1. CORE INDUSTRIAL REGIONS
PWV
Durban
Pinetown PE
Uitenhague
South
Western
Cape

2. The PWV (Tshwane ) Complex of Gauteng

3. Maps of Gauteng

4. Gauteng Facts 20% of SA population 370 people/km2
97% urbanised – not necessarily civilized?
70% of SA’s labour force
22% contribution to mining sector
38% of SA’s GDP
1,4% of SA’s area

5. Factors Favouring Industry in Gauteng
Central position in SA
Flat land
Gold mining attracted skilled labour
Water – TVTS, LHWP
Electricity from Mpumalanga
Better salaries
Excellent infrastructure
Raw materials close by: platinum, gold, maize, coal and iron
Transport links well established
Large local market for industrial products
Many technikons/uni’s/colleges to impart skills
Close to harbours – Richards Bay, Durban and Maputo
Political intervention: The Gauteng Economic Development Agency has been developed to promote economic growth and development

6. Facts limiting industrial expansion
Congestion
Pollution – air, noise, land – especially in winter when Kalahari HP is dominant over interior and prevents dispersal of pollution
Insufficient water- the Vaal River has to provide water for 20% of SA’s population
Insufficient housing, medical facilities and provision of electricity
Infrastructure becomes over used – power cuts
Insufficient jobs-no money, squatter camps and crime
Distance from a harbor increases transport costs

7. GAUTENG PWV CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
Earlier explosives and chemicals to process the ore were produced.
Resent times – petrochemical industry developed at Sasolburg and Secunda. Low-grade coal is used to make motor fuel, explosives medicines, artificial rubber and paints.
ESKOM
AECI
AFROX
SASOL
IRON AND STEEL
1st built near Pretoria in 1934 to supply steel for the mines, railways and buildings. It closed in 1998.
Other steel plants at Vanderbijlpark and Vereeninging.
ISCOR
METAL PRODUCTS
Manufacture industrial and farm machinery, earth-moving equipment, building-construction steel and sheet steel used for roofing, car bodies and cans.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
20% of all South Africans live in Gauteng. Providing food for all these people requires a major manufacturing effort.
MOTOR VEHICLES
BMW and Ford cars are made or assembled near Pretoria, because the greatest vehicle market is in Gauteng, and steel and other metals are immediately available. Some are also exported
GAUTENG PWV
PROSPECTS FOR GAUTENG
Until the 1980’s, manufacturing catered mainly for local market. Manufacturing for the export market now important, steep rises in transport costs encourage a shift to port locations. Gauteng’s dominance will decline