Fetakgomo-Tubatse Special Economic Zone project pipeline

Prime location in Limpopo’s mining hub: The proposed Fetakgomo-Tubatse SEZ (FTSEZ) is located in the south-east of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

The Fetakgomo-Tubatse Special Economic Zone received from the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism an allocation of R35-million (FY 2021/22) which was earmarked for the following activities and projects:

District Skills Audit,
environmental impact assessments (EIAs),
township establishment (land rezoning),
engineering designs and costing for the perimeter fence,
site clearance,
Eskom cost estimation and acceptance of quote,
engineering designs for an Eskom switching station,
water allocations (assessment of demand per industry),
an Implementation Readiness Study and
engineering designs.

The whole R35-million is committed to the enlisted projects.

Existing and current projects in the District

Project	Value	Responsible Institution	Status
Steelpoort Wastewater Treatment Works	R70-million	DBSA/Sekhukhune District Municipality	Existing WTW on private land. Construction at Steelpoort
Steelpoort Water Treatment Works	R65-million	DBSA	Complete
Ga-Malekana Water Treatment Works upgrade	R121-million	Sekhukhune District Municipality	Technical report approved; Planning stage
R37 and R555 main roads	R2-billion	SANRAL	Underway
Steelpoort railway siding	Not available	Transnet	Initiation phase
Regional External Master Plan	R1.6-million	Sekhukhune District Municipality	Initiation phase
Steel Bridge upgrade	R70-million	Roads Agency Limpopo and mining companies	Initiation phase
SEZ human settlement scoping report	Not available	CoGHSTA/HDA	Underway

Why businesses locate in the FT-SEZ

The Fetakgomo-Tubatse SEZ provides a secure business environment and is designing a world-class manufacturing and logistics platform that will be positioned to support transportation efficiencies through road, rail and heliport connectivity to ports and border posts.

As part of the SEZ Master Plan, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is expected to be ready for 2022.
A number of infrastructure new builds and upgrades are underway, including:
Security and site clearance
Extension of rail link to the SEZ industries and to the Musina-Makhado SEZ (Beit Bridge)
Electricity substation designs underway for substation
Upgrading of R37 and R555 roads
Building of new steel bridge
Engineering works for piping water from the De Hoop Dam to the SEZ site

Benefits for businesses located in the FTSEZ

Enabling infrastructure and warehouses
Close proximity to mining operations
Carbon credits
Reduced carbon tax
Reliable and low-carbon green energy
Global leadership in production of chrome and huge resources of platinum group metals
Land and security
State-of-the-art top infrastructure
Water provision
Reliable road and rail network

The 348-million cubic metre capacity De Hoop Dam ensures reliable water supply for investors in the Special Economic Zone.

Generic SEZ incentives

Vat and customer relief
Employment tax incentives
Building allowance
Reduced corporate income tax (15% corporate tax)
12i tax allowance and incentives
One Stop Shop Facility

Distances to key points

Port of Maputo (Mozambique) – 380 km
Port of Richards Bay – 600 km
Musina Beit Bridge Border Post – 400 km

The Mining Inputs Supplier Park has more than 11 000 m² of industrial space available now with a further 130 000 m² of land available for development and ready for top structures to be installed. Water, roads and electricity are in place.