{"id":1195,"date":"2021-06-02T14:47:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/?page_id=1195"},"modified":"2022-07-27T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:18:28","slug":"quarterly-newsletter-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/news-and-media\/newsletters\/quarterly-newsletter-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarterly Newsletter May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1195\" class=\"elementor elementor-1195\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c687a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c687a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a9bfe\" data-id=\"b2a9bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16225d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16225d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"Quarterly Newsletter Message from the CEO header image\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-1536x693.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-720x325.jpg 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1-1080x487.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74e48a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74e48a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c89c6\" data-id=\"84c89c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43708a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a43708a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saldanha Bay was the focus of some welcome attention recently. First was a visit from\u00a0<b>Mr Fikile Majola<\/b>, Deputy Minister of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), and his colleague\u00a0<b>Mr Maoto Molefane<\/b>, Chief Director, Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The second was the visit from\u00a0<b>Ms Patricia de Lille<\/b>, Minister\u00a0of Public Works and Infrastructure and her deputy,\u00a0<b>Ms Noxolo Kiviet<\/b>. A third was\u00a0<b>Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa<\/b>,\u00a0Head of Infrastructure Investment in the Presidency and his team. Closer to home, our Shareholder\u00a0Representative, Minister\u00a0<b>Mr David Maynier<\/b>, from the Western Cape Government, tabled a \u201cbudget for hope\u201d\u00a0for the incoming financial year, highlighting the Province\u2019s commitment to economic recovery as well as fighting the COVID-19 global pandemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d111f1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d111f1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3a95f\" data-id=\"8b3a95f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a372d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a372d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Majola shared with other stakeholders that Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) has, to date, attracted more than R21 billion worth of private investments into the zone. These investments are at different development stages. With a private investment value of R380 million, two of them have already started constructing their manufacturing facilities.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1197 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-300x106.png\" alt=\"Newsletter article infographic showing that R21 billion worth of private investments where made into the zone\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-720x255.png 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1-1080x383.png 1080w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat1.png 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b1cc36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b1cc36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22deac3\" data-id=\"22deac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9210b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9210b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the visit from the Deputy Minister, we took the opportunity to share our success stories and key strategic focus areas. We showcased our zone, the only sector-specific SEZ in South Africa catering specifically to the oil and gas, energy, maritime fabrication and repair industries, and related support services. With its Customs Control Area, which operates as a Freeport, and the provision of streamlined investor procedures supported by its Ease of Doing Business division, the <span style=\"color: #5f6263; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.3px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">SBIDZ<\/span> is a desirable destination for investors. Significantly, <span style=\"color: #5f6263; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.3px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">SBIDZ<\/span> has also negotiated and signed a Zone Labour Charter with Cosatu and Numsa to foster equitable and sound labour relations in the zone as it develops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a24066c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a24066c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-514e971\" data-id=\"514e971\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4facdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4facdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1214\" alt=\"Newsletter article showing an infographic statistic of the different maritime sectors\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-150x36.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-768x185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-1536x370.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-720x173.jpg 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat2-1080x260.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0a703b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0a703b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8eb708\" data-id=\"c8eb708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd83fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbd83fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We reported that we had conducted an Oil and Gas Readiness Assessment on 35 local companies and, at the last count, had spent more than R200 million (35% of our total spend) with local contractors. We also familiarised him with our support of the local small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) sector through the SME Co-Lab facility established in March 2020. It is the only facility in the area that offers free Wi-Fi, hot desks, printing facilities, meeting rooms, and a business networking platform. The Co-Lab has attracted more than 1 500 SMME visits and engagements since it opened.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-729a1ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"729a1ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ccfb01\" data-id=\"2ccfb01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b10004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b10004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms De Lille was visiting to provide an update on the Saldanha Bay Harbour upgrade, which is part of the Infrastructure Investment Plan being led by the National Department of Public Works. More than R96 million has been allocated to the upgrades at Saldanha Bay and Pepper Bay.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1215 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-300x86.png\" alt=\"Newsletter article infographic showing that R96 million has been allocated to the upgrades Saldanha Bay and Pepper Bay\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-150x43.png 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-1536x438.png 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-720x206.png 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3-1080x308.png 1080w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3350fcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3350fcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8696dad\" data-id=\"8696dad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0423f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0423f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Ramokgopa, the former Gauteng Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment, also held the position of Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane between 2010 and 2016. He was appointed to head the Infrastructure Investment Office in 2020. He and his team are fast-tracking more than 50 infrastructure projects worth more than R340 billion, of which the development of the port at Saldanha Bay is one.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56439ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56439ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfe2604\" data-id=\"dfe2604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432c0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"432c0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the SBIDZ, in conjunction with Transnet National Ports Authority, has earmarked four projects for the South Western Precinct in the SBIDZ. The total capital cost for these port-related projects is approximately R3.5 billion. the SBIDZ has begun the formal process of submitting this project to the Investment and Infrastructure Office in the Office of the Presidency, supported by the National Treasury, for inclusion in the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDS). We are grateful for his visit to the site.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dccbb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dccbb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e79a8\" data-id=\"d5e79a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c5b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c5b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lastly, we welcomed the statement by Mr David Maynier, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Western Cape Government, in his Budget 2021.<\/p><p>He said that roughly R368 million would be allocated over the medium-term to the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone and Atlantis Special Economic Zone. This funding is aimed at <strong><i>\u201cboosting\u00a0<\/i><i>investment and promoting exports, which will focus on attracting investment\u2026 and promoting<\/i><i>\u00a0exports to existing and new markets.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de61992 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de61992\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5b9d2\" data-id=\"1b5b9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3f4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab3f4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6af65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6af65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c536a\" data-id=\"36c536a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736cea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"736cea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our stakeholder, the\u00a0Saldanha Bay Municipality, has been selected as one of the six candidate municipalities participating in the R48.8 million\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerncape.gov.za\/news\/municipal-energy-resilience-project-launched-more-energy-secure-future\"><i>Municipal Energy Resilience<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(MER) Project in this financial year. The Municipality is a core partner to us, and their candidacy in the MER Project supports our joint priorities of energy resilience in the region.<\/p><p>Despite the trials of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have created more than 2 900 jobs in the five years since we launched, and in the previous four years, more than 1 800 beneficiaries had received skills training.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1229 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter article infographic showing that R48.8 million has been allocated for the municipal energy resillience project\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-720x447.jpg 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy-1080x670.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stat4-copy.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d96a40a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d96a40a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fef685\" data-id=\"6fef685\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afbfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1afbfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a steady pipeline of investors, with eight operational tenants so far and 18% of the gross area leased. We project that investment will grow to R23.2 billion by 2030.<\/p><p>The economic incentives and business offerings associated with the SEZ, the Freeport designation, evolving commercial partnership with Transnet, and the DTIC\u2019s various incentive programmes, will continue to attract investors.<\/p><p>The seamless zone and port customer experience strengthens our competitive position, attract investments, and increases business confidence in joint planning and execution of initiatives and programmes. With this, we believe we can create sustainable growth for all partners and stakeholders while ensuring a better future for the community of Saldanha Bay.<\/p><p><strong>Kaashifa Beukes<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/saldanha-bay-industrial-development-zone-attracts-investments\">Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone attracts investments\u200b<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc29a11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc29a11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d95e095\" data-id=\"d95e095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714286e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714286e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1217 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"Newsletter article header image, for digital technologies being mission critical showing a gathering at the sbidz building\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-1193x1080.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-1536x1390.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-2048x1854.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-720x652.jpg 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article1-1080x978.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><h5 class=\"p1\"><b>DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE MISSION-CRITICAL TODAY AND TOMORROW<\/b><\/h5><h6 class=\"p2\"><b>The SBIDZ, Saldanha Bay Schools\u2019 Development Programme<\/b><\/h6><p>Schools provide social cohesion, coherence, and <span class=\"s1\">organisation in society, in addition to their education<br \/><\/span>imperative. In this modern age, they are still one <span class=\"s2\">of the remaining critically important nodes of connection between people and households, for today and the future possibilities of the many children who cross their thresholds on a daily <\/span>basis\u2014virtual or otherwise.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/2021\/05\/30\/the-sbidz-saldanha-bay-schools-development-programme\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Read more<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58775ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58775ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00b11c7\" data-id=\"00b11c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec57a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec57a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1230\" alt=\"Newsletter article header image for a webinar article as well as an article for adinda preller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-1536x729.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-720x342.jpg 720w, https:\/\/designislife.co.za\/FreePort\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/article-2-and-3-1080x512.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-800f253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"800f253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3aa27\" data-id=\"fe3aa27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57042a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57042a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>Tapping the <\/b><b>tenant pipeline<\/b><\/h5><h6 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Q <\/b><\/span><b>&amp; <\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>A<\/b><\/span><b> with Adinda Preller<\/b><\/h6><p class=\"p1\">Adinda Preller, Executive Transaction and Investor Support at <span class=\"s1\">Saldanha Bay Industrial Development\u00a0Zone (SBIDZ), responsible for the commercial <\/span>interests of tenants and the SBIDZ, chatted with the NewsPortal about plans over the next two years\u2026<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/2021\/05\/30\/q-a-with-adinda-preller\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Read more<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Webinars and <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>podcasts <\/b><\/span><b>showcasing <\/b><b>innovation<\/b><\/h5><h6 class=\"p2\"><b>Saldanha Bay Innovation <\/b><b>Campus<\/b><\/h6><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Saldanha Bay Innovation Campus uses webinars<br \/>and podcasts to stimulate discussion and promote knowledge sharing among the Maritime and Energy sectors. As Nokwanda Mkhize, Associate: Transaction <\/span><span class=\"s2\">&amp; Investor Support, points out, these sessions <\/span>focus on rethinking the future of the marine and <span class=\"s3\">energy sectors, unlocking opportunities and solving <\/span>industry challenges through innovation, clustering, and collaboration.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freeportsaldanhaidz.wpcomstaging.com\/2021\/05\/30\/saldanha-bay-innovation-campus\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Read more<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a67974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a67974\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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