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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FOCUS<br />
De Beers Venetia Mine Economic<br />
Development and Procurement<br />
At the heart of building local businesses.<br />
De Beers Venetia Mine is adopting a multi-faceted approach<br />
to supporting and incubating local businesses. From partnerships<br />
with agencies and business development training<br />
programmes and joint ventures, the mining company is<br />
working to ensure that economic development and job creation<br />
become a reality for the wider community of businesses and entrepreneurs<br />
in which the mine operates.<br />
The company’s goal is to incubate 50 local businesses in <strong>2017</strong> and<br />
to continue on that trajectory into 20<strong>18</strong> and 2019. A partnership with<br />
the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has already paid<br />
off in the sense that detailed training sessions are empowering local<br />
business people. One such participant, Buto Tabengwa from Musinabased<br />
B-Graphics and IT Solutions, reported, “The training has been<br />
mind-blowing. This group has certainly been empowered through the<br />
knowledge they have downloaded – well done to De Beers for putting<br />
local business on the map.” Topics dealt with in training included costing<br />
and pricing, access to funding and banking as well as joint ventures<br />
and cash-flow management. Gregory Petersen, De Beers Consolidated<br />
Mines Supplier and Enterprise Development Manager, explains the<br />
rationale, “By collaborating with industry leaders such as Seda we<br />
maximise the impacts of our Enterprise Development Programme<br />
and deliver smart, meaningful services to local companies which,<br />
with coaching and support, could<br />
become suppliers to Venetia Mine<br />
in the future.”<br />
Addressing a <strong>Business</strong><br />
Breakfast at the Diamond Club<br />
in March <strong>2017</strong>, Venetia Mine<br />
Assistant General Manager,<br />
Hendrick Matjila, discussed local<br />
procurement as well as supplier<br />
and enterprise development<br />
strategies. “<strong>Business</strong> cannot exist<br />
in isolation,” he said. “At Venetia<br />
Mine we are cognisant of the fact<br />
that we cannot sustain our operation<br />
without ploughing back in<br />
our communities. We know that if<br />
we are to achieve our goal of leaving<br />
a lasting legacy beyond the<br />
life of Venetia Mine, it starts with<br />
supporting local enterprises and<br />
developing our entrepreneurs<br />
and small businesses.”<br />
LIMPOPO BUSINESS <strong>2017</strong>/<strong>18</strong><br />
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