SPECIAL FEATURE
SPECIAL FEATURE
Provinces of South Africa A snapshot of South Africa’s nine provinces.
Eastern Eastern Cape Cape
Free Free State State
Gauteng Gauteng
Capital: Bhisho Bhisho Capital: Maintowns: towns:Port Gqeberha (formerly Main Elizabeth, East Port Elizabeth), East London, London, Uitenhage, GraaffKariegaMthatha, (formerlyGrahamstown Uitenhage), Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Mthatha, Makhanda (Makhanda) Population: 6 916 200 6 916 200(2015) (2015) Population: Area:168 966km² 168 966km²(13.8% (13.8% Area: ofSouth South Africa) Africa) of
Capital: Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Capital: Maintowns: towns:Welkom, Welkom, Sasolburg, Sasolburg, Main Parys, Kroonstad Kroonstad Parys,
Capital: Johannesburg Johannesburg Capital: Main towns: towns:Tshwane Tshwane (including Main Pretoria), Ekurhuleni, Vanderbijl(including Pretoria), Ekurhuleni, park, Roodepoort Vanderbijlpark, Roodepoort
Population: Population: 2 817 900 2 817 900(2015) (2015) Area: Area:129 129825km² 825km²(10.6% (10.6% of of South South Africa) Africa)
Population: 13 200 300 13 200 300(2015) (2015) Population: Area: 18 18178km² 178km²(1.5% (1.5% Area: of South South Africa) Africa) of
Premier: Premier: Lubabalo Oscar Oscar Mabuyane Mabuyane (ANC) (ANC) Lubabalo
Premier: Premier: Sefora Sefora Hixsonia Hixsonia Ntombela Ntombela (ANC) (ANC)
Premier: Premier: David Makhura Makhura (ANC) (ANC) David
Keysectors: sectors: Automotive, Automotive, Key agriculture, agri-processing, agro-processing, agriculture, forestry, finance, finance, retail, retail, tourism, tourism, forestry, renewable energy. energy. renewable Infrastructure: Coega Coega Industrial Industrial Infrastructure: Development Zone, Zone, East East London London Development IndustrialDevelopment DevelopmentZone, Zone, Industrial ports of of East East London, London, Port Port ports Elizabeth and and Ngqura, Ngqura, airports airports at at Elizabeth Gqeberha andand EastEast London. Port Elizabeth London.
Key sectors: sectors: Financial Financial and and banking, Key manufacturing, trade, creative banking, manufacturing, trade, industries, media. media. creative industries,
Notable tourism tourismassets: assets:Addo Addo Notable ElephantNational NationalPark, Park, Mountain Mountain Elephant Zebra National National Park, Park, Wild Wild Coast, Coast, Zebra Jeffreys Bay, Bay, National NationalArts Arts Festival. Festival. Jeffreys
Key Keysectors: sectors: Agriculture, Agriculture, agri-processing, agro-processing,chemical chemical manufacturing, manufacturing, mining, transport and and logistics. logistics. Infrastructure: Infrastructure: Maluti-A-Phofung Maluti-A-Phofung Special Special Economic Economic Zone, Zone, Bram Bram Fischer International InternationalAirport, Airport, Fischer University of of the the Free Free State, State, University Central University University of of Technology, Central N8 Corridor. Corridor. N8 Notable tourism tourism assets: assets: Vaal Vaal Notable River, Gariep GariepDam, Dam,Golden Golden Gate Gate River, HighlandsNational NationalPark, Park,Cherry Cherry Highlands Festival, Mangaung African Festival, Cultural Festival Festival (Macufe). (Macufe). Cultural
Provincial government government website: website: Provincial www.ecprov.gov.za www.ecprov.gov.za Eastern Cape Cape Development Development Eastern Corporation: www.ecdc.co.za www.ecdc.co.za Corporation:
Provincial government government website: website: Provincial www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za Free State StateDevelopment Development Free Corporation: www.fdc.co.za www.fdc.co.za Corporation:
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Infrastructure: OR Tambo Infrastructure: InternationalAirport, Airport, Gautrain, ORT Special International Economic Zone, Gautrain, major major universities and research universities and instituinstitutions, largeresearch convention tions, large centres, centres, FNBconvention Stadium (Soccer City). FNB Stadium (Soccer City). Notable tourism assets: Cradle of Notable tourism assets:Museum, Cradle of Humankind, Apartheid Humankind, Hill, Apartheid Museum, Constitution Magaliesberg, Constitution Magaliesberg, Soweto tours,Hill, Dinokeng. Soweto tours, Dinokeng. Provincial government website: Provincial government website: www.gauteng.gov.za www.gauteng.gov.za Gauteng Growth and Gauteng Growth and DevelopDevelopment Agency: ment Agency: www.ggda.co.za www.ggda.co.za
