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Industrial Development Corporation
30 June 2011
ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Geoffrey QhenaCEO
12 October 2011
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Abridged Group Statements of Comprehensive Incomefor the Year Ended 31 March
R’mGroup2011
Actual
Group2010
Actual% Change
Revenue 8 965 7 785 15 Cost of sales 3 444 2 565 34 Financing costs 346 528 (34)Gross profit 5 175 4 692 10 Other income 131 159 (18)Operating expenses 3 057 3 416 (11)Net income before capital gains 2 249 1 435 57 Net capital gains 36 573 (94)Net operating income after capital gains 2 285 2 008 14 Share of profit/(loss) of equity-accounted investments 633 40 1 483Profit before tax 2 918 2 048 42 Taxation 206 (181) NMF Profit for the year 2 712 2 229 22 Other comprehensive income 10 886 12 406 (12)Total comprehensive income 13 598 14 635 (7)
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Sources of Income
Sources of Income (financing activities)
902 998
2 150 1 461
2 183 980
1 307
3 164
414
790 533
698
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775
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Abridged Statements of Financial Positionas at 31 March 2011
R’m Group Group% Change 2011 2010
Actual Actual Assets Cash and cash equivalents 5 828 2 866 103Loans and advances 12 053 10 374 16Investments 81 971 68 891 19PPE and inventories 5 838 5 012 16Other assets 1 116 1 488 (25)Total assets 106 806 88 631 21Equity Share capital 1 393 1 393 - Reserves 91 333 77 796 17Total equity attributable to holders of parent 92 726 79 189 17Non-controlling interest 342 366 (7)Liabilities Loans 6 677 3 527 89Deferred taxation liability 5 011 3 795 32Creditors and provisions 2 050 1 754 17Total liabilities 13 738 9 076 51Total equity and liabilities 106 806 88 631 21
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Balance Sheet Items for the Last 5 years
Balance Sheet Items for the Last 5 years (financing activities)
5.1 6.1 8.8 9.8 11.6 10.8 11.2
12.7 13.0
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39.0 51.6 40.3
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Debt/Equity ratio
Debt/Equity ratio (incl.commitments)
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Borrowings
Borrowings (financing activities)
4 736 4 659 4 430 3 709
5 371
1 617 1 595 1 463
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Objectives and the outcomes that we aim to achieve
…facilitating sustainable direct and indirect employment…regional equity
…growing the entrepreneur and SME sector…expansionary and/or broad-based black economic empowerment
…environmentally sustainable growth…sectoral diversity and increase localisation
support for industrial capacity developmentBy focussing on...
We will contribute to...
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… proactively identifying and funding high-impact projects… leading the creation of viable new industries… using our diverse industry expertise to drive growth in priority sectors… taking up higher-risk funding in early-stage and high-impact projectsWe differentiate
ourselves by...
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Highlights
• Net funding approvals for South African based development of R8.4 billion;
• Impact on South African job creation improved with approvals during the year expected to create 19 650 full time jobs and save an additional 11 650 with a combined impact on employment of 31 300– An additional 8 100 jobs expected to be created through direct linkages to
activities in the informal economy.• Alignment of operations with New Growth Path (NGP) and IPAP2;
– 97% of new investment approvals in the priority sectors as identified in the NGP.
– R1.5 billion approved to companies through the UIF bond, creating and saving more than 17 000 jobs;
• Successful interventions in manufacturing to sustain and increase job creation:– R646 million approved for businesses in the clothing and textiles industry to
curb job losses and increase competitiveness with an additional R648 million approved for schemes managed on behalf of the dti targeting the industry.
– R1.7 billion approved for investments in the motor vehicle industry covering both assembly as well as component manufacturers, some of which were in distress.
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Impact on South African Employment
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Supporting Industrial Capacity Development
• The manufacturing industry received the largest portion of funding.– R1.7 billion approved for motor vehicles and components
industry– R646 million was approved in the clothing and textiles industry
to support distressed companies and assist with competitiveness improvements;
• Infrastructure investments related mostly to funding for the construction industry and telecommunications infrastructure, with hospital infrastructure also receiving a significant portion of funding;
• Funding in the mining value chain was considerably lower than in previous years. Funding approved focussed on coal mining;
• Although funding the green economy is still a new area for IDC, several transactions were funded, including the roll-out of solar water heaters and a co-generation project.
Value of Funding Approvals(2010/11)
Infrastructure(16%)
Mining Value Chain(16%)
Manufacturing(27%)
Green Economy(13%)
Knowledge Economy(4%)Tourism & High Level Services(3%)
African Development(10%)
Not Aligned to NGP (3%)
Agricultural Value Chain(7%)
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Eastern Cape2
8%
Free State4
%
Gauteng2
7%
KwaZulu N
atal
12%
Limpopo5
%
Mpumalanga7
%
North West3
%
Northern C
ape
2%
Western Cape 1
2%
Regional Distribution of Funding
• 49% of approvals during the year destined for developments in provinces other than Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal compared to the 36% that these provinces contribute to SA’s economy.
Examples of industries supported by province in 2010/11:Eastern Cape• Motor vehicle production and
components• Assembly of televisions• HospitalFree State• Chicken abattoirGauteng• Motor vehicle production and
components• PharmaceuticalsKwaZulu Natal• Electricity co-generation• Motor vehicle components• Jewellery
Limpopo•Agro-industriesMpumalanga•Mining services•Electricity pylonsNorth West•Motor vehicle componentsNorthern Cape•Malt productionWestern Cape•Film studios•Clothing•Agro-industries
Distribution of Value of Funding Approvals(2010/11)
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Regional Distribution of Funding (continued)
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• Over the past 5 years, the 47% of IDC’s funding were destined for provinces that are at a lower level of industrialisation (all provinces except Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal) – these provinces contribute to 34% of the country’s economy and is evidence of IDC’s role in balancing regional economic activity.
Value of Funding Approvals and Provincial GDP Impact on Jobs and Provincial Employment
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IDC Focus Area: Green Industries
Renewable energy: Non-fuel power
Wind Power
Generation
Concentrated Solar Power
Solar Photo Voltaic Power
Energy efficiency
Heat, Electricity &
building efficiency
Cleaner production /
Industrial Efficiency
Transport Efficiency
Fuel based energy
Waste to Energy
Co-generation
Bio-fuels
Bio Ethanol
Bio Diesel
Emission and pollution mitigation
Air pollution control
Water & treatment
Waste Management/
Recycling
Clean stoves
Services related to renewable
energy & energy efficiency
Local manufacturing
related to renewable energy
& energy efficiency
The establishment of a unit focusing on green industries allows IDC to cover a range of sectors related to environmental products and services
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Green Industries
• Solar Academy of Sub-Saharan Africa– The IDC approved funding for the roll-out of 200 000 solar water
heaters to the South African market. The company has a diversified portfolio of projects including the mass roll out of the low pressure SWH, high pressure SWH and investigating opportunities within the renewable energy space.
– The low pressure SWH project is the first programmatic CDM SWH Carbon Project globally to be registered at the UNFCCC.
– The project has rolled out 60,000 LPSWH units to the impoverished RDP Communities, uplifting their standards of living by providing them with hot water on tap, benefiting at least 240,000 individuals.
– The project supports localisation and in doing so gas established a local manufacturing plant.
– 535 local job opportunities were created. The second phase of training will see 10% of all installers being trained to become qualified plumbers.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Building a new industry
Green industry
Gauteng
North West
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
Free State
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Green Industries
• SA Calcium Carbide– SA Calcium Carbide is the only producer of calcium carbide in
Africa, through the beneficiation of local limestone and coal mineral resources.
– The company uses a large portion of the electricity supplied to the town of Newcastle.
– Apart from the strain put on the electricity supply, recent tariff hikes will result in significantly higher production costs.
– IDC will provide funding to assist with the installation of a co-generation facility, utilising furnace off-gas currently being flared, to reduce the company’s reliance on the national grid for electricity.
– Co-generation promotes energy efficiency and reduces the use of coal in power stations and hence qualifies for carbon emissions reductions.
Green industry KwaZulu-Natal
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Agro-Industrialisation
IDC Focus Area: Agro-Industries
Demand side
International demand
Other (niche and new products)
By focussing its efforts on agro-industries IDC will increase demand for labour intensive primary agricultural products and add value to currently produced products
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Supply side
Value addition
Import replacemen
tImproved
competitiveness
Primary agriculture Creating backward
linkages to drive job creation and rural
development
Legend
IDC focus areas
Linkages to other industries
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Agro-Industries
• Peppadew™ International– Peppadew International (Pty) Ltd manufactures products based on
the unique “Sweet Piquanté Peppers” and markets them locally and internationally under the Peppadew™ brand.
– The company started in the late 1990s and has a processing facility in Nkowankowa, Limpopo, sourcing produce for processing through contracts with farmers in the surrounding region and its operations in Peru.
– The economic crisis negatively affected the company in 2009 and projected sales growth failed to materialise. As a result, Peppadew received a working capital facility from the IDC to meet working capital requirements for the 2011 production season.
– The IDC funding will save 1 700 jobs in the factories and farms contracted to supply the peppers.
– The funding offers additional potential for the IDC to partner with Peppadew to fund further land reform projects and establish a wholesale facility to fund emerging black farmers
– The funding will also contribute towards the preservation of a uniquely South African international brand.
Sustaining jobs
Rural development
Supporting exports of South African products
Limpopo
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Agro-Industries
• The Noodle Factory– This start-up in the Western Cape, will manufacture instant noodles,
which would previously have been imported from Asia.. – The IDC approved a loan for the Noodle Factory for the
establishment of a greenfields noodle production factory. The funds will be used for the construction and completion of the factory, for working capital and to acquire equipment.
– This project will beneficiate low value commodities (wheat flour and vegetable oil) into higher value products.
– This operation will create 21 direct jobs in Philippi and it has the potential to create more jobs once it expands.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Expansionary BEE
Import replacement
Adding value to raw materials
Developing a new industry Western Cape
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Agro-Industries
• Green Farms Nut Company (GNFC)– Part of the biggest nut processing operations in South Africa with
processing factories in Mpumalanga, KZN and Limpopo.– Established in 1991 to process macadamia nuts in the Levubu area
in Limpopo.– IDC approved a loan facility to Green Farms Nut to upgrade its
existing factory and provide a more competitive service to both its growers and customers.
– The upgrade will result in a doubling of capacity over the next five years.
– GNFC, together with the European Union, supported the Vhembe Co-Operative, owned by ±350 Black Farmers for the establishment of macadamia production in the area.
– The company is currently in talks with the local Ravele community to establish a joint venture to dehusk and dry nuts for the benefit of small scale emerging farmers.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Labour intensive industry
Limpopo
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Agro-Industries
• Grainfield Chickens– GFC will be a new sizable chicken (broiler) abattoir in the Free
State;– With a first phase capacity of slaughtering 160 000 chickens per
day, it will be the fifth largest in the country;– At the end of the first phase of the project, it will be employing 780
people directly;– Suppliers to the project will be setting up their own chicken houses,
adding to the employment impact of the project;– Through the project, c.a. 80 000 tons of maize will be beneficiated
annually and imports of frozen chickens will be replaced.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Broad based black ownership for workers
Replacing imports
Introducing competition in the domestic industry
Free State
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Agro-Industries
• Dynamic Commodities– Established in 1996 and relocated to Coega IDZ in 2006 with
assistance from IDC;– Manufactures sorbet and other frozen fruit based products for the
export market;– IDC provided various loans over the years and has recently
approved another application for expansionary funding – Currently employs 860 people (annualised figure) with another 92
jobs (annualised) to be created.
Establishing a new industry
Assisting exporters
Assisting small enterprises to expand
Eastern Cape
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IDC Focus Area: AutomotiveSector, Fabricated Metals and Capital Equipment
IDC’s efforts in this industry revolve around increasing local content
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Automotive sectorAutomotive assembly
Legend
IDC focus areas
Linkages to other industries
Component manufacturer
s
Downstream metalsFabricated
metalsCapital equipment
SOE Capex programmes creates demand for locally produced goods
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Automotive Sector, Fabricated Metals and Capital Equipment
• Africa Cellular Towers– The company was established in 1999 to fabricate, supply and
erect lattice towers for the telecoms industry;– In 2007 the company took a decision to diversify by expanding into
the electrical transmission and distribution industry;– The company was awarded tenders by Eskom to install power lines
and approached IDC to assist with the funding required to deliver on these contracts;
– IDC approved funding to cover the purchase of equipment, working capital requirements as well as a guarantee facility;
– The funding provided by IDC will assist the company to retain its existing labour force and create another 220 full-time equivalent jobs during the implementation of the contracts.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Black empowered business
Localising SOE capital expenditure
Limpopo
North WestMpumalanga
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Automotive Sector, Fabricated Metals and Capital Equipment
• Electro Inductive Industries– The company was established in 1999 with IDC’s support as a
small fledgling service and distribution centre for electrical transformers;
– Have been able to grow to a fully fledged original equipment manufacturer with the third highest market share in the domestic market;
– During the year, IDC provided funding to the company to sustain its operations through renewal of revolving credit facilities and guarantees as well as conversion of portions of its revolving credit facility to loans;
– The transaction saved 220 jobs.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Assisting SMEs to expand
Expansionary BEE
Production of capital equipment
Western Cape
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IDC Focus Area: Other Manufacturing Industries
Other Manufacturing Industries
Clothing, textiles, footwear, leather
Pharmaceuticals
Plastics and chemicals
Non-metallic minerals
Etc.Advanced
manufacturing
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Econo-Heat™ Energy Efficient Appliances– The company was formed in 1990 to manufacture innovative and
safe wall mounted heaters that are more energy efficient compared to competitor products;
– It has a strong presence in the local market and exports to 38 countries across the globe;
– They employ 109 workers in their Wetton, Cape Town factory;– The company, which has been expanding over the past few years,
has been funded for working capital requirements to deliver on local and export orders.
– The funding will allow the company to sustain current operations and fulfil potentially growing orders.
Creating and sustaining jobs
Supporting exports of South African products
Western Cape
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Ellen Arthur– Ellen Arthur was originally founded in 1959 as a cut, make and trim
manufacturer of blouses for a major South African retailer.– It has since expanded to design and manufacture a range of ladies
clothing;– The company saw margins reducing and ultimately losing orders to
domestic and international competitors as retailers put pressure on manufacturers to cut prices in an effort to maintain their margins;
– IDC provided a guarantee to allow the company to retain its overdraft facilities at a commercial bank that is vital for the company’s working capital requirements;
– IDC’s facility will assist the company to reconfigure their business to cater for a wider range of clients and diversify its client base;
– 460 jobs have been saved as a result of the transaction.
Sustaining jobs
Labour intensive industry
Black-empowered business
Western Cape
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Chic Shoe Manufacturers– Chic Shoes was established in 2004 following the closure of a shoe
factory in Cape Town. This was done partly through funding raised from IDC;
– The company has grown from strength to strength and is ready to expand following an opportunity to supply several footwear ranges to a major South African retailer;
– With most of the funding IDC provided in the past paid up, the company approached IDC for new funding and a guarantee facility to assist the company with working capital requirements for the expanded capacity was approved;
– 64 new jobs will be created in addition to the 120 currently employed.
Creating new jobs
Labour intensive industry
Expansionary BEE
Assisting SMEs to expand
Western Cape
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Synthecon Surgical Sutures– Synthecon is a local sterile surgical sutures manufacturer and
distributor based in Isando. The company manufactures about 400 different sutures based on needle type and size, which are used to close the edges of wounds or incisions and to repair damaged tissue.
– Synthecon has achieved a number of milestones since inception, including SABS certification for its products.
– The company has successfully penetrated the export market, providing sales in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Uganda, Rwanda and Mauritius.
– The initial funding created 45 jobs, mainly for women, with an additional 13 jobs created through the latest funding package.
Sustaining and creating jobs
SME development
Supporting exports of SA products
Localisation
Gauteng
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• WG Wearne– WG Wearne was incorporated in 1910 by the Wearne family and is
a significant player in the ready mix concrete, aggregate and building materials market. The company has successfully grown since inception and has been profitable until 2008.
– Wearne’s operates across the country and employs people at its quarries, as well as through its distribution system.
– The economic crisis and the downturn in the construction industry resulted in declining demand for the company’s products.
– During the year IDC approved funding to assist the company with its turnaround strategy and in the process save 700 jobs.
Saving jobs
Broad-based ownership
Gauteng
North West
KwaZulu-Natal
Free State
Limpopo
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Vektronix– Vektronix was established in 1974 as SATV and was one of the first
television manufacturing plants in the country;– The company has since expanded to other products and is today a
cost-effective electronics contract manufacturer;– The company had been assembling CRT televisions for a major
South Korean manufacturer for 6 years and in 2009, the company was awarded a contract to assemble flat panel (plasma, LCD) televisions for the same manufacturer;
– Initially the company applied for a guarantee facility from IDC to enable it to meet the requirements of its international supplier.
– This was subsequently increased to meet additional demand in the previous financial year based on the company’s good performance.
Sustaining and creating jobs
Labour intensive industry
Domestic value addition
Black-empowered company
Eastern Cape
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Other Manufacturing Industries
• Pharma-Q– Pharma-Q contract manufactures and packages pharmaceuticals
from its facility in Industria, Gauteng;– The company services more than 30 leading global companies for
a diverse range of products including ampoules, dental cartridges, eye drops, oral syrups, sprays, topical ointments, tablets and capsules;
– As a result of changed regulations by the Medicines Controls Council, the company had to upgrade its facilities and at the same time modernise its plant and introduce new equipment;
– IDC approved funding to enable the company to upgrade and modernise , this should enable it to more aggressively enter the export market.
Improving competitiveness
Supporting exports of value added products
Improving efficiencies
Gauteng
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IDC Focus Area: The Mining Value Chain
IDC is involved in funding extractive mining activities and encourages local downstream beneficiation
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The Mining Value Chain
Stage 1 beneficiation (e.g. smelted or refined
products)
Extraction
Stage 2 beneficiation (e.g.
alloys)Stage 3
beneficiation (e.g. semi-manufactured
articles)Stage 4 beneficiation (e.g. fabricated articles)
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The Mining Value Chain
• Diesel Power Opencast Mining– Diesel Power Opencast Mining is an opencast contract mining and
earthmoving contractor. Diesel Power was established in the mid 1980’s and is now one of the largest opencast contract mining and earthmoving contractors in SA;
– The slowdown in the world economy resulted in a surplus of second-hand fleet, which significantly reduced used fleet prices.
– This, together with the tougher credit climate, resulted in Diesel Power not being able to replace its fleet timeously resulting in downtime which negatively impacted the performance of the business since March 2009.
– The IDC facility will enable Diesel Power to replace a portion of its fleet thereby reducing maintenance costs and downtime and restoring the business to profitability, saving 1 357 permanent jobs.
Sustaining jobs
Mpumalanga
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The Mining Value Chain
• Creative Design Manufacturers– Creative Design Manufacturers was established in 1995 with the
aim of providing quality gold jewellery chains to the local and export markets;
– During its previous expansions, the company received funding from IDC which has been fully repaid.
– The company currently manufactures yellow gold chains, bangles and earrings and it needed working capital to expand its product range to include white gold jewellery;
– The working capital facility approved in 2010/11 will assist the company to expand its operations and create 4 new jobs in the process.
Creating jobs
Downstream minerals beneficiation
Assisting SMEs to expand KwaZulu-Natal
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IDC Focus Area: Tourism, creative industries and high-level services
Tourism, creative industries and high-level services Film
Tourism
ICT
Healthcare services
Etc.
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High-Level Services, the Knowledge Economy, Tourism and Film
• Cape Town Film Studios– Cape Town Film Studios was built in response to a call by the
Western Cape Provincial Government, the City of Cape Town and Wesgro for proposals to invest in and build a film studio in Cape Town;
– The construction of the 4 sound stages and 2 workshops have been completed and these are the only studios in Africa suitable for the production of big budget movies;
– Shooting of the first film to use the studio, the big budget new Judge Dredd production completed earlier in the year and at the height of the production saw 400 South Africans and 50 top internationals working at the studios;
– The SA Film value chain will benefit from attracting more and bigger films into SA for production.
– IDC’s investment in the studio will provide local movie makers with world class facilities.
Creating jobs
Improving competitiveness Western Cape
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High-Level Services, the Knowledge Economy, Tourism and Film• Mkambati Collection
– Establishment of a 18 room lodge within the Mkambati Nature Reserve in a remote area of the Eastern Cape with tourism potential;
– Although the reserve is under the management of the Eastern Cape Park Board, the lodge will be developed on community owned land following a successful land claim;
– The largest portion of the concession fee to be paid by the operators will benefit the community.
– 60 people will be permanently employed once construction, which will create 160 jobs over a 12 month period is finished.
Creating jobs
Development of a poor area
Community empowerment Eastern Cape
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IDC Sectoral Focus Areas
Green and energy saving
industriesBio
fuels
The green economy
Agro-processi
ng
Agricultural value chain Tourism
Business process services
Tourism, creative industries and high-level servicesCraft and film
ICT
Healthcare
Mining related
technologies
Biotechnology
The mining value chain
Downstream mineral
beneficiation
Mining
Logistics, infrastructure and cross-sector projects
Industrial infrastru
cture
Logistics
Metals fabrication, capital and transport
equipment
Automotives, components, medium and
heavy commercial vehicles
Plastics and chemicalsClothing,
textiles, footwear, leather
Forestry, paper & pulp,
furniture
Advanced manufacturin
g
Manufacturing activities
Pharmaceuti-cals
Oil and gas
R22.4 billion
R7.7 billion
R20.8 billion
R22.1 billion
R11.1 billion
R14.8 billion
Grreen industry
components
Other funding areas :Venture Capital: R500 millionFunding to distressed companies: R2.5 billion
R102 billion funding available in the next five years.
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Improved Stakeholder Relations
Regional Roadshows• Purpose
– To improve the IDC’s understanding of its stakeholders’ needs;– To identify constraints that prevent business from expanding;– To identify opportunities for job creation;– To increase awareness on IDC product and service offerings. • Targeted groups– Entrepreneurs;– DFIs/Provincial development agencies;– Business Chambers/ Associations leaders.
Inter-Governmental Cooperation• Purpose
– To understand different government departments’ strategies and focus areas and to foster cooperation and coordination at a high level;
• Departments engaged– Health;– Public Enterprises;– Trade and Industry;– Mineral Resources.
Improved Turnaround Times• Purpose– To reduce turnaround times on applications to
acceptable levels;• Target– To reduce the time from an investigation
commencing to the day that the funding agreement gets send to the client to 15 days.
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Challenges
• Uncertain economic climate– Fears that developing countries are entering another recession will have a negative impact on South Africa’s
economy and could undermine efforts to address unemployment;– Market demand would slow down resulting in lower capacity utilisation;– Low business confidence would delay investment decisions reducing demand for funding;– Fluctuations in the currency;
• Government processes– Water licences – Good improvements over the past few months, but challenges remain in some areas (e.g.
Orange farms in the Northern Cape);– Decision making on strategic projects (Project Mafutha, Project Mthombo);– EIA process delaying project development (e.g. titanium and zirconium beneficiation project , production of
aluminium trifluoride & hydrofluoric acid, manufacture of glass bottles);– Feed-in tariffs for co-generation ;
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GovernmentLabour
BusinessCivil Society
Co-funders
Co-operation Needed from all Role-Players for IDC and the Country to Achieve its Objectives
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