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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INTERVIEW<br />
things. There are lots of people<br />
who are not yet using Facebook<br />
and who have probably never<br />
heard of WhatsApp, so for me the<br />
upside is great.<br />
WE’RE PUTTING IN REAL AND<br />
PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN<br />
LIMPOPO AND WE ARE<br />
READY TO PARTNER WITH<br />
CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES<br />
Describe <strong>Limpopo</strong>’s shortto<br />
medium-term growth<br />
prospects?<br />
Vodacom is going to continue to<br />
invest some R220-million into the<br />
network this year. We aim to cover<br />
all people in the province with 3G<br />
whilst we will also roll out LTE to<br />
keys areas.<br />
While <strong>Limpopo</strong> is not uniquely affected<br />
by the national economic<br />
pressures, we expect the investment<br />
projects like Lephalale to<br />
continue.<br />
Our view of the province is<br />
definitely not short term but we will this year seek<br />
out innovative ways of expanding the network by<br />
constructing sites that are less costly so we can do<br />
more. We’re putting in real and proper infrastructure<br />
because we believe in <strong>Limpopo</strong> and we are ready to<br />
partner with consumers and businesses, so that we<br />
make <strong>Limpopo</strong> a better place that can improve the<br />
lives for the people of the province.<br />
The next generation are going to realise that they<br />
can sit anywhere and manage their business and<br />
communicate with their clients and suppliers. They<br />
don’t have to go to the tender office in the future<br />
as these documents and the information would be<br />
downloaded off a website, even though they are in<br />
the middle of a rural district. You and I might take<br />
such facilities for granted from where we are sitting<br />
in the fancier parts of South Africa, yet in many other<br />
places they have still not heard of some of these<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
Physical address: 93 Biccard Street,<br />
Polokwane 0699<br />
Tel:+27 82 277 5000 | 082 277 5001<br />
Web: www.vodacom.co.za<br />
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