{"id":14815,"date":"2026-01-13T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=14815"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:34:42","slug":"industrial-land-available-in-multi-sector-development-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/south-africa\/free-state\/industrial-land-available-in-multi-sector-development-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Centrally located industrial property available for development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Situated in Harrismith and Tshiame in the Eastern Free State, the Maluti-A-Phofung (MAP) SEZ is strategically located on the N3 national road, halfway between Johannesburg and Durban.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAP SEZ offers 1 038 hectares of land for industrial development<\/strong>. Since the Durban port is the busiest in the southern hemisphere, it therefore means that the N3 carries the majority of the traffic to different locations in South Africa and neighbouring countries such as Lesotho and Swaziland. Through its cross-docking precinct and its logistics and warehousing sectors, the MAP SEZ presents itself as a solution to lighten the traffic pressure on the N3.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-1-696x356.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is part of the Free State leg of the massive <strong>Durban-Free State-Gauteng logistics and industrial corridor<\/strong> that is intended to strengthen the logistics and transport corridor between South Africa\u2019s main industrial hubs to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve access to export and import markets.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate Free State industrial strategy activities into the corridor.<\/li>\n<li>Create job opportunities and grow the economy within the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Investor benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6>Benefits that will be derived from locating within MAP SEZ include:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>15% corporate tax instead of 28% corporate tax<\/li>\n<li>Building allowance<\/li>\n<li>Employment incentive<\/li>\n<li>Customs controlled area (CCA)<\/li>\n<li>12i Tax allowance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>What the MAP SEZ offers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lots of space \u2013 1038 ha available to prospective investors<\/li>\n<li>Long-term lease periods which provide investors an opportunity to recoup investment on infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Affordability in the form of concessions offered on rentals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Priority sectors<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6>There are\u00a0<strong>six priority sectors<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Automotive<\/li>\n<li>Agri-processing<\/li>\n<li>Logistics<\/li>\n<li>General processing<\/li>\n<li>ICT<\/li>\n<li>Pharmaceuticals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAP-SEZ-video-image-4-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12622 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Maluti-A-Phofung-SEZ-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Maluti-A-Phofung-SEZ-logo.png 216w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Maluti-A-Phofung-SEZ-logo-150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>SEZ project pipeline<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are various companies that have signed letters of intent to locate in the MAP SEZ. Some of the sectors targeted for establishment within the MAP SEZ are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logistics and distribution<\/li>\n<li>Agro-processing<\/li>\n<li>Food processing<\/li>\n<li>Rail-based container terminal (Transnet Freight Rail)<\/li>\n<li>Starch chemicals<\/li>\n<li>Biogas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>MAP SEZ milestones<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>MAP SEZ was launched on 25 April 2017 to operate as a Special Economic Zone.<\/li>\n<li>Maluti-A-Phofung SEZ was granted an operator permit in 2017 by the Minister of Trade and Industry after cabinet approval.<\/li>\n<li>Perimeter fencing and lighting have been completed.<\/li>\n<li>Bulk infrastructure roll-out is in progress and is 80% complete.<\/li>\n<li>The SEZ has developed a marketing and promotion pipeline which has attracted 24 potential investors with an estimated investment value of R2.6-billion and will create approximately 22 130 permanent and temporary job opportunities in the next 5 to 10 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Corporate Video\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNQga9tq5QA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Economic development<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As part of its mandate, the MAP SEZ is intended to create decent work, transfer of skills and other social economic benefits. In line with this requirement, the MAP SEZ\u2019s robust investment-promotion pipeline will allow the entity to create an estimated 22 130 permanent and temporary job opportunities in the Maluti-A-Phofung region over the next 5 to 10 years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6><strong>For more information or to discuss available opportunities, please contact the MAP SEZ:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><em>Kindly use as reference in subject line the words <\/em><strong>MAP SEZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f27517-o1\" lang=\"en-ZA\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"27517\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815#wpcf7-f27517-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" 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