North West Business 2023-24
The 2023/24 edition of North West Business marks the 12th publication of this highly successful journal that, since its launch in 2009, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the North West Province. Renewable energy is a huge global trend, and the impact this burgeoning sector is having on the North West can be seen in the development of several new solar farms which are under construction. The North West’s strong suit in platinum group metals (PGMs) already puts the province at the forefront of the drive towards a greener and renewable economy because of the applicability of so many of those minerals and metals for the cleaner energy movement. North West Business includes news and analysis of the most important sectors. Best known for its platinum mines, grain and livestock farming and tourism, the province is making a concerted effort to bolster its manufacturing capacity through a dedicated new strategy which includes trying to attract solar panel manufacturing to the province. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com. Updated information on the North West is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to at www.gan.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of publications, Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
The 2023/24 edition of North West Business marks the 12th publication of this highly successful journal that, since its launch in 2009, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the North West Province. Renewable energy is a huge global trend, and the impact this burgeoning sector is having on the North West can be seen in the development of several new solar farms which are under construction. The North West’s strong suit in platinum group metals (PGMs) already puts the province at the forefront of the drive towards a greener and renewable economy because of the applicability of so many of those minerals and metals for the cleaner energy movement. North West Business includes news and analysis of the most important sectors. Best known for its platinum mines, grain and livestock farming and tourism, the province is making a concerted effort to bolster its manufacturing capacity through a dedicated new strategy which includes trying to attract solar panel manufacturing to the province.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com. Updated information on the North West is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to at www.gan.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, our flagship South African Business title and the new addition to our list of publications, Journal of African Business, which was launched in 2020.
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SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
west sector of the province near the Botswana<br />
border, the city has a strong services sector and a<br />
population of approximately 300 000.<br />
The city’s main sectors are financial services,<br />
services, transport and trade. The Garona District<br />
houses the <strong>North</strong> <strong>West</strong> parliament and government<br />
buildings. The arts are promoted by the Mmabana<br />
Cultural Centre, while the <strong>North</strong> <strong>West</strong> Institute of<br />
Hotel and Tourism Management is one of three<br />
tertiary institutions in the city. <strong>North</strong>-<strong>West</strong> University’s<br />
Graduate School of <strong>Business</strong> and Government<br />
Leadership is located in the city, and Unisa has a<br />
presence. Other institutions are the Taletso TVET<br />
College and the International School of South Africa.<br />
The town is well served by hotels such as the<br />
Mmabatho Palms, Hotel and Casino Convention<br />
Resort. White rhino and giraffe can be found at the<br />
Mahikeng Game Reserve.<br />
Tlokwe<br />
The city of Potchefstroom is administered by the<br />
Tlokwe Local Municipality. A large campus of<br />
<strong>North</strong>-<strong>West</strong> University and its business school is<br />
located in the city, as is the Vuselela TVET College<br />
and the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture.<br />
More than 120 000 people regularly attended the<br />
annual Aardklop Festival before Covid. The city has<br />
a population of about 173 000.<br />
The sports facilities of <strong>North</strong>-<br />
<strong>West</strong> University are world<br />
class and have been the base<br />
for Spain’s soccer team and<br />
Australia’s cricket team in<br />
world cups. Tlokwe is a hub<br />
for the strong commercial<br />
agriculture of the region and<br />
has several food and beverage<br />
manufacturers including<br />
Nestlé. Some of the bigger<br />
enterprises include fertiliser<br />
companies such as Kynoch,<br />
munitions manufacturers and<br />
food processors like King Food.<br />
An army base contributes to<br />
the economy, and the airfield<br />
formerly used by the military is<br />
now run by the municipality.<br />
The N12 Treasure Route<br />
passes through the city and holds potential for<br />
further development of tourist highlights such as<br />
Boskop Dam and the Mooi River on which the town<br />
is located.<br />
Rustenburg<br />
Rustenburg is a local municipality within the Bojanala<br />
Platinum District Municipality and the headquarters<br />
of both bodies are in the city of about 625 000<br />
residents. Rustenburg straddles the N4 “Platinum<br />
Highway” about 120km west of the cities of Pretoria<br />
and Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province, the<br />
economic hub of South Africa. The N4 stretches<br />
across South Africa from Mozambique in the east, to<br />
the Botswana border in the west and, as the Trans<br />
Kalahari Route, ultimately to Namibia.<br />
At the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain Range,<br />
Rustenburg is only 50km from one of the country’s<br />
premier tourist resorts, Sun City, which in turn is<br />
adjacent to the 550km² Pilanesberg National Park<br />
and Game Reserve which has a small airport.<br />
Orbit TVET College has a campus in Rustenburg,<br />
Unisa has a regional office and the Agricultural<br />
Research Institute’s Industrial Crops Division is also<br />
located in the city. The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace<br />
hosted five group matches in the 2010 World Cup.<br />
Platinum mining began in 1929 and has driven<br />
the city’s growth ever since. ■<br />
7 NORTH WEST BUSINESS <strong>2023</strong>/<strong>24</strong>
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