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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Department of Public Works, Roads<br />
and Infrastructure<br />
The Department’s primary focus is to facilitate the<br />
provision of economic infrastructure in support of<br />
the selected development cluster value chains, as<br />
well as the community infrastructure required to<br />
provide household services. Several support agencies<br />
(ie municipalities and private businesses) need<br />
to be engaged in this process. Other major responsibilities<br />
include the building of internal professional<br />
capacity and the maintenance of existing infrastructure<br />
(and assets).<br />
Department of Transport<br />
The Department is planning to increase the subsidy<br />
rates of those operators who are still operating on<br />
very low rates, introducing additional trips on current<br />
subsidised routes where there is an increased<br />
demand for bus services, and to introduce an electronic<br />
bus monitoring system over the five-year period.<br />
With regard to transport regulation, the target<br />
is to decrease fatal road crashes by 2% per year over<br />
the MTSF period as well as to reduce traffic offences<br />
on public roads. The number and professional conduct<br />
of traffic officers will have to be improved for<br />
this purpose. An Accident Statistical Analysis Module<br />
will also be implemented.<br />
Department of Sport, Arts<br />
and Culture<br />
The Department wants to ensure that, through the<br />
LDP, <strong>Limpopo</strong> is able to have a diverse, socially cohesive<br />
society that enjoys a common national identity.<br />
They have already starting holding inclusive social<br />
cohesion summits in <strong>Limpopo</strong>, highlighting key issues.<br />
The province aims to raise the competitiveness<br />
of all contestants from <strong>Limpopo</strong> in national and international<br />
sport, arts and cultural events. They also want<br />
to create sports, arts and culture sub-communities in<br />
every ward of every municipality in <strong>Limpopo</strong>.<br />
SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
Department of Safety and Security<br />
The aim is to establish and maintain effective<br />
Community Police Forums in every municipality in<br />
<strong>Limpopo</strong>. This is intended to help with the reduction<br />
of crime incidence across the spectrum of crime<br />
categories, as reported in the crime statistics of the<br />
National SAPS Department. The LDP will also put in<br />
place information systems to report on the progress<br />
with regard to the local community police forums.<br />
Provincial Treasury<br />
The Provincial Treasury is responsible for general risk<br />
mitigation relating to the LDP, primarily through the<br />
Provincial Risk Office, but also in collaboration with the<br />
risk managers of other departments. The compilation<br />
and management of a Provincial Risk Profile is urgently<br />
needed. Treasury is also responsible for the Financial Risk<br />
Mitigation Strategy, including the provincial value-formoney<br />
expenditure review. This review should be aimed<br />
at maximising the development impact of the provincial<br />
budget in terms of quality-of-life improvements and job<br />
creation for all citizens.<br />
Through the <strong>Limpopo</strong> Development Plan,<br />
<strong>Limpopo</strong> intends to revive itself from just being a<br />
rural province, and it has made sure that everything<br />
it does according to this plan benefits the provincial<br />
people and the nation as a whole.<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
Contact person: Phuti Seloba<br />
Physical address: 40 Hans Van Rensburg<br />
Street, Polokwane 0699<br />
Tel: +27 15 287 6000<br />
Email: Selobap@premier.limpopo.gov.za<br />
Website: www.limpopo.gov.za<br />
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