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Industrial Regions PWV and Pe Uitenhage

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INDUSTRIAL REGIONS PWV PE UITENHAGE

LOCATION

LOCATION

Factors influencing the • A good transport networks • Close to the harbour - cheaper costs
location • Well linked to other regions of South for importing
Africa especially harbors. • Skilled and unskilled labour supply
• Large market. • Good supply of raw materials
• Raw materials available. • A good transport networks.
• Has skilled labour available. • International markets through the
• Large power stations in PWV harbours.
• Sufficient water supply • Centrally located in relation
• Has many tertiary education institutions • It has good water supply
(skills development)?
• Relatively flat land (easier construction of
industries).

Factors that hinder • Over-concentration of industries, • This industrial region is stricken by


• Strain on resources e.g., water supply, drought periodically.
power supply. • It is located far from mines which makes
• Load shedding the transportation of raw material to be
• Rising costs of Electricity expensive.
• Traffic congestion • It far from coal mine which results in high
• Far from the harbours creating more electricity costs.
expenses. • Sometimes employees engage is strikes
• High levels of air pollution. which result in loss of production.
• Labor unrests and protests.
• Safety problems.
Economic and social • Industries contribute to the GDP • Contribute money to the GDP
impacts • Earn foreign exchange • Earn foreign exchange
• The money earned through exports • The money earned through exports
increase the earnings of the regions. increase the earnings of the region.
• Local people and the rest of the country • Local people and the rest of South Africa
(both skilled and unskilled) benefit by (both skilled and unskilled) benefit by
getting employment getting employment
• Locals earn income - improves standard • Locals earn income - improves standard
of living of living
• Decreases poverty • Decreases poverty
• The industries serve as a market for the • The industries serve as a market for the
local raw material. local raw material extracted in agriculture
• Companies reinvest in communities by and fishing.
providing bursaries and skills • Companies reinvest in communities by
development. providing bursaries and skills
• Infrastructure development development.
• Infrastructure development

Main Industries  Iron and Steel  Motor vehicle industry


 Aviation  Metal products
 Engineering  Textiles
 Chemical Products  Clothing
 Motor car assembly  Shoes
 Cosmetics  Fruit canning
 Clothing manufacture

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