Eastern Cape Alive with Investment
Opportunities: East London Industrial
Development Zone (ELIDZ)
Presented by: Mr. Z. Balindlela
Date: June 2009
Overview
South Africa is a developing country with 48 mil people
living in it.
With a GDP of $300.4 bil and growth rate of 2.8% in
2008
Contributing sectors: agric-3.4%, industry-31.3% and
services-65.3%
SA has developed into a modern industrialized state
SA economy is well diversified
SA economy is a commodity based economy
-foreign trade
Leading producer of the African continent
Overview cont……..
It has got a well developed infrastructure such as
transport infrastructure : OR Tambo International
Airport and several major ports
SA governmen