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Contents FOREMATTER 6 Editor’s note 8 Contributors 10 Message of support from the Cape Chamber of Commerce 12 Message of support from Wesgro 13 Message of support from the Western Cape Ministry of Finance 15 A-Z listing of featured companies 17 Top 300 listing of companies in the Western Cape

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EDITORIAL 56 Emerging Markets – Third world no more The term ‘emerging markets’ has graduated from being a euphemism for third-world poverty. Instead, it’s taken on the meaning of an entirely new economic story, one bursting with opportunity. By Gavin du Venage

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Real Estate – The turnaround king Real estate is outperforming many sectors within the Western Cape economy, but could it actually be considered a saving grace? By Leverne Gething

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Designing a world capital At first glance, Cape Town’s title of World Design Capital 2014 might hold as much weight as being voted the friendliest city: nice to have but with limited leveraging potential. But this assumption ignores the power of design as a socioeconomicdevelopment solution. By Annalize Rossouw

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74 Cape Town goes 24/7 KEY SECTOR REPORTAGE 27 Western Cape by numbers 28 Infographic – Doing business in the Western Cape 30 Interview with Alan Winde 32 Western Cape sectors reportage

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The 24-hour-city urban-planning model proposed for Cape Town’s city centre is ripe with economic, infrastructural and social-development opportunities. What’s more, it delivers a strong message about how the city centre is affirming its progressive creative capital image. By Annalize Rossouw

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Ergonomically Designed Give your work space a makeover with these tips for better posture behind your desk. Compiled by Siphesande Mtongana and Mark Vercueil

112 In Camera In Life Under Democracy, photographer Dale Yudelman captures 18 years of democracy. Many of the images were shot in passing and are personal daily reflections, while others involve more deliberate excursions. As if in conversation, Yudelman uses his iPhone camera as a means of discourse. By Dale Yudelman

LEADERSHIP 90 Leader quotes What some Cape business professionals think and feel about doing business in the region.

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LIFESTYLE 80 Live Work Play Young professionals are more and more adamant that finding that work-life balance is as important as earning the right salary. We talk to Jenny Brash, a qualified Chartered Accountant about finding her perfect balance.

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In a developing economy such as ours, entrepreneurship plays a critical role in creating sustainable domestic growth and global competitiveness. We ask a few Western Cape entrepreneurs just how easy, or not so easy it is to get started.

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The Virtual Office – An office in the sky Working from the comfort of your home, car or the local coffee shop has never been easier. We find out exactly what you need to work from that office in the sky. Compiled by Siphesande Mtongana

Investing in the Western Cape Search for FDI in the Western Cape and all links will say that the Western Cape is truly attractive and a definitive business destination. Shaheema Albertyn-Burton finds out what the hype is all about and reports on three top investments.

Feng Shui – Chi doesn’t do clutter Finding balance, maximising productivity, and creating opportunities for business success is all neatly lined-up in feng shui. Compiled by Siphesande Mtongana and Jane du Plessis

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Getting Started

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Profiling 5 companies in the WC Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Fair Cape Holdings, Capespan, Rabie Property Group and Spier Wines are leading performers in the Cape. By Shaheema Albertyn - Burton

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Zando has just received a cash injection from global investment company JP Morgan, we sit down with co-founders Manuel Koser and Peter Allerstorfer to talk about the rise of the e-commerce retail sector By Shaheema Albertyn - Burton & Jehad Kasu

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EDITOR’S LETTER & CREDITS

An interconnected business environment By all accounts, business confidence in the Western Cape enjoys a far more positive sentiment than the national average. A Q2 2012 economic report on the Western Cape economy showed that despite a decline in business confidence from 49 index points in Q1 to 45 index points in Q2, it still averaged a better confidence index than that of South Africa, which fell 11 index points to 41 during the same period. And for those doing business in the region (read our round-up of views on page 90), the reasons are simple. • The Cape has an astute customer base • Our business community is diverse (read our round-up on young entrepreneurs on page 91) • A well-educated and trained labour market • A thriving economy (read our sector reportage starting on page 27) • Good public administration • And, it’s the most innovative city in the country (read our article on the World Design Capital on page 70) While all of these certainly play a pivotal role in creating an enabling environment for business to thrive in the region, paying attention to how we develop a culture of interconnectedness with our people, other regions, and the global community must surely inform what drives the local agenda. Grant Thornton’s recent report on emerging markets has ranked South Africa (SA) as the leading emerging economy in terms of SA being a key potential investment spot on the African continent, ahead of Nigeria. This should drive what business and local government in the region focuses its potential growth on. We tackle the emerging market debate on page 56 as we put forward that it’s no longer just a euphemism for third world poverty, but certainly a very real economic reality for us. We must ask the question ‘what role the region plays in this new reality’. How should we begin to reshape the thinking around our primary service-driven economy? How do we begin to re-energise previously well performing sectors? The real estate sector being one example (read our article on page 64). How do we turn the potential of a 24-hr city into a vibrant economy (find out what the 24-hr city means for the WC on page 64)? All of this interconnectedness must be embedded in a vibrant social economy where we begin to engage and create a vibrant citizenry that participates in the overall outlook of the region together with the private and public sectors. It’s our next ‘big idea’ – to get all our stakeholders engaged together towards one aim – creating an economic landscape that attracts local and global investment, retains core skills within the region, and rewards its citizens with a boost in a quality of life that far exceeds our wildest expectations. Here’s hoping we can do this together. Raina Editor

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CONTRIBUTORS

Contributors Gavin du Venage is a Cape-based business writer specialising in African commodities and energy issues, he’s a former foreign correspondent turned business writer. He has been shot at, half drowned in cyclone, bitten by leaches and a very angry bat. He’s also interviewed bankers, an experience he prefers not to talk about.

Christine Curtis is a freelance copy editor, writer and translator. Born and raised on a farm in the Overberg, she has been calling the City Bowl home for the past 12 years and is still surprised by it every day. After completing her honours in journalism at Stellenbosch University, her love for words led her on a journey that has so far included insightful and unforgettable stops in media monitoring, custom publishing and women’s glossies, with a bit of retail and rock ‘n’ roll in between.

Annalize Rossouw After chalking up professional experience as editor, journalist and sub-editor in the world of business-to-business publishing, Annalize Rossouw set out on her own. She now splits her time between freelance writing, teaching English and running her yoga school. She’s a great fan of fresh ideas, intrepid adventures and simple moments.

Zainab Aboo is a Johannesburg based graphic designer with an affinity toward publication design and layout having worked on several publications. Other interests in the creative field include photography, drawing and painting. On her passion

for design she has said: “The blank page in front of me is my playground to play, create and explore. Its possibilities are

Sheena Roberts is a freelance writer and a budding social entrepreneur among other things. Studying PR through UNISA, she fell in love with balancing being strategic and creative. Her experiences include working in the SMME sector, as well as local government and for private companies. The challenges experienced and great lessons learnt working at grass roots level to higher levels have stood her in good stead. Providing a greater understanding of how different fractions of the working world operate. Being a lifelong learner keeps her making connections and discoveries, and always interested in the world around her.

Shouneez Khan has a BA degree in English and Communication Sciences. In her spare time, she keeps herself busy with her great loves: writing and reading classic English novels. She has strong opinions on politics and voices them through her writing.

Leverne Gething is a freelance writer, editor and publicist who works on subjects ranging from property news to medical research to politics, as well as being a senior writer for Draftfcb Social Marketing. She has an MPhil (cum laude) in journalism from the University of Stellenbosch. After 10 years of specialising in property writing truly believes in the magic of gearing to make money out of property. When not tapping away on her laptop or hanging out at her holiday house in Yzerfontein, she is on the verge of getting back into yoga and pottery.

“I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” - Henry R. Luce (American Publisher and Editor, 1898-1967)

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MESSAGE OF SUPPORT

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

Viola Manuel EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CAPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY We have witnessed many businesses continue to struggle out of the financial mire left in the wake of the sub-prime crisis. But the people in the Western Cape are nothing if not resilient. There is seldom a week that goes by when we don’t encounter a member company who has not only found a way to weather the global economic storm, but seized the opportunity to re-invent themselves, create a new service or product, or in some way innovate. It is the nature of the people in this region to be enthusiastically creative and this is translating into a rather optimistic financial outlook for the region in general.

“IF GROWTH AND INNOVATION ARE TO BE FOSTERED IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, WE NEED TO FIND COMMONALITIES AROUND WHICH WE CAN UNITE.”

The Western Cape has embraced an innovative approach to attract better business, and alleviate poverty. We applaud and acknowledge that the Design Indaba played an important role in increasing trade into the Western Cape in order to assist in creating jobs. We are seeing companies who are genuinely looking to foster and monetise innovation.

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This year the Cape Chamber of Commerce will be driving a Pan African agenda. We will be actively and aggressively finding ways to make the Western Cape the first port of call for global businesses looking to expand their African footprint. For this to succeed, we will need the support of all stakeholders, both public and private. Publications like Top300 Western Cape are therefore key to profiling the region and the many opportunities open to businesses. We are delighted to be associated with the publication again this year, and we are certain that you will find it both valuable and entertaining.

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry constantly strives to recognise this innovation and through annual awards such as our Exporter of the Year and our branch networks’ Excellence Awards, we highlight the achievements of our members. A key challenge for the Western Cape is the lack of cohesion between public and private sectors, academia, NGOs and organised business. If growth and innovation are to be fostered in our local economy, we need to find commonalities around which we can unite. Issues such as job creation, skills development, stamping out corruption at every level and fostering and nurturing an enabling business environment are key pillars in many organisations. Yet we often find ourselves working in isolation. The time has come for meaningful collaboration, for setting aside our differences and finding ways we can support each other and focus on delivery.

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We also need to forever set aside our parochial outlook and realise that the Western Cape has a real ability to market itself as the gateway into Africa. The tourism industry has been successful in this regard, but it is time for businesses in the region to find ways to make the Western Cape appealing to a more global audience.

VIOLA MANUEL Executive Director, Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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MESSAGE OF SUPPORT

WESGRO

Nils Flaatten CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WESGRO This past year marks three decades of Wesgro promoting trade and investment in the Western Cape and so contributing to the economic development of the province. It also marked the 11th consecutive year that the provincial economy has outperformed the national economy and the 9th consecutive year that it has outshone the other eight provinces in terms of average annual growth – truly an achievement worth celebrating.

“A SURVEY OF COMPANIES INVESTING IN THE WESTERN CAPE REVEALED TWO MAIN REASONS FOR INVESTING IN THE PROVINCE: THE DOMESTIC MARKET GROWTH POTENTIAL AND PROXIMITY TO MARKETS OR CUSTOMERS.”

Fittingly, there were many highlights during the past year. The various Wesgro business units undertook several outward selling initiatives and hosted a number of inward missions and delegations, and continued to engage with our local business stakeholders and international investors on various platforms. Through these efforts, we were able to attract almost 10 percent of the total FDI into South Africa in the 2011/2012 Wesgro financial year to the Western Cape, while the province recorded the 2nd highest imports and 3rd highest exports in the country. In the process, we have assisted numerous local companies to market their products and services and created jobs to benefit the people of the Western Cape. A survey of companies investing in the Western Cape revealed two main reasons for investing in the province: the domestic market growth potential and proximity to markets or customers. This speaks strongly to the potential for both local and international business in the Western Cape and bodes very well for future economic growth. Ultimately, the investment potential of the Western Cape will be driven by strategic companies that are committed to ensuring they drive business growth and entrepreneurship. Our strengths in innovation,

creativity and passion are the foundation for businesses to develop and implement investment and export strategies. The Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), under the Enterprise Development (ED) unit has initiated the Provincial Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards as the SMME support programme that will focus on encouraging a culture of entrepreneurship in the Western Cape. The awards promote entrepreneurial activities through identifying, showcasing and recognising innovative entrepreneurs who have displayed excellence in various areas. Along with this, the Minister of Finance, Economic Development & Tourism, Alan Winde, has actively been campaigning the Red Tape to Red Carpet Hotline which small businesses in the Western Cape can call to request assistance for their red tape-related issues or for any general information on starting and growing a business. All this success is only possible through the ongoing support of, and positive interactions with, the Western Cape and international business community, the Western Cape Provincial Government, the City of Cape Town, and all our stakeholders.

Nils Flaatten Chief Executive Officer Wesgro

A quick look at some of the salient figures for 2011/12 below shows: #3.1%

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Growth in the WC economy

Growth in exports

Growth in exports to South Korea

Growth in exports to Zambia

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Growth in exports to Mozambique

Growth in exports of juice

Increase in WC exports of apples, pears and quinces

The share of WC exports going to Asia

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The share of WC exports going to Europe

Cape Winelands’ contribution to WC exports

AIU’s investment performance for 2011/12

The WC share of total FDI into SA in 2011

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Share of FDI value received by Alternative/ Renewable Energy

Services sector’s share of the WC economy

Finance, real estate and business services sector’s share of the WC economy

WC companies assisted with export development

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WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT

MESSAGE OF SUPPORT

Exciting growth in store for 2013

“OVERALL, ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE WESTERN CAPE IS FORECAST TO AN AVERAGE 3.9 PERCENT BETWEEN 2012 AND 2017.”

This year we launched the Economic Development Partnership (EDP). The EDP is not a government agency but a crosssector partnership, incorporated as a non-profit company, aimed at collaboration among diverse organisations to address the problems of persistent poverty, inequality and unemployment. The guiding principle is to lead, co-ordinate and drive the Western Cape economic delivery system to higher levels of inclusive growth. We are confident that the EDP will spell a new and prosperous future for our province and its people. In terms of the outlook for the Western Cape’s economy, as was the case in 2011, our economy is expected to continue growing faster than the national economy. However, the pace of growth in 2012 is forecast to ease, in line with the global and national outlook. Overall, economic growth in the Western Cape is forecast to an average 3.9 percent between 2012 and 2017. This will be supported by growth in finance, real estate and business services, manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, and the catering and accommodation sectors. From an export perspective, our economy remains more exposed to slower growth in Europe than the rest of the country. At over 70 percent, the services sector now dominates the Western Cape economy. Finance, insurance, real estate, business services, retail, wholesale, catering and accommodation, and the transport and communication sectors have shown rapid growth since 2000. The services sector is projected to lead the growth charge, with real GDPR annual growth of 4.1 percent. Employment growth is projected at 2.1 percent. Given the deep technological changes in the communications industry, this sector is again projected to be the fastest growing sub-sector in the province (with real value added growth forecast at 8.5 percent per annum). Other services sub-sectors expected to continue doing well are business services (5.2 percent), catering and accommodation (4.4 percent), and the finance and insurance sector (4.2 percent). Exciting opportunities are opening up in the oil and gas sector and the growth achievements and initiatives in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Information

and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors are commendable. Furthermore, the positive outlook for the tourism industry remains encouraging. An expansion of export production remains an important growth engine for the Western Cape economy. The export of Western Cape goods has grown from R25.1b in 2001 to R54.7b in 2011, an annual compound growth rate of 9.3 percent, faster than that of South Africa which is estimated at 2 percent per annum between 2002 and 2011. Our most dominant trading partner is the European Union (EU), absorbing 37.4 percent of the Western Cape’s goods exports in 2011. Our second most important trading partners are the SADC countries, which absorb 14 percent of Western Cape goods exports. The key destinations are Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which accounted for 78 percent of the Western Cape’s exports to SADC in 2011. The Western Cape ships a comparatively larger share of its exports to African countries, namely one quarter compared to only 17.5 percent in the case of South Africa. SADC remains the more important destination for Western Cape exports and we are pleased that growth in exports to these countries has accelerated in recent years. While the Western Cape’s dominant export markets remain the EU and SADC, we are penetrating non-traditional markets such as the Commonwealth of Independent States, other Asia, the ASEAN bloc, and the BRIC economies on an increasing scale. Over the next year, we will continue our efforts to grow the economy, create more job opportunities and attract even more investment to the Western Cape. Publications like Top300 Western Cape are crucial in profiling our province and the numerous opportunities it offers. I trust that you will enjoy this year’s edition.

Alan Winde Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development & Tourism.

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Companies featured Arup

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Founded in 1946 with an initial focus on structural engineering, Arup first came to the world’s attention with the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, followed by its work on the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Arup has since grown into a truly multidisciplinary organisation. Most recently, its work for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing has reaffirmed its reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs that reinvent the built environment.

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The Blue Train has an aura of mystique about it. Kings and presidents have travelled on this magnificent moving five-star hotel. Its very name has become synonymous with the ultimate in luxury and personal service. The routes of The Blue Train – both scheduled and chartered – take guests through some of the most breathtaking countryside to be found anywhere in the world.

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OBC

What defines today’s leaders is their ability to innovate. To succeed, you have to think differently from the rest and forge ahead with a new approach to break through the old barriers. Solutions to legal problems are often found by exploring new avenues which fall outside a traditional approach to law. At ENS, the focus is on creating just such solutions. Acting for top corporate clients over the years has made ENS one of South Africa’s leading law firms.

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As a leading provider of Education and Training in mainly the Further Education and Training band, the College of Cape Town has much to offer students and prospective partners as an alternative to General Education and Training. Courses lead to recognised, accredited qualifications that are in high demand by commerce and industry.

GIBB has been independently rated as a market leader in the consulting engineering industry. In operation since 1923, with the South African chapter of GIBB starting in 1956. The company delivers world-class solutions across a diverse range of markets and has the technical know-how to achieve the best results for their clients. GIBB is a 100 percent African owned company with 67 percent black ownership.

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Grant Thornton

College of Cape Town

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Set in the heart of the Cape Town city centre, the CTICC is a place where people from all walks of life are brought together; a tangible demonstration of the power of partnership, and an excellent example of the success that can be achieved when public and private enterprises work together towards shared goals. As one of the top 10 tourist destinations in the world, Cape Town is no ordinary city. So it stands to reason that the CTICC would be no ordinary convention centre. Thanks to its innovative design with meticulous attention to detail, its comprehensive array of world-class services, five star accommodation facilities, and dedicated staff, the CTICC consistently delivers the kind of unforgettable experience that keeps event hosts, and their guests coming back – again and again.

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Grant Thornton South Africa was founded in 1920 and provides a comprehensive range of services, including assurance, tax and specialist business advice to dynamic organisations – listed companies, large privately held businesses and private equity backed organisations. Grant Thornton has a national presence with offices in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria/Tshwane. South Africa is also a major force in the Africa network, alongside member firms in Algeria, Botswana, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe is ideally positioned to facilitate clients’ expansion plans in these countries.

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Designated in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, Petroleum Agency SA promotes exploration for onshore and offshore oil and gas resources and their optimal development on behalf of government. The Agency regulates exploration and production activities, and acts as the custodian of the national petroleum exploration and production database.

Radisson Blu

Groupon 9, 54 Launched in 2010, Groupon South Africa features one daily deal on the best things to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across South Africa. The company philosophy is pretty simple: ‘we treat our customers the way we like to be treated’. That boils down to a few key things: We only sell stuff we want to buy; no cheap talk; and Incredible customer service.

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Acuo Technologies (Pty) Ltd was established as a software engineering house in February 2002 and is a member of Reunert Limited. Reunert is listed on the JSE in the electronic and electrical equipment sector, with an annual turnover of US$1b. Through this association Acuo has a strong relationship with other members in the group such as Nashua, Nashua Mobile, Nashua Finance, Panasonic and Reutech Solutions, allowing the grouping to offer a broad range of services. Acuo Technologies is a Microsoft Certified Partner with a number of staff members that have achieved Microsoft certification on .NET development and SQL Server system design.

IFC

Uniquely located on the glittering azure waterfront of Cape Town, the hotel has the majesty of the legendary Table Mountain soaring behind it and every shopping and eating delight beside it. It is also a heartbeat away from Cape Town’s pulsing business centre, an easy stroll (or complimentary shuttle) to the famous Victoria & Alfred Waterfront with its myriad of world-class shops, restaurants, cinemas and colourful working harbour, or a short hop to Africa’s most beautiful beaches and the call of its lush and ancient winelands beyond. The state-of-the-art Cape Town International Convention Centre is a mere 5 minutes away. The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront provides the finest service, setting and comfort, making your stay always one to remember and certainly one to repeat.

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Unisa is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa and the longest standing dedicated distance education university in the world. Unisa enrolls nearly one-third of all South African students. Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the institution became the first public university in the world to teach exclusively by means of distance education in 1946. Throughout the years, Unisa was perhaps the only university in South Africa to have provided all people with access to education, irrespective of race, colour or creed. Given its rootedness in South Africa and the African continent, Unisa today can truly claim to be the African university in the service of humanity.

Northern Telecoms 100 Established in 1981 as a PABX and telecommunication company and virtually one of the first PABX dealers to receive a license to maintain and operate private PABX’s in South Africa. The range of products supported is designed to offer a complete communications infrastructure no matter how diverse or specialised the client’s requirement. Northern Telecoms not only sell PBX’s (Aristel, Ericsson, Aastra, Realitis, ISDX, and NEC) but also have a host of messaging and fax products including full Unified Messaging, Production Fax and Voice Mail solutions, where the company not only support the integrated solutions from our PBX vendors, but also the best of breed industry leaders in these technologies such as Right Fax.

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Situated at the foot of Table Mountain, within a stone’s throw from the Cape Town Stadium and in the heart of Cape Town’s working harbour, the V&A Waterfront offers the visitor an abundance of unforgettable experiences. Indoor shopping and entertainment venues seamlessly merge with ocean vistas and mountain views and the fresh sea breeze and warm African sun add zest to a cosmopolitan, vibrant atmosphere. More than 80 restaurants bring a fusion of international food, from rustic al fresco fish and chips to starched table-cloth cuisine. Come and spend the day with us – there is just so much to do, and so much to discover.

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Convention centre by name. Unforgettable destination by nature. Set in the heart of South Africa’s beautiful Mother City, with the awe inspiring Table Mountain as a natural backdrop, the Cape Town International Convention Centre is far more than a venue, it’s an experience. And with versatile spaces and services suitable to everything from intimate wedding receptions and black tie banquets, to international conventions or global exhibitions, the CTICC is guaranteed to put your event firmly on the map. Featuring: – Up to 11 200 m2 of exhibition space, of which 10 000

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– 33 function or meeting rooms

– An exquisite roof terrace

AV, and planning services – 1400 parking bays

For more information, or to book your CTICC experience, call us on +27 21 410 5000 today or visit www.cticc.co.za

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A-Z LISTING OF TOP300 COMPANIES IN THE WESTERN CAPE

Top300 Western Cape – Research Criteria

The criteria for appearing in Top300 Western Cape were developed in partnership with the Cape Chamber of Commerce, the Western Cape Provincial Government, Accelerate and Wesgro. Topco Media’s internal research department vetted a list of over 7 000 companies within the Western Cape and then focused extensive research on the resulting top 1 000. In drawing up the criteria, cognisance was taken of the fact that the Western Cape is home to roughly 10 percent of South Africa’s population, contributes almost 15 percent of national output and attracts over 16 percent of the country’s foreign direct investment. This stage of research resulted in a list of 350 companies, excluding parastatals, government agencies and structures, which was sent to our partners for final adjudication based on our criteria, to produce the final list, representing the Top 300 companies in the Western Cape.

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The final criteria were drawn up and agreed upon between our partners, and included: • National turnover • Western Cape turnover as a percentage of national turnover or at least 20 percent of total national revenue • Number of employees in the Western Cape: at least 100 employees or 20 percent of total national workforce • Head office location and number of satellite offices in the Western Cape • Percentage of income from exports • Planned revenue growth over the next five years • Planned staff increase over the next five years • Peer consensus through feedback on top five competitors

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Basil Read (Pty) Ltd

Clickatell (Pty) Ltd

ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Berco Express (Pty) Ltd

Clicks Group Limited

Electronic Equipment – 253

Aberdare Cables (Pty) Ltd Electronic Equipment – 253

Absa Group Limited Banks – 810

ACA Group (Pty) Ltd t/a ACA

Other Textiles & Leather Goods – 349

Accenture South Africa (Pty) Ltd Management Consulting – 575

Ackermans – a division of Pepkor Retail Limited Retailers – Soft Goods – 528

Acucap Properties Limited

Real Estate Holding & Development – 862

ADT Security

Security & Alarm Services – 588

African Access Holdings Limited Investment Companies – 850

African Oxygen Limited (AFROX) Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

Afrifresh Group (Pty) Ltd Import & Export – 529

Afrimat Limited

Builders Merchants – 131

Afripower Pty Ltd t/a Hytec Engineering – General – 267

AfriSam (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

Building & Construction Materials – 132

Alexander Forbes Financial Services Holdings Other Insurance – 839

Allan Gray Limited

Asset Managers – 871

Alliance Group (Pty) Ltd

Business Support Services – 581

Altech Isis

Computer Services – 972

American Express Foreign Exchange Other Financial – 879

Appletiser SA (Pty) Ltd Soft Drinks – 418

ArcelorMittal South Africa t/a Saldanha Steel Steel – 188

Arup (Pty) Ltd

Consulting Engineers – 268

Associated Magazines (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Associated Printing (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Astral Foods Limited Food Processors – 435

Aurecon SA (Pty) Ltd

Consulting Engineers – 268

Avis Rent A Car – a division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd Car Hire – 592

Heavy Construction – 137 Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Berry & Donaldson (Pty) Ltd Shipping & Ports – 597

Broadline – Retailers – 527

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Incorporated

Bigen Africa

Law Services – 573

BKS (Pty) Ltd

Food Processors – 435

Blue Financial Services Limited

Travel & Related Services – 537

Blue Label Telecoms Limited

Property Agencies – 864

Computer Hardware – 932

CN Business Furniture

BOE Private Clients – a division of Nedbank Group Limited

Furnishings & Floor Coverings – 342

Command Holdings Limited

Investment Banks – 875

Security & Alarm Services – 588

BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

Compass Group SA (Pty) Ltd

Oil & Gas – Services – 75

Catering Services – 571

Brandhouse Beverages (Pty) Ltd

Consol (Pty) Ltd

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Packaging – 460

Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited

Coricraft Group (Pty) Ltd

Investment Companies – 850

Furnishings & Floor Coverings – 342

British American Tobacco (SA) (Pty) Ltd

Crossroads Distribution (Pty) Ltd

Tobacco – 490

Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Broll Property Group (Pty) Ltd

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Consulting Engineers – 268 Consulting Engineers – 268 Consumer Finance – 873

Property Agencies – 864

Business Systems Group (Africa) (Pty) Ltd Computer Services – 972

C Cadiz Holdings Limited

Investment Companies – 850

Cape Town Iron & Steel Works (Pty) Ltd (CISCO) Law Services – 573

Capespan (Pty) Ltd Steel – 188

Capitec Bank Holdings Limited Banks – 810

Cashbuild SA (Pty) Ltd

Building & Construction Materials – 132

Clover SA (Pty) Ltd

Club Travel SA (Pty) Ltd Cluttons SA (Pty) Ltd

Dairybelle (Pty) Ltd

Food Processors – 435

DataPro (Pty) Ltd t/a Vox DataPro Internet – 974

DCD Dorbyl (Pty) Ltd

Engineering – General – 267

Deloitte

Accounting & Consulting – 880

DHL International (Pty) Ltd t/a DHL Worldwide Express Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Distell Group Limited

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Asset Managers – 871

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CBI Electric Low Voltage

Chemicals – Commodities – 113

Catalyst Property Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd Electrical Equipment – 252

Cell C (Pty) Ltd

Wireless Telecom Services – 678

Cellucity (Pty) Ltd

Retailers – Hardlines – 526

Ceres Fruit Juices (Pty) Ltd Soft Drinks – 418

Chevron South Africa (Pty) Ltd Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

Chubb Security SA (Pty) Ltd Security & Alarm Services – 588

Cipla Medpro South Africa Limited Pharmaceuticals – 480

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Citadel Investment Services Limited

Barnard Jacobs Mellet Private Client Services (Pty) Ltd

Claremart Auction Group (Pty) Ltd

Investment Banks – 875

Telecomms Solutions – 978

Investment Banks – 875

Business Support Services – 581

Easigas (Pty) Ltd

Easypay (Pty) Ltd Software – 977

Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. Law Services – 573

Edward Snell & Co. Limited Wholesale – 530

Electrolux South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Household Appliances & Housewares – 345

Element Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd Asset Managers – 871

Engen Petroleum Limited Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

Ernst & Young

Accounting & Consulting – 880

Eurocopter Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Aerospace – 215

Europcar – a division of Imperial Holdings (Pty) Ltd Car Hire – 592

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Ince (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Fair Cape Holdings (Pty) Ltd Food Processors – 435

Incredible Connection

Fast ‘n Fresh Transport (Pty) Ltd

Computer Services – 972

Fedex Supaswift (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Fifth Quadrant Actuaries & Consultants Holdings Limited

Retailers – Hardlines – 526

First National Bank – a division of FirstRand Bank Limited

Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd

Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Independent Newspaper (Pty) Ltd

Airlines, Airports & Air Charter – 591

Ingersoll-Rand Company SA (Pty) Ltd

Accounting & Consulting – 880

Banks – 810

Intec Telecom Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd Business Support Services – 581 Computer Services – 972

Investec Bank Limited

Foodcorp (Pty) Ltd t/a Marpro Trawling

Banks – 810

Fishing – 434

Invicta Holdings Limited

Foschini Limited

Distributors – 531

Retailers – Soft Goods – 528

IQUAD Treasury Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Fruit & Veg City Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Business Support Services – 581

Food & Drug Retailers – 630

Itron Metering Solutions South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Fusion Outsourcing Services (Pty) Ltd

Other Manufacturing – 140

Business Support Services – 581

Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd Asset Managers – 871

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Real Estate Holding & Development – 862

John Thompson – a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd

Gibb (Pty) Ltd

Engineering Fabricators – 266

Consulting Engineers – 268

Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd

Gijima AST

Personal Products – 477

Computer Services – 972

Juta & Company Limited

GlaxoSmithKline South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Pharmaceuticals – 480

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Gobodo Incorporated

Accounting & Consulting – 880

Grand Parade Investments Limited Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World Gaming – 532

Grant Thornton

Growth Point Properties Limited

H Engineering – Contractors – 264

Heinz Foods (Pty) Ltd Food Processors – 435

Hentiq 2517 (Pty) Ltd t/a Cape Town Fish Market Restaurants & Pubs – 539

Hetzner (Pty) Ltd Hewlett-Packard SA (Pty) Ltd HHO Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd t/a HHO Africa Consulting Engineers – 268

Hi-Fi Corporation

Hirt & Carter (Pty) Ltd Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala Inc.

Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited Investment Companies – 850

Nampak DivFood Packaging – 460

Nampak Tissue Packaging – 460

Nashua Cape Town

Electronic Equipment – 253

Naspers Limited

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547 Other Financial – 879 Banks – 810

Telecomms Solutions – 978 Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547 Heavy Construction – 137

Novare Actuaries & Consultants (Pty) Ltd

Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International

Oceana Brands Limited

Lewis Group Limited

Oceana Group Limited

Lexmark International SA

Octagon Marketing (Pty) Ltd

Liberty Health Holdings

Ogilvy Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

Liberty Life

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Limited

Retailers – Hardlines – 526

Longain Group

Holding Companies – 851

Master Currency (Pty) Ltd

IBM South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Maxidor

Other Financial – 879

Asset Managers – 871

Food Processors – 435 Fishing – 434

Media Agencies – 545 Media Agencies – 545

Life Assurance – 840

Ooba (Pty) Ltd

Mortgage Finance – 877

Oracle Corporation SA (Pty) Ltd Software – 977

Outsurance

Insurance – Non-Life – 834

P Paarl Media Group (Pty) Ltd

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

Pam Golding Properties (Pty) Ltd Property Agencies – 864

Parmalat SA (Pty) Ltd Food Processors – 435

Security & Alarm Services – 588

Computer Hardware – 932

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Oasis Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Shipping & Ports – 597

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Langeberg & Ashton Foods (Pty) Ltd

Food Processors – 435

I&J Limited

Internet – 974

Nampak Bevcan

Investment Banks – 875

Maersk Line (Pty) Ltd

Fishing – 434

Internet – 974

LA Group of Companies

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Fishing – 434

Travel & Related Services – 537

Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited

Law Services – 573

Lusitania Marketing Services (Pty) Ltd

Hylton Ross Tours(Pty) Ltd

Computer Hardware – 932

Norton Rose (Pty) Ltd

Other Financial – 879

Clothing & Footwear – 341

Mustek Limited

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Louis Group Limited

House of Monatic (Pty) Ltd

Heavy Construction – 137

KWV Holdings Limited

Heavy Construction – 137

Mail Order – 523

Murray & Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd

NMC (Pty) Ltd

Liebherr Africa (Pty) Ltd

Homechoice (Pty) Ltd

Packaging – 460

KPMG

Life Assurance – 840

Law Services – 573

Mondi Packaging South Africa (Pty) Ltd – Corrugated Division

New Holland Publishing South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Health Maintenance Organisations – 443

Wholesale – 530

Life Assurance – 840

Konica Minolta SA

Retailers – Hardlines – 526

Retailers – Hardlines – 526

Momentum Group Limited

Neotel (Pty) Ltd

Property Agencies – 864

Computer Hardware – 932

Broadcasting Contractors – 542

Kelly – a division of the Kelly Group Limited

Food Processors – 435

Internet – 974

Midi TV (Pty) Ltd t/a eTV

Nedbank Group Limited

Diversified Industrials – 240

Accounting & Consulting – 880

Haw & Inglis Civil Engineering (Pty) Ltd

Life Assurance – 840

KAP International Holdings Limited

Electronic Equipment – 253

Real Estate Holding & Development – 862

Metropolitan Holdings Limited

NBC Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Employment Agencies – 583

Accounting & Consulting – 880

Shipping & Ports – 597

Kaap Agri (Pty) Ltd Farming – 433

Investment Companies – 850

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (Pty) Ltd

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JHI Property (Pty) Ltd

Electronics Equipment Rental – 502

Hospital Management & Long-Term Care – 444

J van der Sluys (Pty) Ltd Retailers – Hardlines – 526

Gearhouse South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Medi-Clinic Corporation Limited

M-Web Connect (Pty) Ltd

Jewelvest – a division of Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Security & Alarm Services – 588

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547

J Heavy Construction – 137

G4S Secure Solutions (Pty) Ltd

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Peninsula Beverage Company (Pty) Ltd

Saatchi & Saatchi (Pty) Ltd

Superwatt Global Power Generators

Pep – a division of Pepkor Retail Limited

Safcor Panalpina

Sure Holdings Limited

Pernod Ricard South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Safepak (Pty) Ltd

Syntell (Pty) Ltd

PetroSA

Safmarine (Pty) Ltd

PG Bison

Saint-Gobain Gyproc SA (Pty) Ltd

Pick ‘n Pay Stores Limited

Sanlam Limited

Pioneer Fishing (Pty) Ltd

Santam Limited

Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd

Sappi Cape Kraft (Pty) Ltd

Platinum Group (Pty) Ltd

Sasol Nitro – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

Packaging – 460

Retailers – Soft Goods – 528 Import & Export – 529

Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78 Building & Construction Materials – 132 Food & Drug Retailers – 630 Fishing – 434

Food Processors – 435

Retailers – Soft Goods – 528

Media Agencies – 545

Shipping & Ports – 597 Packaging – 460

Shipping & Ports – 597 Building & Construction Materials – 132 Life Assurance – 840 Insurance – Non-Life – 834 Paper – 156

Power Group of Companies

Chemicals – Speciality – 118

Premier Fishing SA (Pty) Ltd

Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

Heavy Construction – 137 Fishing – 434

Premier Food Limited

Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd

Sasol Polymers – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

Alternative Electricity – 683

Travel & Related Services – 537 Business Support Services – 581

T TBWA Hunt Lascaris Cape Town (Pty) Ltd Media Agencies – 545

Tellumat (Pty) Ltd

Telecomms Equipment – 938

The Company of Wine People (Pty) Ltd Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

The Workforce Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd Employment Agencies – 583

Thebe Tourism Group (Pty) Ltd Tourism Bodies – 540

Tiger Wheel & Tyre Tyres & Rubber – 317

Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

Food Processors – 435

Chemicals – Speciality – 118

Touchline Media (Pty) Ltd

Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC)

Sasol Solvents – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

Trans Hex Group Limited

Building & Construction Materials – 132

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

Chemicals – Speciality – 118

Primi World (Pty) Ltd

Chemicals – Speciality – 118

ProSano Medical Scheme

Fishing – 434

Protea Hospitality Group (Pty) Ltd

Clothing & Footwear – 341

PSG Group Limited

Property Agencies – 864

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547 Diamond – 46

Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd

Trencor Services (Pty) Ltd

Sea Harvest Corporation Limited

Tri-Linear Holdings Limited

Seardel Investment Corporation Limited

Truworths International Limited

Seeff Properties Services (Pty)Ltd

T-Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Investment Banks – 875

Sekunjalo Investments Limited

Turf-Ag Products (Pty) Ltd

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Investment Companies – 850

Import & Export – 529

Sentech Limited

Telecomms Equipment – 938

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Other Healthcare – 449

SEW Eurodrive (Pty) Ltd

UAP Crop Care – a division of Plaaskem (Pty) Ltd

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Shoprite Holdings Limited

Unitrans Automotive (Pty) Ltd t/a Hertz Rent a Car

Siemens Limited

Universal Footwear & Trading Company (Pty) Ltd

Sizwe Ntsaluba VSP

UTi South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Smit Amandla Marine (Pty) Ltd Shipping & Ports – 597

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South African Breweries Limited (SAB)

VenFin Limited

South African Courier Systems (Pty) Ltd

Virgin Active South Africa (Pty) Ltd

South African Express Line

Vital Health Foods (Pty) Ltd

Southern Oil Limited

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Accounting & Consulting – 880 Restaurants & Pubs – 539

Health Maintenance Organisations – 443 Hotels – 536

Qualsa Healthcare (Pty) Ltd

Rabie Property Group (Pty) Ltd

Real Estate Holding & Development – 862

Rainbow Construction Cape (Pty) Ltd Builders Merchants – 131

Raubicon

Consulting Engineers – 268

RE/MAX of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Property Agencies – 864

Real People (Pty) Ltd

Consumer Finance – 873

Rectron (Pty) Ltd

Computer Hardware – 932

Redefine Income Fund (Pty) Ltd

Real Estate Holding & Development – 862

Regent Insurance Company Limited Insurance Non-Life – 834

Remgro Limited

Investment Companies – 850

Rentokil Initial (Pty) Ltd

Contract Cleaners & Hygiene Services – 587

Rex Trueform Clothing Company Limited Clothing & Footwear – 341

Ricoh SA (Pty) Ltd

Electronic Equipment – 253

Robertson Winery (Pty) Ltd

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Rohlig-Grindrod Limited Shipping & Ports – 597

Rooibos Limited

Food Processors – 435

RoyalServe (Pty) Ltd

Contract Cleaners & Hygiene Services – 587

S SA Container Depot (Pty) Ltd t/a SACD Freight Rail, Road & Freight – 596

SA Home Loans (Pty) Ltd

Engineering – General – 267 Food & Drug Retailers – 630

Telecomms Equipment – 938 Accounting & Consulting – 880

Beverages – Brewers – 415

Post, Parcel & Courier – 590 Post, Parcel & Courier – 590 Food Processors – 435

Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotels – 536

Spar Western Cape – a division of Spar Group Limited Food & Drug Retailers – 630

Spier Wines (Pty) Ltd

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Spur Corporation Limited Restaurants & Pubs – 539

Standard Bank Group Limited Banks – 810

Stanley Security Solutions (Pty) Ltd Security & Alarm Services – 588

STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes Inc. Law Services – 573

Shipping & Ports – 597

Holding Companies – 851

Retailers – Soft Goods – 528 Computer Services – 972

Chemicals – Speciality – 118 Car Hire – 592

Wholesale – 530

Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Investment Companies – 850 Leisure Facilities – 538

Pharmaceuticals – 480

Waltons Stationery Company Natal (Pty) Ltd Retailers – Hardlines – 526

WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd Heavy Construction – 137

Webber Wentzel

Law Services – 573

Wembley Group of Companies Catering Services – 571

Werksmans Attorneys Law Services – 573

Woolworths Holdings Limited Broadline – Retailers – 527

WSP Consulting Engineers SA (Pty) Ltd Consulting Engineers – 268

Stefanutti Stocks Building Western Cape (Pty) Ltd

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Steinhoff International

Zhauns Group of Companies

Heavy Construction – 137

Furnishings & Floor Coverings – 342

Clothing & Footwear – 341

Sturrock Shipping (Pty) Ltd Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Stuttaford Van Lines (Pty) Ltd Rail, Road & Freight – 596

Mortgage Finance – 877

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Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Arup has been present in Africa for over 60 years and has offices in Botswana, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In addition, the company has and continues to deliver projects in Angola, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Swaziland, Uganda and Zambia. Arup has undergone continuous growth and expansion in Africa and its staff complement comprises approximately 600 people in Africa, supported by a global team of over 10 000.

Built environment Arup’s work in the built environment leaves a significant legacy to subsequent generations. This power, to design and influence the built environment, carries with it a responsibility to do the best possible job for current and future generations. Putting sustainability at the heart of its projects is one of the ways in which Arup exerts a positive influence on the wider world. Investing in research and development is another: without such

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“ARUP HAS BEEN PRESENT IN AFRICA FOR OVER 60 YEARS AND HAS OFFICES IN BOTSWANA, MAURITIUS, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY HAS AND CONTINUES TO DELIVER PROJECTS IN ANGOLA, DRC, GHANA, KENYA, LESOTHO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, TANZANIA, SWAZILAND, UGANDA AND ZAMBIA.” investment, innovation can be stifled. Without the capacity to innovate, our ability to combat the effects of climate change and other global issues would be compromised. Partner of choice Arup brings a new approach to creating sustainable communities and economies, supported by robust infrastructure and design settings where people want to be, spaces where people can afford to live, places in

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Making a difference Through its work, Arup shapes a better world. Founded in 1946 with an initial focus on structural engineering, Arup first came to the world’s attention with the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, followed by its work on the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Arup has since grown into a truly multidisciplinary organisation. Arup’s work for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Olympics in London, has reaffirmed its reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs that reinvent the built environment. Arup brings together broad-minded individuals from a wide range of disciplines and encourages them to look beyond the constraints of their own specialisms. This unconventional approach to design springs in part from Arup’s ownership structure. The firm is owned in trust on behalf of its staff. The result is an independence of spirit that is reflected in the firm’s work, and in its dedicated pursuit of technical excellence.

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“THE FIRM’S ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMANITARIAN AND CHARITABLE CAUSES IS ALMOST A DEFINING FEATURE OF ARUP PEOPLE, AND HAS BEEN FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE FIRM.”

partner of choice for public and private clients around the world. At any one time, it has over 10 000 projects running concurrently.

AET owns 30 percent of Arup Pty (Ltd), and four new beneficiaries were brought on board in 2013. The new beneficiaries are required to study a course in line with the engineering industry, as this is the strategic direction that AET wishes to take, in order to address the shortages of qualified South Africans in the industry. Arup regularly participates in the CESA Job Shadow Day, an annual initiative that is focused on exposing high school scholars to the engineering field, as well as the opportunities that are available within the industry.

Corporate social investment Corporate responsibility is not simply a policy at Arup, but a way of working. The firm’s active engagement with humanitarian and charitable causes is almost a defining feature of Arup people, and has been from the founding of the firm. The Arup Education Trust (AET) was set up in South Africa 2010 as a means to enhance the quality of lives of disadvantaged youths through education and skills development. The

Sustainability Arup was appointed as sustainability consultants on the exciting 21 000sqm CTICC Expansion project; this project will aim to demonstrate world leadership through innovative integrated sustainability. The firm was responsible for sustainability consulting services and the Green Star submission for No.1 Silo office building in the V&A Waterfront, recently awarded with a 6 star Green Star rating.

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“ARUP’S WORK IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT LEAVES A SIGNIFICANT LEGACY TO SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS.” communities and projects, the company uses its breadth of expertise across its building, consulting and infrastructure practices. Arup integrates social, economic, environmental and timeframe considerations into projects, whether new or retro-fit, to give communities a sense of social and environmental wellbeing. This rounded approach has made Arup the

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VALUE PROPOSITION Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants and has been present in Africa for over 60 years. Its global expertise (90 offices in 35 countries) and local knowledge provides a diverse range of professional services to clients around the world. Arup was founded on an enduring set of values which foster a distinctive culture and an intellectual independence that encourages collaborative working. This is reflected in everything we do, allowing us to develop meaningful ideas, help shape agendas and deliver results. Through the company’s innovative and fully-integrated approach, which brings a full complement of skills and knowledge to bear on any given design problem, Arup exerts a significant influence on the built environment. It is the creative force behind many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable designs. The Cape Town office houses a renewable energy and sustainable environment design group, who are the motivation behind major undertakings across the continent; such as the Addis Ababa Arup C40 UrbanLife workshop (part of the firm’s role as strategic advisor to the C40 and the Clinton Climate Initiative to regenerate the world’s largest cities), customising the Australian Green Star rating tool for the South African market, and calculating the carbon footprint for the COP17 event in Durban. Arup summarises its approach in one statement: “We shape a better world.”

COMPANY INFORMATION STATISTICS / DEMOGRAPHICS / HISTORY Year founded: 1946 (Arup group) Year Western Cape office opened: 1965 Founding members: Ian Scott & Ugo Rivera Employees: 22 in Western Cape, 400 in South Africa, +10 000 globally Branches: 1 in Western Cape, 4 in South Africa, 35 globally Memberships in Western Cape: WC Supplier Database (Tradeworld), Cape Winelands District Municipality, City of Cape Town, Eskom, Intersite, PGWC, Department of Public Works, SA Heritage, Stellenbosch Municipality BUSINESS & FINANCE Turnover: R841 998 030 (2012) Financial year-end: 31 March Bank: Standard Bank Auditors: Taffias Sandberg KSI Current customer base in Western Cape: Property developers and owners, government, wind and solar renewable energy developers and investors, private companies, NGOs Key clients in Western Cape: City of Cape Town, Provincial Government, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, International Polar Foundation, Andreas & Sue Struengman Foundation, Just Energy/Oxfam, Allan Gray, Engen, Convenco, Slimsun, Scatec Solar, Gestamp Renewables, Old Mutual, Nedbank, Standard Bank, RMB, IDC, DBSA, Eskom Export activity: Globally

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CONTRACTS & AWARDS Industrial standards: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standards; British Standards; International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO); National Road Traffic Act; National Building Regulations (All National Acts) Environmental standards: ISO140001 Occupational health and safety standards: OHSAS18001 ISO rating: ISO14001 Recent awards: PMR Diamond Arrow for Structures (2011), the PMR Diamond Arrow Award Civil Engineers, +PMR Diamond Award Arrow Civil & Structural Engineers (2010) Recent major contracts: Western Cape: CTICC Expansion, Eskom Renewable Owners Engineer, Cape Town Inner City Transport Plan, Renewable Energy (Wind, PV, Hydro) Lenders Technical Advisory and Owner’s Engineer Services Recent conferences: Fourth Wind & Power Conference (March 2012); Africa Rail, Ports & Harbours Show (June 2012), GBCSA (October 2012), Power Electricity Conference JHB, SAPOA Durban EMPOWERMENT STATUS Black Empowerment Level shareholding: 25.1%-50% / executive directors: 5%-25% / non-executive directors: 5%-25% Empowerment rating: Level 4 Contributor – National Empowerment Rating Agency (NERA)

REGIONAL MANAGER WESTERN CAPE Damane Hlalele

CONTACT INFORMATION Regional Manager Western Cape: Damane Hlalele Chairman: Lungi Sisulu Sub-region leader: Damane Hlalele COO: Joe Strydom Financial Director: Joseph Ndala Marketing & Business Development Manager: Richard Deh Human Resources Manager: Aneshnee Moodley Other directors: Colin Dittmer, Laurence Saville, Ric Snowden, James Oppenheim and Robert Care Physical address: 1st Floor, Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Postal address: PO Box 3228, Cape Town 8000100 Telephone: +27 (0)21 409 3500 Fax: +27 (0)86 673 0250 95 Email: capetown@arup.com 75 Website: www.arup.com

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OVERVIEW

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WC by numbers R41 165 average monthly salary,

Company Secretary, professional services sector

105 722 more women than men in the province

R52 607

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net worth of the wealthiest resident in Stellenbosch, Johann Rupert and family

14%

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of the top 10 most expensive SA suburbs are in the WC

3.9% forecasted economic growth between 2012 and 2017

43 000 new jobs in transport sector Q3 2012

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Doing business in the Western Cape Table 1: Economic outlook for the Western Cape (%) real growth in GDPR, 2012 – 2017 Description Agriculture, forestry & fishing

2012f

2013f

2014f

2015f

2016f

2017f

6-year average growth

-0.5

2.4

3.2

3.3

2.7

2.9

2.3

Demographic & living standards Population

Mining & quarrying

-2.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

0.9

Manufacturing

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.0

Electricity, gas & water

1.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.1

Construction

2.8

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

4.8

Retail & wholesale trade, catering & accomodation

3.8

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.0

3.5

Transport, storage & communication

3.1

5.8

5.1

5.5

5.6

5.4

5.1

Finance estate & business services

3.4

4.4

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.2

4.8

Community, social & personal services

2.3

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

General government

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

GDPR at basic prices

2.9

3.6

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.3

3.9

282 023

Population share

5.39%

African share

9.0

Coloured share

71.6%

White share

19.2%

Labour force

127 717

3.4%

4.7%

West Coast

Source: BER/Quantec (f = forecast)

Table 2: Occupation structure of formal sector employment, 2012Q1 South Africa

Western Cape

Number (‘000s)

Share (Percent)

Number (‘000s)

Share (Percent)

10 095

100.0

1 562

100.0

Managers

995

9.9

164

10.5

Professionals

728

7.2

119

7.6

Total formal employment

High skilled

1722

17.1

283

18.1

Technicians

1427

14.1

212

13.6

Clerical

1360

13.5

212

13.6

Service & sales

1531

15.2

235

15.1

Skilled agriculture

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0.4

6

0.4

1095

10.8

156

10.0

935

9.3

113

7.2

Skilled

6398

63.3

935

59.9 †

Elementary

1979

19.6

344

22.0

Low skilled

1979

19.6

344

22.0

Crafts Operators & assemblers

Notes: 1. An asterisk (*) denotes a statistically significant difference at the 95% level of confidence between Western Cape and South African estimates, while a dagger (†) indicates a statisically significant difference at the 90 per cent level of confidence. 2. Shares may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Source: Own calculations, StatsSA (2012)

9.2%

Cape Winelands

77.9% 16.1%

Cape Metro

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Demographic & living standards Population Population share

3 469 467 66.39%

African share

34.9%

Coloured share

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White share

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Geographical composition of the Services sector, 2005 – 2010

Total Population

5 228 654

Population share

100%

African share

30.1%

Coloured share

50.1%

White share

Geographical composition of Western Cape manufacturing GDPR, 2005 – 2010

18.5%

Labour force

2 429 607

Demographic & living standards within the Western Cape by region

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Demographic & living standards Population

706 192

Population share

13.59%

African share

20.5%

Coloured share

65.1%

White share

14.0%

Labour force

317 839

Demographic & living standards

0.6%

Population

Little Karoo

54 477

Population share

1.09%

African share

9.6%

Coloured share

80.4%

White share

Labour force

9.9% 19 971

0.3%

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Demographic & living standards Population Population share

2.5%

9.69%

African share

29.0%

Coloured share

52.2%

White share

Labour force

18.4% 225 904

Demographic & living standards Population Population share

209 981 4.09%

African share

20.0%

Coloured share

59.6%

White share

Labour force

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Alan Winde WC Mi n i s t e r o f F i n a n c e

The Western Cape’s economic outlook has gained positive results in the last financial reporting year, so we sent Shouneez Khan out to ask the Minister to talk us through some of the positive investments made and programmes implemented to ensure the province’s continued economic growth.

Who in your opinion are the top investors in the Western Cape region? From 2009 to June 2012, the Western Cape attracted 80 international Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects with a total value of R30.1b. The top source markets for FDI into the Western Cape, in terms of share in the number of projects (from 2009 to June 2012) were the United Kingdom (15 projects), the United States (13 projects); France and Germany (nine projects each); and the Netherlands (six projects). Africa is the Western Cape’s fastest growing export region (20 percent) followed by Asia at 10 percent and America at 7 percent. SADC is by far the Western Cape’s largest trade partner in Africa accounting for 68 percent (R7.6b) and growth of 19 percent in 2010-201. Western Cape trade with the rest of Africa is as follows: • West Africa: 18 percent (R2.1b) growth of 48 percent in 2010-2011 • East Africa: 8 percent (0.9b) growth of 6 percent in 2010-2011 • Northern Africa: 1.2 percent (R0.5b) growth of -54 percent in 2010-2011 • Middle Africa: 5 percent (R0.2b) growth of 32 percent in 2010-2011 What is the WC provincial government doing differently regarding economic development and tourism? The Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s goal is to grow entrepreneurship, create the opportunities necessary for economic growth and job creation, provide skills development training and market our destination to investors and potential travellers. The manner in which we do this differently is through innovation and seeking new solutions to old problems. A crucial development in this regard was the launch of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP) in April this year. The EDP is not a government agency but a cross-sector partnership, incorporated as a non-profit company, aimed at collaboration among diverse organisations to address the problems of persistent poverty, inequality and unemployment. The guiding principle is to lead, co-ordinate and drive the Western Cape economic delivery system to higher levels of inclusive growth. Another innovative programme is our ‘Red Tape to Red Carpet Strategy’ launched in August 2011. This strategy is designed to

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reduce red tape blockages in the economy so the region becomes an easy place to do business. A fully operational call centre has been established that allows members of the public to report red tape blockages, receive assistance from staff with an extensive network of contacts within government and private institutions and organisations and where the public can enquire about support services available to SMMEs. The call centre has recorded an 82 percent resolution rate. The Red Tape call centre number is 0861 888 126. This year in an effort to further streamline functions associated with destination marketing, Wesgro became the province’s single trade, investment and tourism marketing agency. This will ensure better coordination of the Western Cape Government’s outward facing marketing initiatives, the optimisation of the Future Cape 2040 brand and the enhancement of the Western Cape’s image as a world-class business and tourism destination. What projects are foreign investors investing in, in the Western Cape region? Are these projects aligned with strategic objectives? The Western Cape’s software and IT services sector receives the largest number of investment projects from foreign investors. Other sectors are

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business services, consumer products, communications, and hotels and tourism. These are indeed aligned with our strategic objectives as these are sectors rich in terms of job-creation possibilities. Does the ‘tourism marketing’ of the Western Cape contribute to the growth and re-development of the region? Tourism currently contributes over 10 percent to the region’s GDP. We hope to grow this figure to 15 percent by 2015. Last year, the Western Cape garnered a number of international accolades including that Table Mountain was voted one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. This year, Cape Town was listed as one of the world’s most loved cities by CNN, and the world’s most watched news show. These international accolades have served to increase our exposure in markets across the world and make Cape Town and the Western Cape a must-see destination. Wesgro, will continue to vigorously market the Western Cape as a tourist destination to both local and international tourists in order to reach the goal of 15 percent. As the Minister of Economic Development & Tourism, do you firmly believe in the Future Cape Brand? Do you believe it’s a brand worth investing into? Indeed. Future Cape 2040 is a strategic development process aimed at scoping a shared long-term economic vision and plan with Western Cape leaders from all sectors seeking buy-in towards achieving common goals with measurable objectives. The Future Cape 2040 vision emphasises the need for resilient and inclusive growth and the imperative to reach agreement on how to respond to the scourge of structural unemployment. The vision also emphasises the requirement to adapt to the scarcity of resources and to the environmental challenges of achieving sustainable growth in a way that will enhance competitiveness. The Future Cape 2040 process and the City of Cape Town’s City Development Strategy have been incorporated in One Cape 2040, which is now referred to as an articulated vision called Towards 2040 – Unlocking our Potential. The relevant document is a statement of direction for the regional economy and does not pretend to be an overall development plan with detailed recommendations. The vision for 2040 is to have a highly-skilled, innovation-driven, resource-efficient, connected, high opportunity and collaborative society facing the challenge of creating a resilient, inclusive and competitive Western Cape with high rates of employment, growing incomes, greater equality and an improved quality of life for all our citizens and residents that addresses the crisis of joblessness, overcomes our legacy of skills and asset deficits and responds to environmental risk. How important is it for Cape Town to evolve into a Smart City? It is quite important, hence the Broadband Plan. We aim to create the largest mesh network in the world that will connect all households in Khayelitsha, Mitchell’s Plain and Saldanha Bay. What is the WC provincial government doing for entrepreneurship? Eighty percent of new jobs globally are created by Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMMEs). In South Africa, SMMEs contribute between 52 and 57 percent to the GDP and provide 61 percent employment. Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. The Western Cape Government is determined to provide support that stimulates the growth of entrepreneurial activity in our province. We have set aside R53.5m during the current financial year for this very purpose.

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“Another innovative programme is our ‘Red Tape to Red Carpet Strategy’ launched in August 2011. This strategy is designed to reduce red tape blockages in the economy so that the region becomes an easy place to do business.”

We recently launched the Partnership Network which aims to provide support to SMMEs. Led by the Western Cape Government, the Partnership Network brings together under one umbrella three key small business support service providers in the Western Cape, namely: • Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) – with 3 offices and 12 Enterprise Development Centres located in strategic points across the province. • The Business Place – located in Philippi, Cape Town CBD and Harare in Khayelitsha. • The West Coast Business Development Centre – located in Saldanha with a satellite in Vredendal. The co-ordination of these organisations will ensure that entrepreneurs and SMMEs in the Western Cape now have access to over 20 small business support centres. Through the centres, we are providing a bigger, better range of services including: • Business development support; • Access to industry support programmes; • Full diagnostics on new and existing enterprises; • Access to DTI incentives; • Co-operative support programmes; • Access to training; • Access to departmental programmes; and • Access to the SEDA Technology Programme. It was suggested through a recent internal survey that the government should fervently implement a Department of Entrepreneurship, what are your thoughts on the matter? Our strategic programme to support entrepreneurship in the Western Cape is located in the Department of Economic Development & Tourism. While there is always room for improvement, our support to entrepreneurs has been largely effective in this arrangement. What does the Western Cape offer? The Western Cape offers vibrant cultural activities, including classical music and performance, contemporary art festivals, a very active nightlife, beach activities and water sports, outdoor sports and many other attractions for people who choose to live and work here. Having such lifestyle options available attracts young skilled professionals that help companies become dynamic market leaders. How many ports are there in the province? There are three ports in the province. These are Cape Town, Saldanha on the west coast and Mossel Bay on the south coast. The ports of Cape Town and Saldanha offer excellent shipping and cargo services, and Mossel Bay acts as a hub for the gas exploration industry operating off its shores. These ports are being further developed (to the tune of R4.2b in the case of Cape Town), to provide increased capacity and more services for the growing African oil and gas industry.

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY OF THE WESTERN CAPE AND THE REGION’S EXPOSURE TO EXPORT PERFORMANCE AS A SOURCE OF GROWTH MEANS THAT THE OUTLOOK FOR THE WESTERN CAPE, COMPARED WITH THE REST OF SOUTH AFRICA, IS MORE VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE SHORT TERM. ALREADY THE SLOW GROWTH IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) HAS CAUSED WESTERN CAPE EXPORTS TO GROW AT A SLOWER PACE THAN IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. COMPILED BY SHEENA ROBERTS

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“EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPENING UP IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR, AND THE GROWTH ACHIEVEMENTS AND INITIATIVES IN THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SECTORS ARE COMMENDABLE.”

Like the global economy, South African economic growth slowed down during 2012, extending the weaker growth recorded in the first quarter of 2012. The outlook for the Western Cape (WC) is relatively more positive. Growth in the province is expected to remain above that recorded nationally for 2013.

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However, the pace of economic growth in 2012 was forecast to ease in line with the global and national outlook. Overall, economic growth experienced in the province is forecast to average 3.9 percent between 2012 and 2017, supported by growth in the finance, real estate and business services, manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, catering

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and accommodation sectors. The Western Cape does, however, remain more exposed from a trade perspective, to a slower-growing Europe than the rest of the country, making the province’s economy more vulnerable if the euro-area recession is much deeper or longer than forecast. It is expected that growth in the province will follow a similar trend to

that forecast for the national economy, i.e. a slight moderation in growth followed by a mild acceleration in growth during 2013 through to 2017. Quantec/BER forecast that regional gross domestic product (GDPR), at basic prices, will rise to 3.6 percent during 2013. Growth is likely to be supported by the finance, real estate and

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business services sector (4.8 percent growth on average), which, although not the fastest growing sector over the period, remains the biggest contributor. Other sectors expected to contribute notably to GDPR growth are the retail and wholesale trade, catering and accommodation (3.5 percent), manufacturing (3 percent), and the transport, storage and communication sectors (5.1 percent).

DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN CAPE ECONOMIC SECTORS Key findings: • The services sector, which accounts for close to three quarters of GDPR, experienced the most rapid growth during the 2000s and, in terms of employment, more than compensated for the steep job losses in the agricultural, manufacturing and construction sectors. The sector did not contract during the 2008/2009 recession. • The skills intensity of the demand for labour does not match the semi- and unskilled nature of the labour supply. This and the subdued growth of the tradable-goods sectors, which typically provide semi- and unskilled job opportunities, add to unemployment, thus contributing to the phenomenon of “jobless growth”. • Economic activity is geographically concentrated, with 87 percent of services GDPR, 85 percent of manufacturing and 60 percent of agricultural output generated in the Cape Metro and Cape Winelands districts. There is evidence of pockets of strength outside the City Central Business District, in both the manufacturing and services sectors, where growth and employment creation are more robust. • The outlook for agriculture is positive in the context of a growing global food shortage, and widespread poverty and underdevelopment in Africa. • The manufacturing sector is projected to grow at 3 percent per annum, which is higher than its trend growth rate over the 2000s but well below the growth in the previous business-cycle upswing. • On a sub-sector level, the radio, TV and professional equipment, automotive, metals and machinery, and food and beverage sectors are projected to grow above the average (3.5 to 4.3 percent). Clothing, textiles and leather goods, furniture and petrochemicals are projected to grow around 3 percent, and the electrical machinery, non-metal minerals, and wood and paper products sectors are expected to lag behind the rest, with real value added growth of around 1.5 to 2 percent. • The services sector is projected to lead the growth charge, with real GDPR annual growth of 4.1 percent. Employment growth is projected at 2.1 percent. Given the deep technological changes in the communications industry, this sector is again projected to be the fastest growing sub-sector in the province (with real value-added growth forecast at 8.5 percent per annum). Other services sub-sectors expected to continue doing well are business services (5.2 percent), catering and accommodation (4.4 percent), and the finance and insurance sector (4.2 percent). The projected growth of finance and

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insurance is below that achieved over the 2000s, which is to be expected in a global environment of financial deleveraging and in the local context of the National Credit Act putting a damper on credit utilisation. • The outlook in some crosscutting sectors, prioritised by the Western Cape Government (WCG), is encouraging and an important part of the Western Cape economic growth dynamic. Exciting opportunities are opening up in the oil and gas sector, and the growth achievements and initiatives in the business process outsourcing and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors are commendable. Furthermore, the positive outlook for the tourism industry remains encouraging. • An expansion of export production remains an important growth engine for the province’s economy, which can be encouraged by the WCG through policy measures aimed at strengthening the supply side of export growth. • The world’s developing and emerging market economies are outperforming the advanced economies from an economic growth perspective. The difference in growth performance has been accentuated in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Seventy percent of global economic growth is expected to come from emerging markets over the next few years, and the province should be ready to face this challenge and utilise the associated opportunities. • The Western Cape has strong and stable trading relations with the EU, regarding exports and imports. Despite some key shifts, the EU remains the favourite export destination (absorbing close to 40 percent of the regional exports) and source market for imports (one fifth) across most industries. • The growth of exports to the EU and other traditional trading partners, including the Southern African Development Community (SADC), over the 2000s has been below par. • Non-traditional export destinations are gaining market share. Export growth has been stronger to regions such as the newly industrialised countries (Nics); Brazil, Russia, India and China (Brics); “other Asia” (mainly China and India); the Associational Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc, Middle East and North Africa (Mena), non-SADC Sub-Saharan African countries, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Latin America. • In many instances growth is occurring from a low base but the regions listed here account for 31.2 percent of the Western Cape’s export destinations in 2011, which is about double the share in 2001. This development is of a bilateral nature, since the import share of these regions (excluding Mena) increased from 18.6 percent in 2001 to 36.7 percent in 2011. • Seen within a national context, the shift to emerging economies has been less pronounced because the Western Cape does not produce bulk commodity exports on the scale that they are produced in South Africa’s mining provinces and exported to countries such as China. • The province’s share of exports to the EU has remained relatively stable; 63 percent of the province’s exports to the region comprised agro-processing exports in 2011, an area in which it has a clear comparative advantage. • Agricultural exports to the EU also appear to have been doing well during the global recession. While this comparative advantage suggests that the EU will remain a key market. There is evidence that even in this sector, the search for new markets is on.

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Unpacking agriculture, forestry and fishing The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector is an important component of the economy in the Western Cape, not only for its direct contribution but also because of its important forward and backward interindustry linkages. Directly, the sector contributed 4 percent (or R13.8b) to the Western Cape GDPR in 2010 and employed 6.5 percent of the regional workforce. When the inter-industry linkages are considered, the agro-industry can contribute as much as 10 to 12 percent of Western Cape GDPR. The key point about agriculture in the province is the fact that while the province accounts for 14.2 percent of national GDP (2010), the Western Cape agricultural sector accounts for 23.2 percent of

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national agricultural GDP. The province, therefore, has a revealed comparative advantage in agricultural economic activity.

The challenge • Job losses in the agricultural sector happened faster in the Western Cape than anywhere else in the country. The seasonal workers were the biggest losers in the job stakes. A 46 percent reduction of farm workers of 1.1 million in 2004 to 624 000 in 2011. Another reason for the decline is the fact that there is higher economic growth in the secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy. • Farmers across the country have collectively said it was time to reduce their dependence on farm workers as much as possible and

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THE KEY POINT ABOUT AGRICULTURE IN THE WESTERN CAPE IS THE FACT THAT WHILE THE PROVINCE ACCOUNTS FOR 14.2 PERCENT OF NATIONAL GDP (2010), THE WESTERN CAPE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ACCOUNTS FOR 23.2 PERCENT OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL GDP.

move towards a more mechanised way, like their US and Australian counterparts are doing. It is natural for agriculture to decline but not to become obsolete as the economies are modernising. • To increase agricultural activities, farmers have to gain a more competitive edge in the global market by increasing export commodities and looking for new opportunities.

The potential • Global food shortage and widespread poverty on the African continent adds to the significance of this sector for the Western Cape. • The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations calculates that globally the demand for grains (wheat, rice and coarse grains) exceeded production by an average 15 million tonnes per annum over the period 2000-2008. The same body estimates that the world population will grow by over a third between 2009 and 2050, with nearly all this growth occurring in the developing countries of the world. Global food production needs to increase by 70 percent by the year 2050 in order to meet the demand generated by this rapid population growth (DEDaT, June 2011: 42). • Combined with the impact of higher crude oil prices (increasing

food production costs) and the growth of the biofuels industry – this disproportionately impacts on food-importing countries and poor communities – it also presents an opportunity for producers and the authorities in developing countries, in particular, to respond.

FAST FACTS • The agricultural sector exports more than 30 percent of its annual production. • The wine industry contributes nearly 50 percent of these exports, having increased its share from a mere 5.2 percent in 1992. • In 2008, the Western Cape agricultural exports accounted for 45 percent (R27.8m) of national agricultural exports. • Western Cape agricultural exports have grown strongly over the past decade; in real terms the annual compound rate of growth since 1995 has been 15.5 percent (DEDaT, June 2011: 41). • The agricultural sector, including processed food and beverages, accounted for more than half of the cumulative real growth in aggregate Western Cape exports from 2000 to 2010, and is therefore by far the dominant export industry in the province.

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Growing the manufacturing sector During the years of economic expansion, growth approached the 4 percent level but contracted by 3.3 percent per annum (2008-2009) during the recession. Manufacturing activity bounced back in 2010-2011 to 3.6 percent growth. A relatively strong recovery in the large food and beverages sector is notable, as well as the bounce-backs in the struggling non-metal minerals, and wood and paper sectors.

The challenge • About 63 590 jobs were lost in the manufacturing sector during 2000-2010 at an annual rate of 2.2 percent. • No less than 60 percent of these job losses occurred during the recession and the first two years of economic recovery. • The rate of retrenchment in the Western Cape manufacturing sector exceeded that in the rest of the country; the Western Cape manufacturing workforce shrunk by 25 percent between 2000 and 2010, while shrinkage in the rest of South Africa came to 10 percent (Municipal Economic Review and Outlook, 2012)

The potential The projected annual growth rates by sub-sector over the forecast period 2012-2017: • Overall, annual manufacturing real growth is projected to be 3 percent, which is slightly faster than the trend growth rate over the 2000s.

• The province is projected to grow by an annual average of 3.9 percent over the corresponding period. • Sub-sectors projected to grow above average include the radio, TV and professional equipment sector (4.3 percent per annum, 2012 2017), the automotive sector (4 percent), metals and machinery (3.7 percent), and food and beverages (3.5 percent). • Sub-sectors projected to grow close to the average, i.e. 3 percent per annum, include clothing and textiles, furniture and other industries and petrochemicals.

FAST FACTS • Close to 70 percent of manufacturing value added in the Western Cape is produced in the Cape Metropolitan area. • Adding the Cape Winelands manufacturing brings the combined share of the two districts to 85 percent. • In agriculture these two districts produce 60 percent of real GDPR and in services it is 87 percent. • Close to two-thirds of the Winelands manufacturing sector consists of food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing, which is a mature industry and expanded by only 1.5 percent per annum over the 2000s. • A district in which the manufacturing sector really underperformed is the West Coast.

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A robust business services sector The Western Cape’s services sector (ranging from the renting of transport equipment, machinery and household goods, to computer-related activities, research and development, and other business services such as legal, book-keeping and auditing services, tax consulting, market research and business consulting) remains the mainstay of the provincial economy. This broad sector accounts for 73 percent of value added in the province. It grew fastest over the 2000s (averaging 4.7 percent during 2000-2010) and created more than 260 000 jobs at a rate of 2.2 percent per annum.

The challenges • The recovery growth of the sector is somewhat muted due to a sustained slump in the communications sector and a relatively weak recovery in the financial and business sector. • Retailing conditions are unlikely to reach the buoyancy they obtained during the 2004-2007 period due to the anticipated pressures on the consumer.

The potential • While other sectors such as retail and wholesale, transport and business services benefit from inward tourism (domestic and foreign travellers), the catering and accommodation sector will be a prime beneficiary.

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• The retail and wholesale sector is projected to accelerate from its sluggish recovery in 2010/11 (2.8 percent per annum) and is expected to achieve average growth of 3.4 percent per annum over the forecast period. The community, social and personal services sector and the government are projected to expand close to their historical growth rates.

FAST FACTS • The services sector is the largest sub-sector, accounting for 30 percent of all services. • Next in size is retail and wholesale (18.6 percent), followed by finance and insurance (14.4 percent), and government (13.9 percent). • Adding social and personal services (7.1 percent) these sectors together added more than 260 000 jobs to the workforce over the past 12 years. • The fastest-growing service sub-sector was communications (8.1 percent per annum), followed by finance and insurance (7 percent), business services (5.7 percent), catering and accommodation (4.4 percent), and retail and wholesale (4.3 percent). • The sector created employment at a rate of 3.6 percent per annum, retail and wholesale, and the government at a rate of 2.6 percent, and community, social and personal services at a rate of 1.9 percent.

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African Logistics & Shipping International is a privately owned and independent South African logistics company. The company offers a wide range of international freight forwarding and logistics services incorporating the demands of supply chain requirements.

company can accommodate your shipments efficiently and in a personalised environment, using a method of one point of contact throughout the process. Vision To update and improve knowledge of the industry at all times, therefore enforcing the commitment of excellence, efficiency and transparency towards clients.

African Logistics & Shipping International ships cargo via air and sea to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Far East, Indian Ocean Islands and the USA. With a network of partners nationally and internationally, the company is able to provide an efficient and personalised service to our clients and arranges cross trade shipments successfully in conjunction with global partners.

Mission To encourage continuous growth in trade, in industry, and empowerment of staff.

It uses the services of all the major airlines and shipping lines, and because of the volumes it ships, they are able to negotiate with the airlines and shipping lines to keep rates market related and competitive. Although African Logistics & Shipping International is a relatively young company, their staff have over 30 years combined experience in the industry. African Logistics & Shipping International is owner-managed and is BEE compliant with a Level 3 rating. Airfreight import and export African Logistics & Shipping International offers a customised solution on a global scale in agreement with a wholesale consolidation service. This is a cost effective service

based on consolidation with nominated agents and utilising the carriers that offers the best rates and services, thereby offering reduced rates based on volumes which ultimately benefits the client. Ocean freight import and export African Logistics & Shipping International applies its full attention to detail approach to allow for professional handling of all FLC, LCL and break-bulk shipments to and from anywhere in the world. A strong network of partners around the world, strongly backed by the use of efficient shipping lines the

African continent African Logistics & Shipping International has many shipments to various destinations in Africa, and can offer the client a dedicated service to these areas, using expert procedural experience shipping via air, sea and road to these regions. They have partners in many of the African countries and aim to improve their expertise in these areas in an ongoing basis to keep in line with the market demand.

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Exporting for growth Expanding the capacity to produce exports has a causal link with economic growth. A detailed analysis of the data on Western Cape exports with a special emphasis on the direction of trade, specifically the destination of exports and the shifts that can be detected in this regard, supports this link. Although specialisation and trade (domestic and international) do not in themselves represent a dynamic theory of economic growth and the role of trade, it can be concluded that specialisation and the trading of a growing surplus of production can only be accommodated in an expanding market. Applied to the Western Cape, the implication is clear. Growth in the province can be facilitated on the demand side of the growth equation by growth in output aimed at markets that are external to the region, that is, exports to other regions of South Africa and through exports, as conventionally understood, to foreign markets. Since the

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global market is so much larger than the relatively small South African market, it stands to reason that growth in production to be sold abroad through exports, although a more difficult exercise, provides much more growth potential than production to be sold in the rest of South Africa, thus providing growth opportunities for the province and, ultimately, South Africa.

The challenges • Developing a regional awareness among firms of the contribution that selling abroad can make to profitability and company growth, as well as marketing the region as a source of quality. • Export producers, having identified markets, depend on the availability of skilled workers and adequate infrastructure to produce for these markets. • Investment in human capital by developing worker skills.

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SINCE THE GLOBAL MARKET IS SO MUCH LARGER THAN THE RELATIVELY SMALL SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET, IT STANDS TO REASON THAT GROWTH IN PRODUCTION TO BE SOLD ABROAD THROUGH EXPORTS, PROVIDES MUCH MORE GROWTH POTENTIAL THAN PRODUCTION TO BE SOLD IN THE REST OF SOUTH AFRICA.

From a sector point of view, once the importance of export oriented growth is realised, attention should focus on the development of industries that produce tradable products, that is, products (services and goods) that are traded across borders. • As far as borders are concerned, it would be appropriate to distinguish between regional and national borders – a distinction that should become clear when reflecting on the Western Cape sector development.

The potential • A need exists to expand the export base of the province to include a greater contribution of non-traditional, manufactured goods. • Grow exports to the rest of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Diversification in this sense, however, does not mean that existing markets and exports products should be neglected. Every effort should be made to expand the export production of both unprocessed and processed agriculture products. • These products may even prove to be the gateway to market diversification, especially in view of the fact that countries in Asia with their large populations and income growth cannot produce

sufficient food to satisfy the growing demand. The growth in wine exports to China in recent years illustrates how an expansion of exports can be absorbed in a new market, which means that an existing lead to export products can serve the goal of market diversification without neglecting traditional markets.

FAST FACTS • A new reality has developed in the global economy, the reality that 70 percent of global growth over the next few years will come from emerging markets. • The emerging markets share of global GDP has increased from 36 percent in 1980 to 45 percent in 2008, and is projected to increase to 51 percent by 2014 (CDE, March 2012: 4-5). • New and wealthier consumers will be located in increasing numbers in emerging markets. • UNCTAD (May 2011) reports that for the first time in history inward FDI to developing and transition economies exceeded that to advanced economies in 2010. • Transnational corporations in search of expanding markets and production efficiencies are increasingly investing in emerging markets.

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People, expertise, excellence

INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD VRIES GROUP CEO, GIBB

Contact details: Tel: +27 (0)11 519 4600, or visit: www.gibb.co.za highly competitive market with little room for differentiation. In this regard, GIBB is best known for top talent and its long track record of successful delivery.

of infrastructure services. This is embedded in our mission statement that drives us to continuously seek ways to improve our delivery cycle and to compete with the best.

Acquired any new joint ventures recently? Our most recent acquisition includes APS Plan Africa, a leading town and urban planning consultancy to complement our engineering service offering.

What key or important innovations have you made in any sphere of your business over the past year, or plan for the future? In March 2011, GIBB launched its new business strategy named Project SMART. Project SMART is a fundamental review of how engineering services are delivered with the aim of achieving high levels of efficiencies and effectives in the organisation. The process requires the full participation of everyone in the organisation and this has been achieved through a well-structured change management process.

Do you subscribe to the view that business serves a ‘triple bottom line’? The long term sustainability of our organisation is dependent on ensuring that a balance is achieved between the environment, people and profits. To this end, we have ensured that we continually plough back in the communities where our projects take place, through our CSI programme. Our Environmental Services division ensures that projects are implemented in a balanced way. Our business strategy specially sets out our strategy of achieving sustainable growth (which we have consistently achieved over the last few years). What business are you in? Consulting engineering. What is your main value proposition? We are a multi-disciplinary engineering company that delivers world-class solutions across a diverse range of markets. For over half a century, GIBB’s expertise and professionalism have been paramount in moulding the potential of Africa, promoting sustainable growth and socio-economic prospects.

What are your views of the social networks? The engineering industry is a business-tobusiness sector. Social media, as a means of communications still has great potential to develop over time. GIBB has embarked on an internal initiative to use social media as a future platform of communication.

What are your competitive advantages? Our people. We have a winning combination of talent, a well-earned reputation of excellence and in-depth knowledge that ensures ultimate success to projects. Our slogan is People, Expertise, Excellence, and this holds true for our business.

Are you satisfied with the company performance thus far and what can be done to improve process, systems and performance? We are a dedicated team and strive for excellence. We look at our processes on an on-going basis to ensure improvement and performance. Internally, we have a Project SMART process which started two years ago and today, is part of our business.

Tell us about your strategy that differentiates your business from competitors? The engineering consulting industry is a

What is the driving force behind your company and what does it hope to achieve? GIBB’s vision is to be a world-class provider

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A market leader in the Consulting Engineering Industry GIBB is a 100% African owned company with 67% black ownership. Our head office is in Johannesburg and we have a reliable network spanning the African continent. Our in-depth consulting, design and management approach allows for a good working relationship between our clients and ourselves to fully meet the needs and outcomes required on any project. This is underpinned by our ISO 9001 quality system which GIBB has been independently certified for since 1999. The winning combination of our team of top talent, well-earned reputation for excellence, in-depth industry knowledge and commitment to timeous, within budget delivery ensures that you will be guaranteed ultimate success of your project. Our long track record of industry awards is a testament of the recognition by our industry peers.

GIBB remains committed to achieving excellence in every project. We are proud to be the company of choice for the continent’s greatest engineers, who are leading experts in their fields. Our technical expertise is enhanced through our relationships with our global partners. The markets we operate in are: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Transportation Freight and Logistics Power and Energy Water Sanitation Housing and Community Infrastructure Property Development Geotechnical and Tunnelling Natural and Built Environments Mining Infrastructure Health Infrastructure Education Facilities

The Intelligent Choice With a solid track record spanning over half a century, GIBB has established itself as a partner of choice. Backed by a Level 2 BBBEE rating, GIBB provides engineering solutions to a diverse range of markets across the African continent.

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Sub-sector overviews BUSINESSES GEARED TOWARDS GROWING THE ECONOMY AND CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IS KEY TO SUSTAINED GROWTH IN THE PROVINCE. THESE SECTORS, HIGH GROWTH PROPULSIVE SECTORS THAT CAN GENERATE CONSIDERABLE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.

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Communications “We live in a connected world that has gone far beyond simple one-to-one communications between individuals,” says Anthony Doman, deputy editor of Popular Mechanics and seasoned media man. “Today, constant multi-way conversation spans friends (real and virtual), family, e-commerce and even home appliances and cars. Information is the currency driving this – hence the boom in the communications sector, with its tools being the ready availability of cheap data and the growing spread and speed of the Internet, some of this being pushed strongly by government as we see the development of the information society giving rise to a knowledge economy.” The communications sector has grown rapidly over the last decade and become a cornerstone in the Western Cape economy. The forecasted growth is 8.5 percent per annum. The creativity of the human capital is part of the wealth of this sector. There is great power in knowledge, and staying innovative is key in allowing us to compete economically in the global village.

Real estate The real-estate industry has experienced a boom of note in the last decade, even during the economic downturn. The Western Cape has outshined and outperformed the other eight provinces, attracting regional, domestic and international buyers, including first-time home buyers. The province is seen as a great lifestyle area, which is a key draw card for attracting a skilled labour force. Environmental friendliness and ‘going green’ are important areas to develop, as a way to keep attracting an inward migration, brain gain and the financial purchasing power that contributes to the regional overall economy. Education is factor when purchasing property, as the province boasts the best performing educational system in comparison to the other provinces. The Western Cape’s green lifestyle is seen as an important factor to a good-quality life, as opposed to Gauteng’s main attraction of being the biggest economy domestically and on the African continent. South Africa has performed exceptionally well in the global realestate market, especially in comparison to Europe and the US during the recent global crisis. Direct foreign investment is a great spin-off from the World Cup, which has impacted positively on the real-estate market by attracting foreign investment to our beautiful shores.

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Finance and insurance The Western Cape is seen as the stronghold of the finance and insurance sector, as the presence is stronger here than anywhere else in South Africa. The sector has experienced a steady, continuous growth, even through an economic global recession that is now in recovery. The financial sector is not only an infrastructural sector but also plays a key role in the Western Cape economy, contributing quite significantly to South Africa’s GDP on the whole. Even though the finance and insurance sector has bloomed over the last few years, the employment rate has been stagnant due to the fact that the development of this highly skill-intensive industry, especially at managerial and professional levels, remains a constraint. Subsequently, this has a direct impact on the skilled labour, which in turn has a direct effect on the local and domestic economies. The finance and insurance sector has contributed an impressive 15 percent to the Western Cape economy alone – a remarkable feat, especially in the cautious, recovering economic climate of today. Different aspects of the sector are recognised by global competitive studies, including the International Monetary Fund. A projected growth for the financial sector is 6 percent per annum, higher than previously expected. South Africa is known to have one of the most mature financial industries in the world. Competing in the international economic arena, knowing we have a well-regulated, well-developed financial sector that compares favourably with industrialised nations. The province’s economy proves that the ground is very fertile for more than just the financial sector.

Oil and gas The Western Cape is positioned as a major hub in the oil and gas industry. The Chevron Refinery is based in Milnerton. The Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PetroSA) maintain six tanks, 1.19 million cubic metres each, at the largest oil-storage facility in Saldanha. PetroSA also has a gas-to-liquid refinery in Mossel Bay. The anticipated development of an offshore supply base, and an oil and gas industrial development zone in Saldanha Bay is expected to catalyse development in the sector, as is the redevelopment of the Port of Cape Town in collaboration with key partners across all spheres. The continual rise of the price of oil per barrel has increased

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“THE WESTERN CAPE HAS OUTSHINED AND OUTPERFORMED THE OTHER EIGHT PROVINCES, ATTRACTING REGIONAL, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, INCLUDING FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS.”

“THE WESTERN CAPE’S GREEN LIFESTYLE IS SEEN AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO A GOOD-QUALITY LIFE, AS OPPOSED TO GAUTENG’S MAIN ATTRACTION OF BEING THE BIGGEST ECONOMY DOMESTICALLY AND ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. ”

exploration and production globally. The Gulf of Guinea, in West Africa, has not let this lucrative opportunity pass by. The fact that South Africa, through the Western Cape, has positioned itself to capture market share from increased exploration and production activity, it too shouldn’t let the opportunities slip by. US$15b is going into the development of the Gulf of Guinea. The Western Cape has captured 1 percent of the market share – therein lies huge opportunities. The province has the strategic and infrastructural advantage to capitalise on the opportunity to handle the exploration and production activity. The unique capabilities make it competitive and offer specialised services, e.g. servicing dynamic thruster propulsion systems for ships at the two deep-water ports, Cape Town and Saldanha Bay. Part of the constraints and challenges are the efficiency of the ports; knowledge of the industry has to change, as well as the mindsets of the stakeholders. Highly skilled and specialised artisans are needed to work on ship repair and boat building; colleges are not producing the skills set needed. The volatility of the rand’s exchange rate creates havoc on export sector. Companies in the industry are optimistic as to the employment creation and growth factor.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) The future of ICT is bright and shiny because it is one the fastest-growing sectors in the Western Cape. ICT offers exciting opportunities for business and development. The Western Cape Provincial Government sees this sector as one of the key growth areas. What makes the environment fertile and ripe for the present and forecasted growth are the combination of creative minds and modern electronic communications technology to bring South Africa and the world closer together. Jenny McKinnell, executive director of Cape Information Technology Initiative (CITI), a major roleplayer in the ICT sector in the Western Cape, sums it up: “The Western Cape has a highly networked, innovative, entrepreneurial IT start-up community. The combination of our four universities, two business schools and two medical schools; regional strengths in film, design, multimedia, financial services, asset management and retail; as well as an established cluster of mobile application and mobile payments companies, remote sensoring and M2M [machine-to-machine] communications devices; and innovative software development houses, makes us a highly innovative tech and design region.” Growth has been between 5 and 6 percent over the 2011-2012 financial year. It is expected to grow at a reasonable rate of 5 percent per annum. The ICT sector is a challenging one because of its transient nature and the short lifespan of technology. The leaders in this specialised sector have to continue pushing boundaries to stay innovative, creative and on top of their game, locally as well as internationally.

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“THE COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR HAS GROWN RAPIDLY OVER THE LAST DECADE AND BECOME A CORNERSTONE IN THE WESTERN CAPE ECONOMY. THE FORECASTED GROWTH IS 8.5 PERCENT PER ANNUM.”


“THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE LARGEST SUBSECTOR IN THE PROVINCE PROVIDES REAL VALUE-ADD AND EMPLOYMENT.”

It’s exciting to know that the ICT sector will continue to grow due to the unique advantages specific to South Africa as well as the African continent. We are on par with Israel in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, and next to Australia and India globally.

Food and beverages The food and beverage (agro-processing) industry in the Western Cape enjoys key competitive advantages, considering the distribution of these industries at a national level. The economic value of the largest sub-sector in the province provides real value-add and employment. The food and beverage sector has strong forward linkages in the tourism, retail, and catering and accommodation sectors in the Western Cape. Huge, fast-growing and developing nations like China and India present lucrative markets for exporting products that they are not able to produce themselves. Goods like wine, jam, and dried and canned fruits are key products for export. The agricultural processing industry is already well established and able to accommodate the new trends in the global food chain. The challenge is to capitalise fully on these trends. Because of the powerful backward linkages in the agriculture sector, water shortages and climate change could threaten the sector. This is where the industry has to be creative and innovative with regards to overcoming these challenges. The agriculture and agro-processing sectors will always be important and valuable to the provincial economy as well as its export profile. As the domestic economy strengthens, so will the demand increase for the products.

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Automotive The automotive industry has experienced a growth spurt in the increased sales of domestic vehicles. Lower interest rates, a highly competitive trading environment, as well as great incentives and the introduction of new, affordable vehicles make for a buyer’s market. “Despite the ongoing and wide-ranging effects of the global economic meltdown, there are signs of a cautiously upbeat mood in the local automotive industry,” says Anthony Doman, who has extensive experience and understanding of the media and automotive industries. “Passenger car sales are up. Contributing factors include greater availability of keenly priced ‘developing world’ cars aimed at an emerging black middle class seeking personal transport, and generally favourable financing options with stable, moderate interest rates. Worryingly, though, the effects of a lack of business confidence in the country are evident in the slump in sales of commercial vehicles, generally a reliable indicator of economic health.” Despite the signs of weakness in the national economy, the South African automotive industry has shown continued growth. Financial institutions have made it their business to increase consumer spending by making it easier to gain access to finance. A steady growth in the sector will continue well beyond 2012, as car sales increase.

“DESPITE THE ONGOING AND WIDERANGING EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, THERE ARE SIGNS OF A CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT MOOD IN THE LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY,” SAYS ANTHONY DOMAN.

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Online dynasty INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL GUASCO AND WAYNE GOSLING JOINT CEO’s

Contact details: +27 (0)21 401 0630, Email: info@groupon.co.za or visit: www.groupon.co.za What business are you in? Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader in local commerce, making it easy for people around the world to search and discover great businesses at unbeatable prices. Groupon is reinventing the traditional small business world by providing merchants with a suite of products and services, including customisable deal campaigns, credit card payments processing capabilities and point-of-sale solutions to help them attract more customers and run their operations more effectively. By leveraging the company’s global relationships and scale, Groupon offers consumers incredible deals on the best stuff to eat, see, do, and buy in 48 countries. With Groupon, shoppers discover the best a city has to offer with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and more with Groupon Goods.

Biography Daniel Guasco and Wayne Gosling co-founded Twangoo, which is now known as Groupon South Africa. Groupon is the fastest growing internet company in history. What makes Groupon such a phenomenon is the use of collective buying power that provides a winwin for businesses and consumers, delivering more than 1 000 daily deals globally.

What are your competitive advantages? As a member of the Groupon family we have the support and backing of our international colleagues. Now operating in 48 countries, we are able to share strategies and campaigns that have worked all around the globe. A key focus area that has helped us succeed is our customer’s well-being, it is important that we ensure customer satisfaction to ensure this continued rapid growth online. It’s about owning the trust, from the start to finish of the deal. We believe the key to our success is because we offer our customers a safe platform, greater choice and attractive deals in a growing market like South Africa. Tell us about your strategy that differentiates your business from competitors in the same industry? We keep our focus on maintaining the high quality of our deals and enhancing the customer and business experience with new features. For us traditional forms of local advertising (newspapers, radio, etc.) are far more significant competitors. On the surface, other deal sites are the same, but there’s a huge difference in quality.

We have worked hard to create a brand that is more of a city guide than a deal site. The discount is a nudge for subscribers to try something new and the demographic profile of our customer is highly attractive and appealing to advertisers. Our research shows that Groupon customers typically spend more than the value of the Groupon (for restaurants, 60 percent more) and are an incredible source for new customers and an opportunity for repeat business. We do our research to make sure the businesses we work with are outstanding brands. Groupon continues to see year-onyear growth, has 200 million subscribers worldwide and its goods business which is just over a year old has a $1.5-billion revenue rate. Groupon is a global leader in local commerce and makes it easy for people around the world to search and discover great businesses at unbeatable prices. What are your plans for the future of Groupon South Africa? Groupon SA’s future strategy is to grow and build our travel category, with a strong focus for product categories. At the same time, we hope to expand and grow the existing categories as well. We are on a big drive to promote all of our city deals and focusing on local deals and experiences is a trend which can be noted internationally. In South Africa, the beauty and wellness sector of Groupon continues to be our most popular category, which is in line with the rest of the world.

“IT’S ABOUT OWNING THE TRUST, FROM THE START TO FINISH OF THE DEAL. WE BELIEVE THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS BECAUSE WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS A SAFE PLATFORM, GREATER CHOICE AND ATTRACTIVE DEALS IN A GROWING MARKET LIKE SOUTH AFRICA.”

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Stretching to the far reaches of Asia and rebounding to our very own doorstep, new financial centres are emerging to challenge the old order of London-New York dominance. The Brics – Brazil, Russia, India, China and new member South Africa – are at the head of this development. But by no means are they the only emerging markets to turn investors’ heads. Many happen

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to be in our own neighbourhood. For the Western Cape with its export-oriented economy, the emergence of African economies from decades of stagnation is especially exciting. As traditional trading partners such as the European Union and the US struggle to shake off the effects of recession, previously ignored countries are now rising in importance.

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The process is being hastened by the need for Western capital to find alternatives to the moribund economies of Europe and the US. “People are looking to emerging markets to pull them out of the mess,” says Simon Freemantle, asenior analyst at the Africa Political Unit of Standard Bank Research. “It’s important that South African enterprises recognise this and grab the opportunity this represents.”

Freemantle notes that Africa’s youthful population is another factor in its favour. The ‘youth curve’ that helped drive China’s economy is now manifesting in Africa, which is hitting the sweet spot where young people outnumber the elderly and children, two groups that do little to contribute to productivity. In 1950, for instance, Nigeria had half the population of the US;

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THE TRADITIONAL ROADSIDE MARKET IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ASPIRANT CONSUMERS, WHETHER IT’S FOR A PAIR OF LEVI’S JEANS OR PACKAGED READY-TO-EAT MEALS.

by 2050 Nigeria’s population will have overtaken that of the US to reach an astounding 400 million people. For exporters, it’s a market waiting to happen. In November last year Nigeria joined the JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets, only the second African country to do so after South Africa. Long associated with the corruption of its oil-dependent economy, Nigeria is in the process of reforming its energy sector and cleaning up its graft-ridden civil service. Soon, it is expected to overtake South Africa as the continent’s largest economy.

Powering ahead The rapid growth in population, once viewed with Malthusian gloom, may be the continent’s biggest asset. With more people has come a growing middle class, which, as a percentage of the population, has advanced steadily. In 1980, 111 million or 26 percent of the continent’s population fell in this category, rising to 151.4 million or 27 percent of the population in 1990, with a further surge to 196 million in 2000 and a dramatic increase to 313 million in 2010, equating to 34.3 percent of the population (African Development Bank, 2011). The rise in absolute numbers has been more dramatic, compared to the percentage rise, and this is best explained by the increase in population with Africa having hit the 1 billion population mark in 2010. Six out of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are now in Africa, and some 300 million people are now regarded as consumers, according to the African Development Bank. The traditional roadside market is no longer enough to meet the needs of aspirant consumers, whether it’s for a pair of Levi’s jeans or packaged ready-to-eat meals. Customers want to shop in airconditioned comfort and are not content to slog through mud-splattered streets with chickens scattering in their path. “People in retail have been talking about Africa for some time now,” says Gareth Pearson, CEO of BMi Research, based in Johannesburg. “But now they are making the move.” Familiar brands such as Clicks, Edgars, Game, Jet and Mr Price are competing with each other north of the Limpopo as they have done for years on their home turf of South Africa. So are OK, Pep, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Spar, Truworths, Tuskys and Woolworths. “The African consumer now has spending power and he wants to use it on brands. He wants the choice,” Pearson says. And that choice, typically, is found in a dedicated retail space that is specifically designed around the needs of the leisure consumer. He notes that it is now possible to buy Western Cape wines in retail stores across the continent. “The taste is for Cape table wines among the new class of consumer. It’s not cheap either, because bottled wine is usually moved by truck from South Africa up north. But people want it, so retailers make sure it’s available.”

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As economies above the Limpopo begin to grow, so their barriers against trade are beginning to relax in response to growing demand for imported goods. For the Western Cape’s struggling textile industry, this is good news. “Before 2010 Nigeria had a virtual ban on imported clothing, which inhibited major retailors from entering the country,” says Michael Chu’di Ejekam, a director at Actis, a London-based private-equity firm with substantial African commercial-property investments. “Since the lifting of the law that year we have seen a major increase in retail activity.” The relaxing of restrictions has led to a flood of South African retailers, especially clothing chains, into Nigeria. Mr Price, Foschini and Truworths are among those now taking space in shopping centres that are springing up all over Lagos as a result. “The entrance of these companies brings the mix in a mall closer to 40 percent retail, which is expected,” explains Ejekam.

Beyond the Brics It’s the Brics that get all the attention, but they are by no means the only emerging economies to be worth taking note of. “The United Arab Emirates [UAE] is especially important in this respect because it is rolling out some big projects that require outside expertise,” says Dr Lyal White, director of the Centre for Dynamic Markets at the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute for Business Science. A casual glance at the well-stocked shelves of supermarkets in the UAE reveals common South African brands ranging from Bokomo rusks to Koo baked beans. The oil-rich country is also a well-established destination for some of South Africa’s biggest firms, such as Aveng and Murray & Roberts. White points to what he calls ‘second-tier emerging markets’ – countries such as South Korea, Turkey and Indonesia that are becoming powerhouses in their own right. All too often they are discounted but he notes, Turkish investment in Africa is almost on a par with that of Brazil.

Caveats abound It’s not all sunny skies, however. The anchors of the world economy, the US and the EU, remain mired in debt and low growth. The EU’s woes are particularly worrisome for South Africa, as the EU is its largest trading partner. The Eurozone’s debt crisis, which the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) calls the biggest threat to world financial stability, has hit South Africa especially hard. The slowdown in exports has shaved almost a percent off South Africa’s GDP, the OECD noted recently. Although the US has shown signs of recovering from its post-boom hangover, it still faces the ‘fiscal cliff’, which, if it materialises, could push the global economy into recession. Unless a bitterly divided Congress can agree to a new round of debt and tax concessions, the world’s

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“WHILE THE WESTERN CAPE’S DOMINANT EXPORT MARKETS REMAIN THE EU AND SADC (SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY), WE ARE PENETRATING NONTRADITIONAL MARKETS SUCH AS THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES, THE ASEAN BLOC AND BRIC ECONOMIES ON AN INCREASING SCALE,” WINDE SAYS.

biggest economy will grind to a standstill and bring everyone else to a halt with it. Resource nationalism is the threat from within. As emerging markets become destinations for resource investors, they are raising taxes and demanding a larger share of the spoils. Tension between growing economies that see each other as competitors can also produce unexpected growth inhibitors. China, in particular, has come in for harsh words. Cheap goods from China were one of the largest external factors inhibiting the exploitation of the manufacturing sector in South Africa, said Stewart Jennings, chair of the Manufacturing Circle, in November last year. As a result, local businesses are clamouring for ever-higher tariff walls against imports. Others, however, believe competitive imports can only lead to more emerging-market growth. “Chinese products do not only take jobs, they also create them,” says Bill Janeri, general manager for developing markets at Global Sources, a global trade-fair organisation that brought the China Sourcing Fair trade exhibition to Johannesburg at the end of last year. “Products made in China need people to sell them to consumers. These are usually local people who understand their market. By creating middlemen in target countries, Chinese manufacturers are also generating entrepreneurs,” he says. Emerging markets, Janeri notes, have far more to gain working with each other than if they viewed competing countries as threats. “For countries to grow they have to build. And to build they need material – lots of it. Often the best way to get it is to import. This creates a cycle of growth that benefits everyone.”

WESTERN CAPE GROWTH TO POWER AHEAD The fairest Cape has weathered the economic crisis better than the rest of the country and has emerged ready to take advantage of growing opportunities in emerging markets to the north. The Western Cape economy will grow an average 3.9 percent between 2012 and 2017, said Alan Winde, the province’s Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism in his recent budget address. The economy remains more exposed to slower growth in Europe than the rest of the country, with the European Union (EU) taking 37.4 percent of the Western Cape’s goods exports in 2011, Winde noted. But altogether exports have grown from R25.1b in 2001 to R54.7b in 2011, an annual compound growth rate of 9.3 percent – that’s faster than that of South Africa as a whole, which advanced two percent per annum during the same period. As an indication of the province’s maturing economy, services now contribute more than 70 percent towards its GDP. Although agriculture, once the mainstay of the region, remains important, it is making room for sectors such as finance, insurance and property. Business services, retail, wholesale, catering and accommodation, transport, and communication are also gaining ground. Trade with emerging economies in the region and beyond is expanding rapidly. “While the Western Cape’s dominant export markets remain the EU and SADC [Southern African Development Community], we are penetrating non-traditional markets such as the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Asean bloc and Bric economies on an increasing scale,” Winde says. Employment, however, remains a concern. “Unfortunately, the skills intensity of the demand for labour does not match the semiand unskilled nature of the labour supply. The relatively slower growth of the tradable-goods sectors, which typically absorb semiand unskilled labour, consequently adds to unemployment. This mismatch underlies the phenomenon of ‘jobless growth’. From last year little has changed regarding this structural imbalance in the regional economy,” he says. A few sectors do show promise of taking up some of the slack in the labour force. The most exciting is the unfolding oil-and-gas sector; Cape Town is becoming a regional hub for repair and maintenance of rigs that are operating off the west and east coast of Africa. In 2012 more than 5 800 jobs were created in this arena. “The Western Cape has all the right features in place to become the oil-and-gas hub for Africa. This is our firm goal,” says Winde. “The sector has enormous potential to contribute to the growth of the Western Cape economy and create job opportunities for the citizens of our province.” Perhaps the Cape’s biggest advantage is the appeal of its coastline, Winelands and cosmopolitan lifestyle, drawing a steady stream of skilled people into its thriving IT sector. This is a trend that is likely to continue as the province attracts young, smart, educated people to its beaches and wine estates. FNB’s Home Loans Property Barometer shows the province consistently outperforms others when it comes to luring buyers from elsewhere.

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king? REAL ESTATE IS OUTPERFORMING MANY SECTORS WITHIN THE WESTERN CAPE ECONOMY, BUT COULD IT ACTUALLY BE CONSIDERED A SAVING GRACE? BY LEVERNE GETHING

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“THE AESTHETIC BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE, INTERNATIONAL PROFILE AND RELATIVE AFFORDABILITY CONTINUE TO UNDERPIN STABILITY AND ENHANCE GROWTH, WHICH WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.”

Could South Africa’s real estate sector be the turnaround king? This sector is one of the best-performing sectors within the Western Cape economy. Let’s take a look at how this sector has performed over the past financial year and forecast performance for the next five-year period. South Africa’s real estate sector is worth an estimated R4.9-trillion and contributes almost 10 percent of the country’s GDP. However, Samuel Seeff, Chairman of Seeff Property Services, says South Africa’s GDP needs to grow significantly before the real-estate sector sees convincing growth. “Following the introduction of the National Credit Regulator (NCR) in 2007 and the global economic crisis of 2008, sales volumes across the Cape Metropolitan area just about halved. There was a mini recovery in 2010, largely on the back of positive sentiment around the 2010 World Cup, but by early 2011 it was evident that high price expectations on the part of sellers were holding back volumes. “The year 2012 has been a better, with more robust trade, predominantly in the sub-R1.5m sector, but Seeff has sold a number of high-value properties above the R20m mark, mostly on the Atlantic Seaboard,” he says. “This year has also seen sellers adjusting to the new pricing realities, which has seen more high-deals coming through, but no real fireworks as yet. Buyers are taking their time and properties still spend twice as long on the market as they used to.

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“It is now five years on from the introduction of the NCR in 2007 and there is still no real recovery on the horizon. Having said this, it remains business as usual for the industry. It is just that a new ‘normal’ has set in, where the challenges that face the property market have become the norm that we have to deal with,” says Seeff. Dr Andrew Golding, Chief Executive of the Pam Golding Property Group, concurs: “Although economic conditions remain challenging, the ‘shock’ of a recessionary climate is abating to some extent as people become accustomed to the new norm and once again start to focus on their changing needs. “In the Cape Town Metropole there has been an improvement in sales turnover in respect of increased value of property sold from [2011] to [2012] to date,” he says. “This is due to a number of factors, including a noticeable increase in middle-market activity (R1.5m to R4.5m) and upper middle market (R4.6m to R10m), as well a number of sales at the very top end of the luxury market (R25m to R50m).” Sectional title sales in recession-resistant markets (Atlantic Seaboard, City and City Bowl) have increased, and there has been an improvement in the sale of units in new developments, mostly completed, which indicates that buyers are prepared to pay a (moderate) premium for new and modern. “There has also been a significant increase in the holiday-home market, driven by the excellent value offered along the West Coast as the result of the bearish conditions in this market over the past five years,” says Golding. Seeff says that, aside from residential buying, the Cape Metropole is popular for second homes, holiday homes and investment homes, with a healthy short-term rental market, especially along the coastal belts and in the CBD, owing to demand from CTICC visitors. “The Cape Metropolitan remains a strong property market with the propensity for significant capital growth. History shows that property values in areas such as the Atlantic Seaboard and even in Constantia and Bishopscourt have retained their values during the economic downturn.

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“This year, 20 residential properties have already been sold in the price band of R20m and above (all on the Atlantic Seaboard – in Fresnaye, Clifton and Bantry Bay), with the highest prices ranging from R30m to R50m. In contrast, only two residential properties priced above R20m have sold in the Johannesburg area – both in Hyde Park, with R22m being the highest price paid,” says Seeff. The fact that the city is well marketed by Cape Town Tourism means there is an awareness – both within the country and abroad – not only of the city as the country’s top city brand, but also of leisure offerings. “Cape Town is highly sought after by visitors and buyers alike, including the wealthy from Johannesburg, South African expats and foreign buyers, especially in the UK and Europe, while interest from Africa’s oilrich countries is growing, e.g. Nigeria and Angola.” So when are we likely to see an uptick in the property market? Says Seeff: “Quite frankly, it’s difficult to say, as we are simply in uncharted territory. Much depends on the macro-economy and how this unfolds. Once the economy picks up, we should start seeing more demand for property, especially at the top end of the market. Much of the ‘old stock’ will then clear out and we will see some new properties coming in. Once there is new stock and robust demand, prices will start climbing and we will see a return to what we would view as normal trading conditions. But right now this still seems about 18 months away, provided that economic growth levels normalise.” Golding says that, even though the global recessionary climate, limitation of mortgage finance availability, South Africa’s political scenario and security concerns are all challenges on the downside, the Cape remains a favourite. “The aesthetic beauty, lifestyle, international profile and relative affordability continue to underpin stability and enhance growth, which we expect to continue its upward trajectory over the next 12 months.” Andrew Boraine, Chief Executive of the Cape Town Partnership and Convener of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP), says the formal economic-growth forecast for the province for

“CAPE TOWN IS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER BY VISITORS AND BUYERS ALIKE, INCLUDING THE WEALTHY FROM JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICAN EXPATS AND FOREIGN BUYERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE UK AND EUROPE, WHILE INTEREST FROM AFRICA’S OIL-RICH COUNTRIES IS GROWING, E.G. NIGERIA AND ANGOLA.”

the next five years is 3.9 percent (Provincial Review and Outlook, 2012). “The issue is not so much how we are doing compared with other provinces and the national average – we are slightly above – but how we are doing in relation to our main global competitors. In this regard, there is much room for improvement. “The Western Cape EDP is in the process of compiling a regional economic performance index to measure the state of our regional business and investment climate, in order to better identify where improvements can be made in terms of the level of competitiveness, as well as the inclusivity and resilience of the economy.”

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“THE UNIVERSITY HAS ESTABLISHED SEVEN REGIONS TO ENSURE THE CONSISTENCY OF ACCESS AND SERVICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.” service to all its students, resulting in enhanced learner support, increased throughput and an improved amount of graduates. Open Distance Learning (ODL) The purpose of ODL is the expectation that learners will succeed; and the maintenance of rigorous quality assurance over the design of learning materials and support services. Unisa colleges These disciplines have been grouped into seven Unisa colleges, namely: College of

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Designing a AT FIRST GLANCE, CAPE TOWN’S TITLE OF WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL 2014 MIGHT HOLD AS MUCH WEIGHT AS BEING VOTED THE FRIENDLIEST CITY: NICE TO HAVE BUT WITH LIMITED LEVERAGING POTENTIAL. BUT THIS ASSUMPTION IGNORES THE POWER OF DESIGN AS A SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION. BY ANNALIZE ROSSOUW

In 2011, when Cape Town was crowned World Design Capital for 2014 (WDC2014), it became the first African city to get the nod from this prestigious initiative created by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. “The aim of the WDC event is to highlight how design can be used for social, economic and cultural development,” explains

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Gillian Benjamin, board member of the WDC2014 implementation company Cape Town Design and owner of design studio Make Content. “We need people to move away from the notion of design being object-based, like a beautifully designed dress, a slick phone or a streamlined car. The underlying aim of the WDC designation is to get people to understand how design can improve everyday life and to broaden peoples’ notion to include the design of processes and services.” To illustrate this, she points out that using limited available resources to design a new administration process for clinic patients could eliminate the need for taking a day off work just to see a doctor. “If this process can be rethought and an improvement made that makes life easier for sick patients, then design has been used in a small way to transform life.” She adds that innovative thinking could also shape the country’s economic future. For instance, not being able to compete with countries like China has decimated South Africa’s textile industry. But by growing the country’s ‘knowledge economy’, raw products could be beneficiated to add value to our manufacturing and export industries, and to create employment. “A crucial element of WDC2014 is to promote Cape Town as a destination for design and innovation excellence, specifically in the emerging-market domain, where we face challenges related to rapid

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It’s all about the people Cape Town was up against developed cities such as Dublin, Ireland, and Bilbao, Spain, on the shortlist for the WDC2014 title. So what gave Cape Town the edge? Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana is managing director of the Cape Town Partnership, the organisation responsible for having co-ordinated Cape Town’s WDC bid. She says, “Of all the cities bidding, Cape Town had a compelling story – a story of inspiration and hope against a history of deep struggling in an era when separation was key. Cape Town’s problems are really upfront and we exhibit signs that we’re able to use design as a key ingredient of development looking forward.” Makalima-Ngewana adds that the world has acknowledged that cities are about people. Cape Town’s bid book for the WDC2014 title clearly

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urbanisation, such as sanitation and basic service delivery,” agrees Anton Groenewald, the City of Cape Town’s Executive Director of tourism, events and marketing. Groenewald represents the city on the board of Cape Town Design. Reports from WDC2012 – Helsinki, Finland – is that design has been used to find solutions and make improvements in industries as diverse as airport security, workwear, signage, library services and healthcare. Furthermore, the international exposure Cape Town is already attracting through this accolade will boost various local industries including tourism.

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illustrates this. The first page is filled with responses from residents to the question “What makes Cape Town a great design city?” The answers varied from “Great ideas are born on the Table” to “The mother city: old enough for history, young enough for change and innovation”.

Local is lekker This idea is underlined by Groenewald and Benjamin, who both believe that the WDC2014 encourages strong resident participation. “Resident involvement is really the core of what the WDC is about. It’s about getting people to conceptualise what they want in their city or an issue they want to tackle, and then getting them to design a process, a service or a spatial intervention that they think will improve the situation,” states Benjamin. Local participation and strategic partnerships are key components for the success of the year-long event. Six signature events and several smaller ones will make up the programme for 2014. The content covered by these events will be based on the projects that Cape Town Design will select to showcase during the year. A call for submissions from the public of envisaged or current projects has been scheduled for early this year. These projects should address a social issue they’ve identified and detail the design innovation they’ve created as a solution. Benjamin elaborates: “We are currently developing six themes for the submissions and the criteria for the submissions. They will be judged on these criteria, as well as the financial viability of the proposal. Proposals from people who have given thought to additional funding plans or potential partnerships may have a better chance of selection. “We foresee events like exhibitions, participatory design weekends, pop-up shops, design walks, and new temporary uses for our public spaces,” she says. Several opportunities, ranging from knowledge collaboration to corporate sponsorships, exist for partnerships. “A key element of effective design solutions relating to economic and social development is collaboration,” explains Groenewald. “We see partnerships as critical to the ability to collaborate. The WDC2014 gives us an opportunity to collaborate on both a local and international level, and it is important for us to leverage this opportunity.” Specifically, R60m needs to be raised to help fund the project. This will be done through corporate

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sponsorship – and companies with a strong African footprint will be targeted, according to Makalima-Ngewana. Partnership and collaboration are also one of the goals for showcasing the selected projects. “While the [WDC2014] designation is citybased, we will use it to connect with other cities in the country and the continent. It is a great opportunity for the design community to interface with other designers in Accra, Nairobi or Kigali. We must use the year to build an African design scene that speaks to African aesthetics, problems and identity, instead of looking towards Europe for inspiration,” Benjamin concludes.

DESIGN CAPITAL BY NUMBERS 580: the number of projects exploring the effect and significance of design during World Design Capital 2012 (WDC2012) in Helsinki 290: the number of organisations involved in carrying out WDC2012 1 million: number of visitors to WDC2012 2 800: the number of events organised for WDC2012 340: number of initiatives held during WDC2008 in Torino 30% of promoters for WDC2008 were private bodies 21% of promoters for WDC2008 were public institutions R5 000: non-refundable fee for WDC applicants R15 000: non-refundable administrative fee for short-listed WDC applicants R150 000: licensing fee for WDC winners, to be paid over three years R60m: the amount WDC2014 in Cape Town will need to raise through corporate sponsorship

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A leader in education

Contact details: 086 010 3682 (SA only), Email: info@cct.edu.za or visit: www.cct.edu.za

Jannie Isaacs, CEO College of Cape Town

As a leading provider in the further education and training (FET) band, the College of Cape Town has much to offer students and prospective partners.

“THE COLLEGE OFFERS VARIOUS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME, PRACTICAL TRADE TEST, SHORT COURSES AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES IN: ENGINEERING, BUSINESS AND GENERAL STUDIES.” The courses lead to recognised qualifications that are in demand by commerce and industry. The college has eight campuses situated in the central area of the peninsula, and services the greater Cape Town area, including the traditionally disadvantaged areas and townships. The college offers various full-time and part-

time, practical trade test, short courses and skills programmes in: engineering, business and general studies. The national certificate (vocational) that provides Grade 9 with a vocational alternative to an academic Grade 10-12 is based on industry-focused training on the NQF Level 2-4. It has various other options available for post-school learners. Why the College of Cape Town? The college is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training and its programmes are quality assured by Umalusi, SETAs and professional institutions. The College of Cape Town was successful in obtaining Sectoral or Occupational Excellence (ISOE) status with the following SETAs: • Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA) • Education, Training and Development Practices SETA (ETDP-SETA) • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)

• Insurance SETA (Inseta) Its quality management system complies with ISO90001 standards and it is accredited by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). Governance The College is managed by a Chief Executive Officer, two Deputy Chief Executive Officers and a Chief Financial Officer. Training campuses The College of Cape Town has eight campuses, which are spread across the city and surrounding areas: Athlone, Cape Town CBD, Crawford, Gardens, Gugulethu, Pinelands, Thornton, and Wynberg. The campuses have well-equipped lecture rooms, computer rooms and studios for practical work and offer a wide range of academic and practical courses. The College of Cape Town also has three residences – at the Cape Town CBD, Crawford and Thornton campuses.

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THE 24-HOUR CITY URBAN-PLANNING MODEL PROPOSED FOR CAPE TOWN’S CITY CENTRE IS RIPE WITH ECONOMIC, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SOCIAL-DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WHAT’S MORE, IT DELIVERS A STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT HOW THE CITY CENTRE IS AFFIRMING ITS PROGRESSIVE CREATIVE CAPITAL IMAGE. BY ANNALIZE ROSSOUW

Earlier this year, the Cape Town Partnership held a symposium to discuss how the inner city could be revived. Here, the notion of the City of Cape Town as a 24-hour city – a city that never sleeps – was debated as a means to boost the city’s economy, create new employment opportunities, improve safety, and fuel industries such as tourism and entertainment. The idea has received renewed attention since Cape Town was named World Design Capital 2014, but it first started taking shape in 2004 in the Western Cape government’s 2004 Integrated Development Plan. The first strategy in the document – shifting growth to the urban core – details how “mixed-use, mixed-income, highdensity development in well-located and accessible areas…” stimulates economic opportunities. Until now, the city’s poor have been housed in low-cost housing at the urban periphery. Not only does this limit employment opportunities, employed residents also have to travel great distances to work. “This combination of factors tends to trap people in poverty and imposes massive long-term social costs,” the document reads.

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Longer public-transport operating hours and a more efficient public-transport system in and out of the city centre are added benefits. “When operating properly, [public transport] is the instrument that bridges the apartheid city with Khayelitsha or Duinefontein, for example,” says Carlisle. “It allows people from these outlying areas to swim at Sea Point Pavillion and people to go to work. But this drains at 5pm. It is essential that we get a mix of people living in the city centre, not just the very rich.”

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Mixing it up After hours Urban researcher and artist Ismail Farouk points out that while 55 000 people live in Cape Town’s City Bowl area, an average of 400 000 people travel in and out of the city daily between work and home. But population densification in the city centre stimulates a night-time economy. At present, the city centre operates from 8AM to 5PM, with limited services and amenities available outside of these hours. “For a city centre to be effective,” says Robin Carlisle, Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, “it cannot be an eight-to-five habitat. For instance, schools in the city must operate from early morning to late at night: conventional school from 8am to 2pm; summer school or daycare centres from 2pm onwards; and evenings maybe ABETs [adult basic education and training].” “This is typically because of increasing costs. Everything needs to work harder and longer. And where you extend your day, you’re going to grow employment against a fairly static cost base. The city must buzz till late.” A case in point is retailer Woolworths. The company has teamed up with the Engen fuelstation network to create Woolworths Food Stops, a chain of 24-hour convenience stores. Matt Keogh, Woolworths Group Director of Retail, remarks, “The Woolworths Food Stop on Orange Street [Cape Town City Bowl] is trading well. We have been pleased with its performance since it opened in 2000. A strong presence in the 24-hour convenience market means that we are reaching new customers. We’re making the Woolworths brand available to younger, urban customers in a safe environment.” “The rationale for creating a 24-hour city is to create vibrant spaces,” states Farouk. “It also provides more flexible models for investment, attracting young professionals in search of a vibrant city life.”

Several studies caution that the aim of a 24hour city should not solely be entertainment 24/7. With deregulated liquor controls and extended entertainment hours, many such city precincts suffer noise pollution and social degradation. This highlights the need for mixed-use and mixed-housing land use. With people living in the city, services and amenities will sprout to support their everyday needs. In its Central City Development Strategy published in 2008, the Cape Town Partnership committed to trebling the city centre’s population density. This has not yet been achieved and the city centre continues to be home to high-income earners and short-stay holiday-makers. One way to counteract this housing trend is to diversify housing options available in the city centre. Farouk explains that this is no easy task. “According to our constitution, we must make the city centre more inclusive and increase the density there,” he says. “But the specific challenge to Cape Town is the high cost and low availability of land, which makes mixedincome housing almost impossible. “There’s a conservative political environment opposed to densification. They view densification as a negative word, regarding it as unmanageable, high-rise types of environments the likes of Shanghai and the Johannesburg CBD. The city has therefore fought against this densification process.” This opens the way for social-housing institutions. In the 2004 Integrated Development Plan, the Western Cape government identified the opportunity for ‘gap’ or ‘infill’ housing: accommodation for households earning just too much to qualify for national housing subsidies. Joel Mkunqwana is President and Chair of the National Association of Social Housing

Organisations, and Social-Housing Director of Communicare, a Cape Town-based nonprofit social-housing company. Social-housing organisations provide subsidised rentals at below market value to households falling into the low- and middle-income brackets. “A monthly income of R7 500 per household is the cap for receiving social-housing assistance,” states Mkunqwana. “There are two components involved: households earning below R3 500 (the primary social-housing market), and households earning below R7 500 (the secondary social-housing market). “In certain social-housing projects in other parts of the country, the current rental pricing has been reduced to R1 800, with some support from government,” Mkunqwana says. “Mixed-use/mixed-income combinations increase capital,” Carlisle adds. “The state puts up the land and the private sector provides the cost of development, the capital and management, and both share the profits. The profits become more substantial as time goes on.” “We’re trying to get public rental-stock properties [held by the state] transferred to us because the social-housing institutions’ management and efficiencies are better than those of government,” Mkunqwana elaborates. “We have better collection rates and better customer relations compared with the state. Communicare holds 3 600 stock rentals with [rental] collections above 98 percent, and turnaround vacancies below 2 percent.” Furthermore, organisations like Communicare have social-development programmes in place to support the tenants in social-housing complexes. Communicare’s enterprisedevelopment project, for instance, involves residents in the gardening, landscaping and painting of their properties as part of its housingstock maintenance and upgrading. Carlisle warns, however, that “you do great harm when you start granting housing to the unemployed because their distress becomes the city’s distress”. For this reason, he says, assisted housing will be the focus of the city’s urban-densification programme. Farouk adds, “Creating a 24-hour city in the Cape Town City Bowl speaks to South Africa’s challenges: eight-to-five cities were related to apartheid where the CBDs housed a particular race and class.” Marginalised communities were bussed in and out of the city to work. An integrated city centre would therefore have the added benefit of addressing this legacy from the past.

The state puts up the land and the private sector provides the cost of development, the capital and management, and both share the profits. The profits become more substantial as time goes on.

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precinct Contact details: Tel: +27 (0)21 408 7631, Email: cwhite@waterfront.co.za or visit: www.waterfront.co.za The V&A Waterfront was established in 1988 with the mandate of reconnecting Cape Town’s historic docklands with the City and developing the area as a mixed-used property development, with the continued operation of a working harbour. Today, the V&A Waterfront has become South Africa’s most visited destination, attracting over 23 million local and international visitors each year. The average number of visitors to the Waterfront is 1.7 million per month, which increases to more than 2.5 million during summer as domestic and international visitors descend on Cape Town. Situated in South Africa’s oldest working harbour with the iconic Table Mountain in the background, it is a special destination that offers visitors an eclectic array of experiences. It’s a South African cultural hub of activity, a place where visitors love to amble about, eat, shop, play, work and desire to live. With 22 official landmarks on-site, the Waterfront forms an integral part of South Africa’s historical legacy. There are also close to 450 retailers and more than 80 eateries ranging from world-class fine dining, a plethora of coffee shops, local artesian bakeries, a variety of traditional pubs, the largest wine bar by the glass in the world and take-away fish and chips that visitors can enjoy sitting on a bench on the quayside, taking in the wonderful ambience a working harbour provides. The local fishing industry occupies 60 percent of the Waterfront site. It provides visitors with a vibrant and ever-changing backdrop of ferries, fishing vessels, charter boats, luxury yachts and marine life. The harbour, originating in 1860, today caters for a wide range of vessels and provides berthing to passenger boats, super yachts and a multitude of upmarket cruise liners.

“WITH 22 OFFICIAL LANDMARKS ON-SITE, THE WATERFRONT FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SOUTH AFRICA’S HISTORICAL LEGACY.” Since 2010, the Waterfront has been jointly owned by two eminent South African companies, Growthpoint Properties Limited and the Government Employees Pension Fund, represented by the Public Investment Corporation Limited. It is run by a dedicated commercial property management and development team, namely the V&A Waterfront Management company.

Currently the 123 hectares of mixed-use development comprises of commercial and retail space, 10 hotels and 514 premium residential units. Approximately 16 000 people work at the V&A Waterfront on a daily basis. Highlights in the past year include the opening of new international fashion retailer Zara, which has received excellent support from local Capetonians, and popular bakery Vovo Telo, opening their first Western Cape store offering freshly baked breads, pastries and light meals. The refurbished Food Court, offering inside/ outside dining areas with spectacular views of the ocean and mountain, reopened in November 2012. An exciting entertainment lineup showcases the renovated Amphitheatre to make the most of outdoor living in summer.

V&A WATERFRONT TIMELINE

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PROFILE

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FINANCIALS/ SPECIALITY & OTHER FINANCE/ ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING

www.gt.co.za

VALUE PROPOSITION Grant Thornton South Africa is a member of one of the world’s leading organisations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms, and part of the ‘Big 6’. Whether the business is a large corporation or a dynamic and growing privately held business, Grant Thornton works with businesses and stakeholders to help them achieve their goals with its range of audit, advisory, tax and business consulting services. The company believes that future successful businesses are those that are strategically astute, operationally fit, and those that pursue innovation and change. Grant Thornton can significantly enhance your business’s ability to meet these objectives by partnering with your management team across service lines, by listening, leading, challenging and putting forward ideas on a proactive basis. Grant Thornton can significantly enhance a growing business’s chances of success as it partners with them to achieve their goals through its international footprint and capability; creative energy, commitment and zeal; institutional acceptance of the firm’s capabilities; track record and experience; and competitive offering. Grant Thornton works at many different levels with its clients. The level of commitment, quality of engagement and integrated team approach to its clients has been, and will continue to be, at the core of everything the company does and strives to be.

COMPANY INFORMATION STATISTICS / DEMOGRAPHICS / HISTORY Founded: 1920 Founding group members: The Cape Town Office, Welby Steward & Company in 1920. The Johannesburg office was founded by Julius Feinstein around the same date Employees: Cape Town 166, Port Elizabeth 62, Nationally 871, Internationally 30 000 Offices: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit and globally in 110 countries Customer base in the Western Cape: Property investment companies, law firms, construction and industrial sector, tourism and hotel industry, auditor general, public sector, mining and financial services sector Memberships in the Western Cape: Cape Chamber of Commerce, South African Institute of Chartered Accountants BUSINESS & FINANCE Turnover: R100m Financial year end: 31 December – Cape Town only Subsidiaries: Quoin Wealth, Quoin Trust, Kilgetty Secretarial Services

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EMPOWERMENT STATUS Black Empowerment Level: shareholding: 25.1%-50% / executive directors: 25.1%-50% / total staff: 25.1%-50% Empowerment rating: Level 4 FAST FACTS 1. Founded in 1920 2. Employs +1 000 nationally and 30 000 internationally 3. Has 110 branches globally 4. Generates a turnover of R100m – Cape only 5. Has a Level 4 contributor rating

“THE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT FUTURE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ARE THOSE THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY ASTUTE, OPERATIONALLY FIT, AND THOSE THAT PURSUE INNOVATION AND CHANGE.”

CONTACT INFORMATION Chief Executive Officer: Ian Scott Marketing & Communications Director: Pamela Grayman Financial Manager: Deon Liebenberg Human Resources National Talent Manager: Gareth Low Other executives: Anton Kriel, Barry Lodewyk, James Salmon, Jason Glass, Keith Bowman, Hoosain Abbas, Imtiaaz Hashim, Mark Willimott, David Honeyball, Rudi Scholtz, Craig Kilian Physical address: 119 Hertzog Boulevard, Grant Thornton House, Foreshore, Cape Town Telephone: +27 (0)21 417 8800 Fax: +27 (0)21 417 8700 Email: mailct@za.gt.com Website: www.gt.co.za

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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ARE MORE AND MORE ADAMANT THAT FINDING A WORKLIFE BALANCE IS AS IMPORTANT AS EARNING THE RIGHT SALARY. WE TALK TO JENNY BRASH, A QUALIFIED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT ABOUT FINDING HER PERFECT BALANCE.

Finding balance in life is something that so many people struggle with. Trying to make time for work, family, friends, exercise and ‘time out’ for yourself seems nearly impossible in today’s fast-paced world. For me it all started in 1997 when I tried Bikram yoga for the very first time in San Francisco. I was on secondment, working at Deloitte and there was a Bikram yoga studio right across the road from my apartment. From that first class, I was hooked. I’ve practised yoga ever since and it has helped me in so many ways – to lose weight, to strengthen my body, to be more flexible, to reduce stress and most importantly, for a sense of overall wellbeing! I believe a mental shift takes place when you are in a room heated to 40 degrees. As you sweat, you feel cleansed and rejuvenated. It’s almost as if the physical act of sweating allows you to rid yourself of those negative thoughts and emotions that can take up space in your mind. The set sequence of 26 postures is almost like a moving meditation. As you move through the sequence, it allows you to reconnect with your body in ways you haven’t experienced before and the physical results are almost immediate. I never considered myself to be a flexible person – I was a runner and had extremely tight hamstrings.

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Yoga and accounting couldn’t be more different and even though I am grateful for the business acumen it has afforded me, I knew that numbers were not my true passion.

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Yoga and accounting couldn’t be more different and even though I am grateful for the business acumen it has afforded me, I knew that numbers were not my true passion. In 2004, I decided to pursue my dream and completed the Bikram yoga training programme in Los Angeles. I was working in finance in London but knew that I needed to explore this more creative side of my personality. I loved the course and came back to London where I combined accounting and yoga. I worked for a bank and taught yoga in my spare time. In 2009, after one too many London winters, I decided to return home to South Africa. In 2010 I opened Yo yoga with my business partner, Stuart Kirton. Yo yoga is a hot yoga studio in Claremont, Cape Town and we offer both Bikram and Flow yoga classes every day. I remember something that Steve Jobs said, “‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” For me that change was swapping my yoga practice for a yoga business. At our last count, over 5 000 people have walked through Yo yoga’s doors… and when they walk out they most definitely have a spring in their step. Through yoga, we hope to help people find balance in their lives. Whether it leads to life changing decisions and an entirely different career... well, that is up to them!

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Yo yoga has an introductory offer for new members – R120 for two weeks unlimited hot yoga. To find out more go to www.yoyoga.co.za or call 021 671 0888.

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Chi doesn’t FINDING BALANCE, MAXIMISING PRODUCTIVITY, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS IS ALL NEATLY LINED-UP IN FENG SHUI. Compiled by SIPHESANDE MTONGANA AND JANE DU PLESSIS It’s an ancient Chinese art with a history as old as the mountains… developed over 3000 years ago it is a complex science that reveals how to balance the energies of any given space to ensure health and good fortune. Feng means wind and shui means water. In Chinese culture wind and water are associated with good health, thus good feng shui came to mean good fortune, while bad feng shui means bad luck, or misfortune. Feng shui is based on the Taoist vision and understanding of nature, particularly on the idea that the land is alive and filled with chi, or energy. And over the years, the concept has been used by professionals in the office environment to create balance and positively influence the office chi. There are a few key elements that can be used in the office environment to influence the chi. However, before you can influence the chi, ensure that it can move freely through your office. Chi becomes

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motionless in clutter and in corners. It is therefore important to declutter and sweep through all the corners in your office space.

BASIC OFFICE FENG SHUI TECHNIQUES Use shapes – The first element to influence the chi is by using shapes such as chairs, lamps and desks. The shape of an object or room influences how fast or slow the chi moves. Shapes with hard edges make the chi move faster while more curved shapes will slow it down. The right material – This has a remarkable impact on the flow of chi. Hard, smooth and reflective surfaces create fast moving energy while more soft, textured and matt surfaces bring in a slow moving chi. Most offices have large areas with industrial carpets to control noise, this could however decrease work productivity and creative thought. To bring more positive energy into the space the walls can be painted with a smooth reflective finish.

Use colour – This is the third element to consider. It is advisable to use more muted and soft colours for the office and have more vibrant and bright colours for the reception area to bring more energised positive energy. A great way to incorporate colour is either through artwork or flowers. Flowers are wonderful as they bring natural living chi into the environment; many offices are devoid

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do clutter of any connection with nature. It is important to ensure that the water is fresh and changed frequently and to remove any wilting flowers regularly as living flowers and fresh water bring positive chi, dead and wilting flowers with stagnate water bringing negative chi. If you decide to use art, use a thought provoking piece that stimulates creative thinking and that will bring a unique atmosphere to your office.

Water – The last and most powerful feng shui element is water and water features. Water features bring vitality and increase the health of the employees. Moving water will bring positive energy, while still water features bring negative energy. Aquariums are also wonderful features to bring into the office, especially if they have bright and colourful fish. It is important that water never flows away from the office, as this will influence that profits and clients leave your business. It is also advisable that the centre area of the office be kept open. Use metal around this area and a long circular vase with white flowers.

IN CHINESE CULTURE WIND AND WATER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD HEALTH, THUS GOOD FENG SHUI CAME TO MEAN GOOD FORTUNE, WHILE BAD FENG SHUI MEANS BAD LUCK, OR MISFORTUNE.

FAST FACTS Types of furniture to use: Chairs with hard edges, curved tables, lamps, bright flowers, and cushions bring positive energy into the office.

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An office in the sky WORKING FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME, CAR OR THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER. WE FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO WORK FROM THAT OFFICE IN THE SKY. Compiled by SIPHESANDE MTONGANA

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TECHNOLOGY

Advances in technology have simplified almost everything we do. Today it’s not necessary to have your entire staff complement sitting on the shop floor, and it’s certainly not necessary to look for prime office space when you can easily launch your head office from the world wide web. The virtual world is fast being populated with multinational and small medium enterprise representatives developing and closing deals from a hotel room, home office, the car, and in some instances, while walking down the street. The nine to five office phenomenon is slowly disappearing and what’s replacing it is a brand, service and product that’s accessible to your existing and potential clients faster and around the clock. What all this means for the money crunchers, is a more robust tripple bottom line. A reduction in fixed costs and an increase in revenue with the extended business hours the virtual office affords you. So how should you go about setting-up your virtual office? Well, it’s virtually (no pun intended) easy and considerably inexpensive. The main consideration is getting the right technology in place to allow your off-site team to get on with the job, whether they are working from home, a client’s office, their cars, or from a remote island destination.

Beam me up With cloud technology, connecting and staying connected is super simple. Most cloud services are completely free (such as Google Drive and Evernote) and hold lots of value for the user. What happens is that your data will be stored in a central remote location. You can access this at any time, from any device. Connect to it with your smart device, laptop or desktop. Your information (data) is safe as it is backed-up off-site. So whether you’ve accidentally dropped your smart device into that crashing wave, hot coffee, running bath or it’s been stolen, your information is still accessible from that central remote location, from any other device you have access to.

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“WITH CLOUD TECHNOLOGY, CONNECTING AND STAYING CONNECTED IS SUPER SIMPLE. MOST CLOUD SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE (SUCH AS GOOGLE DRIVE AND EVERNOTE) AND HOLD LOTS OF VALUE FOR THE USER.”

Getting started The right device: Of course, the first thing you need is to decide whether your virtual office needs a desktop, laptop or tablet. Or a combination of the three. The latter is always preferable as a smart device and laptop are thin and lightweight for ease in carrying it around. Either way, make sure your system is set up with the necessary software, firewall protection, and memory. A smart device is also essential as it’s likely to be the device from which you do most of your virtual work, while on the go. A smartphone such as a Blackberry, iPhone or an android option such as the range of Samsung phones and tabs, Nokia’s Lumia and HTC smartphones are ideal.

Connectivity You will want high speed internet so you can keep up with your client’s needs, especially if you want to communicate with your clients via video conferencing. You will need to have 3G mobile broadband. This uses the mobile phone network to connect to the internet. You’ll also want access to wi-fi networks and happily, for the travelling professional, most airports have free hotspots.

Software Make sure you have the latest software installed on your computer, including the latest Microsoft Office, as well as other programs that you will need to make your job easier and compatible with your clients.

Additional equipment Gather the necessary tools to ensure that business runs efficiently, such as a printer, fax machine, scanner, copier and shredder (if you need to get rid of confidential information like financial statements, client and database information, etc).

SMART SHARING Google Drive Free and web-based, this office suite gives you access to an online word processor, spreadsheet, presentation package and more. Edit and view your documents from any computer or smart phone and share them online. Everything’s kept secure and backed up in the cloud. And if you already have a google account, you can get started immediately. Evernote A personal digital assistant that lets users keep notes, web links, PDFs and even digital pictures in one place, accessible from any computer or smartphone. So jot down that next big idea, important query you have, a web hyperlink, and images in the program and access it anytime, from anywhere. Office 365 Home Unlike earlier versions, you can pay for Office 365 by way of a yearly subscription fee. In addition to the usual applications and functions, you’ll now be able to save, store and share your documents online and enjoy a range of other benefits. You can install Office on up to five different devices – including smartphones, PCs, Macs and tablets – so everyone in your family can use Office independently.

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Ergonomically GIVE YOUR WORK SPACE A MAKEOVER WITH THESE TIPS FOR BETTER POSTURE BEHIND YOUR DESK. Compiled by SIPHESANDE MTONGANA AND MARK VERCUEIL

Desk bound jobs are possibly the most challenging to the body than standing behind a retail counter all day long or running about trying to contain a veld fire… Well, okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but the dangers of bad ergonomics have been proven time and time again. Yet, it’s very seldom that the office chair we get given and the way we position ourselves behind our desks, are bound to not cause bad back and neck problems. Chances are, that if you sit behind a desk for hours at a time, aches and pains may be a common part of your work day. Neck and back pain or sore wrists and fingers are almost commonplace across offices today, and it need not be.

Ergonomically tipped for success Getting the right furniture is essential in creating an innovative office environment where all individuals in the office are able to work productively to achieve their ultimate performance goals. Office ergonomic furniture is made to fit the human body so as to help optimise their wellbeing and their overall performance system. Although sitting requires less physical effort than standing or walking, it puts a lot of stress on the lumbar area. Irregular activities and a job that requires sitting for long periods of time can cause many health problems. Therefore, the selection of suitable furniture such as ergonomic chairs, desks and cabinets are the first step in preventing health problems in people who work in sitting positions.

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With the ergonomics approach, sitting is viewed as a specific, specialised activity which is influenced by the way that a sitting person interacts with the working environment. A well-designed, ergonomic chair is an essential tool in trying to prevent these, as it allows the user to sit in a balanced position. However, the actual sitting position depends on an individual’s personal habits; he or she has to learn and practice how to sit properly. Sitting in an office chair for prolonged periods of time can definitely cause lower back pain or worsen an existing back or neck problem. The main reason behind this is that sitting, in an office chair, or in general, is a static posture that increases stress in the back, neck, shoulders, arms and legs, and can in particular, add large amounts of pressure to the back muscles and spinal discs. When choosing office furniture, remember that people are different sizes and shapes, therefore, certain specifications should be considered. Afterall, one size doesn’t always fit all. Also, chairs vary according to an individual’s line of work, i.e. dentists require a different chair than industrial workers or computer operators. When choosing office furniture, always remember to choose furniture that will make a job easier to do. Also, the chair is only one of the components to be considered in workstation design. All the elements such as the chair, work surface, document holders, lighting and so on need to have flexibility and adjustability to the design. It is therefore mandatory that a chair be

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adjustable and stable, taking into consideration that the seat has a comfortable backrest and that the seat depth suits all users. CORRECT SITTING POSTURE FOR OFFICE CHAIRS • Be sure that your back is aligned against the back of the office chair. Avoid slouching or leaning forward, especially when tired as a result of long periods. • For long-term sitting, such as in an office chair, be sure the chair is ergonomically designed to properly support the back. • When sitting in an office chair at a desk, arms should be flexed at a 75 to 90 degree angle at the elbows. If this is not the case, the office chair should be adjusted accordingly. • Knees should be even with the hips, or slightly higher when sitting in the office chair. • Keep both feet flat on the floor. If there’s a problem with the feet reaching the floor comfortably, a footrest can be used along with the office chair. • Sit with your shoulders straight. • Don’t sit in one place for too long, even in ergonomic office chairs that have good back support. Get up and walk around, and stretch as much as needed.

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Doing business well… the Cape way

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“Running a business in Cape Town is made easier by the fact that we are blessed with an astute customer base, a well-educated and trained labour market, a thriving economy and good public administration of the city. The presence and headquarters of multinationals and large corporate companies in Cape Town provides an attractive business market for us, and so does the presence of major retailers.” – Steven Barnwell, the head of Vodacom for all Cape Regions, including the Western Cape

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“At First National Bank we believe that our success and the provinces’ success are two sides of the same coin. What’s good for our business is good for our people, our customers and our country. FNB recognises that forging rewarding and enduring relationships with all stakeholders is essential to turning our vision into tangible and sustainable benefits. With this in mind, we are determined to create innovations in the province that we can take to the rest of the country, and also bring our other innovations into the province, which will then produce new opportunities and options to the people in the Western Cape.” – Stephan Claassen, Provincial Head, FNB Western Cape

“We need to achieve clarity on Cape Town’s position in the national development plan. Once we have this clarity, it will allow Cape Town to anchor certain activities. For example, Cape Town (as opposed to Gauteng) could become the investment centre for any multinational business which wants to operate in Africa. Such businesses will be able to attract high-calibre staff if based here – we all know that Cape Town has a favourable international reputation, and it should be encouraged to be more attractive as a global business destination. What this means is that there should be benefits offered to companies who are considering setting up their offices in Cape Town. In the absence of this

kind of focus, Cape Town, and South Africa, face the prospect of losing ground to locations

such as Mauritius or Botswana, which are making significant progress towards becoming an investment hub for the African continent.” – Ian Kirk, the Chief Executive Officer, Santam

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“Identify your target market and make sure your product marries to that market. Ideally you should have a product that needs only minimal tailoring for different market places. However, never forget in that tailoring that it is your local market which provides the backbone of the business and provides the funds to expand into new markets. So never overlook that local market.” – Kevin Phillips , Managing Director, Idu Software

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“The business community in Cape Town is diverse, reflecting the nature of a city with many aspects. From large corporate entities to smaller enterprises and through to SMME start-ups, however, the common thread is innovation. Cape Town is SA’s most innovative city and the business community reflects that, whether it be in financial services, retail, law or pretty much any other local sector. The dynamism one sees in the city (and I include Stellenbosch as a core part of the Cape Town city region) is often overlooked by the rest of South Africa, which is unfortunate as it may

have diminished the role the city should have played in growing the overall South African economy.”

– Chris Whelan took over as the CEO of Accelerate Cape Town earlier this year Source: www.acceleratecapetown.co.za

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Getting Started… In a developing economy such as ours, it’s not easy starting your own business. We ask a few Western Cape entrepreneurs to share thier experience and offer some starting points. By Yazeed Kamaldien

Barnabas Xulu – Senior attorney and Director at a Cape Town-based law firm, Xulu Liversage Inc. Attorneys, established in 2007 How did you start this business? After years of experience in our respective field of practice, my colleague Robert Liversage and I decided to start this firm from scratch. We both brought two different areas of expertise to enable a broad spectrum of law to be covered by our firm. Five years later we had a firm that has acquired a respectable clientele, which continues to expand yearly. Our firm was built on passion, which is the one thing that we both have a lot of. Passion serves as the foundation to the success of Xulu Liversage. What is the size of your business? We’re a team of eight persons. Individually, we all have our roles to play to add to the functional value of the firm. Working in synergy allows for the operational value of our firm to constantly deliver to our clients. We are a small but effective team of individuals that understand the core purpose of Xulu Liversage to comprehensively serve our clients’ legal affairs. How do you deal with business challenges? Running a business is like life, there are always obstacles and challenges. The most important thing is how you approach these challenges. What’s imperative to mould a brand into a successful entity is to evaluate where things went wrong and then implement a strategy to resolve it. Communication is central to ensuring there are less challenges to deal with in the work space. It gives employees a feeling of belonging to something greater than what their job requires them to do. Do you have a hands-on management approach at your office? Yes. Having an interactive relationship with employees allows different mindsets to share views on anything that can improve the company as a whole. When hierarchy does not exist, and each employee feels trusted and valuable to the firm, their best efforts are always put forward as they too want the firm to succeed. Do entrepreneurs face a lot bureaucracy? Unfortunately, yes. There are incompetent government officials that are entrusted with the duty of ensuring that business is conducted in

“RUNNING A BUSINESS IS LIKE LIFE, THERE ARE ALWAYS OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES.”

a favourable environment. Government becomes the main culprit, for example, with late payment of fees for services rendered. Also, you have to share the views of the current political party in power in your province if you want to get work from government structures in the Western Cape. How do you manage your business growth in terms of staff development and retention? When the firm started there were only four employees. As business grew, there was a need for the company to expand as well. It was also important for Xulu Liversage, as a brand, to update itself if it wanted to grow. Our firm hired a brand strategist to guide the internal structure growth and to, most importantly, give reach out to the public through social media platforms. South Africans, at times, can lose faith in our judicial system. Part of our marketing strategy is to play a role to instil hope in the public that justice will be served in South African courts. How do you attract the right staff? Our main aim is to work hard while being able to communicate with all employees as we all work together to achieve one goal. We are a law firm that prides itself on transparency. Staffers need to be outspoken individuals that will go through any obstacle to ensure that, at the end of the day, we live up to our core purpose of delivering an excellent service to our clients.

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SERVICES SECTOR Fadia Williams – Make-up artist and stylist How did you start your business? I have always been a keen visual artist. When I was at high school I always experimented with body painting and face painting, even using water colours on my sister’s face. Back then, people would ask me to do their make-up for matric balls or if they had a special occasion. During my days as a university student I worked for Clinique and learnt more about how skin works, and how to apply make-up. After gaining some experience on film and TV sets, I completed a year-long professional make-up artist diploma and then went on to do a short course in hairstyling. With my business, I work mostly alone, but have a close friend who from time to time assists me. How do you grow in this sector? Years of experience, and trial and error are the best ways to learn, but your success depends on your abilities. I have always had a natural gift when it came to styling but I think you need to have an eye for putting clothing together and matching it to the personality of the client. What are the challenges encountered that one should be aware of? Products are very expensive, so when you’re starting out you might need to get sample products. That’s the way I survived at first. Even the vanity case to store your make-up in is very expensive. Another challenge is that this work is seasonal, so you don’t always have work during the year. This means you should plan your year and know when you will be doing freelance work or taking up a contract. Godfrey Madanhire – Corporate coach and motivational speaker, who runs Dreamworld Promotions providing affordable daily inspiration to South Africans to help them achieve their dreams How many people do you employ? Dreamworld Promotions currently employs 150 people. How did you get started in this business? I came to South Africa as a Zimbabwean refugee in early 2000, with nothing to my name. I had two choices: I could accept my fate or I could hold onto the dream I’d always had of being an entrepreneur and keep working towards it. I chose the latter. I started applying for jobs and I eventually found a position that suited my experience in the field of education, and a few years later I felt ready to take the next step and open a business of my own. I called it ‘Dreamworld’ because my business is about helping others achieve their dreams, even if that means achieving them against all odds, the way I did.

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“RED TAPE IS A SAD REALITY TO STARTING ANY BUSINESS... YOU NEED TO HIRE A PROFFESSIONAL TO NAVIGATE THE RED TAPE.”

What are the challenges that your business has encountered? Some of the most obvious things were the most challenging. For example, I thought I was completely clear on what my vision behind Dreamworld Promotions was until I had to sit down and put it in words as part of the vision and mission statement in my business plan. Another example of what I thought could be taken for granted was finding fantastic employees right off the bat. I interviewed many gifted people but it took time to find a team that was not only gifted but also the right fit for Dreamworld. What’s your advice on overcoming these challenges? The best piece of advice I can give to any entrepreneur is to find a mentor. Their wisdom and experience is priceless. Corporate coaches are also incredibly useful in offering practical advice, helping you overcome obstacles and reaching your goals. Of course, as I’m a corporate coach myself, I’m a little biased. What is the kind of support available to entrepreneurs that you got? I was fortunate enough to have a network of connected people to support and help me when I first launched Dreamworld Promotions. However, I did look into a number of programmes that are geared at aiding entrepreneurs. There are a number of investment firms, such as Business Partners Limited, which looks to invest in small to medium enterprises. This company will invest between R250 000 and R15m into SMMEs from all sectors, bar farming, on-lending, and non-profit organisations. Many entrepreneurs are daunted by approaching the banks. However, with a firm and strong business plan in hand, speaking with them will never hurt. A little known fact is that the major banks all have specialised SMME divisions which are an invaluable asset for small business owners. Do entrepreneurs face a lot of government red tape in the way of their growth? Red tape is a sad reality of opening and growing a small business. Quite often, despite what governments promise us, you need to hire a professional to help you navigate the maze of government regulation. If South Africa is truly serious about encouraging entrepreneurship, this, along with access to funding, is one of the main areas which need to be addressed. How do you manage your business growth in terms of staff development and retention? I look at motivating and rewarding staff as the same thing. This is a chance to build an employee’s self-esteem and personal drive. In fact, to believe that more money means a happier workforce would be a grave error on an employer’s part. For a business to get the best it can from its workforce, it’s essential

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that business owners ensure each member of staff has a healthy selfesteem and a strong personal drive to succeed. While employees understandably look at something financial as a means of remuneration for work well done, human nature also means that positive reinforcement via other means is key to employees feeling satisfied, fulfilled and, most importantly, happy in a work environment. How do you attract the right staff? The most important way of attracting the right kind of staff is keeping the staff that you have. If your current staff complement is happy and proud of the company, they are the best attractor of the talent which your business requires and which suits the culture of your business.

DEVELOPMENT: SPORT Pieter Wesselink – Managing Director of the African Brothers Football Academy (ABFA), a social entrepreneurship enterprise What does your business do? ABFA aims to harness South Africa’s love of soccer to bridge cultural divides and effect change in Cape Town by providing sports facilities for children from all cultural backgrounds to play together, learn team and leadership skills and keep so-called ‘at risk children’ off the streets. ABFA has partnered with a school in the Cape Town CBD. Since this partnership, it has refurbished these derelict grounds to the tune of R2m. Today, these renovated facilities cater to hundreds of underprivileged learners from multiple schools in the area, at no cost to those who cannot afford the membership fee. How many staff work for you? We currently have seven staff members on our rosters as coaches and maintenance staff for the academy and its fields. How did you get started in this business? It was about five years ago, after meeting Craig Hepburn who, along with Siphiwe Cele had the original idea of using soccer to bridge cultural divides, that I got started. With my experience in the business world as a venture capitalist, ABFA was the perfect platform for me to use those skills in giving back to the community. What are the challenges you’ve encountered? When launching a business, challenges arise from all avenues. For ABFA, our greatest challenge has been trying to cut through bureaucracy which often seems to fly in the face of common sense. Each business, regardless of what it is, will without a doubt face hurdles on the road to success. Give us some advice on how to overcome these challenges. I could give you a ream of ‘tips’ but in all honesty there is only one which matters. Don’t give up. Always keep in mind what your aims were in starting your business. If these are strong, regardless of what challenges you may face, you will always find yet another last drop of energy to keep going.

What is the kind of support available to entrepreneurs that you know of? The sad reality is that while there are plenty of government programmes set up with the aims of supporting entrepreneurs, I’ve not found them to be that useful. In my case, the best support I’ve received has been from other entrepreneurs. A community of people going through and facing similar problems is invaluable as a resource for solutions and even just as a sounding board. Do entrepreneurs face a lot of government hurdles? ABFA is well set to roll out nationally, however the perennial problem of red-tape has hampered us. Governments make a lot of promises when it comes to reducing red-tape for businesses because even politicians are aware of the fact that red-tape is one of the major impediments to a flourishing economy of entrepreneurs. In reality those promises rarely, if ever, translate to actual meaningful deregulation. ABFA has been in a protracted dispute with the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Department of Education and the Western Cape Department of Transport & Public Works to regularise its operations. Recently there does seem to be some forward movement on this issue, we can only hope that it is not another false start. How do you manage your business growth in terms of staff development and retention? For ABFA, being a social initiative, developing and up-skilling our staff has been one of the core goals of what we’re doing. All our staff members are formerly homeless residents of the community where ABFA is based. How do you attract the right staff? The key ingredient for us is finding people passionate about football and who, obviously, have a talent with dealing with children. In future, when the ABFA model expands to new areas, we will be looking for young, talented, entrepreneurial individuals to run the new ABFA locations.

SMART SHARING • Research by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM puts Cape Town’s entrepreneurship levels above that of the whole of South Africa. • An even more dramatic figure hints at one of the reasons for Cape Town’s lead. The city’s concentration of opportunity entrepreneurs – those who start businesses because they want to, rather than because they have no other choice. • Mike Herrington, a professor at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business who heads up the GEM research, explained that people who choose to start a business are often in a position to choose where they want to live. Cape Town is the ‘city of choice’ especially among young people, and therefore tends to attract entrepreneurial, educated types. The fact that the greater Cape Town has four universities, further helps to attract entrepreneurial potential to the city. • Better basic-education results could have a positive influence on entrepreneurship levels in Cape Town, because the link between education and entrepreneurship is “incontrovertible”, said Herrington.

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Investing in the BETWEEN 2009 AND 2012, THE WESTERN CAPE ATTRACTED 80 INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF R30.1B. IN ADDITION, THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE CREATED 6 906 JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

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MEC Alan Winde said that a number of international companies such as ColorMatrix, Amazon, IBM, Harley Davidson and Altech are making the Western Cape their home. Evidently, the Western Cape is becoming a leading business destination for international companies. In terms of share, the number of projects were: • United Kingdom, 15 projects • United States of America, 13 projects • France, 9 projects • Germany, 9 projects • The Netherlands, 6 projects

TOP 3 INVESTMENTS IN THE WESTERN CAPE JP Morgan invests in Zando Taking the cyber world by storm, Zando, Africa’s fastest growing e-commerce retailer and leading online store in South Africa announced an investment by JP Morgan Asset Management in 2012. Zando, established in November 2011 as an eCommerce business enterprise selling high-end fashion products, falls among other dominant players in the online community such as Amazon.com and Kalahari. net. Having worked on two big projects before, co-founders Manuel Koser and Peter Allerstorfer saw a gap for an online fashion store, and so Zando was born from these tenacious and innovative minds. The asset management arm of JP Morgan invested an undisclosed amount into the e-retailer and Koser says: “Attracting such a reputable international investor to support our future growth shows commitment and confidence in our business. This investment will assist the business by supporting its vision and all of its operations.”

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The PIC, a public-owned asset manager which ultimately manages the funds of the Government Employees Pension Fund is a particularly favourable beneficiary for the V&A Waterfront, as it represents the interests of millions of ordinary people. The PIC has an asset management value of more than R1 trillion. While, Growthpoint financial results for the year ended show the largest JSE listed property company with an asset base of approximately R53b.

Wesgro secures R1.25b of investment into Western Cape Wesgro, the Western Cape’s investment and trade promotion agency secured a committed investment totaling R1.241b during the 2011/2012 financial year. This investment exceeded Wesgro’s lower band target of R742m, but fell slightly short of the upper band target of R1.409b. CEO Nils Flaatten says Wesgro is responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Western Cape. In 2011, Wesgro attracted 17.62 percent of FDI into the Western Cape, while in 2010, the total investments accounted for 16.72 percent for that year. The total amount of jobs created or sustained through Wesgro’s intervention were 1 313 which exceeded its lower band target by 77 percent and fell 7 percent short of the upper band target. This was a great improvement as 325 direct jobs were created in 2011 as a result of the organisation’s efforts.

Locals invest in their own – V&A Waterfront In an effort to keep South Africa’s super prime commercial property asset, the V&A Waterfront, in local hands, Growthpoint Properties and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) both acquired a 50 percent stake. To secure the 50 percent share, both Growthpoint Properties and the PIC had to pay R4.9b respectively to ensure the local ownership of the Western Cape’s most prestigious property. The property was bought from a consortium led by London and Dubai investors who formerly partnered with local BEE investors to secure ownership.

“THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF JOBS CREATED OR SUSTAINED THROUGH WESGRO’S INTERVENTION WERE 1 313 WHICH EXCEEDED ITS LOWER BAND TARGET BY 77 PERCENT AND FELL 7 PERCENT SHORT OF THE UPPER BAND TARGET.”

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Profiling 5 companies in the CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR, FAIR CAPE HOLDINGS, CAPESPAN, RABIE PROPERTY GROUP AND SPIER WINES ARE LEADING PERFORMERS IN THE CAPE. SHAHEEMA ALBERTYNBURTON REPORTS.

internationally. Clients turn to Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr for practical legal solutions that will help them succeed and are committed to partnering with them every step of the way. It is an enabling relationship that allows the company to provide pragmatic, commercial and solution-driven legal advice. Its corporate and commercial services cover the full range of business legal services, which the company delivers through core practice areas and sector services.

Clients CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is one of South Africa’s largest corporate and commercial law firms. Operating from offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, giving the company sizeable influence in South Africa’s key financial centers. Through its exclusive alliance with DLA Piper, a global law firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is able to meet the needs of its clients wherever in the world they do business.

Global alliance The Africa Group provides an exceptional integrated service across Africa. It offers client’s the advantage of one law firm with the depth of resources, capabilities and experience to support its day-to-day business needs and long-term strategies, locally, nationally and

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Clients include local, national and international companies across a broad range of sectors, ranging from emerging businesses to multinationals and listed and unlisted companies. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has a strong public sector client base and act for government departments at all levels and state-owned enterprises.

Diversity Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr aspires to be a firm that cherishes diversity and equal opportunity, and actively contributes to attaining the objectives of Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa. Source: www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com

FAIR CAPE HOLDINGS Farming in the Western Cape by the Loubser Family started more than 150 years ago on their farm called Welgegund which is situated approximately 15km

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“A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICA’S PREMIER RETAIL CHAIN, WOOLWORTHS SOON DEVELOPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY GREW INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.”

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brothers, all of whom have inherited their father’s passion for excellence; each one of them is responsible for an important aspect of this fast growing dairy business. Dairy farming was always a small-scale operation until Eduard Loubser Snr decided to upgrade this activity. The business has a well-bred, healthy, strong herd of Friesland cows producing milk of outstanding quality under optimal conditions. A relationship with South Africa’s premier retail chain, Woolworths soon developed and subsequently grew into a strategic partnership. A dedicated production facility called The Dairy Connection was built in 1997 to exclusively supply Woolworths with their dairy range on a national basis. Source: www.faircape.com

CAPESPAN from Cape Town. Currently the fifth generation of the Loubser family is growing up on the farm, and it is the intention of the family that many more will grow up on the farm in the future. The area they farm in is traditionally a wheat growing area with milk being a natural offspring from the farming activities required in order to be a successful wheat producer. Other farming activities in the past included a piggery, an Angus cattle beef section, wine farming and sheep farming. The current activities include wheat farming, wine farming and dairy farming. Father, Eduard Loubser Snr, grew the business from a small scale farming operation in the mid-1950s to a well diversified farming business with a long-term vision. Currently, the Loubser family consists of five

Capespan delivers exceptional fruit from the orchard to its international retail, wholesale and food service partners. This covers more than 60 countries on five continents. In addition, the company provides supply service solutions to international fruit trading partners.

A service culture With an innovative, engaging, and a solution-orientated approach, Capespan has succeeded in attracting top international retailers as partners. Therefore, to meet their needs effectively, a total service culture is entrenched across all areas of the Capespan business, including sales, marketing, product quality, procurement

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and administration. This paves the way for strategic partnerships with customers, providing them with a competitive advantage in terms of product quality, supply security, innovation, cost-efficiency, supply chain management and transparency.

A powerful tradition Distinctive brands with a rich heritage support Capespan’s expertise. In every corner of the world, the names Outspan, Cape, Goldland and Capespan Gold are synonymous with meeting the quality fruit brand promise. Outspan has notched up more than 75 years and Capespan 50 years as leading global fruit brands.

Providing the best solutions The group owns and operates port facilities in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Maputo, as well as strategically placed cold stores. In addition, supply chain management services offer alternative, direct-to-market channels and customised solutions for the global fresh produce industry. Source: www.capespan.com

RABIE PROPERTY GROUP The Rabie Property Group is an independent, Cape Town based property company operating predominantly in the Western Cape. Since being established in 1978, the company has become one of South Africa’s leading property developers, having set trends and led the way with its award winning residential, commercial and mixed-use developments, innovative marketing, and ground-breaking public private partnerships. A number of large mixed-use projects such as Century City, Westlake, Big Bay and Royal Ascot have literally shaped the urban landscape of Cape Town, creating landmark developments in which thousands of people live, work, play and shop. And it delivers good returns and substantial capital growth for investors. In addition, Rabie has undertaken numerous commercial, industrial and residential developments in other towns and cities throughout South Africa including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Hermanus, and the Strand.

award winning, mixed-use property developments in Cape Town, the company looks for opportunities to integrate various recreational facilities into the land use. Source: www.rabie.co.za

SPIER WINES Spier Wines is one of the oldest wine farms in South Africa, with a recorded history dating back to 1692. While rooted in its heritage, the company offers a contemporary experience and it has a vibrant and conscious culture. Lounge in the lawns on the banks of the Eerste River with a picnic basket, or visit its innovative farm-to-table restaurant, Eight. Taste Spier Wines’ award winning wine paired with delectable treats, or enjoy the welcoming comfort of its spacious, village-styled hotel. Spier Wines is passionate about South African art, and some of the work on display may inspire you to see the world differently. Located in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands, just 20 minutes from CapeTown International Airport, Spier Wines is committed to doing the right thing for the environment and communities.

Accreditations Spier is renowned for its commitment to responsible tourism, as well as its innovative social and environmental initiative. The company has been recognised by various external organisations and Spier was one of the first luxury hotels in South Africa to receive the Fair Trade in Tourism (FTTSA) accreditation in 2004. Spier’s winery was the first in South Africa to receive accreditation from the Wine Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) in 2004. The estate also received a Condé Nast Traveler World Saver Award in 2007, and in 2011, Condé Nast recognised Spier as the top international destination ‘doing it all’. Spier is a member of the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative (BWI), and the Spier Hotel received a Gold award in the Virgin Holiday Partners in Sustainability Award in 2009. Source: www.spier.co.za

Residential Quality of life is based on the keystone of quality living space. Not just the physical and design quality of one’s home, but the quality of the environment in which that home is built. This is why Rabie prides itself on fine landscaping, great town planning, convenient traffic and parking solutions with easy access to all amenities.

Commercial Commitment to quality of life is clearly evident in the commercial property developments Rabie has undertaken in Cape Town, elsewhere in the Western Cape and further afield. Embracing the ideals of New Urbanism, the company applies leading-edge planning and design principles to enhance the daily experience of everyone using its buildings and office parks.

“QUALITY OF LIFE IS BASED ON THE KEYSTONE OF QUALITY LIVING SPACE. NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL AND DESIGN QUALITY OF ONE’S HOME, BUT THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THAT HOME IS BUILT.”

Leisure For Rabie, recreation is a serious business, and a crucial component of a quality lifestyle. So wherever possible and particularly in large

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AFRICA’S TRANSFORMATION LEADERS – BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT – 13th EDITION

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BLACK EMPOWERED COMPANIES & ORGANISATIONS

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BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT 13th EDITION

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COMPANY FEATURE SERVICES

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE/ TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

At the forefront of

telecommunications

Contact details: Tel: +27 (0)21 915 4260, Email: sales@nortel.co.za, or visit www.nortel.co.za

Northern Telecom was established in 1987 as a PBX and telecommunication company and was one of the first independent PBX resellers to receive an ICASA license allowing the company to install and maintain privately-owned PBX’s in South Africa. From the start, it was Northern Telecom’s ambition to supply its clients with the highest level of support and professionalism. In order to achieve this, over the years, Northern Telecom aligned itself with leading brands, namely Aastra (who acquired the Enterprise Communications Business Unit from Ericsson in 2008). About Aastra Aastra is a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market around the world. Aastra develops and delivers innovative communications products and applications for businesses. Aastra’s operations are truly global with more than 50 million installed lines around the world and a direct and indirect presence in more than 100 countries.

“AASTRA HAS A BROAD PORTFOLIO OF ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS TO SATISFY EVERY CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS.” Aastra has a broad portfolio of enterprise communications solutions to satisfy every customer’s requirements. Offerings range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses to highly scalable ones for large enterprises, unified communications applications, integrated mobility, multimedia call centre solutions, high definition video communications, which are complemented by a wide selection of desk phones and cordless terminals. Aastra embraces open standards to offer standalone network elements or complete system solutions to its customers. Aastra continues to invest aggressively in research and development (R&D) to be at the

forefront of IP technology. For further information visit www.aastra.com. The new A470 Aastra 470 provides a business communication solution for the market from 4 to 400 users, allowing 600 users within a network. Highlights of the new A470 • 19” rack mount system • SIP standards based trunking and extensions • Integrated voice mail with delivery of audio attachment to email • Integrated voice recording solution • Support for DECT over IP / SIP-DECT and WLAN-n access Point in one base station • Desktop video phone and PC video client, ideal for video conferencing • Microsoft lync plug in, use your Lync client to make calls via the PBX • Call centres supporting skills based routing • Hospitality package for hotels, care homes and residences

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Established Northern Telecom in Polokwane and Limpopo

Established Western Cape branch situated in Bellville

Established Northern Telecom Enterprises which has a Level 3 B-BBEE status

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FOR ALL YOUR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS..... NORTHERN TELECOM WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FUTURE

• Work wherever you are • Increase productivity • Be more responsive to your customers

ANYWHERE, ANYTIME – GLOBAL COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS • Small and Large Enterprise Call Managers • Multimedia Contact Centres • Comprehensive Range of Terminals • Automatic Call Distribution and Interactive Voice Response • Centralised or Distributed Architecture • Video Conferencing and Collaboration

HOW DO YOU BENEFIT • Reduced Total Cost of Ownership • Streamlined Support and Maintenance • Ease of Integration (Open Standards Support) • Future Proof and Scalable Investment • Reduced IT Infrastructure Complexity

As the markets and technologies continue to evolve, Northern Telecom will ensure the appropriate evolution at all times. Therefore we can guarantee that in an ever-changing environment Northern Telecom's commitment to service excellence remains constant.

Tel: 021 915 4260 Fax: 021 948 9170 Call Center: 086 166 7835 Email: service@nortel.co.za Street Address:13 Old Paarl Road, Bellville 7535 Postal Address: PO Box 12237 Die Boord Stellenbosch 7613

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Zando T he cyber revolution Taking the online sphere by storm, Zando has exploded in cyber space with the hottest brands, latest trends and the hippest and most happening fashion around. Shaheema Albertyn-Burton and Jehad Kasu find out what the hype is all about.

Established in November 2011 as an e-commerce business enterprise selling highend fashion products, Zando falls among other dominant players such as Amazon.com and Kalahari.net. Having worked on two big projects before, co-founders Manuel Koser and Peter Allerstorfer saw a gap for an online fashion store, and so Zando was born from these tenacious and innovative minds. Beating the odds Living by the chicken and egg principle, Zando believes that if its customers are not aware of what is out there, they won’t have the need for it. It is the company’s mission to bring to the fore new and established fashion brands and educate the market, ultimately fulfilling their every need. As a one-stop fashion store, the heads of Zando spend most of their time meeting with fashion guru’s and renowned brands around the world with the aim to incorporate them into their online sphere. Some of the most sought-after local brands include Zoom, Bronx and Billabong. Fashion is a hard sell online, but Zando has beat the odds by finding solutions and making the electronic purchase seamless and as secure as possible to ensure consumers feel safe and protected at all times. Customers want to interact with an item before proceeding to purchase. To combat this, Zando takes good high-resolution images to bring the best of the product to its customers electronically, and in the best way possible. Payment options A big issue for any electronic store is that most internet users don’t trust online shopping websites. The most common questions asked include: “Is it secure? Is the information shared in a secure space?” Zando backed this up with a verified security certificate. In terms of payment methods via credit card and EFT, the company installed an online-fraud system which continuously verifies the credit card number with the delivery address. Hence, if

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someone were to change any of the initial details, the transaction would be denied. Zando also offers the option of Cash On Delivery (COD). eBucks The incorporation of eBucks as a payment option allows clients the opportunity to spend the eBucks they’ve earned. What this does is make the consumer feel that they are not spending ‘real’ money. Collaboration with JP Morgan JP Morgan has invested in Zando as a passive financial investor. Very flattered that the company believes in their product, Zando is delighted to be partnered with such a reputable international investor. JP Morgan believes in the market, the business model and the aim and strategy of Zando. Also, they are happy to serve the South African market as this is one entry point into Africa. For Zando, the partnership is around executing its business model; improving business systems and getting more brands into its online stable, which requires a huge capital outlay. The company hopes to optimise customer service throughout its supply chain and establish a better system by which it can add more value to the overall customer experience. The investment by JP Morgan is purely as a passive financial investor, so they have no stake in the company and its operations. The speed of light As a young company, Zando connects with a market that is super speedy and flexible. The good and bad thing about the internet world is that everything can be tracked, traceable and measurable. If you get data quickly and almost live, you can adjust direction almost immediately. Decisions can be made on the spot. In the online sphere, speed is absolutely important. The business model is complex and requires a lot of smart people with good

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processes to make it work. Also, the company needs to have enough trust in its staff to ensure they will make the right choices and represent the brand in a professional manner. “At one point, we went away for three weeks looking for brands around the world, and when we returned, the company was completely different. We had new staff, two new departments; it was bigger and more enhanced. So, it is important to trust in your staff, their abilities and decisions.”

STAYING AHEAD PRODUCT OFFERING Zando researches their clients to find out what they actually want, what brands are good, and what styles are more fashionable. We constantly work at optimising our product offering to ensure all the needs of our clients are met. About 40 percent of our brands are international, each with their own size conversion chart, therefore we undertake intense studies into size conversion models to assist the client in ensuring that the correct size is ordered.

LEADERSHIP

from the next company in terms of customer satisfaction? Focus on what you are good at, focus on what you planned and don’t get distracted and sidelined by other great things things you could do.

Fashion is a hard sell online, but Zando has beat the odds by finding solutions and making the electronic purchase seamless and as secure as possible to ensure consumers feel safe and protected at all times.

SUPPLY CHAIN AND DELIVERY Zando started with COD and instant return. A business model was set up which continuously optimises IT processes and backgrounds. Zando has its own warehouse and adjusts the processes as new products and brands come in. Zando has a website which has to be processed flawlessly and the company continuously tries to shorten delivery times. Zando also works tirelessly to enhance its security sytems. GETTING TO KNOW OUR CUSTOMER We are always trying to get to know our customers better and remember what brands and products they view. Thereafter, we send them updates via email on brands and styles we think they would be interested in. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY As an IT company, we have 25 dedicated staff members that do nothing else but take pictures of our products and write content about them. It’s a huge project, but we need to have high-resolution images on our website to ensure our client gets the correct perception of the brand. The staff continually update the website with new products and ensure all the brands are profiled in a professional and enticing manner. CUSTOMER SERVICE The most asked question by customers is “where is our order?” We go back, track and trace, check our mails and always optimise this process with constant communication to the client at every step to ensure they are informed all the time. ADVICE Remain customer focused in terms of your business model. Figure out what your value-add is and what differentiates you

FAST FACTS • Founded in 2011 • Started with a staff complement of six • Exploded online with over 200 staff members in one year • Founded by Manuel Koser and Peter Allerstorfer

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LISTING

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION BY SECTOR

Topco Media proudly presents the Top300 Western Cape companies for our third edition. These companies passed our strict research criteria, and the companies that have chosen to feature themselves are highlighted below in blue. Accounting & Consulting – 880

TriAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-5402

Broadcasting Contractors – 542

BIH Consulting (Pty) Ltd

(086) 100-5050

African Media Entertainment Limited

(086) 123-7234

Cap Chartered Accountants Inc.

(021) 943-0100

Auto Parts – 313

AFS Production

(021) 424-9999

Deloitte

(021) 427-5300

Acsa-Mag Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 535-2340

Cape Town Film Studios

(021) 843-2400

Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

(021) 410 2500

Barons Commerial Centre

(021)595-9833

Etv (Pty) Ltd

(021) 481-4500

Good Hope FM

(021) 430-8276 (021) 446-4700

OBC

Ernst & Young

(021) 443-0200

Bonfiglioli SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-2660

Fifth Quadrant Actuaries & Consultants Holdings Limited

(021) 681-3700

Cape Motor Corporation

(021) 982-8561

KFM 94.5

(021) 552-5211

DALS Motor Group

(021) 551-4394

Midi TV (Pty) Ltd t/a e-TV

(021) 481-4500

Gobodo Incorporated

(021) 417-8800

Donaldson Filtration Systems (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-2900

M-Net

(021) 508-2600

(021) 408-7000

Emission Control Technologies SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-0200

Okuhle Media

(021) 486-2900 (021) 406-8900

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KPMG Logista Inc t/a BKR Logista International Inc.

(021) 886-6225

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies

(021) 710-0200

Radio Heart 104.9 fm

(021) 658-6600

First Car Care (Pty) Ltd t/a STI

(021) 591-8199

Tswelopele Productions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-1020

Nolands Inc.

Velocity Films

(021) 424-4971

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

(021) 529-2000

Gearbox Repair Centre (Pty) Ltd

(021) 946-4015

SAB & T Chartered Accountants Inc.

(021) 596-5400

Imperial Brake & Clutch (Pty) Ltd

(021) 691-6199

(021) 552-5311

Magna Mirrors SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 577-1440

Broadline – Retailers – 527

MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 529-5760

Clicks Group Limited

(021) 460-1911

Masstores t/a Makro SA Montague Gardens

(021) 550-6300

Tafelberg Furniture Store

(021) 944-3330

Woolworths Holdings Limited

(021) 407-9111

Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo

Aerospace – 215 Eurocopter Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 934-2513

Banks – 810 Absa Business Bank – Western Cape

(021) 915-5300

ABSA Group Limited

(021) 440-4630

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

(021) 937-1200

Capitec Bank Holdings Limited

(021) 809-5900

Expeditors International SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-6700

First National Bank – a division of FirstRand Bank Limited

(021) 681-4000

Investec Bank Limited

(021) 416-1000

Nedbank Group Limited

(021) 469-9500

Nedbank Business Banking

(021) 928-2000

Nedbank Corporate Banking

(021) 416-6825

Standard Bank Group Limited

(021) 401-2111

Airlines, Airports & Air Charter – 591

Express Air Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 935-6100

Fedex Supaswift (Pty) Ltd

(087) 742-8001

Freightmore Cape Town (Pty) Ltd George Airport

(021) 933-5490 (044) 876-9310

Sebenza Forwarding & Shipping (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-9300

Silvercross Helicopter Charters (Pty) Ltd

(021) 934-2566

Velocity Freight Services cc

(021) 703-5756

Beverages – Brewers – 415 South African Breweries Limited (SAB)

(021) 658-7345

Alternative Electricity – 683 Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 831-6100

Beverages – Distillers & Vintners – 416

Mainstream Renewable Power SA

(021) 657-4040

African Terroir (Pty) Ltd

(021) 869-8103

Sunpower

(021) 797-7377

Asara Wine Estate & Hotel

(021) 888-8000

Superwatt Global Power Generators

(021) 709-8200

Blaauwklippen Agricultural Estate Stellenbosch (Pty) Ltd

(021) 880-0133

Boschendal Wines

Alternative Fuels – 91 Agama Energy

(021) 701-3364

Asset Managers – 871

(021) 870-4200

Brandhouse Beverages (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-7100

Cape Point Vineyards

(021) 789-0900

Clos Cabriere Limited

(021) 876-8500

Distell Group Limited

(021) 809-7000

Builders Merchants – 131 A1 Energy (Pty) Ltd

(021) 975-1111

Afrimat Aggregates (Pty) Ltd

(021) 917-8840

Afrimat Limited

(021) 917-8840

Bolt & Nut World cc

(021) 981-8330

Jolinde Construction cc

(021) 762-5585

Masstores (Pty) Ltd t/a Builders Warehouse

(021) 929-1500

Rainbow Construction Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 761-8628

Building & Construction Materials – 132 Aburec Fencing t/a Cape Fence Erectors

(021) 982-5557

African Brick Centre Limited

(087) 805-6717

AfriSam (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 659-3100

Airdirect cc

(021) 510-6207

Allens Meshco (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-1205

Amabamba Fencing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-1600

Bellville Glass Centre cc

(021) 946-1535

Boseng a division of Ubuntu Plastics

(021) 905-5555

Cashbuild SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-8990

Columbia DBL (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-1665

Crammix (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-2115

Eureka Bricks & Blocks

(021) 905-4560

Elta Group Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-1077

Allan Gray Limited

(021) 415-2300

Alpha Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 683-1354

Eikendal Vineyards (Pty) Ltd

(021) 855-1422

Argon Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 670-6570

KWV Holdings Limited

(021) 807-3911

Blue Ink Investments (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-2600

Leopard's Leap Wines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 876-8002

Fowkes Bros. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 508 -7500

Cadiz Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 670-4600

Lusan Premium Wines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 883-8988

G.D. Fittings cc

(021) 932-2188

Catalyst Property Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 657-5500

Namaqua Wines (Pty) Ltd

(027) 213-1080

(021) 511-5973

Coronation Fund Managers Limited

(021) 680-2000

Nederberg Wines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 862-3104

Goodall Industrial (Pty) Ltd Goodall Industrial (Pty) Ltd Imba Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-3440

Element Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 426-1313

Robertson Winery (Pty) Ltd

(023) 626-3059

Foord Asset Management

(021) 532-6988

SA Wine Industry Information & Systems

(021) 807-5700

Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 659-5300

Spier Wines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-1100

Interneuron (Pty) Ltd

(021) 790-5171

Steenberg Vineyards

(021) 713-2211

Investec Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 416-2000

Swartland Wynkelder (Pty) Ltd

(022) 482-1134

Kagiso Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (KAM)

(021) 673-6300

The Company of Wine People (Pty) Ltd

(021) 881-3870

Merchant West Cape Town (Pty)Ltd

(021) 552-7007

The Fairview Trust cc

(021) 863-2450

Metropolitan Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 940-6001

Vergelegen Wines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 847-1334

Oasis Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 413-7860

Villiera Wines (Pty)Ltd

(021) 865-2002

Pragma Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 943-3900

Wamakersvallei Winery Limited

(021) 873-1582

Pragma Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 943-3900

Zandvliet Wine Estates (Pty) Ltd

(023) 615-1146

Prescient Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-3600

Prescient Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-3600

Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 670-5100

Sanlam Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-2500

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Biotechnology – 482 Cape Biotech Trust

(021) 442-3780

Swift Micro Laboratories (Pty) Ltd

(021) 683-8436

Synexa Life Sciences (Pty) Ltd

(021) 933-9580

First Storage Concepts (Cape) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-2616

Incledon DPI – a division of DPI Plastics (Pty) Ltd

(021) 957-5600

JK Hardware Distributors cc

(021) 762-0634

Kaydav Group Limited

(021) 704-7060

LH Biggs t/a Rooftech (Pty) Ltd

(021) 704-1119

Much Asphalt (Pty) Ltd

(021) 900-4400

N.G.K. Ceramics South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-7750

Namakwa Sands

(021) 762-3030

PG Bison

(021) 505-8900

Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC)

(021) 550-2100

Profile Concrete Equipment

(021) 552-1140

Revelstone (Cape) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 761-9739

Safintra Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-3130

Saint Gobain ISOVER South Africa (Pty)Ltd

(021) 951-1167

Saint-Gobain Gyproc SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 959-5000

Shelco Shelving (Pty) Ltd

(021) 934-6090

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Specialised Panel Manufacturing cc

(021) 905-2233

Isolite (Cape) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-6100

Spartan Truck Hire

(021) 511-2333

Water Comfort (Pty) Ltd

(021) 851-0045

Patin Trading 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Perfect Plastics

(021) 932-9687

Target Cranes (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-8088

Wiehahn Formwork and Scaffolding (Pty) Ltd

(021) 880-7777

Perfect Plastics

(021) 932-9687

Plastamid (Pty) Ltd

(021) 590-1000

Companies & Organisations – 1041

Procast Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 593-8610

Catholic Welfare & Development (CWD)

(021) 425-2095

121 Outsource Centres (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-9121

Sondor Industries (Pty) Ltd

(021) 959-5900

Centre for Early Childhood Development

(021) 683-2420

Achievement Awards Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-2300

Spex cc

(021) 511-5279

Development Action Group

(021) 448-7886

Alliance Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 443-6000

Wright Seal and Plastics (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-1337

South African Institute for Entrepreneurship

(021) 447-2023

AQRate Verification Services

(021) 949-4612

ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij

(021) 809-3100

Chemicals – Commodities – 113

Aucor Auctioneers

(021) 534-4446

Corrocoat SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-6911

Automated Fuel Systems Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 409-6300

Dekro Paints (Pty) Ltd

(021) 903-3131

AVTS Roadworthy Stations (Pty) Ltd

Business Support Services – 581

(021) 934-4900

Easigas (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-7050

Business Processing enabling South Africa (BPeSA) Western Cape

(021) 427-2900

Hosaf – a division of Feltex Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 521-2200

Cape International Fresh Produce Trading (Pty) Ltd

(021) 531-2195

Cape Town Routes Unlimited

(021) 487-4800

CCA Environmental (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-1118

Cebano Consultants (Pty) Ltd

(021) 658-4000

Citizen Surveys ( Pty ) Ltd

(021) 447-4484

Claremart Auction Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-8822

Designs Ahead Promotions cc

(021) 556-8979

Dipar Systems (Pty) Ltd

(021) 946-1171

ENRA Technologies cc

(021) 699-0546

ESP Afrika (Pty) Ltd

(021) 671-0506

Propet SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 521-2200

Plascon South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-2400

Surcotec (Pty) Ltd

(021) 959-8217

Syncorp Injection Moulding (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-1441

Chemicals – Speciality – 118 Brenn-o-kem (Pty) Ltd

(023) 231-1060

Ikusasa Chemicals (Pty) Ltd

(021) 880-1516

Ikusasa Water

(021) 851-6700

Laser Chemicals(Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-7690

Nulandis – a division of AECI (Pty) Ltd

(021) 868-4063

Permoseal (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-7400

Fusion Outsourcing Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 527-6600

Global Telesales (Pty) Ltd

(021) 415-3550

Greymatter and Finch (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-6550

Petroleum Agency

Intec Telecom Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 658-8000

Sasol Nitro – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

(080) 011-2270

International Data Services Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 448-5170

Sasol Polymers – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-2245

Sasol Solvents – a division of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd

IQUAD Treasury Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 443-6866

Job Realisation South Africa

(083) 654-4099

Lufthansa Globaltelesales (Pty) Ltd

(021) 415-3550

Marine Data Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-8517

Michael James Organisation

(021) 851-7007

Milu (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-4500

Paymaster Payroll Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-6898

Perishable Products Export Control Board

(021) 930-1134

Pic Solutions

(021) 680-6000

PSP Icon (Pty) Ltd

(021) 702-0480

Raysonics Inspections, Tests & Certification (RITC) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 556-4884

SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 506-3280

Stephan Welz & Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 794-6461

Syntell (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-2081

The LR Management Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 448-6660

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants:Southern Region (SAICA)

(021) 417-2660

Three City Events (Pty) Ltd

(021) 689-3262

TNS (Pty) Ltd

(021) 657-9500

Universal Mail Link (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-4200

Verder Pumps South Africa

(021) 981-5392

Winelands Auction Gallery t/a Michael James Organisation

(021) 851-7007

Cable & Satellite – 543 Omnipless Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd

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(021) 938-3500

South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU)

(021) 697-1152

South African Municipal Workers Union Medical Scheme (Samwumed)

(021) 697-9500

South African Table Grape Industry

(021) 872-1438

Sports Science Institute of South Africa

(021) 659-5600

Western Cape Business Opportunity Forum (WECBOF)

(021) 951-6852

Computer Hardware – 932 Caybyte Computer Supplies cc t/a 2 Unlimited

(021) 696-0227

Blue Label Telecoms Limited

(021) 525-3000

Hewlett-Packard SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 659-5100

IBM South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 521-0645

Metrofile (Pty) Ltd

(021) 380-8900

Mustek Limited

(021) 413-3000

Rectron (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-8200

Computer Services – 972 4D Digital Security (Pty) Ltd t/a ESET Southern Africa Acuo Technologies

(021) 687-9185

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African Innovation Centre

Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-5820 (021) 521-0645

Altech Isis

(021) 417-1802

Cash Buddy

(021) 696-7700

(021) 914-1055

Business Systems Group (Africa) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 418-0888

(021) 914-1055

CCI Technology Holdings Ltd

(021) 531-0850

DLK Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 531-9403

Dynamic Technology Holdings Limited

(021) 467-5400 (021) 467-5400

Clothing & Footwear – 341 Adidas SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-6200

Dynamic Visual Technologies (Pty) Ltd t/a Ectic Trading

Barker Footwear (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-3531

First Technology (Pty) Ltd

(021) 525-7000

Future Perfect Corporation cc

(021) 300-0340

Bibette Clothing Manufacturers – a division of Seardel Group Trading (Pty) Ltd

(021) 508-5700

Gijima AST

(021) 680-3300

Cadema Industries (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-3365

HelloComputer cc

(021) 488-1380

Green Cross Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-9700

ICDL SA (International Computer Drivers Licence)

(021) 671-1070

Hextex – a division of Seardel Group Trading (Pty) Ltd

(023) 347-0814

Incredible Connection

(021) 417-8200

(021) 506-6900

Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd

(021) 439-9986

HI-TEC Sports Distributors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-9400

House of Monatic (Pty) Ltd Monviso Knitwear (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-2132

Morgan Creek Properties t/a Safety Mecca

(021) 949-2085

New Balance SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 705-6224

Pals (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-8800

Puma Sports Distributors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-0832

Rex Trueform Clothing Company Limited

(021) 460-9400

Seardel Investment Corporation Limited

(021) 505-5000

Sweet-Orr & Lybro (Pty) Ltd

(021) 932-6921

Zhauns Group of Companies

(021) 447-3665

(021) 700-7000

Jet Computers cc

(021) 418-8175

Khusela Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-9101

Molotek (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-2048

Obsidian Systems (Pty) Ltd

(086) 045-4689

PBT Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-0937

Pinnacle Micro (Pty) Ltd t/a Pinnacle Africa

(021) 550-0100

Reagola Consulting cc

(021) 555-2013

Rocketseed South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 872-2280

Sepelang Training and Consulting

(087) 805-9979

Swist Technology Solutions t/a Swisttech

(021) 888-7920

Sybase SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 657-1600

T-Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 974-3000

Zimele Technologies (pty) Ltd

(021) 514-5400

Colleges – 1048 Car Hire – 592 (021) 934-4600

Avis Rent A Car – a division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 927-3012

Europcar – a division of Imperial Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 935-8600

Unitrans Automotive (Pty) Ltd t/a Hertz Rent a Car

(021) 935-4500

Catering Services – 571 Compass Group SA (Pty) Ltd Wembley Group of Companies

(021) 551-0288 (021) 697-1430

Chemicals – Advanced Materials – 116

Consulting Engineers – 268 AE Com

(021) 950-7500

Damelin (Pty) Ltd

(021) 422-3950

Akha Tech (Pty) Ltd

(086) 182-3823

Eurocentres cc

(021) 423-1833

Arup (Pty) Ltd

False Bay College

(021) 712-1080

Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 526-9400

Intec College South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 417-6700

Bergstan South Africa Consulting & Development Engineers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 487-4900

International Colleges Group (ICG)

(021) 417-6700

Bigen Africa

(021) 919-6976

West Coast FET College

(022) 482-1143

Westlink Training Academy

(021) 931-9690

College of Cape Town

pg 73

(021) 511-6081

Exactocraft (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-0740

Fibretech

(021) 842-0090

pg 20

Gibb (Pty) Ltd

Agrico (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-4111

CTS Trailers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 948-6167

Rovic & Leers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 907-1700

(021) 409-3500

(021) 975-1718

Element Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd

Commercial Vehicles & Trucks – 263

Ampaglas Holdings (Pty) Ltd

westernCape - Industry Classification 2011 copy.indd 3

(021) 886-7111 (021) 404-6700

Boland College

Atlantic Car Hire cc

pg 46

(021) 469-9100

Glyndale Construction cc t/a WB Civils

(021) 905-5869

HHO Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd t/a HHO Africa

(021) 425-2870

ICE Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 914-2833

Ilitha Project Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-9993

Kantey & Templer (Pty) Ltd

(021) 405-9600

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Lesedi Nuclear Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 525-1300

Electricity Supply & Distribution – 680

Manong & Associates (Pty) Ltd

(021) 423-5238

Eskom

(021) 915-2867

MBB Services International (Pty) Ltd

(021) 887-1026

Livewire Power Projects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 666-7436

Raubicon

(021) 852-8536

WorleyParsons

(021) 912-3000

WSP Group

(021) 481-8700

Consumer Finance – 873

Electronic Equipment – 253 ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 529-0100

Aberdare Cables (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-2919

GE Security (Pty) Ltd

(021) 506-6000

Blue Financial Services Limited

(021) 945-4912

Konica Minolta SA

(021) 941-4500

Cape Consumers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 409-7600

KPG Media Technologies cc

(021) 424-7501

Compuscan (Pty) Ltd

(021) 888-6000

Nashua Cape Town

(021) 550-2000

Compuscan Information Technologies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 888-6000

RC & C Manufacturing Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 928-1333

Industrial Development Corporation of SA Limited

(021) 421-4794

Real People (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-4417

Contract Cleaners & Hygiene Services – 587 Rentokil Initial (Pty) Ltd

(021) 670-4700

RoyalServe (Pty) Ltd

(021) 001-7900

Servest (Pty) Ltd t/a Servest Hygiene

(021) 556-3630

Sinako Cleaning Services cc

(021) 421-4650

Defence – 216 Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd

(021) 850-2911

Reutech Radar Systems (Pty) Ltd Ricoh SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 404-7100

Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 526-5260

Spark ATM Systems (Pty) Ltd

(021) 418-3330

Electronics Equipment Rental – 502 Gearhouse South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 933-7822

Lazer Communications cc

(021) 510-5450

Media Film Service (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-3300

Employment Agencies – 583 Altitude Workforce Solutions (Pty) Ltd Anchor Executive Recruitment (Pty) Ltd

Diamond – 46

(021) 880-1150

(021) 761-5321 (021) 683-3258

Alexkor Limited

(027) 831-1330

Claire Bourquin Recruitment Consultants cc

(021) 421-2241

Trans Hex Group Limited

(021) 937-2000

Isilumko Staffing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-3609

Kelly – a division of the Kelly Group Ltd

(021) 426-4200

Discount & Superstore & Warehouse – 524 The Crazy Store

(021) 505-5500

Distributors – 531 Bowline Fulfilment (Pty) Ltd Invicta Holdings Limited Jetseal SA (Pty) Ltd Josco Services

(021) 550-9700

SEW Eurodrive (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-9820

Shar Civils cc

(021) 952-2168

Strata Civils (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-7539

Engineering Fabricators – 266 Agrico (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-4111

Armstrong Steam Western Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-0840

Calculus Products (Pty) Ltd

(021) 873-3372

Grotto Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-1555

John Thompson – a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd

(021) 959-8400

Lindumn (Pty) Ltd

(021) 705-3720

Pioneer Mechanical Contractors cc

(021) 557-1051

REL Engineering cc t/a Emeson

(021) 691-3149

Saacke South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 945-3806

Unique Hydra (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-3600

Xylem Water Solutions

(021) 551-5670

Environmental Control – 584 Integrated Waste Exchange (IWEX)

(086) 010-3089

NCC Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd t/a The Nature Conservation Corporation

(021) 702-2884

Syncorp Recycling (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-2661

WG Waste Removals cc

(021) 949-1770

Events & Catering Equipment Rental – 500 Banks R&L Hiring (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-7011 (021) 422-1650 (021) 511-7771

Mashalaba H.R Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 674-7191

Events Social Marketing & Productions Afrika (Pty) Ltd

Masibambane Recruitment (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-4920

The Nice Equipment Co. (Pty) Ltd

Nicolene Di Bartolo Management Appointments (Pty) Ltd

(021) 466-8900

Ntirho Business Consulting cc

(086) 134-2230

NuFlex Enterprise

(087) 802-6085

Exhibition & Conference Facilities – 574

Odgers Berndtson SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 418-1516

Cape Town International Convention Centre Company (CTICC)

(021) 551-9184

Premium Consulting cc

(021) 592-0066

Thebe Conventions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 851-1155

Premium Personnel cc t/a Premium Consulting

(021) 592-0066

(021) 929-4780

Linde Material Handling (Pty) Ltd

(021) 380-4600

Sakhisizwe Personnel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-0446

Facilities Management – 572

Millners Dental Suppliers Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-8800

The Comco Group of Companies

(021) 556-1075

Arcus Facilities Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd t/a FM Solutions

The Workforce Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 919-0548

People for Africa Personnel (Pty) Ltd t/a Ilitha Specialised Staffing

(021) 552-9993

Red Bull Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 486-8000

Sizwe Paints (Pty) Ltd

(021) 696-2915

Engineering – Contractors – 264

District Municipalities – 1012 Cape Winelands District Municipality

(021) 888-5100

Overberg District Municipality

(028) 425-1157

Diversified Industrials – 240 KAP International Holdings Limited

(021) 808-0900

Education & Business Training – 582 Cape Town Science Centre

(021) 300-3200

Faranani Facilitation Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 762-5742

Global BITS (Pty) Ltd

(086) 128-8488

(021) 577-1602

Radio Holland South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 807-8700 (022) 433-8304

SA Five Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-4110

Overberg Agri Limited

(028) 214-3800

SSK Sentraal-Suid Kooperasie Beperk

(028) 514-8600

Crispy Group (Pty) Ltd Kaap Agri (Pty) Ltd

(023) 312-3136 (022) 482-8000

Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-3231

Afripower Pty Ltd t/a Hytec

(021) 551-4747

Turf AG

(021) 551-0790

Atlas Marine Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-2828

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 850-1800

Belmet Marine (Pty) Ltd

(021) 948-5682

Villiersdorp Kooperasie Beperk

(028) 840-1120

(021) 424-5809

Engineering – General – 267

Coldpak Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-3515 (021) 940-3277/ (021) 940-3278

Darson Construction (Pty) Ltd

(021) 703-5725

DCD Marine (Pty) Ltd

(021) 460-6000

Fishing – 434 Blue Continent Products (Pty) Ltd

(021) 508-9600

Blue Fin Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 790-0960

Foodcorp (Pty) Ltd t/a Marpro Trawling

(021) 440-5600 (021) 440-5600

Dynamic Cables Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 535-3190

Foodcorp Consumer Brands – Fishing Division

Gripper & Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-7203

Greys Marine (Pty) Ltd

(021) 712-5064

H G Molenaar & Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 868-2210

I&J Limited

(021) 440-7800

Hellermann Tyton (Pty) Ltd

(021) 594-7100

Irvin & Johnson Limited

(021) 440-7800

Peninsula Power Products

(021) 511-5061

Petrel Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-2451

Reitech (SA) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 709-8140

(021) 508-4700

Rheinmetall- Laingsdale (Pty) Ltd

(021) 508-9400

Unitemp cc

(021) 762-8995

RNB Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-0667

Zest Electric Motors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-2710

SA Five Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-4110

westernCape - Industry Classification 2011 copy.indd 4

(021) 807-8900

Moorreesburgse Koringboere (Edms) Bpk

Torque-It

Jocastro (Pty) Ltd

BKB Grainco

Meadow Feeds

(021) 914-4990

(021) 704-1700

(028) 840-2313

(021) 951-5600

(021) 976-8057

Industrial Motor Control cc

(021) 981-1126

Betko Fresh Produce cc

(021) 976-1110

Tjeka Training Matters (Pty) Ltd

(021) 876-3738

Agricol (Pty) Ltd

Last Samurai Property Holdings 2 cc t/a Ithuba Industries

Chaswill Process Technology (Pty) Ltd

Control Instruments Group Limited

Farming – 433

Haw & Inglis Civil Engineering (Pty) Ltd

Bowie Elevators

(021) 907-2800

(021) 528-8980

(021) 556-6933

(021) 761-6211

Colcab (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-0288

Facet Engineering

(021) 763-3360

(021) 928-1388

(021) 410-5000

(021) 981-7070

Margaret Nicol & Associates (Pty) Ltd t/a In Tution or In Recognition

CBI Electric Low Voltage

pg 26

Amandla G C F Construction (Pty) Ltd

Institute of Administration and Commerce South Africa

Electrical Equipment – 252

(021) 686-9299

African Kaleidoscope Events

Komicx Products (Pty) Ltd

(021) 783-5016

Lusitania Marketing Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 402-4200

Oceana Group Limited

(021) 410-1400

Pioneer Fishing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-5368

Premier Fishing SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 419-0124

Sea Harvest Corporation Limited

(021) 468-7900

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Tuna Hake Corporation Limited

(021) 425-0888

Fixed–Line Telecom Services – 673 Telkom SA Business Integration Services (Pty) Ltd

Mykonos Casino

(022) 707-6000

Hotels – 536

SunWest International (Pty) Ltd t/a Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World

(021) 505-7777

African Pride Hotels (Pty) Ltd

(021) 430-5000

(021) 421-7771

African Sky Hotels

(021) 439-6010

Arabella South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 412-9010

Thuo Gaming Western Cape (Pty) Ltd (021) 414-1367

Tsogo Sun Caledon (Pty) Ltd t/a The Caledon Casino Hotel & Spa

(028) 214-5100

Food & Drug Retailers – 630 Busy Corner Meat Wholesalers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 703-6444

Fruit & Veg City Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 532-5400

Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited

(021) 658-1000

Graduate Schools – 1047

Cape Grace Hotel

(021) 410-7007

Cape Town Hotel School

(021) 440-5700

Hermanus Beach Club – a Legacy Hotel & Resort

(028) 313-0284

Milpark Business School (Pty) Ltd

(021) 673-9100

Hotel Express International

(021) 674-5488

(021) 959-2101/ (021) 959-9352

Lagoon Beach Hotel & Spa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 528-2000

University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Legend Lodges

(044) 533-5389

Shoprite Holdings Limited

(021) 980-4000

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

(021) 406-1441

Spar Western Cape – a division of Spar Group Limited

(021) 690-0000

University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB)

(021) 918-4111

USB Executive Development Limited

(021) 918-4480

Food Processors – 435

Lanzerac Hotel and Spa

(021) 887-1132

Mandela Rhodes Place Management Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 481-4000

Mount Nelson Hotel

(021) 483-1000

Newmark Hotels (Pty) Ltd

(021) 427-5900

Agrana Fruit SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 705-0210

Health Maintenance Organisations – 443

Alibaba Food Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 637-9096

Arctic Health Care

(021) 551-8780

NH The Lord Charles Hotel

(021) 855-1040

(021) 505-8000

(080) 022-6563

One & Only Hotel Cape Town

(021) 431-5888

Astral Foods Limited

Bankmed Fedhealth Medical Scheme

Plattner Golf (Pty) Ltd t/a Fancourt Hotel & Count

(021) 975-8445

(021) 527-5000

(086) 000-2153

Crown National

Liberty Health Holdings

(021) 673-9300

Protea Hospitality Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 430-5000

Medpages cc

(021) 441-9700

Radisson Blu

Metropolitan Health Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 480-4511

Raya Hotels (Pty) Ltd t/a The Capetonian Hotel

ProSano Medical Scheme

(021) 917-4440

Rezidor Hotel Group

(021) 431-2900

Sigma Health Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 940-7000

Southern Sun Newlands

(021) 683-6562

Cape Thyme Catering cc

(021) 510-5154

Clover SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-7000

Condio (Pty) Ltd

(021) 556-9950

Dairybelle (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-9200

Donald Brown Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-6501

Excellent Meat Corporation (Pty) Ltd

(021) 929-7300

Exim International (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-4009

F & S Supermarket cc t/a Golden Crust Bakery

(021) 955-0000

Fair Cape Holdings (Pty) Ltd Fercon Foods (Pty) Ltd Finlar Fine Foods (Pty) Ltd Freddy Hirsch Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 557-7600 (021) 551-9151 (021) 948-0624 (021) 507-4500

* NB. No longer Tholwana, just Atfin Consulting

Heavy Construction – 137

IFC

(021) 441-3000 (021) 692-1260

Southern Sun Cape Sun

(021) 488-5100

Sun International

(021) 406-5000

The Arniston Hotel (Pty) Ltd

(028) 445-9000

B&S Building Services

(021) 712-4186

The Cape Milner SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 426-1101

Basil Read (Pty) Ltd

(021) 946-4664

The Commodore – a Legacy Hotel & Resort

(021) 415-1000

Boshard Construction (Pty) Ltd

(021) 931-8224 (021) 692-0606

The Cullinan Hotel (Pty) Ltd t/a Southern Sun The Cullinan

(021) 418-6920

CC George Properties (Pty) Ltd Civils 2000 (Pty) Ltd

(021) 713-0129

The Portswood – a Legacy Hotel & Resort

(021) 418-3281 (021) 437-9000

Gastro Foods

(021) 951-3169

David Basson Construction cc

(021) 945-3859

The Twelve Apostles

Gatti's Ice Cream (Pty) Ltd

(021) 797-5100

Group Five Coastal

(021) 763-6100

The Vineyard Hotel & Spa

(021) 657-4500

Golden Crust Bakery

(021) 955-0000

Hare & Liddell Construction (Pty) Ltd

(021) 531-0913

The Westin Cape Town

(021) 412-9999

Grapetek (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-4541

Upper Eastside Hotel

(021) 404-0570

Heinz Foods (Pty) Ltd

(021) 870-5700

Ina Paarman's Kitchen (Pty) Ltd

(021) 705-6440

* NB. Company name changed to Isipani Construction (Pty) Ltd

Langeberg & Ashton Foods (Pty) Ltd

(023) 615-1140

Long Span Gutters

(021) 521-0000

Oceana Brands Limited

(021) 415-8500

Martin & East (Pty) Ltd

(021) 761-3474

Orley Foods (Pty) Ltd

(021) 526-6400

Mazor Group Limited

(021) 556-1555

Parmalat SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-1400

(021) 431-3400

(021) 807-5100

Murray & Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd

Pioneer Food Group Limited

NMC (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-2640

Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd

(021) 807-5100

Nolitha (Pty) Ltd

(021) 591-8183

Premier Food Limited

(021) 442-3300

Rhodes Food Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 870-4000

Roelcor Meat (Pty) Ltd

(021) 851-2694

Rooibos Limited

(027) 482-2155

Southern Oil Limited

(028) 514-3441

Forestry – 153 Cape Sawmills (Pty) Ltd

(021) 808-7440

Foundations – 1040 Amy Biehl Foundation Trust

(021) 462-5052

Furnishings & Floor Coverings – 342 Alpine Lounge – a division Bravo Group Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-7150

CN Business Furniture

(044) 871-0048

Coricraft Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-6640

Dynamic Flooring cc

(021) 706-4279

Kwikspace Modular Building (Pty)Ltd

(021) 905-9093

Pierre Cronje (Pty) Ltd

(021) 691-8589

Raeco (Pty) Ltd

(021) 797-1934

Steinhoff International

(021) 808-0700

Tiletoria Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-3125

Isidima Civils (Pty) Ltd

(021) 761-3474

J van der Sluys (Pty) Ltd

(021) 868-3008

Liebherr Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 933-2664

Power Group of Companies

(021) 907-1300

Racec Group Limited

(021) 531-7540

Sawren Construction (Pty) Ltd

(028) 316-2926

Vineyard Hotel and Spa

(021) 657-4500

Wilderness Dunes Resort – a Legacy Hotel & Resort

(044) 877-8600

House Building – 134 ABE Painting Contractors

(021) 762-5585

Amdec Property Development (Pty) Ltd

(021) 702-3200

BL Williams Construction Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 865-2575

BENBEL

(021) 851-4388

Indawo (Cape) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 941-5000

Lucas Quality Thatchers

(021) 919-8397

Scott Steel Projects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 671-3176

Stefanutti Stocks Building Western Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-6336

Household Appliances & Consumer Electronics – 345

The Power Group of Companies

(021) 907-1300

AMC Cookware (Pty) Ltd

(086) 111-1262

Tiffany Construction cc

(021) 761-6105

Cape Airconditioning & Ventilation cc

(021) 981-4929

Turner & Townsend Africa

(021) 421-7001

Umzamo Civils cc

(021) 904-0501

Vela VKE Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 417-2900

WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd

(021) 795-5500

Zebra Bituminous Surfacing cc

(021) 761-3474

Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-8263

Eagle Technology

(021) 423-4943

Electrolux South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 506-6600

Evercool cc

(021) 975-4290

Household Products – 475 Solukem & Mawethu cc

(021) 868-3310

Holding Companies – 851 Capespan Group Holdings Limited

(021) 917-2600

Longain Group

(021) 443-7900

Tri-Linear Holdings Limited

(021) 410-1300

Import & Export – 529 Afrifresh Group (Pty) Ltd

Wethu Investments Group (Pty) Ltd (WIG)

(021) 949-3295/6

(021) 763-7600

Cape Fresh International (CFI)

(021) 531-2191

Capespan Exports (Pty) Ltd

(021) 917-2600

Colors Fruit SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 807-5000

Deli Spices (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-2000

Exsa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 914-8280

Tradewinds Parasols (Pty) Ltd

(021) 691-0456

Hospital Management & Long-Term Care – 444

Twiice International (Pty) Ltd

(021) 487-9060

Community Medical Services t/a Marie Stopes

(021) 422-4096

Fikipo Business Trading

(021) 425-0244

Groote Schuur Hospital

(021) 404-9111

Freshgold SA Export (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-1966

Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 506-5111

Haib Cape

(021) 951-1403

Heneck Sacks – division of Melbro Wholesale Pty Ltd

(021) 505-5500

Hippo Bag & Screen cc t/a Hippo Group

(021) 949-1920

Intercan Foods cc

(021) 552-3211

Gaming – 532 Century Casinos Caledon (Pty) Ltd

(028) 214-5100

Medi-Clinic Corporation Limited

(021) 809-6500

Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd

(021) 700-1600

Melomed Hospital Holdings Limited

(021) 699-0950

Grandwest Casino & Entertainment World

(021) 505-7777

Netcare Hospitals (Pty) Ltd t/a Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital

(021) 480-6111

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Isixa Minerals & Chemicals cc

(021) 674-5640

JMC

(021) 507-7700

Pernod Ricard South Africa (Pty) Ltd TD Shipping and Clearing cc

(021) 405-8800 (021) 421-6306/7/9

The Caturra Coffee Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 593-1199

The Natural Stone Warehouse (Pty) Ltd

(021) 506-1300

Thrutainers International

(021) 531-8082

Transglobal Cargo (Pty) Ltd

(021) 385-1075

Turf-Ag Products (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-0790

Insurance Brokers – 833 Alexander Forbes Risk Services

(021) 401-9888

AON South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-4000

Denis Insurance Administrators

(021) 528-5300/ (086) 010-4940

Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited

(021) 401-6911

Law Services – 573

Theewaterskloof Local Municipality

(028) 214-3300

(021) 852-3230

West Coast District Municipality

(022) 433-8400

Brits Dreyer Attorneys

(021) 946-1127

Witzenberg Local Municipality

(023) 316-1854

Cape Town Iron and Steel Works (Pty) Ltd (CISCO)

(021) 903-2141

Appies Incorporated

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Incorporated

(021) 481-6300

DSC Attorneys

(086) 146-5879

Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.

(021) 410-2500

Fairbridges Arderne & Lawton Inc.

(021) 405-7300

Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala Inc.

(021) 405-6000

Mediation and Transformation Practice SA

(021) 903-4194

Norton Rose (Pty) Ltd

(021) 405-1200

Qunta Incorporated

(021) 418-0268

Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes Attorneys Inc.

(021) 406-9100

STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes Inc.

(021) 406-9100

Webber Wentzel

(021) 431-7000

Werksmans Attorneys

(021) 405-5100

Insurance Non-Life – 834 Chartis Insurance SA

(021) 526-1600

Leisure Equipment – 347

Intasure (Pty) Ltd

(021) 712-6686

Prima Toy & Leisure Trading (Pty) Ltd

Outsurance

(086) 006-0000

Paladin Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 686-7270

Regent Insurance Company Limited

(021) 912-2500

Santam Limited

(021) 915-7000

Internet – 974

(021) 818-2000

Leisure Facilities – 538

Boschenmeer Golf and Country Estate

(021) 863-1140

Fundamo (Pty) Ltd

(021) 970-7600

Monkey Valley Beach Nature Resort

(021) 789-8000

GlobeSky Internet Solution Provider

(021) 873-6722

Pinnacle Point Group Limited

(021) 673-2700

Hetzner (Pty) Ltd

(021) 970-2000

Rondebosch Golf Club

(021) 689-4176

iafrica.com

(021) 486-6900

Spier Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-1100

Kingsley Technologies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 799-9600

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company Limited

(021) 424-0015

City Sightseeing Cape Town

(021) 511-6000

De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate

(021) 880-7300

The Blue Train

pg 2

(021) 449-2672

Two Oceans Aquarium

(021) 418-3823

Virgin Active South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 684-3000

Westlake Golf Club

(021) 788-2020

Life Assurance – 840 Covision Life Limited Discovery Holdings Limited Liberty Life

(086) 126-5433 (021) 527-1111

Siyakha Consulting (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-5478

Thema Training Consultant

(083) 506-4581

Xconsult

(021) 873-1128

Materials Handling – 495 EM Shelving & Racking (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-2151

NFS Industrial Machinery (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-8958

Storage RSA Trading (Pty) Ltd

(021) 852-2510

Media Agencies – 545 34

(021) 480-3400

Atmosphere Communications cc

(021) 461-2117

Bester Burke (Pty) Ltd

(021) 812-2610

Biz-Community Publishers SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 680-3500

Blackmoon Design and Advertising

(021) 593-9520

B-Line Advertising (Pty) Ltd

(021) 422-2940

Carat (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-5802

Brand Union

(021) 486-8500

Foxp2 (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-4802

HWB Communications (Pty) Ltd

(021) 462-0416

(021) 940-5911

Momentum Group Limited

(021) 691-2938

Novare Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 914-7730

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Limited

(021) 509-9111

PSG Group Limited

(021) 887-9602

Sanlam Limited

(021) 947-9111

Local Councils/Municpalities – 1013

(021 )531-2195

(087) 803-3400

(086) 132-1777

Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Altius Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-0470

Mvelaphanda Management Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 914-1732

(021) 914-7730

(021) 481-2840/ (021) 852-0644

Marcus Brewster

Hamilton's Advertising cc

(021) 949-6400

African Access Holdings Limited

(021) 403-6384

Fusion Design cc

Novare Actuaries & Consultants (Pty) Ltd

(021) 657-6240

(021) 421-4515

Daniel John Consulting

(086) 045-6789

Citadel Investment Services Limited

Afena Capital (Pty) Ltd

Consequent Consulting (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-6377

(021) 464-4400

Investment Companies – 850

(021) 762-3050

(021) 673-6999

Equation Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 912-4100

(021) 418-4122

Chand Environmental Consultants cc

Riscura Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 847-1144

(021) 416-6000

(021) 408-1300

Baraka Enterprise Consulting (Pty) Ltd

(021) 553-2223/ (021) 553-0590

(021) 434-4639

BOE Private Clients a division of Nedbank Group Limited

Accenture South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Atlantic Beach Golf Estate

Inverdoorn Game Reserve

Barnard Jacobs Mellet Private Client Services (Pty) Ltd

Management Consulting – 575

(021) 430-5265

Erinvale Golf Club

Investment Banks – 875

(021) 680-1000

Proman Project Management Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-9857

(021) 464-9500

Homechoice (Pty) Ltd

(021) 410-9800

eNetworks cc

Web Africa Networks (Pty) Ltd

Mail Order – 523

Artscape Theatre Centre

DataPro (Pty) Ltd t/a Vox DataPro

(021) 462-6798

(021) 418-6161

(086) 178-6783

(021) 674-0611

RSA Web Internet Services cc

Mzanzi Africa Logistics (Pty) Ltd

Plan One (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-5800

Persuasion Lab Marketing (Pty) Ltd

Logistic Solutions – 980

Petanque Consultancy (Pty) Ltd

Clickthinking

(021) 670-9540

(021) 417-7100

(021) 431-8400

(083) 321-3695

(021) 596-8300

South African Police Services (SAPS)

Aquila Private Game Reserve cc

3Com

M-Web Connect (Pty) Ltd

Local Government Agencies & Bodies – 1014

Beaufort West Municipality

(023) 414-8100

Bergrivier Local Municipality

(022) 913-6000

Bitou Local Municipality

(044) 501-3000

King James Advertising Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

(021) 465-3511

MANGO-OMC cc

(021) 424-6207

Meltwater

(021) 431-4700

Nota Bene (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-2660

Octagon Marketing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 486-6000

Ogilvy Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

(021) 467-1000

Omnigraphics Express (Pty) Ltd

(021) 426-2042

Outdoor Network Limited

(021) 761-1732

Professional Vision Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 671-7915

Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited

(021) 683-1444

Breede Valley Municipality

(023) 348-2600

Cadiz Holdings Limited

(021) 657-8300

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality

(028) 425-5500

Quirk eMarketing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 462-7353

Cape Empowerment Trust Limited

(021) 683-9050

Cederberg Local Municipality

(027) 482-8000

Saatchi & Saatchi (Pty) Ltd

(021) 413-7500

Ditikeni Investment Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-9277

Central Karoo District Municipality

(023) 449-1000

TBWA Hunt Lascaris Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

(021) 417-5700

Grand Parade Investments Limited

(021) 418-5552/ (021) 419-2225

Drakenstein Local Municipality

(021) 807-4500

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-7000

Eden District Municipality

(044) 803-1300

The Media Shop

(021) 680-7040

George Local Municipality

(044) 801-9111

Hessequa Municipality

(028) 713-8000

Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited

(021) 426-2711

John Daniel Holdings

(021) 809-2100

Longain 1 Invesments (Pty) Ltd t/a Flexicell

(021) 443-7900

PSG Equity

Kannaland Municipality

(028) 551-1023

Medical Equipment & Supplies – 446

(021) 887-9602

Knysna Municipality

(044) 302-6300

Clairemed cc

Pallinghurst Advisors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 886-7294

Laingsburg Municipality

(023) 551-1019

Intaka Holdings

(021) 702-1559

Remgro Limited

(021)888-3300/ (021) 888-3000

Matzikama Local Municipality

(027) 213-3238

Prion Tex (Pty) Ltd

(021) 797-1878

Sekunjalo Investments Limited

Mossel Bay Local Municipality

(044) 606-5000

(021) 427-1400

Safmed (Pty) Ltd

(021) 763-3280

Oudtshoorn Local Municipality

(044) 203-3000

Overstrand Local Municipality

(028) 313-8000

Sterling Waterford Securities

(021) 447-6802

Unipalm Investment Holdings Limited

(021) 794-1300

Prince Albert Local Municipality

(023) 541-1320

Zeder Investments Limited

(021) 887-9602

Saldanha Bay Municipality

(022) 701-7000

Iron & Steel – 188 The Scaw Metals Group

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(021) 508-1500

(021) 706-7260

Shonaquip cc

(021) 797-8239

Umsinsi Health Care (Pty) Ltd

(086) 188-8842

Stellenbosch Local Municipality

(021) 808-8111

Mortgage Finance – 877

Swartland Local Municipality

(022) 487-9400

Ooba (Pty) Ltd

(021) 481-7300

Swellendam Local Municipality

(028) 514-8500

SA Home Loans (Pty) Ltd

(021) 514-8000

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National Government Agencies – 1032 CSIR Enterprise Creation for Development

(021) 658-2750

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

(021) 910-5700

iThemba Labs (Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences)

(021) 843-1000

Metrorail

(021) 449-6478

National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC)

(021) 685-6126

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

(021) 763-3200

National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

(021) 415-2040

Petroleum Agency SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 938-3500

Productivity SA

(021) 910-1591

South African Heritage Resources Agency

(021) 462-4502

South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport

(021) 683-7129

South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

(021) 469-9800

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

(021) 421-6170

South African Medical Research Council

(021) 938-0911

State Information Technology Agency (SITA)

(021) 442-8400

Transnet Freight Rail

(021) 940-3412

Transnet National Ports Authority

(021) 449-2612

Transnet Port Terminals

(021) 449-2872

Transnet Rail Engineering

(021) 940-2741

National Government Departments – 1031 National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA)

(021) 487-7000

Productivity SA- Turnaround Solutions Western Cape

(021) 910-1591

South African Revenue Services (SARS)

(080) 000-7277

Beka (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-8900

Elizabeth Arden (S A) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 591-1241

Bell Products cc t/a Bell Products

(021) 551-6100

Environ Skin Care (Pty) Ltd

(021) 671-1467

CME Precision (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-9600

Indigo Cosmetics (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-8500

Coates Brothers South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 590-5100

Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-4111

Colas South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Cape Town Branch

(021) 531-6406

Prestige Cosmetics Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-7700

Columbit (Pty) Ltd

(021) 593-3160

Rapidol & The Kinky Group

(021) 701-7129

Conro Precision (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-1330

Union Swiss (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-4230

Freudenberg Nonwovens (Pty) Ltd

(021) 933-3501

GEA Grenco Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-9000

Pharmaceuticals – 480

Good Hope Brick (Pty) Ltd t/a Capebrick

(021) 511-2006

Afriplex (Pty) Ltd

Heinz Modricky t/a Metalian

(021) 903-9623

Cipla Medpro South Africa Limited

(021) 914-0520

Ian Dickie & Co (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-3431

Durbell Pharmacies

(021) 979-1600

Itron Metering Solutions South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 928-1700

Fine Chemicals Corporation (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-8100/ (021) 531-4555

Longspan Gutters cc

(021) 521-0000

African Oxygen Limited (AFROX)

(021) 976-1268

Vital Health Foods (Pty) Ltd

National Safe Company

(021) 948-0730

Palbin Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 852-3023

Post, Parcel & Courier – 590

Peninsula Drums cc

(021) 374-1161

Dawn Wing Global Express

Renolit SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 853-4114

Race Couriers Pty Ltd t/a Cape Couriers

(021) 386-4160

Southern Ropes (Pty) Ltd

(021) 448-4978

South African Courier Systems (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-5654

Superior Cabinet Doors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 945-2400

South African Express Line

(021) 426-0000

Takata Petri (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 573-8200

South African Post Office Limited

(021) 590-5400

USABCO Industries (Pty) Ltd (Addis brand)

(021) 917-2000

Way Up Front Point of Sales Promotions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-9461

Xanita (Pty) Ltd

(021) 852-0606

Kulungile Metals Group

(021) 403-7911

Engen Petroleum Limited

(021) 403-4911

Nu Star Lubricants cc

(021) 691-4959

Other Textiles & Leather Goods – 349

PetroSA

(021) 929-3000

ACA Group (Pty) Ltd t/a ACA

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-2066 (086) 156-4564 (021) 510-0770

(021) 981-1133

Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd

(080) 011-2270

Allhide Originals (Pty) Ltd

(021) 851-3550

Shell South Africa Energy (Pty) Ltd

(021) 408-4911

Alnet (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-2400

(021) 400-7600

Oil & Gas – Services – 75

(021) 900-2500

(021) 907-1000

Chevron South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Tullow South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-6100 (021) 979-1600

Namchar (Pty) Ltd

Macadams International (Pty) Ltd

Cape Precious Metals (Pty) Ltd (021) 530-1000

GlaxoSmithKline South Africa (Pty) Ltd PR Botha cc t/a Durbell Pharmacies - See note

Other Mineral Extractors & Mines – 48 Oil & Gas – Integrated – 78

(021) 872-4976

Cape Cobra (Pty) Ltd

(021) 415-3440

Pres-Les (Pty) Ltd

(021) 799-4100

Romatex Home Textiles

(021) 933-9800

BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 408-2911

Sheraton Textiles Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 707-5555

Expro Gulf Limited

(021) 929-6800

Svenmill Limited

(021) 937-8600

Orbichem Petrochemicals (Pty) Ltd

(021) 914-0311

(021) 380-5900

Professional Services – 589 Alpha Zulu Projects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 674-7000

Ariya Project Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 462-6047

Bham Tayob Khan Matunda Cape Town Incorporated

(021) 423-6160

Boogertman & Partners Architects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 930-9210

Citrine Construction (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-0531

Filcon Projects

(021) 448-2222

Global Spec (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-5202

Joshua and Joshua Architects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 422-3944

KA Engineering cc

(021) 691-1846

Louis Karol

(021) 462-4500

M R Price t/a Lite Line Electrical

(021) 945-1301

Makeka Design Lab cc

(021) 425-5211

MLB Architechts

(021) 462-0170

MSJ electrical cc

(021) 447-4429

MWP Architechts

(021) 421-0154

Relocation Online cc

(021) 465-9212

Revel Fox & Partners

(021) 425-1710

Ropetec

(021) 511-1254

Packaging – 460 Other Financial – 879 Acsis Financial Services Group Limited

(021) 670-7800

American Express Foreign Exchange

(021) 910-0820

Commlife Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 685-0070

Foord Compass Limited

(021) 532-6988

Louis Group Limited

(021) 529-4600

Master Currency (Pty) Ltd Merchant Commercial Finance (Pty) Ltd t/a Merchant Factors

(021) 4317700

(021) 466-5244

Mergence Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd

(021) 433-2960

NBC Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 403-9200

PSG Konsult Limiited Vunani Limited

(021) 915-0000 (021) 481-6200

Property Agencies – 864

(021) 704-2223

Anne Porter Properties (Pty) Ltd

(021) 671-9120

Bandwith Barn

(021) 409-7000

Broll Property Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 419-7373

Cape Crating SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-9748

Ciba Packaging (Pty) Ltd

(021) 529-3800

Consol (Pty) Ltd

(021) 950-5100

Easipack (Pty) Ltd

(021) 638-5137

F Isaacs Packaging cc t/a Techpak Carton Manufacturers

(021) 593-0882

Hilfort Plastics (Pty) Ltd

(021) 852-4113

Cluttons SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-8989

Dogon Group Properties

(021) 433-2580 (021) 852-1154

(021) 941-5060

Intersite Property Management Services

(021) 419-5453

Mpact

(021) 507-6700

Lew Geffen Sotheby's International

(044) 873-2519

Mondi Versapak (Pty) Ltd

(021) 877-5500

Pam Golding Properties (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-1700

Nampak Bevcan

(021) 959-5106

Rawson Residential Franchise (Pty) Ltd

(021) 658-7100

Nampak Corrugated

(021) 505-1300

RE/MAX of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 868-2030

Seeff Properties Services (Pty)Ltd

(021) 686-9991

Vered Estates cc

(021) 439-9999

(021) 959-5111

(021) 761-1110

(021) 701-6080 (021) 930-2662

Qualsa Healthcare (Pty) Ltd

(021) 480-4633

Other Insurance – 839

Paarl-Vallei Bottelery (Edms) Bpk

(021) 864-2860

Peninsula Beverage Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 936-5500

Polyoak Packaging (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-9200

Safepak (Pty) Ltd

(021) 530-7300

Tetra Pak South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-3515

(021) 401-9300

Paper – 156 Other Manufacturing – 140

Sappi Cape Kraft (Pty) Ltd

MUA Insurance Acceptances (Pty) Ltd

(021) 525-6200

AMC Classic (Pty) Ltd

(021) 763-5400

Personal Products – 477

Amdoor Manufacturers cc

(021) 701-4566

AJ North (Pty) Ltd

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Chas Everitt International Property Group

Heartland Properties (Pty) Ltd

Nampak Tissue

Prof Justus Apffelstaedt & Associates

Alexander Forbes Financial Services Holdings

(021) 552-5999

Bowler Metcalf Limited t/a Bowler Plastics (Pty) Ltd

Nampak DivFood

Other Healthcare – 449 Pharma Dynamics (Pty) Ltd

Acepak (Pty) Ltd

Provincial Government Agencies – 1021 Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC)

(021) 657-6200

Cape Craft & Design Institute

(021) 461-1488

Cape Nature

(021) 483-0000

Casidra (Pty) Ltd

(021) 863-5000

Seda Provincial (Western Cape)

(021) 883-9270

Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board

(021) 480-7400

(021) 552-2127

Provincial Government Departments – 1020 (021) 532-2113

Department of Agriculture – Western Cape

(021) 808-5111

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Department of Community Safety – Western Cape

(021) 483-8688

Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-8800

Lexmark International SA

(021) 527-5340

Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport – Western Cape

(021) 483-9502

Intercape Ferreira Mainliner (Pty) Ltd

(021) 380-4444

Midmar Liquors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 949-4550

Department of Economic Development and Tourism – Western Cape

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(021) 449-6478

(021) 483-5065

Outdoor Power cc

Quality Airfreight Services cc

(021) 951-7290

Pettenden Trading cc t/a The Bed King Solutions

Department of Education – Western Cape

(021) 467-2000

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning - Western Cape

(021) 483-4091

Department of Health – Western Cape

(021) 483-3647

Department of Human Settlement – Western Cape

(021) 483-4466

Department of Local Government – Western Cape

(021) 483-5235

Department of Social Development – Western Cape

(021)483-3083

Department of the Premier – Western Cape

(021) 483-6032

Department of Transport and Public Works – Western Cape

(021) 483-8956

Western Cape Provincial Parliament

(021) 487-1621

Western Cape Provincial Treasury (WCPT)

(021) 483-4709

Publishing, Printing & Reproduction – 547 ABC Direct Express cc

(021) 951-5020

Associated Magazines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 464-6200

Associated Printing (Pty) Ltd

(086) 167-7468

SA Container Depot (Pty) Ltd t/a SACD Freight

(021) 812-7223

Sturrock Shipping (Pty) Ltd

(021) 405-8200

Stuttaford Van Lines (Pty) Ltd

(021) 514-8700

The Laser Transport Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-9000

UTi South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 380-3500

Xinergistix Management Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-2100

Real Estate Holding & Development – 862 Acucap Properties Limited

(021) 702-2745

Devmark Property Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 948-3502

Voltex Electrical

(021) 531-2033

Eurocape Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 426-4759

Waltons Stationery Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-2600

FountainHead Property Trust

(021) 441-4140

Watkins Valeur

(021) 532 2640

Growth Point Properties Limited

(021) 673-8400

(021) 505-6100

JBB Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 701-3227

CTP Printers Cape Town – a division of CTP Limited

(021) 929-6200

JHI Property (Pty) Ltd

(021) 943-1000

Executive Information Services cc t/a Caxton Books

Kidbrooke Property Investments (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-3665

(021) 683-6654

First African Signs (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGP)

(021) 509-5022

(021) 851-8500

Formeset Print (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-9000

(021) 465-9966

Juta & Company Limited

(021) 659-2300

Koerikai Document Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 947-2961

Lithotech Afric Mail Cape

(021) 935-3300

Lithotech Manufacturing Cape

(021) 507-4100

Media 24 Limited

(021) 406-2121

Nasou Via Afrika (Pty) Ltd

(021) 406-2121

Naspers Limited

(021) 406-2121

(021) 511-3125

(021) 551-3327

Creda Communications (Pty) Ltd

Interactive Africa (Pty) Ltd

Tiletoria – a division of Humulani Marketing (Pty) Ltd

(021) 385-1626

(021) 674-5170

Independent Newspaper (Pty) Ltd

(021) 532-2640

Tuffy Brands (Pty) Ltd

Ingenuity Property Investments Limited

(021) 488-4194

The JR Watkins Company (Pty) Ltd t/a Watkins Valeur

(021) 421-2010

(021) 818-8600

(021) 534-9302

(021) 790-6565 (021) 951-6201/4

Coessa Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Career Junction

(021) 440-7400

The Bed King Solutions

Tracktone SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 713-3012

Ince (Pty) Ltd

(021) 404-2600

Steinbuild

Toefy Distributors

I.Esa Development cc t/a Asrin Property Developers

H & L Solutions cc

Sharp Electronics

(021) 911-2053

(021) 873-1167

(021) 422-2591

(021) 404-2600

(086) 122-5476

(021) 657-6200

Ground Glass Production (Pty) Ltd

(021) 939-9170

Seartec (Pty) Ltd t/a Sharp Electronics

Calgro M3 Holdings Limited

Business Western Cape

(021) 657-6200

(021) 469-3300

SBB Machine Tools (Pty) Ltd

Amaloba Horticultural Services (PTY) LTD

Boland Printers (Pty) Ltd

Global Africa Network

Picardi Rebel Liquors

(021) 930-1363 (021) 951-6201/4

(021) 448-2232

Retailers – Soft Goods – 528 Ackermans – a division of Pepkor Retail Limited

(021) 900-1000

African & Overseas Enterprises Limited

(021) 460-9400

Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd

(021) 464-5800

Foschini Limited

(021) 938-1911

Levi Strauss South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 403-9400

Proximity 64 cc t/a Cluttons

(021) 702-3175

Pep – a division of Pepkor Retail Limited

(021) 937-2300

Rabie Property Administrators (Pty) Ltd

(021) 550-7000

Platinum Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-1207

Rabie Property Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 550-7000

The Platinum Group (Pty ) Ltd

(021) 461-1207

Realcor Cape

(021) 859-8000

Truworths International Limited

(021) 460-7911

Redefine Income Fund (Pty) Ltd

(021) 425-1000

Retail Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-4500

Section 21 – Companies & Organisations – 1041

Sycom Property Fund Managers Limited

(021) 702-2745

Accelerate Cape Town

(021) 408-7255

Cape IT Initiative

(021) 409-7000

Renewable Energy Equipment – 90

Cape Town & Western Cape Convention Bureau

(021) 487-8600

Optimal Energy (Pty) Ltd

(021) 462-7804

Cape Information Technology Initiative (Citi)

(021) 409-7000

Solairedirect

(021) 953-6000

Cape Town Central City Partnership

(021) 419-1881

Setsolar cc

(021) 534-7293

Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry

(021) 402-4300

Casino Association of South Africa

(021) 409-2460

Restaurants & Pubs – 539 Cuisine International cc t/a Hildebrand Restaurant & Alba Lounge

Central City Improvement District (CCID)

(021) 419-1881

Century City Property Owners Association

(021) 550-7000

Enablis Entrepreneurial Network South Africa

(021) 422-0690

(021) 425-3385

New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd

(021) 674-4136

New Holland Publishing South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 460-5400

Hentiq 2517 (Pty) Ltd t/a Cape Town Fish Market

(021) 556-7070

Paarl Labels (Pty) Ltd

(021) 877-6200

Marimba Restaurant @ CTICC

(021) 418-3366

Paarl Media Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 871-1180

Mugg & Bean Franchising (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-4220

Primi World (Pty) Ltd

(021) 433-1380

Khayelitsha Community Trust

(021) 949-7741

Spur Corporation Limited

(021) 555-5100

NICRO

(021) 462-0017

Radio CCFM

(021) 788-9492

Sonke Gender Justice Network (JHHESA)

(021) 423-7088

Western Cape Investment & Trade Promotion Agency (Wesgro)

(021) 487-8600

Western Cape Nature Conservation Board t/a Cape Nature

(021) 483-0000

Wines of South Africa (WOSA)

(021) 883-3860

Women's Legal Centre Trust

(021) 424-5660

Pyrotechnical Marketing Pty Ltd t/a Pyrotec

(021) 787-9600

Redfern Print Services SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-9680

Romano Signs (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-0960

Rotolabel a division of Bidpaper Plus (Pty) Ltd

(021) 532-5540

Tandym Print (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-4200

The Invisible Card Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 851-1250

Touchline Media (Pty) Ltd

(021) 408-3800

Trident Press (Pty) Ltd

(021) 419-6630

Rail, Road & Freight – 596 ACT Logistics

(086) 122-8278

PS Express

(021) 931-9428

Anderson Transport (Pty) Ltd

(021) 864-2222

Berco Express (Pty) Ltd

(021) 526-8600

Bon Accord Africa Freight Services cc

(021) 551-3708

Chill Speed Transport cc t/a Moosa's Enterprises

(021) 551-8487

Comcargo (Pty) Ltd

(021) 930-9160

Commuter Transport Engineering (Pty) Ltd

(021) 702-4928

Concargo (Pty) Ltd

(021) 930-9160

Courierit SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-6777

Crossroads Distribution (Pty) Ltd CTC Worldwide Logistics - See note

Retailers – eCommerce – 525 Cybercellar.com Groupon

(021) 807-3185 pg9, 54

(021) 401-0630

Retailers – Hardlines – 526 All Office Equipment (Pty) Ltd

(021) 440-7700

Biggie Best (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-8662

Broadcrown SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 946-3463

Cash Crusaders (Pty) Ltd

(021) 787-9800

Cash Tiles & Sanitaryware (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-6111

Cellucity (Pty) Ltd

(021) 418-1306

Diamonds Discount Liquors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 552-4636

Erasmus Tyre Services cc

(021) 387-1000

Graylink Media (Pty) Ltd

(021) 461-2112

Hi-Fi Corporation

(021) 852-7332

Food & Allied Workers Union (FAWU)

(021) 637-9041

George Business Chamber

(044) 874-3349

Section 21 – Foundations – 1040 World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF SA)

(021) 657-6600

Security & Alarm Services – 588 ADT Security (Pty) Ltd

(086) 121-2300

Alert Security Systems

(021) 683-4020

Byers & Asociates Security Services

(021) 592-7980

Chubb Security SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 930-1894

Command Holdings Limited

(021) 511-5109

Ingersoll-Rand Company SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-2070

(021) 912-6100

Jewelvest – a division of Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 418-2530

Command Security Services SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-5109

(021) 419-9330

Key Stationers cc

(021) 510-6922

Fidelity Cash Management Services

(021) 692-1273

DHL International (Pty) Ltd t/a DHL Worldwide Express

(021) 409-3633

LA Group of Companies

(021) 683-1786

G4S Secure Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 527-3600

Fast 'n Fresh Transport (Pty) Ltd

(021) 538-3200

Lewis Group Limited

(021) 460-4400

Maxidor

(021) 534-8610

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Public Discipline & Integration of Technology Cape Town

(021) 556-9313

Region Security cc t/a City Protection Services

(021) 591-5786

Security Wise cc

(021) 591-2801

Sentronics (Pty) Ltd

(021) 957-4501

Silvermoon Thirty Nine CC t/a Security SA

(021) 461-4441

Stanley Security Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-3322

BS3 Technologies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 673-7300

Dell South Africa

(021) 531-9403

Easypay (Pty) Ltd

(021) 680-0100

Egis Software & Distribution

(021) 914-1375

Elogics

(086) 080-0000

EMSS SA

(021) 880-1880

Global Vision Information Technology (Pty) Ltd

(021) 486-2000

Health Systems Technologies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 683-1506

SETAs – 1033

Informatics International Limited

(021) 525-6700

Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA)

(021) 712-4980

(021) 551-1113

IDU Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 880-0420

Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Sector Education and Training Authority (CTFLSETA)

IQ Retail (Pty) Ltd (021) 447-3373

Construction Education Training Authority - CETA

(021) 510-6831

Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA)

(021) 945-3021

Information Systems, Electronics and Telecommunications Technologies Sector Education &Training Authority (ISETTSETA)

(021) 797-3532

Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education & Training Authority - Merseta

(086) 163-7732

Media, Advertising, Publishing, Printing and Packaging Sector Education & Training Authority (MAPPP SETA)

(021) 910-3001

Services Sector Education Training Authority (SERVICES SETA)

(021) 425-0417

Wholesale & Retail Sector Education Training Authority (W&RSETA)

(021) 442-6700

Shipping & Ports – 597 African Logistics & Shipping International (Pty) Ltd

(021) 380-4800

Korbitec (Pty) Ltd

(021) 658-9700

MagmaTec (Pty) Ltd

(021) 670-7900

Oracle Corporation SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 400-7200

Stowe Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 911-0710

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve (Pty) Ltd

(028) 572-1824

Singer Group

(021) 424-2288

Siyabona Africa Travel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-1037

Sure Holdings Limited

(021) 410-5700

Sure Travel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 410-5700

Tourism Corporation Africa Limited

(021) 426-0991

UNI-Travel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 419-4331

Tyres & Rubber – 317 Pitstop Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-0488

The Cape Town Rubber Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-0850

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

(021) 595-4044

Unicities/Metro Municipalities – 1011 City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

(021) 400-1111

Sports Bodies – 541 Ajax Cape Town Football Club

(021) 930-6001

SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd

(021) 659-4500

South African Football Association

(021) 637-2232

Universities – 1046 Cape Peninsula University of Technology

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Steel – 188

(021) 959-6300

University of Cape Town

(021) 650-9111 pg 68

(021) 930-3212

University of Stellenbosch

(021) 808-9111

University of the Western Cape

(021) 959-2101

Anchor Steel Projects (Pty) Ltd

(021) 905-4506

ArcelorMittal South Africa t/a Saldanha Steel

(022) 709-4000

Cape Town Iron & Steel Works

(021) 903-2141

Nedsteel

(021) 905-3612

Associated Automotive Distributors (Pty) Ltd t/a AAD Truck & Bus

(021) 535-1820

Vehicle Distribution – 318

Anchor Industries (Pty) Ltd

(021) 531-0525

Sandersons Specials Steels (Pty) Ltd

(021) 951-5314

Audi Centre Cape Town

(021) 409-2900

Berry & Donaldson (Pty) Ltd

(021) 464-8000

Sinometals

(021) 932-3417

Autobax (a division of Humulani Marketing ) (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-3489

Bidvest Panalpina Logistics

(021) 550-6500

Steeledale Reinforcing

(021) 534-2541

Auto-Net

(021) 853-5557

Damco South Africa

(021) 408-6100

Tubecon Africa (Pty) Ltd Cape Town

(021) 949-0658

Barloworld Armstrong

(021) 596-3200

Halfway Toyota Ottery cc

(021) 703-9174

Goddards Auto Repairs cc

(021) 704-1017

Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles Cape Town

(021) 550-9600

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-1714

Det Norske Veritas

(021) 418-1890

Telecomms Equipment – 938

M.O.L SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 402-8900

2C Telecoms (Pty) Ltd

(021) 386-4088

Omnicar Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 871-1224

M.O.L. South Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 441-2200

Cape Cables (Pty) Ltd

(021) 555-2222

Reeds Motor Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 443-5100

Macs Maritime Carrier Shipping (Pty) Ltd

(021) 405-3400

Northern Telecom

(021) 915-4260

Rola Motor Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 841-8300

Maersk Line (Pty) Ltd

(021) 408-6000

Sentech Limited

(044) 871-0981

Thutha Motors cc t/a Halfway Toyota Ottery

(021) 703-9174

Marine Equipment Supplies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 464-4117

Siemens Limited

(021) 935-8000

Viglietti Motors (Pty) Ltd

(021) 464-3560

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 405-2000

Sun Space & Information Systems (Pty) Ltd

(021) 880-8100

Tellumat (Pty) Ltd

(021) 710-2911

Port of Authority Saldanha Bay

(022) 714-4236

Port of Cape Town

(021) 449-3408

Port of Mossel Bay

(044) 604-6272

Rennie Murray & Co. (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-4150

Rohlig-Grindrod Limited

(021) 418-3218

Safmarine (Pty) Ltd

(021) 408-6911

Smit Amandla Marine (Pty) Ltd

(021) 507-5777

Southern Wind Shipyards (Pty) Ltd

(021) 637-8043

Table Bay Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd

(021) 508-8440

Trencor Services (Pty) Ltd

(021) 421-7310

Beget Holdings Limited Clickatell (Pty) Ltd

(021) 910-7700

Neotel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 815-0000

Tobacco – 490 British American Tobacco (SA) (Pty) Ltd

Water Supply & Distribution – 682 Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 788-8031

Working for Water

(021) 483-4091

(021) 888-3500

Wholesale – 530 (021) 426-4260

ABD Distributors

(021) 703-1150

Amway South Africa LLC

(021) 405-1700

(021) 787-1260

Classic Cash Wholesalers – a division of Melbro Holdings

(021) 505-5500

Edward Snell & Co. Limited

(021) 506-2600

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

(021) 481-3800

Hirt & Carter (Pty) Ltd

(021) 410-8100

Knysna Tourism

(044) 382-5510

Kromco (Pty) Ltd

(021) 850-6700

(021) 852-7114

Robben Island Museum

(021) 413-4200

(021) 408-7500

South African National Parks (SANParks)

(021) 799-8873

Springbok Atlas a division of Imperial Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 460-4700

Stellenbosch American Express Wine Routes (Pty) Ltd

(021) 886-4310

Superior African Holidays

(021) 558-8849

Thebe Tourism Group (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-0288

(021) 408-7500

pg 77

(021) 421-4940

(021) 876-3603

(021) 657-5620

Somerset Mall

(086) 150-5555

Kbonga BEE Verification Agency (Pty) Ltd

Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourist Association

Lexshell 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Soft Drinks – 418 (044) 752-1588

Appletiser SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 859-7000

Ceres Fruit Juices (Pty) Ltd

(021) 807-0000

Coca-Cola Canners of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-3200

Karoo Spring Water (Pty) Ltd

(021) 557-5880

Pepsico

(021) 943-6900

Quality Beverages 2000 (Pty) Ltd

(021) 534-8070

Travel & Related Services – 537 Beachcomber Marketing (Pty) Ltd

Software – 977 Accsys (Pty) Ltd

(021) 913-7774

Acuo Technologies (Pty) Ltd

(021) 809-5820

Alacrity (Pty) Ltd

(021) 525-6700

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(086) 112-3483

(021) 300-0013

Izikhulu BEE Rating cc

Castle of Good Hope

(021) 529-9600

Cavendish Sqaure

African Aloe (Pty) Ltd

Telecomms Solutions – 978

Cape Town Tourism

Canal Walk Shopping Centre

Verification Agencies – 576 Iquad Verification Services

Tourism Bodies – 540

Shopping Centres – 522

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (Pty) Ltd

pg 100

(021) 850-5300

Masstores t/a Makro SA Ottery

(021) 704-7400

Maynards Office Technology (Pty) Ltd

(021) 424-3140

Melbro Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(021) 505-5500

Metcash Trading Africa (Pty) Ltd

(021) 854-7257

Oakley – Luxotica

(021) 486-6100

Overwear & Duchess (Pty) Ltd

(021) 447-5370

Prime Fastener (Pty) Ltd

(021) 442-3200

Ranch Meat Centre (Pty) Ltd

(021) 981-5535

Sheen Industrial Supplies cc

(021) 510-3580

Supreme Electrical Supplies

(021) 761-1668

Universal Footwear & Trading Company (Pty) Ltd

(021) 510-4707

Club Travel SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 975-0100

Executive Club Travel (Pty) Ltd

(021) 200-8419

Corporate Traveller

(021) 525-2400

Wireless Telecom Services – 678

Flywell Travel Agencies Cape (Pty) Ltd

(021) 761-5044

Buongiorno SA (Pty) Ltd

(021) 415-2100

Hylton Ross Tours(Pty) Ltd

(021) 511-1784

Cell C (Pty) Ltd

(021) 935-7000

Ilios Travel

(021) 697-4056

MTN

(083) 123-3667

Legend Tours & Transfers cc

(021) 704-9140

Vodacom

(021) 440-8211

Protea Travel & Tourism

(021) 386-2990

Spectrum Communications (Pty) Ltd

(021) 551-5800

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Democracy, photographer Dale Yudelman captures 18 years of democracy. LIFE UNDER DEMOCRACY InManyLifeofUnder the images were shot in passing and are personal daily reflections, while others involve more deliberate excursions. As if in conversation, Yudelman uses his iPhone camera as a means of discourse. The senses are unified through a device historically utilised for discussion, in turn mirroring the merging of a nation whose past is omnipresent. For more info on the book in which the series appears, please visit www.daleyudelman.com

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