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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OVERVIEW<br />
passengers. A wholly-owned subsidiary<br />
of the <strong>Limpopo</strong> Economic<br />
Development Agency (LEDA), it<br />
operates on 279 routes with 11<br />
depots supporting the network<br />
of bus routes. These depots are<br />
located at: Seshego, Mokopane,<br />
Bapedi, Phalaborwa, Marble Hall,<br />
Giyani, Motetema, Hoedspruit,<br />
Tzaneen, Bushbuckridge and<br />
Makhado.<br />
In 2013, Great North Transport<br />
purchased 80 buses valued at<br />
approximately R140-million from<br />
MAN Truck & Bus. With an average<br />
round-trip distance of 100km<br />
on gravel roads, the Lion Explorer<br />
HB4 was judged to be well-suited<br />
to the robust local conditions.<br />
Air<br />
The Polokwane International<br />
Airport (PIA) is wholly owned<br />
by the provincial government<br />
and run by the Gateway Airports<br />
Authority Limited (GAAL), an<br />
agency of the Department of<br />
Roads and Transport. The airport<br />
has undergone a R35-million upgrade<br />
and been transformed into<br />
a regional hub. It has the potential<br />
to be an important regional cargo<br />
airport.<br />
SA Airlink caters mainly to the<br />
business market and offers 21<br />
flights to Johannesburg six days<br />
a week. The airline also provides<br />
links between Phalaborwa and<br />
Johannesburg, as well as between<br />
Hoedspruit, Johannesburg<br />
and Cape Town.<br />
Many game reserves have airstrips,<br />
while regional airports in<br />
the eastern part of the province<br />
provide easy access to the Kruger<br />
National Park. East Gate at Hoedspruit is situated within an airforce<br />
base and has the second-longest runway in South Africa, which is<br />
long enough to serve as an emergency landing area for space shuttles.<br />
The airport is served by SA Express. Phalaborwa’s airport is notable<br />
for its African-themed terminal, which includes a zebra-patterned<br />
floor. Musina, near the border with Zimbabwe in the north, hosts the<br />
province’s other regional airport.<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Air Traffic and Navigation Services: www.atns.co.za<br />
Civil Aviation Authority: www.caa.co.za<br />
Eastgate Airport: www.eastgateairport.co.za<br />
Great North Transport: www.limdev.co.za<br />
Gateway Airports Authority Limited: www.gaal.co.za<br />
<strong>Limpopo</strong> Department of Roads and Transport:<br />
www.ldrt.gov.za<br />
Railroad Association of South Africa: www.rra.co.za<br />
Roads Agency <strong>Limpopo</strong>: www.ral.co.za<br />
South Africa Bus Operators Association: www.saboa.co.za<br />
South African National Roads Agency Limited:<br />
www.sanral.co.za<br />
South African Rail Commuter Corporation Ltd:<br />
www.sarcc.co.za<br />
Transnet Freight Rail: www.transnet.net<br />
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