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PRIORITISED TOURISM INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA May 2018

FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS (INCENTIVES AND SERVICES) 1

1. Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP) 12. Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF) 13. Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) 14. Small Enterprises Funding Agency (SEFA) 25. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) 26. InvestSA (One Stop Shop) 2

TOURISM INVESTMENT PROJECTS 4

GAUTENG 41. Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve (SNR) - SEDIBENG 42. Maropeng Hotel Expansion, Wellness and Spa Development 53. New Restaurant/Café and Children’s Play Area at Maropeng 54. Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve 6

KWAZULU-NATAL 81. Nonoti Beach Resort Development (Coastal Marine Tourism (CMT) Project) 82. Blythedale Coastal Resort (CMT Project) 93. Durban Point Waterfront (CMT Project) 9

MpUMALANGA 111. Blyde Cable Car Project 112. Bourke’s Luck Hotel Project 12

NORTH WEST 141. Bloemhof Dam development 142. Taung Dam and Nature Reserve Development 153. Molopo Nature Reserve 16

EASTERN CApE 171. Hole in the Wall Resort 17

Mkambati Nature Reserve - KwaZulu-Natal

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FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS (INCENTIVES AND SERVICES)

The South African government offers an array of incentive schemes to stimulate and facilitate the development of sustainable and competitive enterprises in the tourism sector. A variety of these incentive schemes seek to support the development or growth of commercially viable and sustainable enterprises through the provision of either funding or tax relief. The incentives include:

1. Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP)

TIP aims to stimulate tourism development that is sustainable, inclusive and improves the competiveness of our destination and the entire tourism sector, through: • Driving sales and growing the customer base of small

tourism establishments by providing them with better access to tourism buyers and potential guests.

• Promoting compliance with quality standards and ensuring that tourists know what to expect by helping establishments to get graded.

• Enhancing the experience of visitors to iconic tourism attractions by improving facilities at these sites.

• Reducing operating costs and making tourism facilities more sustainable by installing renewable energy sources.

Support Programmes• International Market Access Support Programme – facilitate

access to specific tourism export markets to stimulate the growth of enterprises.

• Tourism Grading Support Programme – improve conformity to quality standards to enhance the overall visitor experience and improve SA’s destination competitiveness through encouraging participation in the tourism grading system for tourism establishments (accommodation and meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions [MICE]).

• Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) - to encourage privately-owned tourism enterprises to move towards cleaner and renewable energy sources. GTIP is administered by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

2. Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF)

The Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF) is an incentive scheme that focuses specifically on financial support for black investors and communities investing in capital projects in the tourism sector. The Department of Tourism signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) on 28 March 2017 to create and manage a dedicated capital investment funding mechanism to drive transformation in the tourism sector in a more direct and impactful manner.

3. Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

• IDC through, Light Manufacturing and Tourism Strategic Business Unit (TSBU) - fund companies within the tourism sector that need funding for new projects, expansions or refurbishment.

• The Tourism SBU primarily invests in the accommodation sub-sector, focusing on business hotels in fast growing

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areas. In South Africa, IDC focus on high impact, sustainable, tourist attractions that provide niche product offerings.

4. Small Enterprises Funding Agency (SEFA)

• Direct Lending Products - provides directly to Small and Medium sized Enterprises as well as co-operatives operating in all sectors of the economy, from R50 000 to R5 million.

• Wholesale Lending Products - provides facilities (debt/equity) to intermediaries, joint venture, partnerships (specialised funds) and other collaborative relationships to extend SEFA’s reach of making funding available to small businesses across South Africa.

5. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)

• Seda offers entrepreneurs a helping hand through business consulting, training and referrals to specialist service providers. Business advisors help entrepreneurs identify what they need to succeed, whether it be skills, contacts or funding, and help them to access it.

6. InvestSA (One Stop Shop)

South Africa has established an inter-departmental clearing house One InvestSA (One Stop Shop) for investment and investment promotion. The initiative is part of the government’s drive to improve the business environment by lowering the cost

of doing business as well as making the investment process easier. The InvestSA (One Stop Shop) will be the focal point of contact with the government with regards to regulatory matters, registration, permits and licensing, thereby reducing red tape and other institutional hurdles that investors may face.

InvestSA (One Stop Shop) services for investors include:• Investmentinformation: opportunities, incentives, regulations,

policies, strategic sectors.• Investmentmarketing: local and foreign marketing initiatives.• Business facilitation: visas, investment missions,

intergovernmental co-ordination, relocations, business introductions, black economic partnerships, financing and incentives.

• Outwardinvestment: connections to other African investment promotion agencies, project financing, deal structuring.

InvestSA (One Stop Shop) has been recognised for its work in attracting investments to South Africa with the CFI.co Best Investment Promotion Agency Africa 2016 award. InvestSA (One Stop Shop) works with provincial investment promotion agencies to source opportunities for investors that meet local and national development goals. Since its inception, InvestSA (One Stop Shop) has made strides in promoting packaged investment projects and facilitating direct foreign investment. The CFI.co award follows the United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Award for success in attracting investment which InvestSA (One Stop Shop) received in July 2016.

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Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng - Gauteng

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TOURISM INVESTMENT PROJECTS

GAUTENG

ProjectTitle/Name SuikerbosrandNatureReserve(SNR)-SEDIBENG

Authority Gauteng Department of Economic Development and Tourism through Cradle Dinokeng Entities

Location Sedibeng, Gauteng Province

TypeofDevelopment Renovation, upgrading and maintenance of visitor facilities:

Accommodation (chalet and caravan park); conference & catering facilities; waterpark with indoor

and outdoor pools; restaurants and picnic areas

ProjectDescription SNR is declared as a protected area in Gauteng. It offers environmental education, outdoor recreation

services, cultural-historical services, conferencing facilities and self-catering accommodation. It is

positioned as a destination for nature-based tourism, a position that it achieved and maintained for

a number of years before its decline

ApproximateCost R115 million ($9.26 million)

CurrentStatus Feasibility Study done

TypeofPartnerships Public Private Partnership (PPP)

ContactDetails Mr Glen Ndlovu

Tel: +27 11 085 2516 / +27 82 551 7637

Email: [email protected]

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ProjectTitle/Name MaropengHotelExpansion,WellnessandSpaDevelopmentAuthority Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (entity of the Gauteng Provincial Government)

Location Maropeng, West Rand Disctrict Municipality, Gauteng Province

TypeofDevelopment Maropeng Hotel Expansion, Wellness And Spa Development

ProjectDescription Expansion of the existing Maropeng Hotel from 24 to 64 rooms, and inclusion of a wellness and spa area


CurrentStatus Repositioning Report and Infrastructure Concept Report, and Architectural Drawings completed

TypeofPartnerships Concession


Tel: +27 11 085 2516 / +27 82 551 7637


ProjectTitle/Name NewRestaurant/CaféandChildren’sPlayAreaatMaropengAuthority Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (entity of the Gauteng Provincial Government)

Location Maropeng, West Rand, Gauteng province

TypeofDevelopment Construction of a new restaurant/ café with a children’s play area

ProjectDescription Construction of a new restaurant/ café with a children’s play area

ApproximateCost R12 million ($967 164.76)

CurrentStatus Project is ready for implementation. All planning work completed, including detailed designs,

exhibition content, tender documentation with Bill of Quantities

TypeofPartnerships Concession


Tel: +27 11 085 2516 / +27 82 551 7637


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ProjectTitle/Name RoodeplaatDamNatureReserve

Authority Dinokeng Project (entity of the Gauteng Provincial Government)

Location Tshwane, Gauteng Province

TypeofDevelopment New infrastructure development and upgradesof exixting infrasturcture at the Roodeplaat

Nature Reserve

ProjectDescription Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve offers environmental education, outdoor recreation services,

conferencing facilities and self-catering accommodation. It is positioned as a destination for the

domestic emerging market and large school groups. Investment required is for the following;

•Development of a mass recreation and environmental education facility; with budget overnight

accommodation venue (camping and caravan park); a day visitor area with mass picnic /braai

facilities with children’s playground

•A waterfront incorporating retail, entertainment, restaurant facilities, riverboat cruise operation

with skating rink

•A hotel with a conference facility and

•Visitor Interpretation Centre for environment preservation and management


CurrentStatus Planning phase: An approved Environmental Management Plan was conducted to guide development

of the site

TypeofPartnerships Concessions


Tel: +27 11 085 2516 / +27 82 551 7637


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Beach Horse Riding - KwaZulu-Natal

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KWAZULU-NATAL

ProjectTitle/Name NonotiBeachResortDevelopment(CoastalMarineTourism[CMT]Project)

Authority Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)

Location Nonoti Beach, KwaDuduza (Stanger)

TypeofDevelopment Beach Resort

ProjectDescription Proposed community owned beach resort. Located in KwaDukuza Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. 3-4

star hotels to accommodate a total of 822 beds with sea views. Swimming pools and walkways that

lead to the beach, restaurant facilities and conference facilities

ApproximateCost R2.5 billion ($201.49 million)

CurrentStatus Most critical technical processes have been done and approved

TypeofPartnerships Investment partners, funders and resort operators

ContactDetails Ms Thokozani Chili: Acting General Manager; Investment Promotion

Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal

Tel: +27 31 368 9629 / +27 78 802 9765


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ProjectTitle/Name BlythedaleCoastalResort(CMTProject)Authority Trade & Investment KZN

Location Blythedale, KwaDuduza - KZN

TypeofDevelopment Beach resort with hotels, commercial, retail and residential developments

ProjectDescription R15-billion private investment on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Expected to yield 10 000 permanent

jobs and an additional 110 000 indirect job opportunities over a 10-year period during the various

phases of constructionApproximateCost R500 million ($40.29 million)

CurrentStatus All technical processes have been approved. Housing development is currently in progress

TypeofPartnerships Investment partners, funders and resort operators



Tel: +27 31 368 9629 / +27 78 802 9765


ProjectTitle/Name DurbanPointWaterfront(CMTProject)Authority Trade & Investment KZN

Location Waterfront, Durban - KZNTypeofDevelopment Luxury accommodation, shopping mall and tourist facilities

ProjectDescription The project involves the development of luxury accommodation, shopping mall, office park and

tourist facilitiesApproximateCost R35 billion ($2.82 billion)

CurrentStatus Promenade by the harbour is under construction

TypeofPartnerships Investors for the hotel and shopping mall developments which are valued at R3.5 billion ($295 million)



Tel: +27 31 368 9629 / +27 78 802 9765


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Blyde River Canyon - Mpumalanga

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MPUMALANGA

ProjectTitle/Name BlydeCableCarProject

Authority Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA)

Location Thaba Chweu Municipality, Mpumalanga

TypeofDevelopment Cable Car

ProjectDescription A cable car will to transport tourists from the top of the canyon to the peninsula in the middle of

Blyde Dam

Other related activities include;

•Guided and interpreted boat trips around the dam

•A fully fledged, A-grade visitor centre on the peninsula

•Passive and adventure activities on the peninsula

The cable car will provide an exciting experience and spectacular views over and around the Blyde

Canyon


CurrentStatus A feasibility study has been conducted

TypeofPartnerships Joint venture and Build Own Transfer (BOT)

ContactDetails Ms Liying Dong (Investment Advisor)

Mobile: +27 83 469 6899

E-mail: [email protected]

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ProjectTitle/Name Bourke’sLuckHotelProject

Authority Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Authority (MPTA)

Location Thaba Chweu Municipality, Mpumalanga

TypeofDevelopment Hotel Development

ProjectDescription • This entails development of a 5-star hotel and a top quality restaurant

• The hotel is expected to have 80 beds

• The restaurant is expected to have an exquisite view into Blyde river canyon and is located on the

Highveld part of Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve


CurrentStatus A pre-feasibility study has been conducted

TypeofPartnerships Joint venture and Built Own Transfer (BOT)

ContactDetails Ms Liying Dong (Investment Advisor)

Mobile: +27 83 469 6899

E-mail: [email protected]

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Wildlife Safari Game Drive - North West

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NORTH WEST

ProjectTitle/Name BloemhofDamdevelopment

Authority North West Tourism Board (NWTB)

Location Bloemhof Town, North west

TypeofDevelopment A waterfront multi-facility which includes:

Resort (chalets), shops, jetties, golf course, hydro spa, clubhouse, tennis courts, pool

ProjectDescription •Bloemhof Dam is the world preferred freshwater angling destination visited by more than 100

000 anglers annually

• The project involves a waterfront development aimed at increasing the number of tourists and

visitors to Bloemhof and will create many spin-offs for the town and region

ApproximateCost R1 billion ($80.59 million)

CurrentStatus A comprehensive development plan has been finalised and is to be implemented

TypeofPartnerships Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

ContactDetails Mr Jeffrey Mabunda

Tel: +27 18 386 2121


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ProjectTitle/Name TaungDamandNatureReserveDevelopment

Authority North West Tourism Board/North West Parks Board (NWTB/NWPB)

Location Taung, North west

TypeofDevelopment New Nature Reserve at the Dam site with the following:

• Two Lodges (50 beds)

•Restaurant

•Hiking trails

•Swimming pool and recreational facilities

ProjectDescription The project involves the development tourist facilities within the newly established nature reserve to

provide variety of services/experiences to the tourist market.


CurrentStatus Comprehensive development Plan has been finalised

TypeofPartnerships Public Private Partnership


Tel: +27 18 386 2121


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ProjectTitle/Name MolopoNatureReserve

Authority North West Tourism Board/North West Parks Board (NWTB/NWPB)

Location Vosterhoop, North west

TypeofDevelopment The following development required within the nature reserve:

•Game Breeding Centre (fully equipped facilities)

•Bush lodges for hunting market

•Conference Centre

ProjectDescription The project involves the expansion of 24 000 hectors Nature Reserve to create Trans frontier Park

to Botswana


CurrentStatus Comprehensive development Plan has been finalised

TypeofPartnerships Public Private Partnership


Tel: +27 18 386 2121


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EASTERN CApE

Project Title/Name Hole in the Wall Resort Authority Incopho Coastal Developments (Pty) Ltd

Location Hole In The Wall near Coffee Bay in Mqanduli, King Sabatha Dalindyebo Local Municipality, Eastern

Cape

Type of Development Accommodation and Conference Facility

Project Description The proposed Hole in the Wall Resort overlooks the Hole in the Wall which is an iconic natural

attraction near Coffee Bay with a huge detached cliff that has a giant opening carved through its

centre by the waves. The development will include the following:

•A 5 star hotel accommodating 44 guests

•Self Catering accommodation consisting of 30x2 bedroom units and 30 x1 bedroom units as well

as staff accommodation

•Day Visitors Facilities which include Indoor Dining Facilities, Bar Area, Boma and Pool

•Other facilities- Restaurant, Lounge, Health Spa, Fitness Centre

•A 500 seater conference facility

Approximate Cost R237 million ($19.10 million)

Current Status All planning processes are complete and the project is ready start

Type of Partnerships Lease agreement between the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mthonjana

Community Development Trust and Incopho Coastal Development (Pty) Ltd

Contact Details Mr. Bossie Bosman

Mobile: +27 82 699 8705


CONTACTS

Department of Tourism

Physical address17 Trevenna Street, Tourism House, Sunnyside, Pretoria 0002

Postal addressPrivate Bag X424, Pretoria 0001

Mr Ntakuseni MudauDeputy Director: Investment PromotionBranch: Destination DevelopmentTel: 012 444 6463Email: [email protected]

Mr Phumlani MfenyanaDeputy Director: Investor FacilitationBranch: Destination DevelopmentTel: 012 444 6749Email: [email protected]

Department of Tourism

@Tourism_gov_za

www.tourism.gov.za

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