# Apify South Africa Scraping Checklist

**Goal:** 940 new companies → 1,000 total (60 already found)
**Scraper:** Google Maps Scraper by Compass
**Estimated Cost:** ~$20-30 (upper tier)

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## Setup (Do Once)
- [ ] Login to https://console.apify.com
- [ ] Go to Actors → Search "Google Maps Scraper"
- [ ] Verify on upper tier (check dashboard)

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## Run Configuration (Use for ALL searches)

**Basic Settings:**
- Country: South Africa
- Language: English
- Max results: *[as listed below]*
- Export format: CSV

**Data to Extract:**
- ✓ Business name
- ✓ Address
- ✓ Phone number
- ✓ Website
- ✓ Email (if available)
- ✓ Business category
- ✓ Rating/reviews (optional)

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## Search Queries (20 total)

### National (4 searches → ~400 results)
- [ ] "cold storage south africa" → 150 max
- [ ] "fruit packing south africa" → 100 max
- [ ] "pack house south africa" → 80 max
- [ ] "cool storage south africa" → 70 max

### Western Cape (6 searches → ~250 results)
- [ ] "cold storage cape town" → 60 max
- [ ] "fruit packing western cape" → 50 max
- [ ] "apple packing stellenbosch" → 40 max
- [ ] "pack house paarl" → 30 max
- [ ] "cold storage bellville" → 30 max
- [ ] "fruit storage ceres" → 40 max

### Eastern Cape (4 searches → ~120 results)
- [ ] "cold storage port elizabeth" → 40 max
- [ ] "citrus packing eastern cape" → 40 max
- [ ] "fruit storage addo" → 20 max
- [ ] "pack house patensie" → 20 max

### Limpopo/Mpumalanga (4 searches → ~100 results)
- [ ] "citrus packhouse limpopo" → 40 max
- [ ] "pack house hoedspruit" → 20 max
- [ ] "fruit packing tzaneen" → 20 max
- [ ] "cold storage nelspruit" → 20 max

### KwaZulu-Natal (2 searches → ~70 results)
- [ ] "cold storage durban" → 40 max
- [ ] "fruit storage pietermaritzburg" → 30 max

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## After Running

1. Download all CSVs from Apify
2. Save to: `/Users/max/.openclaw/workspace/postharvest/data/apify-sa-raw/`
3. Combine CSVs into one master file
4. Deduplicate by company name/address
5. Add to SOUTH-AFRICA-PROSPECTS.md table

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**Expected Results:** 700-900 companies (some overlap expected)
**Time Estimate:** 30-45 minutes to run all searches
**Cost:** ~$20-30 on upper tier