Transcript City of Cape Town

Garreth Bloor, Mayoral Councillor
July 2015
Honouring President Nelson Mandela
"During the many years of incarceration on
Robben Island, we often looked across Table
Source: Directorate (2013)
Bay at the magnificent silhouette of Table
Mountain. To us… Table Mountain was a
beacon of hope. It represented the mainland
to which we knew we would one day return”
– Nelson Mandela, 1998
Source: Directorate (2013)
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Cape Town, Western Cape Province
Cape Town
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Cape Town: Economic Snapshot
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Cape Town GDP: RMB 212 bn
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Hangzhou GDP RMB 835 bn
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Chinese FDI: $881
USA: $16,64 UK:$12,2
Source: Wesgro (2013)
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Safe and Clean for Business
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71% of businesses rated safety & security as
“good to excellent” in 2013
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77% of businesses “recognized and
appreciated” the cleanliness of the CBD (a rise
of 4% from 2012)
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Crime in the central city has been reduced by
90% since the Central City Improvement District
was established in 2000
Source: CCID (2013)/Cape Town Partnership 2014
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48% Growth in the Value of Building Plans Passed
Infrastructure Investment
Building the biggest open access fibre optic
network in Africa:
•Municipally-owned infrastructure which is
scalable to match current and future needs
of the city
•The City of Cape Town has constructed
310km of core cable routes since 2010
•Plan to connect to West African Cable
System
Source: CoCT IS&T Directorate (2013)
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Best Airport and Local Transport Network
Ports of Cape Town & Saldanah Bay
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Cape Town Container Terminal named one of the world’s top 120
container ports by the 2013 Container Management Report
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Port of Cape Town is a key destination for cruise ships, particularly
those engaged in round the world cruising, bringing an estimated
28,000 visitors to the city via the harbour. New cruiseliner terminal
Source: Argus (2013); Photo: Dook Photography
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Source: City of Cape Town (2015)
City-led incentive scheme
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Currently under review but will be based
on previous scheme which included:
o Electricity tariff reduction
o Development charge waivers
o Exemption from building plan, land
use application fees
o Administrative fast-tracking of
development applications
o Special Economic Zone (national)
Source: City of Cape Town Investment Promotion (2014)
One-Stop Shop: Office of the Executive Mayor
A booming film and media industry
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Local film industry has created more than
35,000 jobs and contributed R5 billion to the
economy in the last three years
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More than 11 500 location sites booked and
7 372 filming permits issued in the last year
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Diverse locations, technical film capacity
and specialised talent
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City’s competitive tariffs and user charges
for filming make Cape Town an attractive
international location for low production
costs
Source: CoCT Tourism, Events and Marketing Directorate (2014)
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Abundance of Skilled Graduates
Four universities (top two in Africa) with strengths in
business, law, IT, engineering, medical sciences and
technology:
Globally recognized business schools (Top 100)
Source: Financial Times (2013); QS World University Rankings (2013)
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City of Cape Town:
Dedicated to creating an enabling environment for business
Results from Customer Satisfaction Survey
2012/13:
•87% of businesses said overall
performance was "good, very good or
excellent
•89% of businesses said City service
provision was good, very good or
excellent
•87% of businesses said their trust in the
City was fairly strong, very strong or
extremely strong
Source: TNS Surveys, CoCT (2013)
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Industry Advantages
• AGOA Free Trade: Full access to US market
• Free trade zone in Africa
World-class Venues for Business and Pleasure
Source: Directorate (2013)
Source: Directorate (2013)
Cape Town International Convention Centre
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World-class Venues for Business and Pleasure
Source: Directorate (2013)
Source: Directorate (2013)
Cape Town Stadium
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Best Destination in the World - New York Times
221km2 (85m2) Table Mountain National
Park within and surrounding the city
2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Cape Floral
Kingdom and Robben Island)
8 Blue Flag Beaches
One of National Geographic’s “World’s
Best Surf Towns”
CNN’s Top Summer Food Destinations 2013
Top 10 Wine Destination on Flipkey.com
Travel
Source: Various (2013)
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Investment Platform
Objectives
RMB 1billion
Two way trade and investment
CSI & Skills transfer
Exchanges and two-way employment
Sectors
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Manufacturing
Renewables
Agro-business
Tourism
TMT
One Stop Shop
Contact: [email protected]
Mobile: +27 83 298 8553
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Thank You