The 2016/17 edition of Limpopo Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2007, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo province.
Limpopo is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.
This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo.
A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF
A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE LimpopoLimpopo is the national leader in exports of minerals and agricultural produce, but industrialisation remains a key priority for future growth. Limpopo covers about 10% of South Africa’s land mass and is home to about 10% of the country’s population (5.4-million). The main languages of the people of Limpopo are Sesotho, Xitsonga and Tshivenda, although English is widely used in business and government. The province shares international borders with Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and provincial boundaries with the North West, Mpumalanga and Gauteng: the last of these is extremely significant because proximity to the country’s economic heartland offers economic opportunity. The provincial government has set a clear goal of rapidly increasing the province’s contribution to the national GDP from 7.5% in 2014 to 9%. When it comes to exports, Limpopo punches above its weight because of the abundance of mineral wealth under the ground, and the superb fruit and vegetables that the province’s farmers cultivate in the soil. Potatoes are grown, together with 75%
