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North West Government urges communities to remain calm amid planned protest action on 20 March

DATE: Thursday, 16 March 2023

Mahikeng: The North West Provincial Government wishes to reassure residents of this province that the rule of law will be enforced to ensure the safety of communities during the anticipated protest action on Monday, 20 March 2023. Read more

Premier Maape to deliver the State of the Province Address

DATE: Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Mahikeng - It's all systems go for the delivery of the State of the Province Address - SOPA by North West Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape, during the official opening of the North West Provincial Legislature led by the Speaker Basetsana Dantjie. Read more

STRUGGLE VETERAN – PAUL DAPHNE TO BE LAID TO REST THIS WEEKEND

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 01 FEBRUARY 2023

Mahikeng – The deceased struggle veteran, Paul Daphne will be laid to rest this coming weekend in Mahikeng. Mr. Daphne who was working as the special advisor on economic affairs to North West Premier, Kaobitsa Bushy Maape passed away on Friday last week after a short illness. Read more

PREMIER MAAPE MOURNS THE PASSING OF STRUGGLE VETERAN-PAUL DAPHNE

DATE: MONDAY, 30 JANUARY 2023

Mahikeng - North West Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape is saddened by the passing of struggle veteran, Paul Daphne. Mr. Daphne passed away on Friday 27 January 2023 after a short illness. Read more

PREMIER MAAPE SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF KGOSI SEFANYETSO OF BATAUNG BAGA MOUBANA

DATE: TUESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2023

Mahikeng – Mahikeng – North West Premier, Kaobitsa Bushy Maape is saddened by the passing of Kgosi Boikgantso Justice Sefanyetso of Bataung ba ga Moubana at Madikwe in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality. Kgosi Sefanyatso died over the weekend following a short illness. Read more

EDUCATION IS THE ONLY TOOL ONE CAN USE TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE COUNTRY – PREMIER MAAPE

DATE: THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 2023

Potchefstroom – North West Premier, Kaobitsa Bushy Maape has urged learners in disadvantaged communities to be resilient in their pursuit for education. He maintains since the advent of democracy government has initiated and passed various pieces of legislation aimed at addressing inequalities in the education sector. Read more

NORTH WEST PREMIER KAOBITSA BUSHY MAAPE VISITS RESOLOFETSE SECONDARY AS PART OF THE BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN

DATE: TUESDAY, 10 JANUARY 2023

Mahikeng - North West Premier, Kaobitsa Bushy Maape is expected to visit Resolofetse Secondary School at Ikageng Township at J. B. Marks Local Municipality. The primary objective of the visit is to assess the state of readiness on the opening day of the academic year. This will include devising intervention measures on challenges confronting the school. Read more

MEDIA STATEMENT - NWPG mainframe system challenges

DATE: Thursday, 22 December 2022

Mahikeng: The North West Provincial Government wishes to inform all service providers and members of the public about a challenge that was experienced this week regarding the mainframe system. Read more

PREMIER MAAPE APPOINTS MS VIOLA NTSETSAO MOTSUMI AS NEW MEC FOR EDUCATION IN NORTH WEST

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 07 DECEMBER 2022

MEDIA STATEMENT I wish to take this opportunity to inform the people of the North West of my decision in terms of Section 132 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic to effect changes in the composition of the Provincial Executive Council by recalling Honorable Wendy Matsemela from her position as Member of Executive responsible for Education, and in her stead appoint Honorable Viola Ntsetsao Motsumi as the new MEC for Education. Read more

NORTH WEST PREMIER TO LEAD PROVINCIAL COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY

DATE: Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Mahikeng: Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape in his capacity as Premier of the North West Province and Chairperson of the Provincial Council on AIDS (PCA) will on Thursday, 1 December 2022 deliver a keynote address at the Provincial World AIDS Day Commemoration event to be held at the Lotlhakane village Sports Ground, outside Mahikeng. Read more

STATEMENT BY PREMIER KAOBITSA BUSHY MAAPE ON THE CHANGES OF THE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

DATE: MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2022

The announcement of the changes of the Provincial Executive Council of the North West province follows extensive consultation with the leadership of African National Congress in the province as well as Alliance partners. These changes are aimed at strengthening the work of government in expediting service delivery and addressing a number of challenges confronting the province. Since assuming office the provincial government has been stable and where there have been challenges, there have been appropriate actions to respond to such matters. Read more

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North West 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 North West 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.