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PREMIER PROF T.J MOKGORO'S ADDRESS TO THE MEDIA ON THE NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT'S 21 DAYS NATIONAL LOCKDOWN PROGRAMME
Thursday, 26 March 2020

By now, all of us are aware that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Command Centre have declared a 21 Days National Lockdown, effective from midnight tonight, due to the sharp increase in COVID-19 infections....Read more

Media Statement on the North West Provincial Government’s State of Readiness to combat and manage COVID-19
Friday, 20 March 2020

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,
Two days ago, we called you here to outline our State of Readiness as a Province in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus....Read more

Media Statement on the North West Provincial Government’s State of Readiness to combat and manage COVID-19
Monday, 18 March 2020

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,
Dumelang.
It is now common knowledge that President Cyril Ramaphosa and national Cabinet have declared COVID-19; which is commonly referred to as the CoronaVirus, a national disaster.. ...Read more

Eulogy by North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro, at the funeral service of the late Godfrey Baile Mareme
Monday, 14 March 2020

Bagaetsho dumelang.
Ke utlwa ke le motlotlo gore ke be ke eme fano gompieno, ke tla go latlhela la motlapitsong jaaka re felegetsa mongwe ka rona – Godfrey Baile “Lebolobolo” “Bra Lebs” Mareme – go ya kwa legaeng la gagwe la bofelo.. ...Read more

Provincial Budget Speech 2020/21 presented by MEC for Finance Ms. Motlalepula Rosho
Thursday, 05 March 2020

Provincial Budget Speech presented by MEC for Finance Ms. Motlalepula Rosho at the North West Legislature ...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.