Davies to designate special economic zone
TRADE and Industry Minister Rob Davies has signalled his intention to designate the Bojanala special economic zone in the North West.
His department said yesterday that he had received and approved a recommendation from the Special Economic Zones advisory board to designate the zone after an application for it by the North West government’s Department of Economic and Enterprise Development.
The proposed zone will be developed on 1 175 hectares, including the old Bodirelo industrial park in Mogwase, in Moses Kotane Local Municipality. It will focus largely on mineral beneficiation, especially for platinum group metals, as well as manufacturing, including mining capital equipment supply, agro-processing and renewable energy.
The department would arrange a public hearing in Mogwase in Bojanala district to allow the community to make inputs. |