Limpopo Business 2020/21 edition
The 2020/21 edition of Limpopo Business is the 12th issue of this essential publication that, since its launch in 2007, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Limpopo Province. Limpopo has been attracting significant investments in the mining sector in recent years and the green light for the creation of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in the province’s far north has attracted several billion dollars. A metallurgical and energy cluster will inaugurate the SEZ, after which investments in agri-processing, logistics and manufacturing are expected to follow. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on transport and logistics, and specific plans that are in place to promote manufacturing in Limpopo. News related to mining, agriculture, tourism, construction and property, water, education and development finance is carried in overviews of the main economic sectors.
The 2020/21 edition of Limpopo Business is the 12th issue of this essential publication that, since its launch in 2007, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Limpopo Province.
Limpopo has been attracting significant investments in the mining sector in recent years and the green light for the creation of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in the province’s far north has attracted several billion dollars. A metallurgical and energy cluster will inaugurate the SEZ, after which investments in agri-processing, logistics and manufacturing are expected to follow. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on transport and logistics, and specific plans that are in place to promote manufacturing in Limpopo. News related to mining, agriculture, tourism, construction and property, water, education and development finance is carried in overviews of the main economic sectors.
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OVERVIEW<br />
Education<br />
The University of <strong>Limpopo</strong> celebrated 60 years in 2019.<br />
The University of <strong>Limpopo</strong> celebrated a significant milestone<br />
in September 2019, a 60th birthday. As part of the celebrations,<br />
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was installed as the<br />
university’s first female Chancellor.<br />
Early in <strong>2020</strong>, the university received a gift in the form of a R480-<br />
million loan from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) for<br />
the construction of a 3 500-bed student residence. Other contributions<br />
will come from the Department of Higher Education and Training<br />
and the National Treasury Budget Facility for Infrastructure. This is<br />
the first phase of a longer-term project to provide 15 000 beds over<br />
the next 15 years.<br />
The University of Venda (UNIVEN) is making strides in the field<br />
of waste-to-energy. The Green Technologies Promotion Drive draws<br />
from the Department of Physics and the schools of Agriculture and<br />
Environmental Sciences with support from the National Research<br />
Foundation (NRF) and the Water Research Commission (WRC). One<br />
of its goals is to develop the biogas market.<br />
The Univen Innovative Growth Company offers professional<br />
services to the outside world through four units which cover<br />
areas such as statistics and design and editing. This not only<br />
creates another revenue stream for the University of Venda<br />
but links the academic institution to the commercial world.<br />
The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University<br />
(formerly part of <strong>Limpopo</strong> University) is now an<br />
independent university in Gauteng Province. University<br />
of South Africa (Unisa) has a regional support centre in<br />
Polokwane and agencies at Makhado and Giyani.<br />
The longstanding issue of school sanitation<br />
infrastructure is being tackled aggressively. A commitment<br />
was made in February <strong>2020</strong> that 515 schools in the province will<br />
benefit from new or upgraded infrastructure this year. Some of the<br />
funding for this programme comes from the Presidential School<br />
Sanitation Infrastructure Grant.<br />
A Coding and Robotic curriculum is to be introduced in 110<br />
primary schools in the 20<strong>21</strong> academic year. There are 15 secondary<br />
schools in <strong>Limpopo</strong> offering Information Technology at Grade 12<br />
Online Resources<br />
<strong>Limpopo</strong> Department of Education: www.edu.limpopo.gov.za<br />
National Education Collaboration Trust: www.nect.org.za<br />
Turfloof Graduate School of Leadership: www.ul.ac.za<br />
Sector Insight<br />
Energy research is going<br />
forward at the University<br />
of Venda.<br />
while 46 schools are offering<br />
Computer Applications<br />
Technology. During <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
a further 75 secondary and<br />
32 primary schools are to be<br />
provided with ICT equipment.<br />
The School Nutrition<br />
Programme in <strong>Limpopo</strong> feeds<br />
pupils in 3 795 public schools<br />
and the Scholar Transport<br />
Programme is active in 380<br />
schools. The No-Fee School<br />
Policy applies to more than<br />
UIGC graduation. Image: UIGC<br />
1.6-million pupils and more than<br />
231 000 children have been<br />
enrolled at Early Childhood<br />
Development (ECD) centres.<br />
There are seven Technical<br />
and Vocational Education<br />
and Training (TVET) colleges<br />
in <strong>Limpopo</strong>: Capricorn College,<br />
Lephalale College, Mopani<br />
East College, Mopani South<br />
College, Sekhukhune College,<br />
Vhembe College and Waterberg<br />
College. ■<br />
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