication of the notice in the Government Gazette to support or object to
the intended designation.
Davies said the designation of the SEZ would afford the Bojanala region
with an opportunity for developing a purposeful, world-class mineral beneficiation infrastructure.
This will, in turn, go a long way in ensuring that the economic value,
and associated economic opportunities, of mineral endowments that abound in
the Bushveld Complex are fully optimised.
“The proposed SEZ will play a catalytic role towards the economic
revival and industrial diversification of the
mineral dependent Bojanala region. More importantly, this development is
expected to contribute towards strengthening South Africa’s international trade
through the export of value-added commodities, the
creation of stronger value chains and the provision of much-needed jobs in the
previously disadvantaged regions,” Davies commented.
The proposed SEZ will be developed over a 1 175 ha area and will include
the old Bodirelo
industrial park in Mogwase, in the Moses Kotane local
municipality.
The SEZ will focus largely on mineral beneficiation of especially platinum group metals; manufacturing, including that of mining capital equipment; agro-processing; and renewable energy. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/davies-approves-bojanala-sez-recommendation-2019-05-13
