The Cost of Doing Business in Gauteng
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One of the cheapest places in the world to do business |
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Occupancy costs for commercial and industrial properties in South Africa are among the lowest in the world | Housing Project: Hospital Senior Staff, Doctors and others
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Project Description: Flats comprising 3 bedrooms for medical doctors; Two bedroom flats for professional staff; and single bedroom flats for other staff and trainees. |
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Shopping mall for use by hospital and residents close by. |
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Project value: Flats-R2 billion; Shopping complex-R500 million |
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Funding Requirements: DBSA agreed to fund the project. Equity Funding of 30% required. | Red Cross Hospital Project
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Project Description: A five Star 600 bed hospital. To cater for vip’s to a person earning R3000p/m. 70% Chinese herbal treatment and 30% Western medical treatment. Two helipads landing, one on top of the building and the other in front. Hospital will have two helicopters linked to SOS and ten ambulances. |
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Project value: R1,5 billion over 3 years |
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Project value: Flats-R2 billion; Shopping complex-R500 million |
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Funding Requirements: DBSA agreed to fund the project. Equity Funding of 30% required. It will be owned by local business people as well as international funders. | Blu Apple Expansion Project
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Project Description: A local company manufacturing advertising display plastic (perspex) and aluminum materials mainly for the EU export market. Secured more export contracts and looking at expanding capacity. In the process of securing additional land from department of public works to lease adjacent to the current site. |
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Project value: R100 million. |
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Funding Requirements: Looking for Equity Investor or joint venture partner. | Kholi Khumo Trading Enterprise Project
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Project Description: Manufacturing of Drill Rods and Coal Picks mining equipment mainly used for exploration of minerals such gold, coal and other related mineral resources. Business plan completed last quarter of 2007 with funding from Gauteng Enterprise Propeller. The project will be located in East Rand, Ekurhuleni. An agreement reached with several engineers to be part of the project once funding secured. |
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Project value: R12 million; ROI: 20%. |
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Funding Requirements: R11,2 million required. | Liquid to Gas Conversion of Vehicles
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Project Description: The project is pursuing conversion of municipal buses from using liquid energy to using natural gas. Nubia Energy, a100% black owned company has partnered with NOVO Energy to convert Ekurhuleni municipal buses to using natural gas. The municipality has given them an order to convert 10 buses on a pilot phase. NOVO has already completed similar projects in Mozambique. SASOL has agreed to ration some gas to the company |
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Project value: R200 million. |
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Funding Requirements: R100 million; R100 m raised. | Pharmaceutical Plant
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Project Description: To set up a pharmaceutical plant with new technologies that will be used to extract artemisinin from Artemisia annua for production of malaria medication and other natural herbs. Secondly, to develop the medicinal plant and feeding farms for 100 small scale farmers with 1 ha land each to plant the blue wormwood herb. The plant has been used in other parts of Africa such as Kenya and Senegal. |
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Project value: R3 billion over 3 years. |
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Funding Requirements: 30% Equity Funding. Rest secured from DBSA. |
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Vaal Dam Precinct: Tourism infrastructure, residential, commercial and Shopping facilities. R9 billion |
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Ekandustria Industrial Estate: Industrial site with investment opportunities for commercial properties, industrial land for development. R150 million. |
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Benoni Transport Precinct: Shopping facilities, residential dwellings and commercial properties. R250 million. |
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Tshwane International Convention Center: 5 Star hotel, Residential facilities, shopping mall, conferencing facilities. Worth R4 billion |
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Bottling company: R50m; Oil filters: R25m; Electric Transformers and Steel Recycling plant: R50 million. | |
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