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The PWV (Tshwane ) Complex of Gauteng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSKSTDmJRAU
MANUFACTURING REGIONSREGION FAVOURABLE
FACTORSLIMITATIONS MAIN
INDUSTRIES
PWV Complex
Durban-Pinetown
South-western Cape
Port Elizabeth- Uitenhage
Problem: Development only in these four regions, the rest of the country under developed. Post 1994 government developed a programme to promote development across the country
Maps of Gauteng
•30% of SA population•370 people/km2•97% urbanised – not necessarily civilized?•70%of SA’s labour force•22% contribution to mining sector•38% of SA’s GDP•1,4% of SA’s area
Gauteng Facts
OVER CENTRALIZATION ISSUES (AGGLOMERATION)
Congestion Pollution – air, noise, land Insufficient housing Infrastructure becomes over used – power cuts Insufficient jobs-no money, squatter camps and crime
MINING’S CONTRIBUTION TO JHB JHB 1886 Brought people – towns established Supporting industries e.g. explosives, wood, clothing etc. Road and rail network Other infrastructural development – electricity, hospitals and schools,
water
MINING AND JHB TODAY Many gold mines exhausted and closed Mines on edge of golden circle still successful Secondary industries are well entrenched Tertiary activities dominate e.g. business tourism, banking and
selling
MAJOR INDUSTRIESMajor Industries ESKOM AECI AFROX ISCOR SASOL Food and beverages Motor vehicles – market and steel
Major Services Stock exchange Banking IT
FACTORS FAVOURING INDUSTRY IN GAUTENG
Central position in SA Flat land Gold mining attracted skilled labour Water – TVTS, LHWP Electricity from Mpumalanga Better salaries Excellent infrastructur Raw materials close by; platinum, gold, maize, coal and
iron Transport links well established Large local market – rural and African migration Many technikons/uni’s/colleges to impart skills Close to Harbour’s – Richards Bay, Durban and Maputo
The Port Elizabeth Uitenhage (Nelson Mandela) Region
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKlQTbxcHc
EASTERN CAPE
PORT ELIZABETH - UITENHAGE
EASTERN CAPE ADVANTAGES Central position to Durban and Cape Town Much labour available Foreign investment in motor industry (VW stared in Uitenhage in 1926 - GM
pulled out in 1980’s, now improved) Coega is meant to stimulate economy Wild coast, Addo Elephant Park – eco-tourism
EASTERN CAPE DISADVANTAGES Underdeveloped because of previous homelands, Ciskei and Transkei – poor
services, infrastructure (few access roads, no piped water, few schools) Poor environment – many subsistence farmers, overgrazed, trees cut for
firewood and footpaths cause erosion Overcrowding, overgrazing and soil erosion Limited job opportunities Labour costs too high – Asia and E. Europe car
manufacturing Strikes / labour unrest
COEGA HARBOUR
DOLLOS NEAR COEGA
COEGA PROMISES Deep water port Attract foreign companies Plenty of space to expand Regular water supply from Orange-Fish
Tunnel Government backed project
New jobs New improved infrastructure Foreign investment New skills learnt Increased tourism
COEGA ISSUES Long distance to main market of Gauteng, when Richards Bay and Maputo are available E. Cape cannot support this venture financially. Foreign investments promised but not
delivered and rand has devalued. White Elephant? Pollution