The Mafikeng Industrial Development Zone (MIDZ) is a purpose-built industrial park estate linked to the Mafikeng International Airport (MIA) as its international airport of entry. It is being watched with great interest by investors, as investment opportunities associated with the IDZ total an estimated R7-billion.
Anchor projects at the MIDZ will include an agricultural park, minerals park and trading floor, all linked to the MIA’s Customs Secure Area, which is designated for the purposes of encouraging export manufacturing. The MIA is promoted as a hub for non-scheduled international air cargo services.
The strategic intent of the programme is to facilitate and coordinate the industrial development of Mafikeng and its surrounding arreas by designing, building, operating and managing a world-class industrial development zone.
The investment theme and sectoral investment programme of the IDZ is for the MIDZ to become a world-class hub for the manufacturing of hi-tech electronic components and systems, mineral beneficiation and processing of agricultural products. it is also intended that the MIDZ will support increased research and development in new technology.
The MIDZ will also be used to promote a more equitable geographic spread of economic activity. Mafikeng would like to be the first rural IDZ and the first rural dry port connecting the SADC states on a north-south and east-west axis. It will also open up economic opportunities for the drier western side of South Africa. Mafikeng’s location makes it perfect for the job: it is 240km from Johannesburg and only 45km from the Botswana border, and it links South Africa’s N14 highway at Vryburg with the N4 at Zeerust.
Infrastructure
In terms of physical infrastructure there are three distinct areas of development at the MIDZ:
Work on the infrastructure for the MIDZ, which will offer 50 sites for development, is well advanced.
Mafikeng International Airport
The expansion and refurbishment of the MIA is also at an advanced stage. It has undergone extensive renovation to its terminal buildings and surrounding infrastructure, and today stands as one of the best-looking airports in South Africa. Its 4.6km runway is the sixth longest runway in the world and is the fourth longest runway in Africa. This airport is allegedly the only airport where the Airbus 340/600 can land and make a 180 degree turn-around.
These facilities have already generated a great deal of interest from the aviation field and the airport has hosted various international aviation events. The airport also hosts the annual Mafikeng International Airshow.
Strategic partners
The following strategic partners have signed MoUs with the MIDZ Company expressing their interest to locate in the MIDZ or Industrial Park.
For more information on opportunities at the MIDZ:
Contact: Mr Floyd Leeuw
Tel: +27 14 594 2570
Email: floyd@inw.org.za
