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Bokone Bophirima Premier
Hon. SOR Mahumapelo

Acting Director General
Prof. Job Mokgoro

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Bokone Bophirima commits to speed up solutions to water and sanitation challenges...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

We have taken some specific resolutions.There are clear timelines on how we are going to resolve our challenges.There will be monthly and quarterly assessments and where there is slow progress, we will act decisively because our people cannot always complain about challenges of water and sanitation... Read more

Pupils excited about returning back to school...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Premier met the school management, educators and parents and also assessed the school as part of the provincial government’s programme of ensuring effective learning and teaching from day one. He conducted a readiness spot checks, inspected the school infrastructure such as libraries, toilets, sports facilities as well as... Read more

Premier makes a firm commitment to monitor implementation of Back to Basics...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The Bokone Bophirima Province Government has made a committed to track the implementation of Back to Basics Programme in its 23 municipalities through the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit located in the Office of the Premier. The commitment was made by Bokone Bophirima Premier, Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo... Read more

We all have a responsibility to advocate reconciliation, peace and unity...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Thousands of communities from around the Bokone Bophirima Province braved today’s cloudy weather to attend the official launch of the Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal (RHR) programme, which Premier Mahumapelo said is aimed at pulling together all sectors of society in building a reconciled, united and peaceful Province.... Read more

Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day...
Tuesday, December 09, 2014

On behalf of the South African government I wish to express our deepest appreciation to the joint organisers, the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime, the University of South Africa and the Public Service Commission, for the invitation to attend today’s event to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day... Read more

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Setsokotsane online Newsletter
Vacancy: Chief Director Transport Operations (Closing Date: 30 January 2015)
Provincial 2014/15 Adjustment Budget Speech
Mid Term Budget speech

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Bokone Bophirima Province is bordered by Botswana in the north and is fringed by the Kalahari desert in the west, Gauteng to the east, and the Free State to the south. It is known as the "Platinum Province", owing to its wealth of this precious metal. The province has a population of 3,2 million people who mainly speak Setswana. Mahikeng (previously Mafeking) is the capital,well-known for the famous siege which took place in October 1899 during the Anglo-Boer/South African War.

The mainstay of the economy of Bokone Bophirima Province is mining, which generates more than half of the province's gross domestic product and provides jobs for a quarter of its workforce. The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof.

The northern and western parts of the province have many sheep farms and cattle and game ranches. The eastern and southern parts are crop-growing regions that produce maize (corn), sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, and citrus fruits. The entertainment and casino complex at Sun City and Lost City also contributes to the provincial economy.