President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday, 31 October 2013, preside at the official handover ceremony of the operating permit for Saldanha Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) is one of the industrial development platforms aimed at catalysing economic activity in Saldanha Bay and the surrounding areas, mainly around the Oil and Gas and related sectors in terms of Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and it is believed that it will be a useful policy tool to advance the objectives of IPAP, New Growth Path (NGP) and National Development Plan (NDP).
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) also forms part of the 18 Strategic Integrated Projects, or SIPs, of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC).
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 31 October 2013
Time: 10h00
Venue: Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.
We wish to request the media attending the launch to please RSVP with Hlomani Baloyi on 083 276 1295 or hlomanibaloyi@gmail.com, alternatively Charles Mnisi on Cmnisi@thedti.gov.za or 072 523 4886.
Enquiries:
Zanele Mngadi
Cell: 082 330 1148
Bongani Majola
Cell: 082 339 1993
