Limpopo Business 2016-17 edition

SPECIAL FEATURE
This vision statement encapsulates the expectation
that, by 2030, Limpopo will have a public
service that meets the best standards of governance,
citizens that are educated, skilled, healthy and
self-reliant, and that there is a labour force that is
fully productive and gainfully employed, with an
infrastructure that is capable of promoting and sustaining
an innovative local and regional economy
for the benefit of all the province’s diversified communities
in a responsible and sustainable manner.
The LDP also acknowledges that a critical condition
for job creation is improved levels of education
and skills development, and human resource development
has therefore been identified as one of the
key priorities. The aim is to reduce the unemployment
rate to 14% (down from 16.9% in 2016). Education is
seen as an opportunity for the future generations to
enjoy access to economic mobility and success. The
LDP aims to achieve this by improving the educational
quality in order to be globally competitive and to provide
high-quality early childhood education by 2030.
During the 2015 State of the Province Address
(SOPA), Premier Mathabatha announced that the
LDP would underpin 10 High Level Development
Targets to be attained by 2020. These targets are:
• The achievement of an economic growth rate
of 3% revised in the light of the current performance
of the global economy
• The creation of 429 000 jobs
• Increased access to basic water from 83% in
2014 to 90%
• Increased access to electricity supply from 83%
in 2014 to 90%
• Increased access to sanitation from 43% in
2014 to 50%
• Increased Matric Pass Rate from 72% in 2014
to at least 80%
• Increased Geographic Gross Product contribution
to the national GDP from 7.15% in 2014
to 9%
• Reduction of the unemployment rate from 16.9%
in 2014 to 14%
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