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Bokone Bophirima Premier
Hon. SOR Mahumapelo

Director General
Dr. Lydia Keneilwe Sebego

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A boost for agriculture as land beneficiaries get equipment...
Monday, 19 June 2017

Premier of Bokone Bophirima Supra Mahumapelo believes the handing over of tractors and other agricultural equipment worth over six million rand to the beneficiaries of De Paarl farm near Lichtenburg under Ditsobotla Local Municipality, will go a long way in uplifting agriculture as one of the economic drivers of the province... Read more

Premier Mahumapelo condemns farmer’s brutal killing...
Monday, 19 June 2017

Premier Supra Mahumapelo of Bokone Bophirima Province has learned with shock and dismay of the brutal killing of a man (46), by three unknown males on Friday night at Habernia Farm near Lichtenburg, Ditsobotla Local Municipality. According to the police reports, three men entered the house and they found the victim’s 75year old...Read more

Justice must be served in 16-year old Moshoeu’s murder case – Premier Mahumapelo...
Sunday, 07 May 2017

Premier Supra Mahumapelo of the North West Province says since there is no confusion on whose hands Matlhomola Jonas Moshoeu lost his life, the court must take cognisance of this and accordingly deal with questions on how he was murdered. Premier Mahumapelo said this today, Sunday 07 May 2017, at a moving funeral service of Moshoeu...Read more

Premier Mahumapelo commends arrest of two suspects in Coligny...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

The Premier of Bokone Bophirima Province, Supra Mahumapelo, has commended the police for the swift arrest of two suspects linked to the murder of a 12 year old child in Coligny. “The swift arrest of the two suspects is a demonstration of the good work the police are able to do when the community supports their efforts in rooting out criminality in our... Read more

Premier Mahumapelo appoints team to focus on Ditsobotla protests...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Premier Supra Mahumapelo has appointed a team comprising five MECs and two Mayors to investigate and unravel service delivery challenges which prompted this week’s public violent protests at Lichtenburg town and Blydeville township in Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The team which will be led by MEC Sello Lehari of Education and Sport...Read more

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2017 State of the Province Address - Premier SOR Mahumapelo
2017 National Budget Speech - Minister of Finance
2017 State of the Nation Address - President Jacob Zuma
2017 Provincial Budget Speech - MEC Wendy Joy Nelson

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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.