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Fraud and corruption have become one of the biggest hindrances to economic and social development – Premier Mokgoro
Friday, 15 November 2019

Mahikeng – “Fraud and corruption pose a serious threat to human and economic development as it creates instability in public institutions and goes a long way in undermining the rule of law, democratic values and society at large”...Read more

North West Provincial Government to commemorate Fraud Awareness Week
Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Mahikeng – North West Provincial Government in partnership with Madibeng and City of Matlosana Local Municipalities is to commemorate the Fraud Awareness Week by hosting Anti-Corruption and Ethics Road Show to highlight the problem of fraud and corruption....Read more

Annual Mahika-Mahikeng Cultural Music Festival to take a gap year
Wednesday, 06 November 2019

Mahikeng: The annual Mahika-Mahikeng Cultural Music Festival which started four years ago, will this year take a gap year, so as to allow the North West Provincial Government to deliver a repackaged quality music and cultural festival next year.....Read more

Relations between North West and Gyeosangbuk-do restored
Tuesday, 05 November 2019

Mahikeng: Trade and investment in the areas of agriculture, tourism and mining are some of the opportunities Premier Prof. Job Mokgoro of the North West and Vice Governor Cheol-Woo Lee of the Gyeosangbuk-do Provincial Government in South Korea reflected on during their meeting which was held this past weekend at Royal Marang Hotel in Phokeng near Rustenburg......Read more

North West Premier successfully interacts with the members of Business Forums
Friday, 01 November 2019

Mahikeng – North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro, held a successful and productive session with members of Business Forums from different parts of the Province at the Garona Building on the evening of Tuesday, 29 October 2019. .....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.