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Unlocking Development Potential Through Infrastructure in Limpopo

This report outlines the critical role of infrastructure in harnessing Limogopo's development potential. It examines the region's economic structure, employment crisis, and mining opportunities while addressing national development priorities such as education, healthcare, and social cohesion. Specific infrastructure requirements for growth points such as Lephalale and Burgersfort are identified, highlighting the need for an infrastructure master plan to mitigate unemployment and foster development. A strategic approach to infrastructure planning is essential for achieving long-term economic and social goals in Limpopo.

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Unlocking Development Potential Through Infrastructure in Limpopo

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  1. INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNLOCK THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF LIMPOPO October 2010

  2. Table of Contents Economic Structure Of Limpopo Development Objectives The Employment Crisis 1 2 3 Mining Development Opportunities Infrastructure Planning Model Infrastructure Requirements Conclusion 4 5 6 7

  3. National Development Priorities • Education & skills development • Provision of reliable health care • Make communities safer • Create decent work for all • Rural development and greater social cohesion • Create an effective, efficient and development orientated public service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  4. Employment Stats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  5. GDP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  6. Limpopo Mining Commodity Stats: 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  7. Platinum Mines 1 2 3 4 5 7

  8. Platinum Production 1 2 3 4 5 7

  9. Coalfields 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  10. Coal Production 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  11. Infrastructure Requirements: Lephalale Specific • Urban infrastructure and maintenance-existing node • Level of service in rural villages • Urban infrastructure- New town • Bulk Water • R33 • Southern Bypass • Railway Line • Social Infrastructure • Heavy Industrial Park • Maintenance plans 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  12. Top Five Growth Points • Lephalale - Coal • Burgersfort - Platinum • Northam - Platinum • Mokopane - Platinum • Polokwane - Logistics & Services Hub 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  13. Next Five Growth Points • Tzaneen – Horticulture • Phalaborwa – Magnetite • Groblersdal – Platinum • Makhado – Horticulture and Coal • Musina – Coal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  14. Infrastructure For Rest Of Limpopo: Water • Nandoni • Flag Boshielo • De Hoop Dam • Crocodile West Augmentation For Lephalale • Rooipoort • N’wamitwa • Raising Of Tzaneen Dam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  15. Other Critical Infrastructure Issues • Roads & Transport • Energy (Renewable & Non Renewable ) • ICT • Waste Management • Government Buildings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  16. Projects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  17. Proposed Infrastructure Planning Process 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Include indicators for energy, ICT, waste management and government buildings

  18. Conclusion • Limpopo could have 400,000 unemployment persons in 20 years time and 300,000 discouraged work seekers. • It is a social time bomb • The province has the resource potential to reduce this number significantly. • The resource potential is spatially concentrated in a number of growth points. • Infrastructure is one of the prerequisite to unlock the resource potential and achieve the national development priorities. • Limpopo urgently requires an infrastructure master plan to accelerate the provincial development process. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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