The 2019 edition of North West Business is the ninth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2009, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the North West Province.
North West Business includes news and analysis of the most important sectors, with a regional overview covering the strategic thinking behind plans to attract investment into the province. Best known for its platinum mines, grain and livestock farming and tourism, the province is making a concerted effort to bolster its manufacturing capacity.
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Provincial Government
Women getting a fairer
share in the North West
construction industry
National and provincial initiatives are paying off.
By Kesaobaka Phatudi
The construction industry has for a long time been
perceived as a male-dominated industry. This is
gradually becoming a thing of the past as government
strives to create equal opportunities for both
men and women in the workplace.
Research by MasterCard Index of Women
Entrepreneurs (MIWE) indicates that South Africa
has made progress in reducing gender bias against
women engaging in the early stages of entrepreneurial
activities. This statement can be proved by
those women who have infiltrated the construction
industry despite popular opinion.
The South African Women In Construction
(SAWIC) organisation has also made a significant
impact in developing women to be more involved
in the construction industry. SAWIC is the national
association seeking to empower women to gain
access to business opportunities, training and
networks in the construction industry.
In a meeting with SAWIC, North West MEC for
Public Works and Roads Johanna Maluleke announced
that the department intends to strengthen
relations with women’s organisations. SAWIC has had
a successful partnership with National Department
of Public Works over the years. Maluleke emphasised
that the partnership is necessary to assist women to
fully play their role and contribute in government
as well as society. “My wish is to see more women
participating in the construction industry which is
our core mandate as the department,” said Maluleke.
Dorcas Molefi is a woman contractor currently
working on the construction of a new sub-district
office in Atamelang near Delareyville in Ngaka Modiri
Molema District. She is among the women who are
constantly defeating the odds. Molefi joined the construction
industry in 2012 after she realised that the
number of women in construction was very low. Her
interest was also sparked after government called for
women interested in construction to come forward.
Molefi acknowledges efforts made by government
in involving women in construction. “It is really
encouraging to see government ensuring that more
women participate in the industry." Molefi further
said, “I wish to see more women infiltrating this
space. It is also a call for me to rope in more women."
Director for Project Implementation, Sifiso Diko,
said although the number of women in the industry
is still relatively low, the department is pulling out all
the stops to ensure the participation of women in
the construction industry. “In the 2018/19 financial
year the department intends developing 20 SMMEs
of which 11 will constitute women, people living
with disabilities and youth sectors. The targeted
Construction Development Industry Board (CIDB)
grading for the development is 1CE to 3CE over a
period of 36 months on construction-related projects
such as roads and building maintenance and
grass-cutting,” said Diko.
Pinky Gaobuse from Dihatshwane village is also a
woman contractor who is currently sub-contracted
North West
Provincial Government
to erect a fence at the dual-carriage road
project in Rooigrond near Mahikeng in
Ngaka Modiri Molema district. Gaobuse
is one of the few women who developed
an interest in construction and opened
her own company in 2015 after receiving
training in construction.
Gaobuse acknowledges that starting
her own company was not a walk in the
park but none of the obstacles she came
across were enough to deter her from her
goals. Although she says she is grateful
for the opportunity, she says being in the
construction industry as a new-comer is
very challenging as a woman. “Honestly
doing the actual work is very hard because
it is labour-intensive. I have employed a
couple of men, but I also have to get my
hands dirty,” said Gaobuse.
She indicated that even though the job
is tough, she is determined to work hard
and grow her company. “At the moment
I am not much interested in making so
much money, my main interest is to improve
my CIDB grading. I would also like
to see more women, especially within my
locality, getting involved in construction
and taking part in the economic activities
of the county. I will find ways to involve
them in my projects as well,” she said.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
North West Business 2019 Edition.
Introduction
Foreword5
North West Business is a unique guide to business, investment
and tourism in the province.
Special features
Building for the future 6
An interview with the Premier of the North West Province,
Professor Job Mokgoro.
North West Provincial Government projects 10-21
Major projects are underway in agriculture, the arts, health,
construction and training.
Regional overview of North West Province 26
With easy access to South Africa’s biggest urban areas, the
North West hopes to add a thriving manufacturing sector to its
strengths in mining, agriculture and tourism.
Economic sectors
Mining34
The North West has close to 300 active mines.
Agriculture38
Horticulture is in the spotlight.
Energy40
New uses for platinum are being uncovered.
Water41
A new body is helping municipalities deliver services.
Manufacturing42
Chemical processing could be a new sector.
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Education and training 43
A new programme is training plumbers.
Tourism44
Sun City’s revamp is paying off.
Government
North West Provincial Government 47
An overview of the North West provincial government
departments.
North West Local Government 48
An overview of the North West municipalities.
Reference
Maps
North West locator map. 29
North West provincial map. 29
North West municipal map. 30
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A unique guide to business, investment and
tourism in the North West.
The 2019 edition of North West Business is the ninth issue of
this highly successful publication that, since its launch in
2009, has established itself as the premier business and
investment guide for the North West Province.
North West Business includes news and analysis of the most
important sectors, with a regional overview covering the strategic
thinking behind plans to attract investment into the province. Best
known for its platinum mines, grain and livestock farming and
tourism, the province is making a concerted effort to bolster its
manufacturing capacity.
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online at www.northwestbusiness.co.za. Updated information on
the North West is also available through our monthly e-newsletter,
which you can subscribe to online at www.gan.co.za, in addition
to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all
nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
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NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2019
PROFILE
Regaining the trust of communities
The Premier of the North West, Professor Job Mokgoro,
brings a unique perspective to a tough assignment.
In June 2018, a new Premier
was sworn in for the North
West Province. The elevation
of Professor Job Mokgoro to
the key position in the provincial
government brought to an end
a period of uncertainty and
allowed the residents of the
province to look forward to the
leadership of the province being
able to focus on the business of
government.
Professor Mokgoro could be
said to be uniquely qualified
for this appointment, for two
reasons. Firstly, he served as the
Director-General of the North West in the first months after South
Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. Among his tasks was to
integrate three government administrations (including homelands)
into one. This hands-on experience gives him vital insight into the
infrastructure (what might be called the “scaffolding”) of the area’s
administrative structures.
Secondly, Professor Mokgoro is both academically highly
qualified and deeply experienced in public administration and
public governance. He has been widely published on a broad
range of topics. Among the long list of titles of his published papers
are “Equity and Efficiency in the Public Service”, “Inter-Provincial
Fiscal Equalisation” and “The role of Leadership in Organisational
Responsiveness to Service Delivery”.
His academic qualifications include Bachelor and Master's
degrees in science and public administration from three universities
and he was a visiting professor at Wits University’s Graduate School
of Public and Development Management. When the ANC called
on him to lead the province, he was the head of the North West
Ikatisong School of Governance. He had been responsible for the
establishment and the curriculum of this school, which forms part
of the North West Administration.
The selection by the African National Congress (ANC) of Professor
Mokgoro to lead the province followed several weeks of sometimes
violent protests within the province by citizens upset by lack of
services. Mokgoro has also worked within the economic policy
unit of the ANC.
Establishing priorities
In one of his first speeches, Premier Mokgoro said that regaining communities’
trust in government was top of the agenda. He said that his
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North West
Provincial Government
administration would purposely prioritise concerns
relating to insufficient and ineffective delivery of
services, waste of public resources, corruption and
poor leadership, among other issues.
“As we recognise the urgent need to develop and
sustain a culture of good ethical and moral values
within the public service, we also acknowledge
that the cost to society associated with unethical
conduct in government is enormously huge. It
therefore remains our collective responsibility to
correct the shortcomings as identified across the
provincial government and commit to working
tirelessly to restore stability and certainty in our
province,” Premier Mokgoro stated on the day of
his inauguration.
“Occupying a position of leadership is no
opportunity for self-enrichment; the needs of
the people of this province are greater than an
individual’s interest,” the new Premier added.
Premier Mokgoro also warned public servants
against all acts of misconduct such as loitering
and not showing up for work, emphatically
stating that “the party is over”. Mokgoro cautioned
those responsible for ensuring consequence
management and consistently failing to do so,
saying they are as guilty as the perpetrators
themselves.
The Executive Council of the North West
Province met soon after Professor Mokgoro’s
selection as Premier and resolved to make every
effort to improve the service delivery drive in all
spheres of government.
The Executive received a report that analysed
the policies of the current administration and
the extent to which they are in alignment with
national government policies and the Mid-Term
Strategic Framework. The report confirmed
that the content of the provincial policies is in
alignment with national policies but that some
of the wording used is different. The Executive
resolved that the province should align with the
vocabulary of the national framework.
Studying and teaching
After growing up in the Northern Cape town
of Kimberley, Professor Mokgoro began his
university career simultaneously with his political
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PROFILE
career. The study of medicine at the University of Natal brought
the young activist into conflict with security policeman and he
spent a year in jail.
A fellow medical student, Steve Biko, was to die at the hands of the
security police. Professor Mokgoro took up his studies at Fort Hare
University where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971.
After a spell teaching biology, mathematics and physical science
at St Boniface High School, Kimberley, Professor Mokgoro took on
a research task with the Chamber of Mines (today the Minerals
Council SA) looking into the implications of mechanisation on
human resources in the mining industry, a topic that is still relevant
today. Three years as a Psychological Assessor at a psychiatric hospital
followed, after which he became a lecturer and academic administrator
at the University of Bophuthatswana. Over the next decade, Professor
Mokgoro would teach public
policy, public finance and policy
reforms. He served as Head of
Department for one year. Prior
to his lecturing responsibilities,
he was involved with the
administration of academic
programmes, examinations and
admissions.
It was during this time that
Professor Mokgoro studied for
and obtained his Bachelor of Public
Administration (Honours) from the
University of the North West and
a Master of Public Administration
from the University of Toledo, Ohio
(USA). An honorary doctorate
in Public Administration was
awarded to Professor Mokgoro by
Toledo in 2001.
In the early 1990s, Professor
Mokgoro consulted to a large
number of organisations
including the Cape Town City
Council and the World Bank.
Professor Mokgoro moved on
to the University of the Western
Cape where he was responsible
for starting the School of
Government – from inception to
implementation, which takes us
to the year before South Africa
became a democracy, and when
Professor Mokgoro was called to
serve in the North West.
Public service
Professor Mokgoro’s tenure
as Associate Director,
Development Bank of Southern
Africa (DBSA), Centre for Policy
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Analysis and Information,
lasted just three months. The
date of March 1994 meant a
new beginning for South
Africa and a new career path
for Mokgoro. He was called
on to be the democratic era’s
first Director-General, North
West Provincial Government,
a position which he held from
April 1994 to October 1999.
The provincial administration
had an annual budget of
R7-billion and covered a
geographical area with over
3.5-million inhabitants.
The next career move saw
Professor Mokgoro retain
the title of Director-General,
but this time it was of the
South African Management
Development Institute,
which he ran until 2003. The
South African Management
Development Institute
(SAMDI) is a government
institute responsible for the
development of managers
in the public service. As the
Director-General, he oversaw
a staff complement of 140
people.
Professor Mokgoro has
done stints as a part-time
lecturer at the University
of the Witwatersrand, the
University of Fort Hare and
the University of Pretoria.
In the years between
2003 and 2007, he did many
consulting tasks. Clients
included the Association
of Vice Chancellors of
Historically Disadvantaged Tertiary Institutions in South Africa
(ASHADI), Commonwealth Association for Public Administration
and Management (CAPAM), Department for International
Development (DFID), Development Policy Management Forum
(DPMF), the Graduate Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and
the European Union.
Looking forward to the future.
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NORTH WEST BUSINESS 2019
INTERVIEW
Cancer patients receive
comprehensive care
The Oncology Unit at the Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex outlines
what services they offer to patients in the North West Province.
What is oncology?
The term oncology literally means a branch of
science that deals with tumours and cancers. The
word “onco” means bulk, mass or tumour while “-logy”
means study. Oncology is the field of medicine that is
devoted to cancer. Clinical oncology consists of three
primary disciplines: medical oncology (the treatment
of cancer with medicine, including chemotherapy),
surgical oncology (at Tshepong hospital, the surgical
aspects of cancer including biopsy, staging and
surgical resection of tumours), and radiation oncology
(the treatment of cancer with therapeutic radiation).
What are the specialised services of the
Oncology Unit?
This unit renders the following services to the
patients of the whole of North West Province:
• Chemotherapy (out-patient basis and 24hrs)
• Outpatient follow-up clinic
• First-visit clinic
• Symptom management
• Improvement of quality of life
• Pain management
• Palliative care
• Work-up for radiation.
How long has the unit been active?
The unit started functioning in October 1999 with 23
patients on an out-patient basis; services rendered
were chemotherapy. Services were rendered to the
whole NWP as this was the only Oncology Unit in
the province.
How does one get access to the unit?
Patients should be worked-up and diagnosed
with cancer before they are referred to the
Oncology Unit. Usually patients are referred from
hospitals or general practitioners or surgeons.
What are the steps followed to access
the services?
Oncology depends on diagnostic tests like
biopsy or removal of a piece of the tumour
tissue and examining it under the microscope.
Other diagnostic tests include endoscopy for
the gastrointestinal tract, imaging studies like
X-rays, CT scanning, MRI scanning, ultrasound
and other radiological techniques and nuclear
medicine techniques, etc.
When a person suspects that he/she might
have cancer or when that person presents
with symptoms, the nearest primary health
care (PHC) facility or general practitioner
should be consulted. The health care workers
at the PHC facility or the general practitioner
will refer the person for further management
and work-up, if needed. After the person
has been worked-up for cancer, meaning
diagnosed with cancer, the person should
be referred to the Oncology Unit as a first
visit. When coming to the Oncology Unit’s
first-visit clinic for the first time, the patient
should come with the following: referral
letter, histology report, blood results and
X-rays or sonar or scan.
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Provincial Government
What type of cancer diagnosis gets
admitted at the unit?
All types of cancer, except some haematology
(blood) cancers.
What do staff specialise in?
There is a qualified and skilled full-time oncologist
at the unit with three medical doctors and interns
running the unit.
How long does it take to give treatment
to patients after diagnosis?
The ideal situation is one to two weeks after
diagnosis, but our biggest challenge is late referrals
and a delay in receiving all the necessary tests and
investigations.
How are the challenges being dealt with?
We have excellent management support. The
unit services complex cancer patients with stateof-the-art
diagnostic and treatment machines
in the Radiation Unit. We offer chemotherapy
in a very conducive environment. We believe
in teamwork. We strive to deliver high patient
care. Therefore, we try to assist each and every
patient who is referred to our unit. We use our
initiative to overcome most of the problems
encountered.
What makes the staff in the unit
successful?
The oncology team is very dedicated,
knowledgeable and skilled. The staff members
have a positive attitude and there is very good
team cohesion. The staff members are passionate
about the oncology patients.
What challenges are being encountered
with patients and the facilities?
Patient challenges: Late referrals of patients.
Patients coming in the late stage of their disease.
Delays in receiving all the necessary tests and
investigations that are needed at the first visit
to health facilities. Transportation of patients.
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Scanner boosts diagnosis
at Tshepong Hospital
A R13-million CT scanner has been acquired by the Radiology Unit.
Dr Magome Masike, MEC for Health, officially opens the
new diagnostic unit at Tshepong Hospital Radiology Unit
on 13 April 2018.
Communities in the North West now have access to the
latest diagnostic technology with the unveiling in 2018 of
a Toshiba 160 slice CT Scan with Canon Aquilion CT system
at the Radiology Unit of the Tshepong Hospital.
The MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike, officially launched the
state-of-the-art CT Scan in April 2018.
“This is part of the plan by management of the Klerksdorp/Tshepong
Hospital Complex, together with the North West Department of Health
authorities, to continually improve hospital services by introducing this
new advanced CT Scan,” said Dr Masike.
This now means easy access to the latest technology has been
made possible for the community and the facility reduces the number
of patient referrals to Gauteng hospitals.
The acquisition of the new Toshiba 160 slice CT Scan, which is valued
at more than R13-million, was made possible through the National
Tertiary Services Grant, and is the first of its kind in the Southern Region.
The Aquilion Prime has a small footprint but a long scan range, a
wide 78cm gantry aperture and can scan patients that weigh up to
205kg. These features make it perfect
for long trauma cases or cancer
(oncology) staging cases.
On the Aquilion prime CT routine,
160-row ultra-helical acquisition is
43% faster than the conventional
128-detector row helical systems.
This increased acquisition speed
results in shorter scan times,
decreased contrast usage and costs,
and improved image quality due to
decreased movement artefacts.
The scan reconstruction rate is
ultra-fast and an insta-view of 0.5mm
or 1mm volume can be scrolled
through immediately after scanning
has been completed.
The machine also boosts with
Sure Subtraction which is standard
on the system and allows true
digital subtraction angiography
where the bone is subtracted and
not segmented and cut away as
on conventional workstations. This
makes angiography of difficult areas
very easy, quick to do and much more
accurate.
For cardiology patients, Sure
cardio prospective is a huge
benefit when performing cardiac
examinations because this is made
easier even for less experienced
operators. The software assists the
operator.
Polaki Mokatsane, CEO of the
Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital
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Complex, is very pleased with the new technology. “This CT Scan
boosts with AIDR-3D Integrated Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction
works together with Sure Exposure 3D on the system. This ensures that
the best image quality will always be achieved, with the least possible
radiation exposure to the patient according to the ALARA principle.
This CT Scan system not only modulates MA but also boasts Sure KV
and modulates it according to the patient size.”
One of the greatest challenges in computed tomography is the
interpretation of routine scans in patients with metallic implants.
The artefacts caused by the presence of metal can severely obscure
nearby structures, making clinical diagnosis difficult or even impossible.
Toshiba’s innovative SEMAR (Single-Energy Metal Artefact Reduction)
overcomes this. Its high technology employs a sophisticated
reconstruction algorithm to eliminate artefacts caused by metal
while improving visualisation of
the implants, its supporting bone
and adjacent soft tissues for an
accurate diagnosis.
“We are sure this new CT Scan
system will not only improve the
workflow and reduce patient
waiting lists, but also offer additional
examinations like Cardiac CT, CT
Colonography and CT Digital
Subtraction Angiography,” said
Polaki Mokatsane.
By Nico Masiu
The Toshiba 160 slice CT Scan with Canon Aquilion CT system.
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Access to tertiary health
services is increasing
Shift to universal coverage underway.
The North West Province has experienced historical
deprivation in terms of specialised tertiary health services.
The apartheid health system put high-tech medical
equipment and resources in predominantly white towns
while the rest of the historically disadvantaged communities had
little or no access to such services. Since the dawn of democracy,
government has been at work ensuring that the majority who are
the poor have access to quality health care services.
The catalyst to health reform has been a new health dispensation
with a shift in policy towards “universal health coverage” as
envisaged by the National Health Insurance (NHI). The phased
implementation of the NHI enables all South Africans to access
quality and comprehensive health services, which will be free at
the point of service. In the North West Province, Dr Kenneth Kaunda
District, which is a pilot district, has seen commendable progress
in specialised tertiary health services since 1994.
In 2016/17 the first-ever heart operation was performed in the
province through a partnership between Klerksdorp/Tshepong
Hospital, Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital and Netcare Ferncrest.
This is a cardiac catherisation and cardiac service. Since then, 20
further patients with heart conditions were successfully operated
on and resumed their normal productive lives. The North West
Department of Health established the Paediatric Surgery unit
whereby children are now operated in the hospital where before
they were referred to Baragwanath Hospital in Gauteng.
In 2015/16, the department established cardiothoracic surgery
where patients with different diseases of the lung cavity were
operated on. In 2014/15, the department managed to conduct
operations on cancers in the brain, spine and stomach. The Burns
unit at Klerksdorp-Tshepong operated on patients promptly,
leading to quick recovery without being exposed to infections
Health MEC Dr Magome
Masike addressing doctors
and dentists about National
Health Insurance at a
gathering in Klerksdorp.
from travelling long distances.
In recent times, the province saw
the expansion of chemotherapy
services that was achieved
through renovating Ward 8,
converting it into a chemotherapy
suite with increased capacity
to accommodate demands.
Treatment of various categories of
cancers is now achieved without
delays.
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Provincial Government
One of the beneficiaries and the first-ever patient to receive a
heart operation in the province is Mr Sarel de Beer who presented
to the surgical department at Tshepong Hospital with a threatened
limb due to an embolic phenomenon. He needed open-heart
surgery for an atrial myxoma, which is a benign growth within one
of the chambers of the heart. The patient was taken to Rustenburg
and successfully operated on.
"This success is testimony to the fact that the province has
managed to recruit and retain the best specialists. We will continue
to work hard to retain them, recruit more and address the chronic
challenge of health professionals especially the specialists," said
North West MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike.
Dr Masike recently said that the province will continue to
improve access to health care
services and ensure that the
historically disadvantaged
population benefit. “Our people
deserve the best. Quality
specialised tertiary services
must reach all our people. We
will continue to work tirelessly
to ensure that all specialised
services which were previously
not available to our province
are accessible to our people,”
said Dr Masike.
Health MEC Dr Magome Masike visits a recovering heart patient.
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Training programmes tackle
unemployment
Social Development MEC calls for action from young people.
Graduates happily show their certificates in building and civil construction, a training
programme for unemployed youth run by the North West Department for Social
Development.
Young people should form co-operatives and look for
sponsorship from government departments and businesses
if they are to lift themselves out of the cycle of poverty, North
West MEC for Social Development, Hoffman Galeng, told
young people at Wonderkop near Marikana at the end of a training
programme.
“Go to your respective communities with the skills that you have
acquired during your 10-month training and make a difference. Register
co-operatives and look for sponsorship from businesses in your area
and various government departments including ours. Sit together,
make plans to advance your goals,” Galeng said to the applause of
50 unemployed youth who received training in building and civil
construction.
Since 2011, Galeng said his department has provided accredited
training to 1 200 unemployed youth who were recruited from deprived
wards across the province.
“We are equipping these young people so that they become
future employers and be the change agents in the communities that
they come from,” Galeng said, adding that the skills that the learners
have acquired will increase their
employability and encourage them
to venture into the labour market.
One of the learners, Samuel
Sedu, 23, said he learnt a lot during
a 10-month training course which
was coupled with practical exercise.
During the training, Monamodi said,
R1 780 was paid as a stipend to cover
their daily expenses and household
necessities. “We are so grateful to
government for presenting this
opportunity to us. We know how
to build houses. We wish that
government should not neglect
us. We really need after-care so that
we do not roam around the streets
with the skills that we have acquired,”
Rampuru said.
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North West
Provincial Government
Sedu’s sentiments were echoed by MEC Galeng who appealed
to municipalities, the business sector and the community at large
to adopt and extend the support to leverage on the skills acquired
by these young people, so that they contribute meaningfully to the
entrepreneurship programmes in the province.
A convenor on youth developmet in the department, Seitebaleng
Dikole, said that the learners who have undergone training are the first
group to receive full qualification as opposed to statements of results
on the modules passed by learners between 2011 and 2016.
The improved programme, Dikole said, allows participants to progress
towards the professional fields of becoming artisans if they develop their
skills further with additional education and relevant work experience.
Boost for early childhood development
The National Lotteries Commission’s multi-million-rand funding
to Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) will improve infrastructure
and enhance compliance to the norms and standards required
for operating early childhood development centres in the
North West Province, according to MEC for Social Development
Hoffman Galeng.
“The National Lotteries Commission has sponsored the
construction of 12 early childhood education facilities and 10 educontainers
in identified areas across
the province,” Galeng said, adding
that community members should
take care of the new infrastructure
once it is completed.
Mariette van Uyssteen, who
founded Haasbekkie Early
Childhood Development, has
expressed her profound thanks to
the department for helping her to
apply for funding at the National
Lotteries Commission.
“I am so grateful that the
Lotteries Commission installed
an edu-container at Coldridge in
Vryburg.” Uyssteen was operating
a day-care centre in a rented room
for a period of five years. In that time
Uyssteen depended on support
from the Caritas community
organisation.
Another beneficiary, Constance
Makobea, a committee member
of the Itireleng Tataiso day-care
centre at Itireleng village, said
she is grateful that through the
assistance of the departmental
staff the national lottery would
build a fully-fledged centre worth
R3.8-million.
Galeng said the construction
of prototype ECDs will go a long
way to eradicating the crèches
which do not meet the norms and
standards that are being enforced
by the Department of Social
Development.
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Arts and culture to the fore
in North West
Large audiences flock to awards and festivals.
Mmabatho Stadium was packed to capacity for the 2017
Mahika Mahikeng Music and Cultural Festival.
With the success of various high-profile national and
provincial events hosted by the Department of
Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs (CATA), the North
West Province is reclaiming its place as one of the key
destinations for arts and culture in the country.
These range from end-of-the-year activities such as the Calabash in
Taung, Mahika Mahikeng in the capital city, the South African Film and
Television Awards (SAFTAs), the South African Music Awards (Samas)
and the South African Traditional Music Achievement Awards (Satmas).
Most of these events are beamed to the homes and places of
entertainment of millions of South Africa via television, giving the
province much-needed exposure. They are also events where the
crème de la crème of South African entertainment come together
to honour and celebrate the finest the country has to offer – in
entertainment terms.
CATA views the success of these events as its contribution to tourism
in the province.
“We are proud to say, this year we once again put the province
on the map when it comes to high-profile national arts and culture
events,” says CATA MEC, Ontlametse
Mochware. “The SAMAS, SAFTAs,
SATMAS, the Calabash and Mahika
Mahikeng are national events. As
anticipated, these events brought
thousands of visitors from across the
country including our neighbouring
country Botswana, who enjoyed the
warmth and splendour of the North
West Province.”
The events turn the province into
a hive of activity when they take
place, bringing a welcome buzz
from revellers and stars, ranging from
movie and television personalities, to
jazz legends and traditional music
sensations.
Libraries among the best
When it comes to technology and
accessibility, all the libraries built
by CATA in recent years are geared
to be in touch with modern times
– especially when it comes to
technology.
An overwhelming number of
these library facilities are in rural
areas, in line with the developmental
thrusts of the Provincial Government.
In a boost to service delivery, not
only are these libraries equipped
with good-quality furniture, but
they also boast modern services
such as the Internet and facilities for
the visually-impaired. Students can
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North West
Provincial Government
access books and the Internet to enhance the quality of their projects
while entrepreneurs can get onto the web to access tenders and other
business opportunities. Toy libraries, which are a section of the bigger
building, help the young ones to learn as they play.
This development closes the technological gap between rural
and urban communities. One example is that of 17-year-old Boineelo
Moema from Itsoseng, who is a shining example to her peers at high
school on the value of our community libraries.
“Whatever information I need for my school projects I go to the
local library and get whatever information I need either through books
or Internet,” she says. “I am happy about the services the local library
offers and my vocabulary has improved.”
To date, CATA has built more than a hundred libraries spread across the
length and breadth of the province.
The department has committed
itself to supporting the ideals
of the Library and Information
Association of South Africa (LIASA)
when it says: “By providing access
to information, libraries support
communities in their exploring and
challenging of barriers, values and
behaviours as these relate to social
inclusion. Furthermore, libraries
engage communities on matters
of social importance.”
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Black farmers benefit
Fifty more producers earmarked
for commercialisation programme.
North West
Provincial Government
Improving market access for black small-holder
producers will lead to improvements in income and food
security and promote poverty alleviation.
In a quest to ensure that producers and farmers participate meaningfully
in the economy of the province through the food production
value chain, the North West Department of Rural, Environment and
Agricultural Development (READ) has earmarked 50 more black
producers for the commercialisation programme.
The purpose of the Black Producers Commercialisation Programme
(BPCP) is to support commercialisation of black producers’ farming
enterprises, boost investment that will unlock and enhance production
by these black producers while ensuring inclusive growth and
facilitating sustainable job and wealth creation. The programme
further promotes rural development and sector transformation in
the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
The agriculture sector has been identified as a key platform for
both transformation and economic growth and job creation. MEC
Manketsi Tlhape says the programme is a great step towards allowing
emerging farmers to have a bigger platform to grow and contribute
to the economy of the province and the country.
“The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in the economy. We value
our agricultural sector immensely
because it contributes to economic
development as well as food security
and job creation for our people,” said
MEC Tlhape.
Tlhape also highlighted the fact
that the productive agriculture
sector has the potential to transform
rural areas into sustainable economic
centres. The support by government
will see previously disadvantaged
farmers having a platform to
produce quality goods and services
for consumers.
Working with various stakeholders
under the umbrella of Operation
Phakisa, the National Department
of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry, together with the National
Department of Rural Development
and Land Reform are collectively
addressing challenges of improved
access to markets by emerging
farmers.
Such collective action yields
big and swift results. Through
a combination of farmers’ own
initiative and motivation, favourable
conditions to interact have been
created. Through the inclusion of
social activities, positive results have
been achieved.
The Black Producers
Commercialisation Programme will
provide comprehensive support to
producers and increase access to
finance and markets.
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OVERVIEW
Standard Bank’s
new strategy
By Ben Pretorius, Provincial Head Retail and Business
Banking for Standard Bank in the North West.
Ben Pretorius
BIOGRAPHY
Ben has been appointed as the
new Head: Retail and Business
Bank Executive, North West.
He holds a B Degree: Business
Administration and Accounting,
post-graduate Operational
Management qualifications, is a
registered Mun. Accountant and
a qualified equity trader (SAIFM).
With over 15 years banking
experience, Ben has extensive
expertise in restructuring of debt
portfolios, enhanced financial
management of municipalities
and consulting on special
projects to enhance the financial
position of public institutions. He
was instrumental in developing,
setting credit and policies within
the Financial Institutions' unit.
What is your strategy regarding the North West?
Standard bank’s aspiration is to become the Leading Financial Institution in
North West though our Purpose Africa is our Home we drive her Growth.
We are more than just a bank as our value proportion to our clientele
overshadows the traditional bank offerings. Our delivery model is centralised
around service to customers both current and new, supported by a dedicated
relationship that will find a solution for the unique needs of our clientele. The
main focus for 2019/20 is underpinned by an enhanced focused approach.
Included herein will be public sector, mining, agriculture and manufacturing,
construction and tourism. Mainly due to our decentralised structure we are
now able to respond to customers need promptly, effectively and efficiently.
Your passion for business?
We have a strong belief that by supporting Enterprise Development via
appropriate funding solutions, we will be able to support local economic
development. The ripple effect of this “instrument”, by providing funding
to entrepreneurs, should yield positive results in job creation and support
community growth for the enhanced overall well-being of the region. In the
light of this, we have established a dedicated team to support the entrepreneur.
Your approach to the North West market?
Our partnership approach to business has proven to be successful, allowing
business to tap into our skilled workforce and product specialists. This will
allow businesses to benefit from our product specialisation within the focus
areas of our business. Our well-resourced local team, in collaboration with our
enablement champions, will consequently offer the suitable solution for the
appropriate need. We have constructed industry specialisation champions
including Public Sector and Mining and Agricultural, combined with product
expertise. We’re looking forward to lead 2019 in areas of Business Banking and
structured lending, Vehicle and Asset Finance, Home Loans and Personal Loans.
Apart from the traditional offerings, we have superior cashless solutions in order
to mitigate on-site risks.
Regional overview of
North West Province
With easy access to South Africa’s biggest urban areas, the North
West hopes to add a thriving manufacturing sector to its strengths
in mining, agriculture and tourism.
John Young
The North West province makes up 6.8% of
the population of South Africa (3.6-million),
8.7% of the land mass (105 076km²) and
accounts for 5.8% of economic output in
terms of gross value added.
The North West is bordered on the west by the
Republic of Botswana and on the east by Gauteng
province, the engine of the South African economy.
The Vaal River runs along the province’s southeastern
border with the Free State, and the province
also shares borders with the Northern Cape to the
south and Limpopo in the north.
The province's strategic location goes beyond its
proximity to Gauteng: the major roads linking trade
on an east-west axis pass through the province, as
does the major railway line which runs from Cape
Town in the south to Zimbabwe and beyond in
the north.
The mineral reserves that still lie beneath the
ground in the province are enormous. Platinum
group metals (PGMs) predominate but there are
significant deposits of gold, uranium, diamonds,
copper, vanadium, fluorspar and nickel. Stone and
limestone are also found in rich quantities.
Mining beneficiation takes place at many
places, with Rustenburg being particularly strong
in this sector. The economy of the town is closely
linked to the fortunes of platinum mining, with the
sector contributing about 70% of the city’s gross
geographic product.
The North West is a major producer of maize
and sunflower seeds and many other agricultural
products. About 20% of South Africa’s maize comes
from the province, as does 15% of its wheat.
The dry western part of the province is home
to beef cattle, game ranching and hunting. The
normally well-watered eastern and north-eastern
regions can carry many kinds of crops, many of which
find themselves on the tables of the citizens of the
nearby urban centres of Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The agricultural sector also generates largescale
storage and logistics operations, particularly
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in Klerksdorp, Vryburg and Brits, together with a
number of agri-processing plants.
The province's three Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) colleges and the wellrespected
North-West University all have several
campuses catering to a wide range of educational
disciplines. The university has a strong reputation as
a research institution.
Future growth
Manufacturing capacity is concentrated in the
larger towns in the north-east and eastern parts
of the province but there are plans to expand
this capacity. Automotive components firms are
clustered in Brits, which in turn is very close to the
automotive manufacturing hub in Rosslyn (Pretoria)
in Gauteng. Towns like Klerksdorp (agri-processing
and engineering) and Potchefstroom (food and
beverages) also have manufacturing capacity.
All of the big agricultural companies have
storage and logistics operations and many of them
are involved in agri-processing. Senwes is one of
the biggest with extensive silo infrastructure while
Suidwes has 17 retail outlets and MGK makes full-fat
soy at its manufacturing plant.
Lichtenburg-based NWK makes liquid fertiliser
and animal feed, processes sunflower seeds and runs
37 silos and three grain mills. Another subsidiary, Opti
Chicks, has a capacity of 600 000 chicks per week.
There are several milling facilities in the province.
A provincial Integrated Manufacturing Strategy
has found that chemical processing holds great
potential because of the province’s proximity to
Gauteng’s markets and the availability of the ingredients
needed for the manufacture of phosphate
and nitrogen-based fertilisers.
A sector strategy for boosting clothing and textile
manufacturing is also being developed.
There is also a possibility that a totally new sector,
renewable energy, will help to transform the lives
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of previously excluded communities. This is already
taking place to a small extent in that the province's
first solar plant is partly owned by the community
in which it operates. There is much more scope
for this kind of partnership, but there is also scope
for the development of a manufacturing sector to
support the renewable energy sector. A start has
been made to attract solar panel manufacturers to
the Platinum Special Economic Zone in the Bojanala
District Municipality.
The province’s other manufacturing strategy –
boosting agriprocessing – is in better shape now
that the worst of a prolonged drought is over. The
creation of district agri-parks is intended to boost
primary production which in turn will increase the
amount of raw material that can be processed.
Companies making car seats within the province’s
active automotive parts sector would be a ready
market for treated hides from the huge provincial
cattle herd.
An amount of R110-million has been set aside
for the establishment of a Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) in the province. The project is intended to
make investment more attractive by clustering
infrastructure and related industries in one location.
The SEZ planners hope to attract R4-billion in
investment over a five-year timeframe.
The City of Rustenburg has started a planning
process which looks forward to a time when
mining’s role in the economy will be reduced,
and sectors such as health and education might
become more important. Renewable energy is
another area where some preliminary work has
been done.
The fact that Rustenburg’s plans also include
the creation of a Mining Supply Park point to the
fact that mining’s influence is likely to continue for
many years to come. This is also true of some of the
plans to diversify the province’s manufacturing base
– they often rely on the base mineral that comes
from mining anyway. Platinum prices may not be
as strong as they were, but platinum group metals
have enormous potential in the energy field, and
North West researchers and businesses are working
on possibilities to exploit this.
Strategies
The Provincial Government of the North West has
two main economic strategies:
• The development of Villages, Townships and
Small Dorpies (VTSD)
• A focus on three key sectors: agriculture, culture
and tourism (ACT).
Other areas of focus are: mineral beneficiation;
renewable energy; retail and wholesale; ICT and
the development of economic infrastructure.
Tourism has been identified as an important
driver of future growth and the investment by Sun
International of more than R1-billion in the Sun City
complex is helping to create momentum in a sector
which has a proven track record of creating jobs.
Two events took place in 2018 which placed
North West tourism in the spotlight. The 2018
National Tourism Careers Expo (NTCE) took place at
Sun City and was attended by about 7 000 school
pupils and university graduates from around the
country. At a Tourism Imbizo in Potchefstroom, more
than 1 000 young people were encouraged to study
in that sector. Tourism has grown steadily in the
North West and has been a reliable creator of jobs.
The province's other great assets include Sun City,
the Pilanesberg National Park, private game lodges
and the Hartbeespoort Dam. Two UNESCO World
Heritage Sites are located at the Vredefort Dome
(where a meteorite hit the earth about two-million
years ago) and Taung, where the discovery by an
archaeologist of a skull in 1924 is regarded as one
of the most significant of all time.
Principal towns
Mahikeng
The capital city of the North West Province lies on
the banks of the Molopo River. Situated in the northwest
sector of the province near the Botswana
border, the city has a strong services sector and a
population of approximately 300 000.
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ZIMBABWE
NORTH WEST PROVINCE
NAMIBIA
Northern Cape
BOTSWANA
KwaZulu-
Natal
Mpumalanga
North West
Gauteng
NORTH WEST
SWAZI-
LAND
Free State
LESOTHO
Limpopo
MOZAMBIQUE
N
BOTSWANA
R49
R49
Thabazimbi
Vaalwater
Limpopo
Bela-Bela Bela-Bela
Sun Sun City/Lost City/Lost City City
Eastern Cape
N4
N4
Zeerust
Western Cape
Zeerust
Moloporivier
Swartruggens
Brits
Brits PRETORIA
Vorstershoop
Groot-Marico
Mmabatho
Rustenburg
Hartbeespoort
Koster
Mooinooi
N1
MAHIKENG Koster
Mooinooi
N1
Magaliesburg
Gauteng
R49
Lichtenburg
R49
R30
R30
R52
R52
JOHANNESBURG
N14
N14
Westonaria
Coligny
Sannieshof Coligny
Ventersdorp
Stella
Carletonville N3
N3
Stella
Delareyville
Potchefstroom
Vereeniging
R 49
R 49
N12
Ottosdal
Klerksdorp N12
Vryburg
Ottosdal
Vryburg
Sasolburg
Parys
Orkney Parys
R34
Orkney
R34
Hotazel
R59 N1
R57
Hotazel
Wolmaransstad
R59 N1
R57
R31
Lykso
N18
Lykso
N18
R30
R31
N14
R30
Schweizer-
R82
Kuruman
N14
R82 Heilbron
Kuruman
Reneke
Heilbron
Reneke
Taung Taung
Reivilo Reivilo
Kathu Kathu
Sishen
Bloemhof
Sishen
N12 Bloemhof
Kroonstad
Free State
N12
Wesselsbron
Motorway Reitz
Northern Cape
Motorway Reitz
Christiana
Main Road
Welkom
Main Road
Warrenton
Welkom
Railway Railway
Ventersburg
Ulco
Bultfontein
Postmasburg
Ulco
The Mahikeng International Airport is served by SA
Express. The city’s main sectors are financial services,
Municipalities in North West Province
services, transport and trade. The Garona District houses
the North West parliament and government buildings.
The administrative headquarters of the BaRolong tribe
BOTSWANA
are located in the city. The arts are promoted by the
Mmabana Cultural Centre, while the North West Institute
of Hotel and Tourism Management is one of three tertiary
Molopo
institutions in the city. North-West University’s Graduate
School of Business and Government Leadership is
Ratlou
located in Mahikeng, and Unisa has a presence. Other
institutions are the Taletso KagisanoTVET College and the
International School of South Africa.
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
The town is well served by hotels such as the
Mmabatho Palms, Hotel and Casino Convention
Naledi
Resort. Mahikeng Game Reserve has white rhino
Mamusa
and giraffe among its fauna.
Tlokwe Northern (Potchefstroom)
Cape
Greater Taung
Lekwa-Teemane
The city of Potchefstroom is administered by the
Tlokwe Local Municipality. A large campus of North-
West University and its business school is located
in the city, as is the Vuselela TVET College and the
Potchefstroom College of Agriculture. More than 120
000 people attend the Aardklop Festival every year.
Limpopo
The city has a population of about 173 000.
The sports facilities of North-West University are
world class and have been the base for Spain's soccer
Moses Kotane
team Ramotshere and Australia's cricket team in world cups.
Moiloa
Moretele
Madibeng
Tlokwe is a hub for the strong Bojanala commercial agriculture
of the region and has several Rustenburg food and beverage
Kgetlengrivier
Mafikeng manufacturers. Nestlé has recently invested. Some
of the bigger enterprises include fertiliser companies
such as Kynoch, munitions manufacturers, and food
Ditsobotla
Gauteng
processors like King Food. JB An Marksarmy base contributes
to the economy, and the airfield formerly used by the
Tswaing
Dr Kenneth Kaunda
military is now run by the municipality.
Matlosana
The N12 Treasure Route passes through the city
and holds potential for further development of tourist
highlights such as Boskop Dam and the Mooi River
Maquassi Hills
on which the town is located. Free State
Ngaka Modiri Molema
Rustenburg
Metropolitan/District Municipality
Boundary
Local Municipality Boundary
Rustenburg is close to platinum mines and Sun City,
District Municipality
Bojanala
two of the economic
Local
jewels
Municipality
Naledi
in the crown of North
West Province. The town is also near beautiful parts
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of the bushveld, the Magaliesberg Mountains and
the Pilanesberg National Park.
Rustenburg has a varied manufacturing sector,
although most of it is mine-related. Large-scale
platinum smelters operate in Rustenburg.
One of Orbit TVET College’s campuses is in
Rustenburg, Unisa has a regional office, and the
Agricultural Research Institute’s industrial crops unit
and the Seda Platinum Incubator are located in the
city. Health facilities are good in the city, with Netcare
and Life Healthcare having a presence, in addition
to the provincial hospital. Rustenburg's population
is about 596 000.
Klerksdorp (City of Matlosana)
With a population of over 400 000, Klerksdorp is
an important regional centre and the town where
several important companies' headquarters are
located. These include Senwes, through whose silos
a large proportion of South Africa's grains move
every year, and a number of engineering enterprises
which serve the mining industry.
Matlosana is situated on the N12 Treasure Route
and is marketing itself as a potential logistics hub.
An intermodal facility based in the town’s airport
has been developed. The city council has set aside
land for the development of industrial and commercial
enterprises. Break-bulk facilities, storage
space and distribution centres are needed, offering
concrete opportunities for investors in those fields.
Bloemhof
Bloemhof is a centre of maize growing and
cattle raising on the southern boundary of
the province, and DairyBelle has a large milkproduction
facility in the town. The Bloemhof
Dam is one of the three large dams on the Vaal
River that supply bulk water to surrounding
areas. The Bloemhof Bonanza is the biggest and
most lucrative inland-angling event in South
Africa, with more than 2 000 anglers trying to
win R1.5-million in prize money. The nearby SA
Lombard Nature Reserve has a fine herd of black
wildebeest.
Municipalities in North West Province
Limpopo
BOTSWANA
Ramotshere
Moiloa
Moses Kotane
Bojanala
Madibeng
Moretele
Molopo
Mafikeng
Kgetlengrivier
Rustenburg
Kagisano
Ratlou
Ngaka Modiri Molema
Ditsobotla
JB Marks
Gauteng
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Tswaing
Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Naledi
Matlosana
Mamusa
Maquassi Hills
Northern Cape
Greater Taung
Lekwa-Teemane
Free State
Metropolitan/District Municipality
Boundary
Local Municipality Boundary
District Municipality
Local Municipality
Bojanala
Naledi
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Modi Mining
PROFILE
Modi offers differentiated contract mining services in a
variety of fields across three provinces.
About Modi Mining
Modi Mining is a 100% black South African owned company
founded and owned by mining engineer and entrepreneur Mr
Samuel Molefi and a female entrepreneur, Christina Motlapele
Molefi. Modi Mining started operations in 2011 and has grown to
be operational in three provinces.
In the North West Province, Modi Mining serves corporate mining
houses in the platinum sector (RBPlats, Impala Platinum and Lonmin).
In Mpumalanga Province, Modi works with South32 in the coal sector.
The company also manufactures and supplies products for mines
such as Sibanye Gold, Gold 1 and Harmony Gold, all of which are
based in Gauteng Province.
Vision
To be the preferred service provider and supplier in the mining
industry.
Services
Modi Mining is a multi-faceted company within the mining industry
focusing on contract mining services (surface and underground),
civil and bulk earth works, crushing and screening, load and haul,
mine rehabilitation, manufacture and supply of blasting barricades.
A detailed breakdown of services is as follows:
Underground mining services
• Conventional mining method:
stoping; developing; vamping and
sweepings
• Equipping and reclamation
• Mechanised mining method: capital
development (TMM); board and
pillar
• Hybrid mining method
Open cast mining services
• Top soil and overburden stripping
• Coal seam mining
• Rehabilitation, dump/stockpile management
Manufacturer and supplier of:
• LDPE blasting barricades and pipes
Civil services
• Civil and bulk earth works
• Screening and crushing
• Load and haul
www.modimining.co.za
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KEY SECTORS
Overviews of the main economic
sectors of the North West
Mining 34
Agriculture 38
Energy 40
Water 41
Manufacturing 42
Education and training 43
Tourism 44
OVERVIEW
Mining
The North West has close to 300 active mines.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Impala Refinery Services
is now a division of Impala,
not a subsidiary.
The price of platinum has been as high as $2 000/oz but since
2017 it has been less than half of that for most of the time. In
August 2018 the mineral was trading at $815/oz. This trend
has had a major impact on the large mines in the Rustenburg
area. Some assets have been sold, others have undergone major
restructuring.
There are nearly 300 active mines in the North West and the
sector still makes a big contribution to provincial GDP although
that percentage is now below 30%. About 18% of total employment
in the province is in mining, with many support industries relying
on the primary sector.
Impala Platinum (one of whose operations is pictured), will spend
R2.7-billion over two years to scale down production from 11 shafts
to six lower-cost, profitable, shafts. In FY 2016, Impala produced
629 900 ounces of platinum. The company has also made Impala
Refinery Services (IRS) a division, where it used to be a subsidiary.
The change related to licences. IRS smelts and refines concentrate
and matte and recycles auto catalysts.
During 2018, Sibanye-Stillwater ticked two important boxes in
its quest to merge with Lonmin, which would make it the secondbiggest
platinum producer in the
world. Both the Reserve Bank and
the Competition Commission
gave their approval for the deal.
The Competition Commission
wants Sibanye-Stillwater to create
an agri-industrial programme
in Rustenburg to compensate for
job losses that will occur.
This is Sibanye-Stillwater’s second
major purchase of platinum assets
at Rustenburg. The company
earlier bought Anglo American’s
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited
(including three mine shafts, two
concentrating plants and an on-site
chrome recovery plant).
The Evraz Group has sold its
78.8% in Brits-based Vametco, a
mine and plant that produces vanadium.
Bushveld Minerals, which is
listed on the Alternative Investment
Market in London, is the buyer.
Manngwe Mining has
developed a new iron-ore mine
near Brits. The Assen mine,
which has a measured resource
of about 20-million tons, will
sell its product to ArcelorMittal
South Africa. Anglo American
Sefa Mining Fund supported
Manngwe Mining’s exploration
phase. The black-owned company
wants to purchase iron-ore assets
in neighbouring Limpopo.
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OVERVIEW
Mineral resources
The North West Province is aligned with the Western Limb of the
Bushveld Igneous Complex, a remarkably rich minerals formation.
Mines in the province produce 50% of the platinum produced in the
world, and 65% of South Africa's platinum group metals.
Chromite is the other major mineral mined throughout the
province, and there are several ferrochrome smelters and other
processing plants. The province’s 20 mines are on a reef running
from Brits to Rustenburg. South Africa produces about 70% of the
world’s chrome.
Gold and uranium are found along the border of the province
with Gauteng and the Free State (in Klerksdorp and Orkney).
Diamonds are mined at Christiana, Bloemhof and Lichtenburg.
Other minerals found in the North West include fluorspar, vanadium,
rhodium, uranium, copper, limestone, slate, phosphate,
manganese, coal and nickel. Limestone quarries run by G&W Base
and Industrial Minerals in the Marico District are located next to a
PPC cement factory.
One of the last economically viable limestone deposits in South
Africa is mined and processed by Sephaku Cement. Sephaku runs
a 6 000-ton-per-day clinker plant near Lichtenburg.
AfriSam, PPC and Lafarge are active in the Mahikeng/Lichtenburg
area, but Sephaku is confident that its clinker and cement-production
facilities will be supported by raw materials for at least 30 years.
Granite and slate are found in good quantities in the province,
as is dimension stone. There are more than 20 quarry operations in
the province, with Rustenburg being the centre of granite mining.
SEZ and SPI
The Platinum Valley Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is to be established
at Mogwase in the Bojanala District, north of Rustenburg
and east of Sun City. When fully developed, 200ha of land will be
ONLINE RESOURCES
Geological Society of South Africa: www.gssa.org.za
Minerals Council South Africa: www.mineralscouncil.org.za
National Department of Mineral Resources: www.dmr.gov.za
North West Development Corporation: www.nwdc.co.za
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy:
www.saimm.co.za
given over to three infrastructure
facilities comprising Logistics,
Light Manufacturing and Heavy
Manufacturing. Areas of investment
that are expected to grow
fastest include fuel cell technology
(in which platinum is a vital
component), machinery for
mining, energy generation and
renewable energy component
manufacturing.
A range of incentives will be
available to potential investors
via the National Department of
Trade and Industry (dti). For example,
the 121 Tax Allowance
Incentive offers capital investment
allowances and training
support up to R900-million for
new or existing industrial projects.
There are several other
incentives specific to investors
in an SEZ.
The Seda Platinum Incubator
(SPI) is an initiative of the
Platinum Trust of South Africa
and is funded by the Small
Enterprise Development
Agency (Seda) through its Seda
Technology Programme (Stp)
with the support of the North
West Provincial Government
and private companies.
Located in Rustenburg, the
SPI trains people through the
making of jewellery, chiefly
the design and manufacture
of platinum group metal
(PGM) jewellery. Small PGM
jewellery-manufacturing enterprises
and individuals are
located at the centre or supported
by email correspondence.
A three-year period of
incubation is offered to small
businesses.
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FOCUS
Delivering opportunities
Implats spent nearly R3-billion on
procurement from local businesses.
Implats’ enterprise and supplier development activities focus primarily
on supporting local and black businesses and are designed to ensure
compliance with regulatory expectations, contribute to socioeconomic
development in neighbouring communities and build a
more robust and competitive supply chain for the group. Enhancing
procurement opportunities is important in creating sustainable
communities, improving community relations and advancing the
economic development of these areas.
Our preferential procurement practices and enterprise and supplier
development activities make a tangible difference to the
lives and families of emerging black entrepreneurs and stimulate
economic development in our host communities. To this end we
spent R2.9-billion on procurement from local businesses (all >25%
BEE), within the Bojanala district for Impala Rustenburg operations
and the Greater Sekhukhune district at Marula, constituting 32% of
total procurement discretionary spend (2017: R2.6-billion or 29%).
Supporting local and black-owned businesses through
preferential procurement is an important part of promoting
transformation and Implats undertakes the following activities to
develop entrepreneurial skills:
• Seeking, identifying, supporting and promoting appropriate
historically disadvantaged suppliers through sustainable procurement.
• Leveraging the existing supplier base to unlock local employment
opportunities, mentorship and investment in the value chain.
• Nurturing an environment for partnerships and joint ventures
between the existing supplier base and local entrepreneurs.
• Striving to improve year-on-year BEE spend performance relative
to the requirements of the Mining Charter.
Some key initiatives at Implats
• A Supplier Development Programme that seeks to enhance the
competitiveness of local small, medium and micro enterprises and
black-owned businesses.
• A Business Advisory and Development Service that helps local black
entrepreneurs to grow and sustain their businesses and become
part of the supply chain.
• Supporting local and black-owned businesses through preferential
procurement through seeking, identifying, supporting and
promoting appropriate
historically disadvantaged
suppliers through sustainable
procurement practices.
• Leveraging the existing supplier
base to unlock local employment
opportunities, mentorship and
investment.
• Nurturing an environment for
partnerships and joint ventures
between the existing supplier
base and local entrepreneurs.
• Striving to improve year-on-year
BEE spend performance relative
to the requirements of the Mining
Charter, and reporting in parallel
on B-BBEE performance as per
the Department of Trade and
Industry’s Codes of Good Practice.
• Enhancing procurement
opportunities, specifically in
neighbouring communities,
is important in creating
sustainable communities,
improving community relations
and advancing local economic
development.
Further, our investment in the
accommodation and living
conditions of employees is one
pillar of Implats’ contribution to the
well-being of its host communities.
Our social investment strategy
complements this by providing
schools, clinics and other amenities.
Social programmes and investments
are identified in collaboration with
stakeholders in the areas in which
we operate.
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ENRICHING LIVES
Building sustainable communities
Building
homes in local
Investing communities
in skills
development
Investing in
Socio-economic
development
Providing
health and
wellness to
employees
Building and
upgrading
schools
Investing in
government and
municipality
support
infrastructure
Implats has invested over R4 billion in
local communities since 2009, enriching
the lives of 100 000 South Africans.
We are building stronger, sustainable communities.
Coole Adv 17082
OVERVIEW
Agriculture
Horticulture is in the spotlight.
SECTOR INSIGHT
Agricultural company Senwes
listed on the JSE in 2017.
A
maiden horticulture expo was held in the Bojanala District in
2018. The North West is sometimes called the "Texas of South
Africa” because of its superb cattle herds but the province
also produces good crops of onions and other vegetables.
In September 2018 the North West Department of Rural,
Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) teamed up
with the Madibeng Local Municipality to host the event called
“Horticulture growth through exposure”. Apart from displaying a
range of flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees, the exhibition provided
producers of indigenous herbs a showcase for their products.
The Bojanala District, and particularly the Madibeng Local
Municipality, was chosen as the site for the expo because of its good
rainfall patterns and its location near to the large urban concentrations
of Pretoria and Johannesburg. The expo is a part of a broader
effort to help small-scale farmers get exposure to the market. Four
district agri-parks will help to establish sustainable agri-processing,
promote food security and bring black businesses into the mainstream
economy. Each of the agri-parks has a specific focus:
• Springbokpan, grain (Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality)
• Vryburg: livestock, red meat (Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District
Municipality)
• Moretele/Makapanstadt: red meat and horticulture (Bojanala District
Municipality)
• Maquassi Hills: pork and poultry (Dr Kenneth Kaunda District
Municipality).
Various agri-processing plants are
under consideration for the city of
Mahikeng: a feedlot and a meat
processing plant, including an abattoir
and packaging facilities. In
Taung the plan is to establish an
animal feed-manufacturing plant.
A 10ha vineyard in Ventersdorp,
which forms part of the Local
Economic Development plan for
the area, is to be expanded to
40ha and a black-owned logistics
co-operative has been signed to
distribute products from the farm.
The Provincial Government of
North West wants to expand an
existing programme to promote
farming across all districts in the
province. The Kgora Agricultural
Institute in Ramatlabama, some
25km north of Mahikeng, trains
small-scale farmers in raising animals
and crop farming, and works
with young people.
A weakness identified in the
land claims process has been the
absence of support for new farmers.
For the beneficiaries of a successful
4 500ha land claim on the
De Paarl farm near Lichtenburg,
things have been different. They
have received tractors and equipment
worth R6-million from the
National Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform.
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OVERVIEW
Support has also been given by Omnia Fertilisers. In the early stages
of the project, a group of commercial farmers leased the land from
the De Paarl Communal Property Association (CPA) and passed on
agricultural skills to the beneficiaries. The farm has created 20 permanent
job opportunities while 40 locals are employed seasonally.
Major agricultural companies
When South Africa’s first alternative stock exchange in South Africa
started trading in February 2017, the first listing was agricultural company
Senwes and its holding company. Senwes has a strong grain
division and it controls 68 silos. Its headquarters are in Klerksdorp.
Suidwes is based south of Klerksdorp in Leeudoringstad. More
than 90% of the shares in the company are held by farmers. Grain
handling is the main business and there are divisions for retail
(17 outlets and one animal-feed depot), mechanisation, finance
and research and agricultural economics (Terratek).
South Africa's largest agricultural company, Afgri, is active in
the province. Brits is the location of the headquarters of the MGK
Group. The company runs five divisions and a plant that makes fullfat
soy, a component in animal feed. NWK is another company with
manufacturing capacity. The Lichtenburg-based enterprise makes
liquid fertiliser (up to 10 tons per month), animal feed (Opti Feeds),
processes sunflower seeds (Epko), and runs three grain mills. Another
subsidiary, Opti Chicks, has a capacity of 600 000 chicks per week.
NWK also deals in grain, runs several retail outlets and has a halfshare
(with Senwes) in CertiSure Brokers. The company has 37 silos
with a capacity of 2.5-million tons.
Variety
The dry western region is home to large beef-cattle herds, and this is
where the growing game-ranching and hunting industry has its base.
The eastern and north-eastern parts of the province receive relatively
good rainfall and are suitable for the cultivation of crops.
The North West has approximately 1.6-million beef cattle,
ONLINE RESOURCES
Grain SA: www.grainsa.co.za
North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation,
Environment and Rural Development:
www.nwpg.gov.za/agriculture
Seedling Growers Association of South Africa:
www.seedlinggrowers.co.za
representing 12% of South
Africa’s herd. Major breeds
include Simmental, Brahman,
Bonsmara and Simbra, pictured,
a cross between the Brahman
and Simmental breeds. Kalahari
Red and Boerbok goats are
found in large numbers in the
dry west. The number of goats
for the province is estimated at
701 587 which is 12% of South
Africa’s total. There are estimated
to be 318 843 pigs, which is 20%
of South Africa’s total drove.
Nearly two-million hectares
is planted with summer cereals,
with about 50 000 hectares
given over to winter cereals. The
North West produces about
20% of South Africa’s maize
and about 15% of its wheat. The
central and southern sections
of the province are dominated
by maize and wheat farming.
When it comes to sunflower
seed, North West is responsible
for 33% of South Africa's stock,
and 23% of the nation's groundnuts.
The North West supplies
5.4% of South Africa’s potatoes,
but parts of the Kalahari are ideally
suited to the cultivation of
seed potatoes.
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OVERVIEW
Energy
New uses for platinum are being uncovered.
The head office of the Minerals Council South Africa is powered
by 40 ounces of platinum and natural gas. A fuel cell at the
Johannesburg site of the national mine owners’ association is
South Africa and Africa’s first base load installation.
Finding new uses for platinum provides good news for the North
West which has huge numbers of people employed on mines which
have been struggling to make ends meet in recent years.
Anglo Platinum, one of the province’s biggest companies, launched
its first underground mining locomotive powered by a fuel cell in 2012
(pictured). Platinum coating greatly enhances the hydrogen absorption
capacity of fuel cells. Amplats intends using a fuel cell dozer in an
underground mine in 2019, which will use hydrogen in liquid.
Most of South Africa’s energy requirements are met by Eskom’s
coal-fired power stations but the drive to start producing renewable
energy is growing, and researchers and companies in the North West
are investigating several options.
Bioethanol, biodiesel and methane gas from waste and renewable
resources are among the types of biofuels being investigated.
Sunflower seeds and sweet sorghum are suitable for converting
into biofuel and bioethanol. The South African Energy Resource
Institute (Saneri) Chair in biofuel research is held by a professor on
the Potchefstroom campus.
Silversands Energy is a North West company that produces ethanol
fuel for an ethanol-powered bus made by Scania South Africa for the
City of Johannesburg.
The North West normally has about 300 days of sunshine per year,
so solar power has great potential, and there is a programme aimed
at converting bush that is encroaching onto arable land into biomass
in the form of biocoal (TOR) or briquettes.
The Engineering Department of North-West University regularly
competes in an international solar car challenge. In 2017 the Bridgestone
ONLINE RESOURCES
National Department of Energy: www.energy.gov.za
South African Energy Resource Institute: www.saneri.org.za
South African Renewable Energy Council: www.sarec.org.za
Southern African Alternative Energy Association:
www.saaea.org
SECTOR INSIGHT
North-West University
competes annually in a
solar car challenge.
World Solar Challenge started in
Darwin and finished 3 000km away
in Adelaide.
The mines and smelters
around Rustenburg and the
industrial plants in Brits use a
lot of energy. They are served
by Transnet Pipelines, which has
recently made a big investment in
the New Multi-Product Pipeline.
The NMPP is built to pump threemillion
litres of product per hour
over a distance of 715km, from
Durban to the industrial hub of
the country.
South Africa’s nuclear-research
centre is located at Pelindaba
near Hartbeespoort Dam and is
run by the South African Nuclear
Energy Corporation. The Nuclear
Engineering Department at
North-West University (NWU)
is the only one of its kind in
the country, and the National
Department of Science and
Technology granted a chair in
Nuclear Engineering to NWU.
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Water
OVERVIEW
A new body is helping municipalities deliver services.
SECTOR INSIGHT
JB Marks Municipality
regularly wins Green
Drop awards.
South Africa is a water-scarce country and water management
is critical to economic planning. The western part of
North West Province is particularly dry. In the eastern part
of the province, national government has sent water tanks
to some parts, and has upgraded the treatment plants upstream from
the Hartbeespoort Dam.
Municipalities are charged with delivering water and waste-water
but many of these municipalities have not been equal to the task. A
new body has been formed to help municipalities deliver services. The
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) falls under the National
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and will
assist municipalities to plan for, provide and maintain infrastructure. The
first action of MISA was to commission 81 engineers and town planners
to get to work in areas that need the most help.
A partnership between the National Departments of Water and
Sanitation and Public Works and the Provincial Government of the North
West has delivered training in solar geyser installation and plumbing to
140 young people in Madibeng.
Maintenance of water works is one of the most serious challenges
facing municipalities in South Africa, with 71% of waste-water treatment
plants being non-compliant. Infrastructure in some cases has not been
serviced for some time, and leaks and skills shortages are problems.
In response to the long-term drought, water tankers organised by
the National Department of Water and Sanitation and the provincial
ONLINE RESOURCES
Blue Drop Awards: www.ewisa.co.za
National Department of Water and Sanitation: www.dwa.gov.za
South African Association of Water Utilities: www.saawu.org.za
Water Research Commission: www.wrc.org.za
government dug several boreholes
to supplement supply.
Three of South Africa’s six major
catchment areas are located in the
province: the Limpopo, the Orange
and the Vaal. Within these catchment
areas, only the Vaal River has
a strong-enough flow to allow for
significant amounts of water to be
taken from it directly to support irrigation
or industry. There are four
water-management areas in the
province, three of which are linked
to the Vaal River. Water is imported
into the provincial system through
transfers between water basins.
The province has 83 sewagetreatment
plants, and the national
Blue Drop award system has found
most of them need a lot of improvement.
JB Marks Local Municipality,
which has Potchefstroom as its main
town, is one of only three municipalities
in the country that acts as
a water-service authority and as a
service provider. It has won awards
for its levels of service. For two consecutive
years to 2016/17, the municipality’s
waste-water works won
Green Drop awards.
The biggest service providers
active in the North West are:
• Rand Water
• Magalies Water
• Sedibeng Water
• Midvaal Water Company supplies
water to Matlosana (Klerksdorp).
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Manufacturing
Chemical processing could be a new sector.
TA provincial Integrated Manufacturing Strategy has been
compiled. One of the report's findings was that because of
North West’s strategic location near to the industrial hub of
Gauteng and its low input costs and easy access to busy trade
routes, it should make the development of the chemical processing
sector a good proposition for investors. The province also has easy
access to natural resources, especially with regard to the ingredients
necessary for the manufacture of phosphate and nitrogen-based
fertilisers. A sector strategy for clothing and textile manufacturing is
also being developed. Manufacturing’s share of the Growth Value Add
(GVA) of the province is 5%.
The province already has a strong suite in automotive components
and tyres (Brits), mining equipment and engineering (Klerksdorp) and
food and beverages (Potchefstroom).
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is doing pilot
projects in two villages to find out if there are commercial opportunities
for the growing and making of Motlopi coffee. Motlopi coffee is made
from roasting the roots of a Shepherd’s tree (or Motlopi). Land has been
set aside for the project.
Rustenburg has a mixture of enterprises, the biggest of which are
mining-related smelters. Production of non-metallic mineral products
is concentrated around Lichtenburg and Mahikeng (cement), and
Rustenburg (stone). Tough Metals Toys factory and Totpak are located
in Ventersdorp.
As one of the country’s biggest producers of livestock, hides for
car seats for the province’s automotive industry could profitably be
sourced locally.
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) sometimes gives
loans to help businesses weather bad times; at other times it extends
loans (sometimes in exchange for equity) to new enterprises in new
sectors. It is active in the North West in a wide range of sectors, including
automotive.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC):
www.aidc.co.za
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing: www.cfam.co.za
National Department of Trade and Industry: www.dti.gov.za
North West Development Corporation: www.nwdc.co.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
Bridgestone’s Brits
factory employs more
than 850 people.
SOS Tie & Die is a manufacturer
of precision pressings, components
and press tools, based in
Brits close to Tshwane's Rosslyn
automotive hub. Also in Brits are
wire-harness manufacturer Pasdec
Automotive Technologies, Bosch,
and Dubigeon Body and Coach.
Bridgestone’s factory is one of only
four in the world that produces
‘"unflat" tyres. About 850 people
are employed at the plant.
The Centre for Advanced
Manufacturing (CFAM) at North
West University specialises in
extruder technology.
RCL Foods (previously
Rainbow Chickens) has a large
processing plant at Rustenburg.
Dairybelle (Bloemhof ) and Clover
(Lichtenburg) have cheese factories
in the province. Water from the
Schoonspruit Eye near Ventersdorp
supplied South Africa’s first bottled
water. Nestlé has purchased the
rights to this water source. Nestlé’s
soy-creamer processing plant is
located in Potchefstroom.
About 30% of the country’s
grain and oil-seed crop pass
through Senwes silos every year.
Sasko operates a white-maize mill
in Klerksdorp. The SAB Rosslyn
Brewery supplies the North West
with most of its beer.
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Education and training
OVERVIEW
A new programme is training plumbers.
South Africa’s educational institutions are being encouraged
to focus on artisan skills. At the moment, artisans are
trained in the country every year: the National Department
of Higher Education and Training (DHET) wants that figure
to be 30 000 by 2026.
The first 164 graduates of a joint programme of the North
West Department of Economy and Enterprise Development and
the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) have
received their certificates in plumbing. The three-year apprenticeship
is focussed on women and youth.
Technical Vocational and Educational Training colleges teach
skills that are relevant to the workplace. North West has three TVET
colleges with several campuses each. Vuselela TVET College has its
headquarters in Klerksdorp, where there is also an accredited trade
test centre. There are a further four campuses: Jouberton Centre for
Engineering Studies; Matlosana Campus; Potchefstroom Centre for
ICT and Taung Campus.
Orbit TVET College has three sites, Rustenburg, Mankwe and Brits
with about 15 000 students overall. The Rustenburg campus of Orbit
College hosts a Microsoft IT Academy while the Mankwe campus
offers automotive training, the result of a partnership between the
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (MerSETA),
Lelethu Training and Ford South Africa.
Orbit TVET College also hosts an electronics academy courtesy
of sponsor Samsung Electronics. Located on the Mankwe campus,
and in partnership with MerSETA, the academy has everything a
trainee technician might want.
The Taung Agricultural College is accredited by the Council
on Higher Education (CHE) to offer the NQF level 6 Diploma in
Agriculture specialising in Irrigation Technology.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Mining Qualifications Authority: www.mqa.org.za
North West Department of Education and Sport Development:
www.nwdesd.gov.za
North-West University: www.nwu.ac.za
SECTOR INSIGHT
North West has three
TVET colleges.
The North-West University and its
researchers are leaders in many
fields, including astrophysics,
tourism, solar energy and extruder
technology.
Among the research entities
at NWU, there are five chairs
allocated by the South African
Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI):
Astrophysics and Space Physics,
Coal Research, Biofuels and other
clean alternative fuels, Nuclear
Engineering and Early Detection
and Prevention of Cardiovascular
Disease in Africa. The Engineering
Faculty’s partnerships include
Sasol, Eskom, Denel Aviation,
Telkom and Sappi.
North-West University (NWU)
has more than 65 000 students,
with about 26 000 studying by
correspondence. The university's
main campus is at Potchefstroom
with satellite campuses at
Mmabatho and Vanderbijlpark.
The pharmaceutical faculty at
the Potchefstroom campus of the
North-West University is regarded
as a national leader.
The University of South Africa
(Unisa) has three branches in
North West, at Rustenburg,
Potchefstroom and Mmabatho.
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Tourism
Sun City’s revamp is paying off.
SECTOR INSIGHT
North West hosted the
2018 National Tourism
Careers Expo.
In 2019 Sun City will celebrate its 40th birthday. A recent upgrade,
which cost in the region of R1-billion, is paying off with increased
conference bookings for the resort destination which lies next to the
Pilanesberg Nature Reserve. Venues available for hire range from a
12-seater Council Room to the Superbowl which can accommodate
6 000, and just about everything in between.
Another big event for Sun City and the events industry in the
North West province was the holding of the SAFTAs, the South
African Film and Television Awards, for the first time in 2017.
With six kinds of accommodation, two outstanding golf courses,
casinos and a choice-filled entertainment complex, the Sun City
Resort is a major tourism asset and significant employer in the
province. In 2017, Sun International honoured 50 employees who
had worked at Sun City for 25 years or more.
Sun City also was the venue
for the 2018 National Tourism
Careers Expo (NTCE), jointly
organised by the National
Department of Tourism, the
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality
and Sport Sector Education and
Training Authority (CATHSSETA)
and North West Tourism. The
theme was Tourism and Digital
Transformation and more than
7 000 pupils and graduates
attended the three-day event.
The North West Parks and
Tourism Board is unique in
South Africa in that it is the only
provincial government entity that
runs a hotel school. The Institute
of Hotel and Tourism Management
(IHTM) has two campuses, one
in Mafikeng and one at Ga-
Rankuwa outside Pretoria. The
courses offered are approved by
the Council for Higher Education
and accredited with the relevant
sector authority, THETA.
The Faculty of Economic and
Management Sciences at the
North-West University offers
Tourism Management and the
professors and researchers are at
the top of their profession.
In 2018, the North West
Department of Economy and
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Enterprise Development supported four small tourism businesses
in attending the 40th International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, Serbia.
The business owners of TK Afrofist, Thuto Jewellery Workshop,
Borobalo Diamonds and Polishing Centre, and A Re Bopeng
Ceramics rubbed shoulders with participants from more than 20
countries including Russia and Turkey. All four made sales.
Sun City is far from being the province’s only conference venue.
Tourism North West lists on its website a range of venues from small
guesthouses with conference facilities in towns such as Rustenburg
and Brits to lodges on the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam.
In the provincial capital, Mahikeng, there are several options:
among them are the Mmbatho Palms Hotel Casino Convention
Resort, part of the Peermont group, which has hotels and casinos
in six of South Africa's provinces. The Mmabatho Palms offers eight
gaming tables and slot machines. Gaming is controlled in South
Africa and licences are restricted to certain operators.
Mahikeng also hosts the Protea Hotel and the Mmbatho
Convention Centre (the main auditorium of which can seat 3 000
people). The Hotel School can accommodate up to 200 people.
Most of the luxury lodges in the province can accommodate
conferences, albeit on a smaller scale.
Tourism strategies
In keeping with an emphasis on developing the economies of small
towns and rural areas, a Rural and Social Tourism strategy is being
developed.
Among other provincial plans is a publication to be produced
by the National Department of Tourism to market the province,
particularly to attract potential tourists in SADC countries, in other
parts of Africa and in BRICS countries China, India, Russia and Brazil.
Related to the SADC theme, is a scheme to develop trans-national
routes that would include sites such as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Direct flights are being contemplated to BRICS countries.
The Mahika-Mahikeng Cultural Festival continues to grow in
popularity. Arts and culture development centres (Mmabana
ONLINE RESOURCES
Aardklop National Festival: www.aardklop.co.za
Marico Tourism: www.marico.co.za
North West Development Corporation: www.nwdc.co.za
South African National Parks: www.sanparks.co.za
Tourism North West: www.tourismnorthwest.co.za
Centres) are found in three of
the province's districts. Twelve
public museums have been
identified together with 400
heritage sites as part of a census
on the province's cultural assets.
Taung is the site of the
first discovered fossil of
Australopithecus africanus.
The North West Development
Corporation has an investment
plan linked to this famous site,
involving a museum, hotel and
spa resort. The Vredefort Dome
is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site for its significance as the
landing site of a meteorite many
millions of years ago.
Adventure sports is a growing
section of the tourism sector.
Hot-air ballooning over the
Pilanesberg mountains is a popular
pursuit, as is quad-biking
among the foothills. Canopy
tours in the Magaliesberg are
on offer and there are ample
opportunities for water lovers
at Hartbeespoort Dam,
Bloemhof Dam, Boskop Dam
and Vaalkop Dam.
The strategy of the North
West Parks and Tourism Board
(NWPTB) includes ramping up
investment in the province’s
12 smaller parks with a view
to creating jobs in the second
economy. An investment of
R43-million has been made in
the Manyane Game Lodge in
Mahikeng in partnership with
the National Department of
Tourism. Another project
plans to create a mega-park
in the north-western sector
of the North West, the
Heritage Park.
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North West Provincial Government
A guide to North West Province’s government departments. Visit: www.nwpg.gov.za
Office of the Premier
Premier: Professor Tebogo Job Mokgoro
3rd Floor, Garona Building, Dr James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 3040 | Fax: +27 18 388 3008
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za
Department of Community Safety and
Transport Management
MEC: Dr Mpho Motlhabane
Safety House 31-34, Molopo Road, Mahikeng 2735
Tel: +27 18 381 9187
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/public-safety/new
Department of Culture, Arts and
Traditional Affairs
MEC: Ontlametse Mochware
2nd Floor, Gabomotho Building, James Maroka Drive, Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 2753 | Fax: +27 18 388 1909
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/dcata
Department of Education and Sport
Development
MEC: Sello Lehari
2nd Floor, Garona Building, Dr James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 2562/2564 | Fax: +27 18 384 5016
Website: www.nwdesd.gov.za
Department of Economy and Enterprise
Development
MEC: Wendy Nelson
2nd Floor, Garona Building,Dr James Moroka Drive,
Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 7700 | Fax: +27 18 388 9440
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/EED
Department of Finance
MEC: Wendy Nelson
2nd Floor, Garona Building,Dr James Moroka Drive,
Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 4441 | Fax: +27 18 388 1901
Website: www.treasury.nwpg.gov.za
Department of Health
MEC: Dr Magome Masike
National Health Office Park, Cnr 1st Street and Sekome Road,
Mahikeng 2745
Tel: +27 18 391 400/1 | Fax: 086 692 9553
Website: www.nwhealth.gov.za/dohnw
Department of Local Government and
Human Settlements
MEC: Fenny Gaolaolwe
3366 Bessemer Street, Telkom Building, Industrial Site, Mahikeng 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 2890 | Fax: 086 586 9597
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/home.html
Department of Public Works and Roads
MEC: Mmule Johanna Maleluke
Ngaka Modiri Molema Road, Old Parliament Complex,
Provincial Head Office, Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 14535 | Fax: +27 18 388 4021
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/Public%20Works
Department of Rural, Environment and
Agricultural Development
MEC: Manketsi Tlhape
Ground Floor, Agricentre Building, Cnr Dr James Moroka Drive and
Stadium Road, Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 389 5056 | Fax: +27 18 384 2679
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/agriculture
Department of Social Development
MEC: Hoffman Galeng
Provident House Building, University Drive,
Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 388 1426 | Fax: 086 243 7786
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/dsdwcpd
Department of Tourism
MEC: Desbo Mohono
1st Floor, NWDC Building, Cnr Provident Street and University Drive,
Mmabatho 2735
Tel: +27 18 387 2081 | Fax: +27 384 1026
Website: www.nwpg.gov.za/Tourism
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North West Local
Government
An overview of the North West municipalities.
North West
Provincial Government
BOJANALA PLATINUM DISTRICT
MUNICIPALITY
Tel: +27 14 590 4500 | Fax: +27 14 592 6085
Website: www.bojanala.gov.za
Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality
Tel: +27 14 543 2004 | Fax: +27 14 543 2480
Website: www.kgetlengrivier.gov.za
Madibeng Local Municipality
Tel: +27 12 318 9203 | Fax: +27 12 318 9203
Website: www.madibeng.gov.za
Moretele Local Municipality
Tel: +27 12 716 1000 | Fax: +27 12 716 9999
Website: www.moretele.org.za
Moses Kotane Local Municipality
Tel: +27 14 555 1300 | Fax: +27 14 555 6368
Website: www.moseskotane.gov.za
Rustenburg Local Municipality
Tel: +27 14 590 3111 | Fax: +27 14 590 3006
Website: www.rustenburg.gov.za
DR KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT
MUNICIPALITY
Tel: +27 18 473 8000 | Fax: +27 18 473 2523
Website: www.kaundadistrict.gov.za
City of Matlosana Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 487 8000 | Fax: +27 18 464 2318
Website: www.matlosana.gov.za
JB Marks Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 299 5111
Website: www.jbmarks.co.za
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 596 1067 | Fax: +27 18 596 1555
Website: www.maquassihills.gov.za
DR RUTH SEGOMOTSI MOMPATI DISTRICT
MUNICIPALITY
Tel: +27 53 928 4700 | Fax: +27 53 927 2401
Website: www.rsmompatidm.gov.za
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Greater Taung Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 994 9400 | Fax: +27 53 994 3917
Website: www.gtlm.gov.za
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 998 4455 | Fax: +27 53 933 0035
Website: www.kmlm.gov.za
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 441 2206 | Fax: +27 53 441 3735
Website: www.lekwateemane.co.za
Mamusa Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 963 1331 | Fax: +27 53 963 2474
Website: www.mamusa.gov.za
Naledi Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 928 2200 | Fax: +27 53 927 3482
Website www.naledilocal.co.za
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA DISTRICT
MUNICIPALITY
Tel: +27 18 381 940 | Fax: +27 18 381 0561
Website: www.nmmdm.gov.za
Ditsobotla Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 633 3800 | Fax: +27 18 632 5247
Website: www.ditsobotla.co.za
Mahikeng Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 389 0111 | Fax: +27 18 384 4830
Website: www.mahikeng.gov.za
Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 642 1081 | Fax: +27 18 642 3586
Website: www.ramotshere.gov.za
Ratlou Local Municipality
Tel: +27 18 330 7000 | Fax: +27 18 330 7019
Website: www.ratlou.gov.za
Tswaing Local Municipality
Tel: +27 53 948 0900 | Fax: +27 53 948 1500
Website: www.tswaing.gov.za
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