EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION
Invest in the
North West Province, South Africa
T
he North West province of South Africa is characterised
Its location is one of the North West province’s greatest natural
by the perfect blend of rich stretches of fertile soil fit for
advantages. The North West province is bordered by Botswana to
livestock, crop farming and agri-business and the bustle
the west and nestled against Gauteng to the east. The N4 highway
of our main centra where mining, manufacturing and the
runs through the North West province and forms part of the Maputo-
services sector abound.
Walvis Bay corridor connecting these ports and thus the east and west coasts of southern Africa. The North West province is therefore centrally located within the Southern African Development region due to its strategic location, and offers great access for trade and exports into the African continent. During 2012, the North West province identified 10 key projects which have the potential to set the province on a steady growth path through industrialisation. The 10 projects have been identified for the strategic investment opportunities they offer, for their high comparative advantage and the high growth performance indices of the identified sectors. The North West province invites investors, especially those seeking public-private partnerships to engage with the province on the opportunities that exist for investing in the 10 projects of infrastructure development; cattle beneficiation; maize milling; a mining supply park; and six sector development zones in metal fabrication, automotive components, platinum beneficiation, plastics and chemicals, the electronic sector and the business processes services sector. I wish all BRICS Summit delegates and exhibitors a glorious and fruitful stay in our beautiful country. We look forward to welcoming
We invite the serious investor to explore the many pioneering opportunities
you in the North West province in the near future.
that are ready for the taking in the North West province – a province of rich potential and untapped opportunities in the sectors of manufacturing, mining and mineral beneficiation, tourism, information technology,
MOJALEFA NALE
agriculture, agribusiness, infrastructure development and renewable energy.
ACTING CEO INVEST NORTH WEST
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