InvestSA- Ugu District One Stop Shop Overview

On the 30 January 2024, SCTIE held Ugu District One-Stop-Shop Investor Workshop with the purpose of assisting investors to make informed investment decisions through providing information on investment opportunities in the region.
The One Stop Shop office is aimed at improving the regulatory environment whereby development applications are processed or fast tracked by removing project bottlenecks to development.
In short, SCTIE mandate is to roll out the red-carpet for investors by reducing red-tapes in relevant government departments which support investors.

Below are the entities and services that are in the Ugu District One Stop Shop :

1. TIKZN and SCTIE Partnership

To boost SCTIE’s investment portfolio, the organisation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) to establish the One Stop Shop office in Ugu District. The partnership has also combined marketing and investor facilitation services through incentive schemes, tourism support, and identifying investor opportunities.

2. CIPC

CIPC stands for Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, which is a public entity established in CIPC stands for Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, terms of Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008) within the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition.
It is mandated to register or de-register companies operating in the Republic of South Africa.
It assists investors to register a company either as an online application or a walk-in
request.
It also assists investors with the following services:
• Customer registration;
• Payment and filing annual returns;
• Company amendments;
• BBBEE certification when registering a new entity or when filing annual return

Requirements for transactions:
• Valid SA ID for verification;
• Valid email address; and
• Valid cell phone number.

3. EDTEA (EIAs)

The Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) operates a Unit which is responsible for receiving, lodging, and tracking of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) applications. Investors can lodge their applications and be able to track progress through this Unit.

4. The dtic

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) shall aid with the environmental affairs section (EIA section) and Black Industrialist Programme and other incentives.

5. Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA)

The Tourism Grading Council is a quality regulation organisation which looks after the standardisation of quality in hospitality products. The organisation ensures relevance to global standards, traveller needs, and travel trends. Within the One Stop Shop, the TGCSA is committed to assisting hospitality products to apply for membership and understand the grading criteria.

6. Food Safety Agency

The legislation provides measures to promote food safety and quality, to establish and maintain essential national standards as well as regulate the import and export of certain products: The services offered by Food Safety are:
• Independent Meat Inspection – Red Meat and Poultry
• Hygiene Management Systems
• Hygiene Assessment System
• Abattoir Start-up
• Inspection of Poultry Meat
• Inspection of Eggs
• Inspections of Processed Meat Products

7. ITHALA

The Ithala Development Finance Corporation Limited (IDFC or Ithala) was established in 1958 as a development finance agency, wholly owned by the province of KwaZulu-Natal, mandated to assist government in promoting economic development and empowerment in the province. IDFC’s objective is to plan, execute, finance, and monitor the implementation of development projects and programmes in the KwaZulu-Natal. They offer business support and loans to KwaZulu-Natal businesses.