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Namakwa_DM_LED_Strategy_2027_2031 _V3

NamaKwa District MunicipalityRef: https://www.namakwa-dm.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Namakwa_DM_LED_Strategy_2027_2031-_V3.pdf

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Collected on 4 August 2026

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What this means

This document is a draft Local Economic Development (LED) Strategy for the Namakwa District Municipality covering 2027–2031 (Draft V3). It sets out a vision and mission, reviews relevant national/provincial/district policy, and provides a situational and institutional analysis to inform an Innovation-Oriented Local Economic Development (ILED) approach. The strategy proposes fifteen catalytic projects across six economic pillars (including mining/beneficiation, agriculture/agro-processing, renewable energy/green economy, manufacturing, services/digital economy, and tourism) and outlines monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and institutional coordination structures.

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Northern Cape

Reference

https://www.namakwa-dm.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Namakwa_DM_LED_Strategy_2027_2031-_V3.pdf

Key Takeaways

Document: Namakwa District Municipality Local Economic Development Strategy 2027–2031 (Draft V3)
Vision: benchmark for a sustainable green energy, diverse, integrated socio-economy for future generations
Mission commitments: green diverse integrated socio-economy; partnerships; capacitating local municipalities; transparent/accountable processes; strategic leadership
Strategic objectives aligned to National Framework for LED 2018–2028 six core pillars
LED approach shift to Innovation-Oriented Local Economic Development (ILED)
Evidence base: LIAT and Innovation Value Chain (IVC) surveys identified 184 innovative enterprises across six local municipalities
Fifteen catalytic projects proposed (including Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen and Port Development, District Broadband Expansion, Water Security Programme, Namakwa Innovation Hub, Agro-Processing Cluster, Astro-Tourism Corridor, Fish Processing and Marine Economy Development, Green Energy Artisan Incubators)
Six economic pillars: mining & mineral beneficiation; agriculture & agro-processing; renewable energy & green economy; manufacturing; services & digital economy; tourism
Cross-cutting priorities: youth employment, women’s economic participation, climate resilience, innovation support, digital inclusion, community-led development
Implementation/coordination: District LED Forum, Innovation Indaba, Innovator Directory; biennial innovation assessments linked to monitoring and evaluation
Namakwa District Municipality
Springbok
Nama Khoi Local Municipality
Richtersveld Local Municipality
Kamiesberg Local Municipality
Hantam Local Municipality
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality
Khai-Ma Local Municipality
Department of Science and Innovation
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
Sol Plaatje University
Stats SA
S&P Global
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Department of Economic Development and Tourism (Northern Cape) (DEDAT)
Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS)