Investor Relations

Top 5 reasons for investing in the Central Karoo

• The Central Karoo District has a strong agriculture base for sheep and goats
• It has a growing Tourism sector
• Currently mineral and natural gas reserves are under-utilised
• The N1 key arterial has thousands of potential customers passing
• The Central Karoo District is also characterised as a quiet, peaceful area with beautiful sunsets, clean air and vast open land

Commercial property

Contact the following vendors for more information on commercial property within the region.

• Karoo Eiendomme / Properties
• Seeff
• Pam Golding properties Beaufort West
• Karooland Eiendomme / Properties

Business support

Finance

We have four (4) major banks within our region: FNB, ABSA, STANDARD BANK and NEDBANK. Our two smaller banks include CAPITEC and AFRICAN BANK.

Business registrations

For information on business registrations and protecting your intellectual property visit the Companies and Intellectual Property commission website on http://www.cipc.co.za/

Incentives

Visit the Government Portal for information on business incentives on http://www.investmentincentives.co.za/

Transport links

• Road:

Beaufort West is easily accessed by road as it lies on the N1 between Cape Town

(460 km) and Bloemfontein (515 km). Beaufort West’s biggest neighbouring towns are

George (260 km) and Oudtshoorn (198 km).

• Air :

George Airport is about 260 km away and provides a variety of daily flight options.

Beaufort West Airport (10 km) can only accommodate chartered flights at the moment.

• Rail:

The area can be reached by train from most of the main centres. Train schedules and information can be obtained from:

• the Beaufort West Station (Tel: 023 449 2156)
• Shosholoza Meyl: 086-0008888
• Blue Train: 021-4492672 (Cape Town) or 012-334 846 (Pretoria)

Lifestyle

The Central Karoo District has a thriving cultural life.

Contact us:

Mrs. B. Koopman

Manager: Strategic Services

Tel: 023 440 1000

Fax: 023 415 1253

Email: barbara@skdm.co.za / manager@skdm.co.za