AIDC Autofocus July

Automotive Industry Development Centre
Your partner in becoming globally compe ve
IN THIS ISSUE:
AIDC’S 2ND
INCUBATION CENTRE PAGE 2
INTRODUCING
NAACAM
CONFERENCE PAGE 9
THE NISSAN LEAF PAGE 11
LONG
SERVICE AWARDS PAGE 17
July 2017


A word or two from
AIDC’s CEO:
Colleagues and partners of the AIDC
This year is racing by at lightning speed. Nonetheless, midyear is a good time to gauge ourselves against the goals we made for 2017.
As the AIDC we congratulate Casper Kruger for his appointment as Managing Director of Ford Motor Company Sub- Saharan Africa Region. We look forward to continuing the fruitful relationship between the AIDC and Ford through our numerous developmental projects.
We have been rather active in our pursuit to be your partner in becoming globally competitive.
In April we took part in the inaugural NAACAM conference in Durban which deliberated on transformation and advancing the competitiveness of the automotive industry. The conference also had a large exhibition which included, among others, stalls from black owned suppliers which is a small step in the right direction towards breaking barriers for potential black industrialists in the automotive industry.
The AIDC team has also successfully completed the construction of our second incubation centre at the Nissan plant in Rosslyn. This facility, once o cially opened, will accommodate up to 7 incubatees who will be developed into reputable suppliers for Nissan SA.
We hosted a seminar for our stakeholders at the Gauteng Learning Centre where they engaged on various ways of addressing the skills gap; including the recognition of prior learning as a way to achieving this goal.
I o er my gratitude to AIDC employees who have shown their diligence and commitment to the organization throughout the years. Congratulations to all those who have been recognized for their long service to the AIDC.
Lastly, we welcome the new incubatees at the Ford Incubation Centre. We wish you the best in your journey to becoming competitive suppliers.
Enjoy the winter edition of AutoFocus.
Dr. David Masondo
Chief Executive O cer
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AIDC CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
AIDC’s Second Incubation NISSAN SA
NDURING CONSTRUCTION
issan SA expressed interest in establishing an incubation centre following the success of the AIDC’s Automotive Incubation Centre
at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s (FMCSA) manufacturing plant in Silverton.
While the facility at Nissan is intended to replicate
the AIDC’s incubation centre at FMCSA, it enhanced
its design to include the lessons learnt from its implementation. The Automotive Incubation Centre at Nissan will also operate as a multi-incubation model incubator which includes a mix of Tier 1 component suppliers linked to the incubates and Nissan SA itself linked to the incubatees.
Manager of the AIDC incubation programmes Neeraj Kessery said “Nissan’s engineers will support the
Breaking the soil on site of the new NISSAN Incubation centre.
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incubation process by providing their technical expertise during the incubation process “.
The ultimate outcome is to provide a facility that will house incubatees to be developed into reputable suppliers to Nissan SA. In total 7 incubatees will be accommodated and linked to an existing tier 1 supplier.
The entire project construction project of the Incubation Centre was managed by the AIDC Facilities Planning team. This department possesses the skills and know-how to assist with the infrastructure development of all AIDC buildings. This includes the design, legislative approvals, and planning for construction of the factories and as well as their maintenance. The department manager Pinto Makgopela said “ The economic bene t of the project were a major consideration and temporary jobs were created throughout the implementation of the project.”


INCUBATION - NISSAN SA (Continued)
INCUBATION - NISSAN SA
IMPACT ON ANY BEE
The appointed contractor provided a SANAS accredited
BBBEE Certi cate Level 3. The National Treasury Standard Bid document was used to award points for qualifying bidders with a higher BBBEE level. The following categories were prioritised because of the nature and size of the project:
Black Ownership
Black Women ownership
Enterprise Development
IMPACT ON ANY SMME
The main contractor appointed various subcontractors who fall into the category of SMME for the following trades:
Brickwork
Plastering
Plumbing Electrical works
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ALL KNOWLEDGE COUNTS GALC STAKEHOLDER
BREAKFAST
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The Automotive Industry Development NABM informed guests at the seminar that RPL not
Centre (AIDC) recently dedicated a day to
unpacking ideas around scarce and critical skills for artisan development. On the 18th May AIDC hosted a stakeholder breakfast attended by automotive industry role-players and stakeholders, who are possible bene ciaries and partners of the AIDC skills development and training programmes o ered at the Gauteng Automotive Learning
Centre in Rosslyn. Chief Executive O cer of the AIDC, Dr. David Masondo, opened the session by emphasizing the need for these discussions as
part of the journey to bridge the skills gap in our country. Masondo said “we must develop skills that will prepare us for the next industrial revolution and Recognition of Prior Learning is essential to this as many practitioners do not have formal training but developed their skill and knowledge
by doing the work.”
Expanding on the concept RPL, Mr. Wally Maifaidi of
only formalizes informal knowledge but it is also a method to redress some on the inequalities of the past. Mr.Piers Steenekamp of the Department of Higher Education and Training agreed with these sentiments. He holds the position that traditional pathways of gaining knowledge may no longer
be feasible. Steenekamp also said “Our economy cannot a ord to ignore workers only because they don’t have a formal quali cation.”
Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning takes an individual with no formal quali cation through various processes that culminate in a Trade Test which then formalizes their skills.
Ms. Natalie Nelson Operations Manager at the Learning Centre indicated that the automotive industry welcomes the concept of RPL as this industry has a signi cant number of people which are able to do the work, but are disadvantaged due to lack of formal training.


CASPER KRUGER
Appointed Managing Director of Ford Motor Company Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Ford Motor Company announced the appointment of Casper Kruger as managing director of Ford Motor Company Sub-Saharan
Africa Region, from 1 April, 2017. Kruger joined Ford’s Southern Africa leadership team and is overseeing Ford’s business operations in Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa and Southern Africa.
“Having already spent two years at Ford, from 2007 to 2009, Casper is well placed to integrate seamlessly into the team and lead the company forward into a new era of growth and opportunity.”
During his time at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA), Kruger was national sales manager and general manager for the Ford brand.
Kruger was the vice president of Vehicle Sales and Dealer Network at Toyota South Africa, a position he held from 2014, after previously heading up Toyota’s Hino truck division as vice president for a period of ve years. From 1996 to 2006, he served in several sales and marketing positions at Toyota. This was preceded by a ve-year stint as a lecturer and senior lecturer in marketing at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
“Casper’s extensive experience and expertise in sales and marketing, together with his deep experience in working closely with dealers and their customers, will be a great asset in strengthening our retail business in the region with the exceptional range of current products we o er, bolstered by the addition of several exciting new models in the coming years.”
- Jacques Brent, president of Ford Middle East and Africa
ABOUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company based in Dearborn, Michigan. With about 201,000 employees
and 62 plants worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing a full line of Ford cars, trucks and SUVs, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. To expand its business model, Ford is aggressively pursuing emerging opportunities with investments in electri cation, autonomy and mobility. Ford provides nancial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.
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INCUBATION
globally but are a fairly new concept for South African based OEMs. The AIDC pioneered the incubation concept within the local automotive industry to provide support to Black-owned enterprises and nurture these companies during their start-up phases.
The incubation programme is in line with the AIDC’s mandate to create jobs and develop sustainable SMMEs. The programme bene ts start-up businesses by allowing them to operate in the facilities where they receive subsidised rental, mentorship and
nancial support.
The incubation programme runs for ve to seven year after which incubatees are able to establish themselves as fully- edged businesses in the automotive industry.
PROGRAMMES
The AIDC launched the rst automotive incubation centre in South Africa in 2011. The Incubation Programmes Department opened the incubation centre at the Ford Motor Company’s Silverton plant in Pretoria that year. Three years later, in 2014, the Winterveld Enterprise Hub opened its doors to the community. In the latter part of this year an additional automotive incubation centre will be opened at the Nissan plant in Rosslyn.
Incubator models have proven to be highly successful
The objectives of the Incubation Department are to:
• Identify individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations and abilities; thereafter nurture them into successful businesses.
• Provide business support, mentoring and training to the incubatees.
• Identify opportunities in the automotive sector for new components to be included in the incubators with the ultimate objective of increasing local content for the sector.
AUTOMOTIVE INCUBATION CENTRE (FORD)
The AIDC’s Automotive Incubation Centre at Ford currently houses ve Black-owned companies who supply automotive components directly to the OEM’s production line. They are now in their fourth year of incubation. Each of the ve incubatees is subcontracted to a Tier 1 component supplier who then provides technical mentoring as required.
WINTERVELD ENTERPRISE HUB
Winterveld Enterprise Hub: Automotive plays a pivotal role in upskilling individuals and supporting the growth of local SMMEs with a particular focus on auto body
repairs and spray painting. Winterveld has always had a strong, yet largely informal, automotive presence. The purpose of the hub is to expose the local SMME’s to modern auto body repair equipment and methodology and to formalise and develop their businesses by facilitating economic transformation within this area.
AUTOMOTIVE INCUBATION CENTRE (NISSAN)
The AIDC’s second Automotive Incubation Centre was built at Nissan’s plant in Rosslyn and will be able to house a minimum of six new SMMEs once fully operational in the second half of 2017.
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AIDC WELCOMES NEW INCUBATEES TO THE
INCUBATION AT FORD
LINDISIPHO BATYI
COMPANY NAME: Batyi Automotive Component Supply (BACS) TIER 1 LINK: Mothersons
QUALIFICATIONS: National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering EXPERIENCE:
• 12 years’ experience in the Automotive Sector
• 2003: Dorbyl Automotive (Forging and Automotive Trim – Axles, Hubs and Seat Frame)
• 2006-TRW (Occupant Restraint-Safety Belt Assembly)
• 2008 -Takata Petri (Steering Wheel Magnesium Die Casting)
• 2008 till 2011- Process Engineer Logistics Planning,
• Toyota SA- KZN
• 2011 till 2017- Storage Manager, Toyota SA- Johannesburg HO
• Lindisipho reported to the Toyota South Africa Manufacturing (TSAM) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in his
• previous roles
COMPANY NAME: Motsau Technologies Automotive Assemblies TIER 1 LINK: Sodecia
QUALIFICATIONS: National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Studying towards his MBA
EXPERIENCE:
• 07 January 2002 till 31 July 2003; Graduate Training Program – Mercedes Benz SA
• August 2003 till July 2006; Process Engineer – Mercedes
• 01 August 2006 till February 2010; Process Engineer, Nissan S.A
• 01 March 2010 till October 2015; Senior Production Supervisor; Nissan S.A
• 01 November 2015 till April 2017; VOME Process Engineer (Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineer Process Engineer); Ford Motor Company of S.A [SKD (Semi Knock Down)
• Launch Program]
COMPANY NAME: Inkageng Automotive Engineering TIER 1 LINK: Vacufoam
QUALIFICATIONS: B.Tech Quality Engineering Studying towards his Masters in Engineering
EXPERIENCE:
• Makasal- Quality Controller
• Flexible Packaging- Quality Controller, promoted to
• Quality Supervisor
• MA Motors- Auditing Quality Controller
• Vacufoam- 6 years –Quality Auditor, Quality Manager and his last position was Quality Engineering Head
NICHOLAS PHIRI
THABANG MOEKETSI
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4 BRANDS Co-located Under One Roof
Automechanika Johannesburg announces Avastly expanded value chain
utomechanika trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, which takes place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from September
27-30, will be co-located with three new, related shows. The new shows are Futuroad Expo (Africa’s international commercial vehicle show), Scalex Johannesburg (SA’s leading trade fair for transport systems, infrastructure and logistics solutions) and REIFEN (the world’s largest trade fair for the tyre industry).
The announcement was made by Michael Johannes, Vice President for Mobility and Logistics at Messe Frankfurt
in Germany, at an Automechanika Johannesburg media conference held at the SA Festival of Motoring at Kyalami.
Messe Frankfurt, the owner of the Automechanika brand, is in the process of co-locating the established REIFEN tyre expo brand with Automechanika worldwide.
All the shows will be organised by SA Shows Messe Frankfurt, a wholly owned subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt. The local subsidiary, based in Sandton, is headed up by CEO Konstantin von Vieregge.
“This is a huge boost for businesses operating in the automotive and transport environments not only in South Africa, but also in Sub Saharan Africa,” said Show Director Philip Otto. “We believe this will now be a particularly attractive o ering for businesspeople north of our borders as we o er four specialised shows at one venue over a four-day period.
“We expect a signi cant jump in visitors from outside South Africa compared to the numbers that visited Automechanika Johannesburg when it was a standalone show. The new arrangement enables us to optimise the synergies that exist between the industry sectors served by these related trade fairs,” added Otto.
Automechanika Johannesburg will mark the fth time that this world-renowned trade fair for the automotive aftermarket has been staged in South Africa since the inaugural event in 2009. Over the years this biennial trade fair in Johannesburg, one of 15 in the world, has grown signi cantly both in terms of the number of exhibitors and visitors, but also regarding its importance in the
African market.


NAACAM CONFERENCE 2017
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The AIDC took part in the inaugural National Association of Automobile Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) conference in April at the International Convention Centre in Durban.
The Durban Automotive Cluster (DAC) partnered with NAACAM early last year to create and deliver this agship event focused on facilitating localisation linkages and other industry-critical outcomes.
South Africa is a small automotive producing country and one that faces numerous obstacles to competing globally. With this comes the necessity for industry
to come together to challenge the status quo and actively pursue opportunities to advance the industry’s competitiveness agenda.
The event consisted of two days of conferencing, exhibitions and tours of Durban’s nest automotive manufacturers. The exhibitors ranged from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) , Tiers 1 and 2 service providers and stakeholders who displayed a broad range of locally made products.
AIDC CEO, Dr David Masondo was part of panel of experts, who presented papers, on “Black supplier development”. NAACAM President Dave Co ey said “the exhibition of black owned suppliers would expose potential buyers to the capabilities of these important rms in the supply base with the view to introducing them into the value chain.”
Each session of the conference was highly outcomes oriented, beginning with a technical presentation giving delegates a thorough view of the scale and scope of the topic. A case study on how industry has tackled the issue gave delegates insight into practical response options undertaken by peers. A panel discussion by industry leaders presented further thought leadership and practical insight on response options relating to the issue.
Topics were centred on best practices in manufacturing and transformation, skills and developments, police development, localisation and trade within
the African continent.


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NISSAN LEAF SWITCHES ON ELECTRICITY
AT SUSTAINABILITY WEEK
Nissan’s agship electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf, was one of the main attractions at Sustainability Week 2017, hosted by the City
of Tshwane between 13 and 15 June.
As speakers from a range of transport and automotive industries warned of the need to drastically reduce greenhouse gases – caused in large part by motor vehicles – and to explore renewable energy sources, the Nissan Leaf showed that it is capable of doing both.
“Nissan is shifting frontiers through innovation and cost-e ective, eco-friendly solutions,” said Nissan South Africa’s director of corporate a airs and communication Wonga Mesatywa, who participated in a panel discussion on integrated mobility.
Visitors to the Nissan stand watched as the stationary Leaf delivered stored energy from its battery to power a co ee machine, fruit blender, fridge, television and lighting in a demonstration of Nissan’s pioneering vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.
Invited into a model home at the exhibition, intrigued delegates were treated to a hot cup of co ee or a cool smoothie, courtesy of the Leaf’s portable power storage unit.
NISSAN ELECTRIC VEHICLE – LEAF
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“Since it was rst launched by Nissan in Japan in 2012, South Africa is one of a few countries that are testing the V2G technology,” said Hiten Parmar, who heads the South African localisation study in partnership with Nissan, as part of the uYilo eMobility programme at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in
Port Elizabeth.
“The Japan study showed that the Leaf’s battery can provide energy for up to two days in an energy-e cient home that uses the likes of a solar geyser and LED lighting,” explains Parmar.
With many South Africans enjoying an outdoor lifestyle, a smaller version of V2G - vehicle-to-load (V2L) - can
be used to run small appliances like a kettle, stove and hairdryer in remote areas or on camping trips.
Indeed, the outdoors and the use of solar energy – with xed and portable systems - is the most readily accessible resource in South Africa, o ering an almost constant battery-charging source for electric vehicles.
While there is still much to be done to localise the technology in South Africa, uYilo has identi ed partners to take part in the study.
“Once we have the technology and understand it, the next phase will be to look at a ordability,” says Parmar.
“Because the initial cost of electric vehicles is high, if we have added-value products and services that are a ordable and promote more use of EVs, it’s a win-win situation for consumers and companies.”
It will also take strain o the national power grid, at the same time conserving energy.
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SUPPLIER & ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT
The AIDC’s Supplier and Enterprise manufacturing concepts, logistics, clustering and
Development Department (SEDD) were
established to develop component manufacturers in the supply chain to conform to the international standards prescribed by the automotive manufacturing industry. The department’s service o ering ranges from a combination of e ciency improvement projects related to productivity, quality assurance in accordance with ISO standards, including environmental, lean and clean production (including all green projects as related to the Government and the Province’s low carbon economy projects), to
The AIDC uses its collaboration with companies participating in the various supplier development programmes as a delivery mechanism for internship programme. The programme o ers companies engineering capacity in the form of interns, who are directly mentored and coached on speci c projects aimed at improving the company’s productivity and e ciency. The SEDD speci cally focuses on:
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Programme. Cleaner Production Programme (including all green projects related to the Province’s low
carbon economy projects).
Lean Manufacturing Programme.
Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (RPIW). Quality Management Systems (QMS).
OTHER VALUE-ADDED SERVICES OFFERED BY THE EDD INCLUDE:
Company benchmarking to ensure that they meet global best practice standards.
Logistics and Lean manufacturing assessments. Accredited Supervisor training.
Engineering student internship to support on key programmes.
SMME development initiatives.
The AIDC’s roll out of TPM (Total Productivity Management/ Maintenance) in South Africa, have already seen component manufacturing companies increasing their competitiveness by achieving zero accidents, breakdowns, defects and losses within
the manufacturing process. The Engineering student internship programme, managed by the SEDD, is an opportunity for aspiring graduate engineers intending on applying their trade within the
manufacturing sectors.
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AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER PARK
WELCOMES
NEW TENANTS TO THE PARK
DEPT HEAD: Jan Labuschagne
TEL : 012 522 5273
CELL: 082 576 7911
EMAIL : [email protected]
BMW TECHNICAL TRAINING ACADEMY
BMW South Africa was established in 1975 when it acquired full shareholding in Praetor Monteerders, which, at the time, assembled BMW’s at its factory in Rosslyn, Pretoria. The factory was owned by the two Pretorius brothers and was established in 1968 as Praetor Monteerders Assembly.
Today Plant Rosslyn produces the 3 Series, four-door model range in both right and left- hand drives for local and overseas markets elevating its status to that of a
world-class plant.
PLANT MANAGER: Danie Brink
CELL: 084 059 2918
EMAIL : [email protected]
ADIENT
Providing world class seat systems and components that o er safety, functionality and comfort with proven quality.
Adient lead the market in complete seat system, serving every major automaker around the globe, o ering smart solutions that provide safety, sustainability,
comfort and style.
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Automotive Supplier Park (ASP) is a Gauteng manufacturers, suppliers and service providers in one
Provincial Government initiative aimed
stimulating economic growth and job creation in the automotive industry through large-scale investment in strategic economic infrastructure.
ASP is located in Rosslyn, north of Tshwane, a region boasting the highest concentration of vehicle manufacturers in the country.
Modelled on leading supplier parks in Europe, Japan and the USA, ASP concentrates automotive component
location to achieve synergies and cost bene ts.
ASP is an international benchmark project
that has contributed signi cantly to the global competitiveness of the South African automotive industry. The development enjoys strong support from Local, Provincial and National Government, the automotive industry as well as service providers.
OPERATIONS MANAGER: Shaun Theunissen TEL : 012 564 5395
EMAIL : [email protected]
YANFENG
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is the world’s leading supplier of instrument panels and cockpit systems, door panels, oor consoles and overhead consoles. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has more than 90 manufacturing and technical centers in 17 countries and employs over 28,000 people globally. Established in 2015, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is a joint venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (HASCO), the component group of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor), and Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company.
MANAGER: Fred Manamela TEL: 012 564 3435
HAZARD
Hazard is a manufacturing and marketing company. They design, develop, manufacture, supply and install warning equipment (devices) Lights and Sirens for emergency, law enforcement and related vehicles.
The target market is the SAPS, Emergency Medical Services, Provincial and Metro Police, Security and Mining companies, Airports etc.
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LONG SERVICE
AWARDS AIDC RECOGNISES LONG SERVING STAFF
The AIDC recognises and demonstrates the appreciation of loyalty and commitment of long serving employees through our long service awards. This applies to all employees who have completed 5; 10; 15; 20 and 25 years continuous service.
In recognition of long service the Company presents its employees with an award at the end of the month in which their long service anniversary date falls.
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AIDC STAFF
STAFF SURNAME
NAME
YEARS OF SERVICE
Sennanye
Obakeng
5
Bester
Mannie
5
Moimane
Mpho
5
Legotse
Phyllis
5
Motsweni
Tsakene
5
Jacobus (Warries)
Kalin
5
Khumalo
Sbuda
5
Montshiwa
Tshiamo
5
Theko
Sydney
5
Makgopela
Pinto
5
Maluleka
Michelle
5
Motiang
Violet
5
Peme
Khotso
5
Rihlamvu
Katlego
5
Bronkhorst
Antoinette
15
Mahlangu
Tumi
10
Mashaba
Japhta
10
Matsebula
Lawrence
10
Mphago
Tsatsi
10
Raphulu
Marvel
10
Raselomane
Matthews
10
Segabutla
Jacob
10
Themba
Nhlanhla
10
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YOUTH DAY
CELEBRATION
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WELLNESS DAY
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Address:
Automotive Supplier Park, 30 Helium Road, Rosslyn 0200, Gauteng
Tel: (+27) 12 564 5000
www.aidc.co.za
[email protected]
The AIDC operates as a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), an entity owned by Gauteng Provincial Government’s Department of Economic Development.
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