The RBIDZ Special Economic Zone Seeks to:

• Respond to a need to develop and support local Small, Medium, and Micro  Enterprises (SMMEs) towards greater participation in the RBIDZ’s investment activities.
• Complement the industrial investment through upstream and downstream  participation by local SMMEs resulting in localization that leads to job creation and a contribution towards inclusive growth.
• Develop and foster a collaborative approach with its investors (current and prospective) in order to establish a mutually beneficiary programme.

Opportunities exist in the following sectoral segments:

• Support input services to manufacturing plants within agro-processing, chemical, plastics and rubber sectoral segments (i.e. technical packages of work, specialized input supplies, associated manufacturing activities, etc).
• Non-specialized and specialized inbound and outbound logistics.

Focus Sectors

and other key sectors which relate to Mining, Agriculture and Logistics

Companies must meet the following minimum criteria for further consideration, and copies of the requirements listed below must accompany their applications:

• It must be an active company as per Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
• The company must be tax registered.
• The company must be 51% or more Black owned.
• The company must have annual revenue turnover of less than R20 million.
• The company must have verifiable operational experience as a support company to manufacturing plants within agro-processing, chemical, plastics and rubber, and logistics sectors.
• Interested companies must be willing to expand operations nearby RBIDZ locators.
• Interested companies may send an e-mail to edprogramme@rbidz.co.za to request for forms or collect from RBIDZ Centre at the uMhlathuze SMME One Stop Shop in Empangeni.
• Preference will be given to businesses within the local and district municipality.

Application forms are obtainable from RBIDZ’s Nal’ithemba ED Centre located at the uMhlathuze SMME One Stop Shop in EMPANGENI (Opposite the Old Museum/Iziko Lounge). Failure to submit applications in the correct form with necessary supporting documents will lead to disqualification. Closing Date: 11 August 2022 at 4pm. Physical address: 43 Turnbull Street, EMPANGENI, 3880. For more information, please call: (035) 797 2600.

“Prioritizing Job Creation and Inclusive Economic Participation”