Economic Development Annual Report

Annual Report 2023/2024 Mpumalanga: Department of Economic Development and Tourism - Vote 6

Reasons for

deviations

Shortlisting of

Board member not yet

concluded

Deviation

from planned target to Actual

Achievement 2023/2024 Board

Nominations received

but not yet

finalised.

Amend

Township

Establishment to

accommodate

investors not finalised

Engineering

companies

in existing

contract not

conforming

to required

specifications

**Actual

Achievement 2023/2024

Not achieved.

Progress to date:

Capacitation of SEZ Entity:

The call for

nominations to

serve on the SEZ

Board has been

authorized and advertised

Legal opinion

obtained from State Law

Advisors on the

establishment of

the SEZ Entity as

a wholly owned subsidiary of MEGA.

Planned

Annual Target 2023/2024

Interim Phase

of the Nkomazi SEZ finalised,

focusing on

SLA execution

covering mainly

Capacitation of SEZ Entity Amend

Township

Establishment to

accommodate investors Detail

engineering designs

Audited

Actual

Performance

2022/2023

Township

establishment

was approved.

The required detailed

engineering

designs of both

the wastewater treatment

plant and water treatment plant were

completed in

line with WULA processes

Sub-Programme: Strategic Initiatives Purposes: To position the industrial sector as a key contributor to economic growth and development Outcome Output Output Indicator Audited Actual Performance 2021/2022 Inclusive, diversified and growing economy Ensure that five key (5) programmes to drive the Mpumalanga Industrial Development Plan are implemented Capacitation of SEZ Entity, Township Establishment and Detail engineering designs finalised Interim Phase of the Nkomazi SEZ implemented as follows: Township Establishment was concluded General Plan was surveyed and submitted to the Office of the Surveyor General for approval The SEZ Strategy & APP documents approved

SEZ Entity

Organizational Structure

approved

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