Limpopo Business 2016-17 edition
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.
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.
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MESSAGE<br />
Welcome to our province, <strong>Limpopo</strong><br />
A message from the Premier of <strong>Limpopo</strong>, the Honourable Chupu Stanley Mathabatha.<br />
Chupu Stanley Mathabatha,<br />
Premier of <strong>Limpopo</strong><br />
It is my great pleasure to have<br />
the opportunity of providing a<br />
note of welcome for the <strong>2016</strong>/<strong>17</strong><br />
<strong>edition</strong> of <strong>Limpopo</strong> <strong>Business</strong> to<br />
all businesses, investors and<br />
members of the public sector,<br />
both locally and from around<br />
the world.<br />
It gives me extra joy to welcome<br />
members of the business<br />
community who are not familiar<br />
with our province, as we have a<br />
great deal to offer, particularly in<br />
terms of agriculture, manufacture<br />
and transport. Not for nothing is <strong>Limpopo</strong> known as the “gateway’”<br />
province, as we share our border with three neighbouring countries -<br />
Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique – as well as being neighbours<br />
to three South African provinces – Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the<br />
North West.<br />
<strong>Limpopo</strong> harbours beautiful and contrasting landscapes, making it a<br />
favourite destination for leisure and adventure travellers worldwide. We<br />
have remained a province that honours and respects our rich natural<br />
heritage, in so doing preserving it for our future generations as well<br />
as sharing it with national and international visitors alike.<br />
The province is divided into five regions, notably Capricorn (occupied<br />
by the Bapedi people), the Waterberg (occupied by the Batswana<br />
people), Vhembe (occupied by the Vhavenda and VaTsonga people,<br />
the latter residing in Mopani) and Sekhukhune, which is dominated<br />
by the Bapedi and Ndebele people.<br />
The warmth and welcome of the people of <strong>Limpopo</strong> has played<br />
a major role in ensuring that our tourism sector has remained the<br />
province’s strategic competitive economic advantage. Despite the<br />
various economic challenges the country has been facing, the province’s<br />
tourism industry has continued to flourish, with the sector<br />
continuing to create jobs and employ more people. We are relishing<br />
our number one spot in the domestic tourism market space. It has<br />
been shown time and again that most South Africans enjoy visiting<br />
our province, and that explains why we retain top billing in the tourism<br />
rankings. The <strong>Limpopo</strong> Tourism Agency has also recently been<br />
restructured to enable it to focus attention on giving our tourism<br />
sector even greater promotion.<br />
Our <strong>Limpopo</strong> Development Plan symbolises our dedication to the<br />
improvement of our provincial economy. This plan is our contribution<br />
to the nation’s development and it details how we as <strong>Limpopo</strong><br />
share the same vision and imperative regarding poverty reduction,<br />
elimination of social inequality and the creation of sustainable jobs<br />
in our province.<br />
The plan has affirmed the role of SMMEs and cooperatives in the<br />
productive sectors as a critical component towards radical economic<br />
transformation. This is in an effort to make <strong>Limpopo</strong> an investment<br />
centre for both national and international investors. During our trade<br />
and investment mission to the People’s Republic of China in October<br />
2014, we signed memorandums of agreement with big investors. The<br />
first memorandum of agreement was signed with Hong Kong Mining<br />
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