POLOKWANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Polokwane City Aerotropolis

PRESENTATION TO THE AIRPORT CITIES CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

2ND APRIL 2014

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Mr. LEHLOGONOLO MASOGA (MPL)

Member of The Executive Council (MEC) / Provincial Minister for the Department of Roads and Transport

Limpopo Province,

Republic of South Africa

TABLE CONTENTS 1. Introduction

2. Spatial Location

3. Our Vision for the Future

4. Strategic Pillars

5. Governance and Stakeholder Alignment

6. The Future

7. Conclusion 2

INTRODUCTION Polokwane is the capital city of Limpopo Province

Limpopo is one of the 9 provinces in RSA

It borders 3 SADC Member States (Zimbabwe in the North,

Botswana in the West and Mozambique in the East) which makes

it a Strategic Regional Gateway

In the south is Gauteng Province where O.R Tambo International

Airport is located

Limpopo accounts for over 70% of the world renowned Kruger

National Park and has the largest unexploited platinum reserves

globally followed by North West Province and Russia 3

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SPATIAL LOCATION

CURRENT CAPACITY Polokwane International Airport (PIA) is a Cat 9 Airport

The airport currently has a scheduled service between Polokwane and

O.R Tambo and several unscheduled domestic and regional operations

It has four aprons with parking capacity of 74,800 sqm, modern air traffic

control and navigational aids, rail and road accessibility on the N1

motorway linking Cape Town, Johannesburg, Polokwane, Harare and the

rest of Africa

The airport has two runways, one with 3,175 meters and the other with

2,581 meters lengths

It has 18 hangars with sizes ranging from 500 sqm to 5,500 sqm

There is 9.4 million sqm of available land for development at the airport 5

OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE

To develop Polokwane Aerotropolis taking

advantage of the existing airport capacity and

land availability for non-aeronautical activities

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STRATEGIC PILLARS 2 Hotels

4 Star Hotel

3 Star Hotel

Convention Centre

Shopping Mall

Corporate Park

Industrial Park

Leisure and Entertainment Theme Park

Medical Tourism Facilities

Residential Real Estate

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Understanding the importance of stakeholder alignment and

governance in a successful Airport City development

Governance Model

Intergovernmental Relations and Collaboration based on the three spheres of Government

Local

Provincial

National

Stakeholder Alignment Model

Private Public Partnership (PPP) Model

Government will create conducive conditions and provide incentives to promote private

sector investment

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LOCAL

PROVINCIAL

NATIONAL

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THIS IS THE FUTURE

Short to Medium Term Plans

Develop an Aerotropolis Master Plan

Aerotropolis Implementation Plan

Translate the theory of Aerotropolis into practice

To become a Global Model and Centre of

Excellence for a Regional Aerotropolis in Africa

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CONCLUSION

THANK YOU Dr. Malindi Neluheni Chairperson Email: Malindi.Neluheni@gaal.co.za

Mr. Thulani Zulu Chief Executive officer Email: thulani.zulu@gaal.co.za

Registration No: 1995/002792/06 P.O. Box 1309, Polokwane, Limpopo Province. RSA, Tel: 015 288 0122 Fax: 015 288 0125/0346

Mr. Nepo Kekana Marketing and Business Development Email: nepo.kekana@gaal.co.za

Mr. Tshepo Peege Board Member Email: peeget@dot.gov.za

Registration No: 1995/002792/06 P.O. Box 1309, Polokwane, Limpopo Province. RSA, Tel: 015 288 0122 Fax: 015 288 0125/0346