Limpopo Business 2017-18 edition
A unique guide to business and investment in Limpopo. Limpopo Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2007, established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo Province. This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo. This book contains detailed insights into the plans of the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) and the recently launched bus rapid transport system for the provincial capital, Leeto la Polokwane, together with a comprehensive register of all provincial government and municipal contact details. Investment news related to mining, telecommunications and tourism is carried in overviews of all the main economic sectors. To complement the extensive distribution of the print edition of the magazine, the publication is also available online at www.limpopobusiness.co.za.
A unique guide to business and investment in Limpopo.
Limpopo Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful publication that has, since its launch in 2007, established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo Province. This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo.
This book contains detailed insights into the plans of the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) and the recently launched bus rapid transport system for the provincial capital, Leeto la Polokwane, together with a comprehensive register of all provincial government and municipal contact details. Investment news related to mining, telecommunications and tourism is carried in overviews of all the main economic sectors.
To complement the extensive distribution of the print edition of the magazine, the publication is also available online at www.limpopobusiness.co.za.
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<strong>Limpopo</strong> Rural Schools<br />
Programme<br />
De Beers Venetia Mine has entered<br />
into a ground-breaking<br />
partnership with the <strong>Limpopo</strong><br />
Department of Education,<br />
through the <strong>Limpopo</strong> Education<br />
Trust, to provide infrastructure to<br />
needy schools within the Venetia<br />
Mine labour sending areas. Both<br />
partners contributed R3-million<br />
each towards schools that were<br />
jointly identified. Since its inception<br />
in 2006, this partnership has<br />
resulted in 13 schools around<br />
Musina and Blouberg areas<br />
being supported.<br />
The latest project under this<br />
partnership was the construction<br />
of Mphengwa Secondary School<br />
in Eldorado Village in Blouberg.<br />
The project started in March 2016<br />
and was completed in December<br />
2016. The scope of this project<br />
included the building of 12 new<br />
classrooms, an administration<br />
block, provision of water and<br />
fencing at the school. Prior to this<br />
intervention, the situation at the<br />
school was dire, with infrastructure<br />
that was dilapidated and on the<br />
verge of collapse.<br />
FOCUS<br />
located in Venetia Mine’s labour sending communities of Blouberg or<br />
Musina, they must be academically deserving and/or be dependants<br />
of Venetia Mine employees that are in the bargaining unit category. A<br />
learner must be registered with a public tertiary institution.<br />
Maths and Science Programme<br />
Venetia Mine introduced a Mathematics and Science Programme to<br />
support learners in the Musina and Blouberg areas. In 2016, the focus<br />
of this programme was on Grade 12 learners from 10 high schools to<br />
help them improve their pass rate in these subjects. In 2016, De Beers<br />
Venetia Mine partnered with the University of Venda (UNIVEN). A total<br />
of 282 learners benefitted from this insightful programme. The partnership<br />
with UNIVEN started in 2016, and has seen the Maths and Physical<br />
Science Grade 12 results in the Bahananwa Circuit improve by 3% in 2016.<br />
Enterprise Development Zimele<br />
The Blouberg and Musina Local Municipalities have agreed to support all<br />
their future entrepreneurial projects through the De Beers Zimele Venetia<br />
Mine <strong>Business</strong> Hub. The hub aims to create sustainable jobs by providing<br />
low-interest business loans paired with significant mentorship, coaching<br />
and skills development for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs).<br />
Since its establishment it has created over 495 jobs in the community.<br />
Teacher Subvention<br />
The primary objective for this programme is to provide local schools in<br />
the Musina area with funding for them to employ additional educators<br />
and administration personnel. Schools currently benefitting are Musina<br />
High School, Eric Louw High School and Messina Primary School. Many<br />
of Venetia Mine employees’ children are enrolled at these schools.<br />
Student Financial Aid<br />
Scheme<br />
This scheme provides learners<br />
with educational grants of up to a<br />
maximum of R15 000 per student,<br />
per annum, towards their tuition<br />
fees. This amount is paid directly<br />
into the tertiary institution’s account.<br />
For learners to qualify for<br />
this grant they must come from<br />
a financially destitute family<br />
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