Brandon Nel|Published2 hours agoWestern Cape supplies 20% of world’s satellites, says Winde

One in every five satellites orbiting the Earth contains a part made in the Western Cape. That was the claim by PremierAlan Windeas he outlined investment, transport and technology plans for the province in George. “20% of all satellites circumnavigating our planet have some component from the Cape,” Winde said during his State of the Province Address on Wednesday.

“Twenty percent around this planet of ours, something comes from the Western Cape … it is quite unbelievable.” He said the province is also moving into new areas of technology. Under agriculture MECIvan Meyer, the Western Cape is establishing what Winde described as the first commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicletesting sandbox on the West Coast.

“This is a great opportunity for all new societies that use drone technology,” he said. “There are so many opportunities, and we see it happening around the world. “So let’s create the right ecosystem here for those businesses to grow.” On logistics, he said the provincial government “fully supports Operation Vulindlela as a critical national reform programme to unlock economic growth, create jobs, and modernise this country’s economy”. Operation Vulindlela is a national government reform programme launched in 2020 to fix major bottlenecks in the economy.