The North West Province has focused on on strengthening, reinforcing and ensuring collaborative efforts and consolidation of resources towards the implementation of radical economic initiatives meant to address the challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment.
This is according to Premier Job Mokgoro.
Mokgoro was addressing the Province during the recent State of the Province Address held outside Mmabatho Stadium in Mahikeng.
One of the areas that stand to benefit from the radical economic initiatives is Mogwase in Moses Kotane Local Municipality.
According to Mokgoro, the Provincial Government has through the North West Development Corporation, begun the implementation of the Platinum Valley Special Economic Zones Programme to bolster industrialisation in the area.
The Programme will create a new mining supply that speaks to capital equipment manufacturing, renewable energy, agro processing zone and general manufacturing in the Mogwase Industrial area.
The primary aim of this project is to attract Foreign Direct Investment valued at R4 billion with a potential to create 6045 new but sustainable jobs over 5 year period.