The North West agricultural town of Vryburg is set to get its first enclosed shopping mall with a new 20 000m² centre.

Labour issues, late payment and slow growth ‘catastrophic’ for the sector, says Master Builders’ Association North.

Sun City’s four hotels and the entertainment zones are in the process of being revamped in a five-year, R1-billion upgrade which will be complete in 2017.

President Zuma surprised markets on Wednesday evening by recalling South Africa’s well-respected Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene, and appointing David van Rooyen, an ANC veteran, as the head of National Treasury.  

Redefine Properties has triumphed at the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Retail Design and Development Awards (RDDA), with Matlosana Mall in the North West Province taking top honours for Best Shopping Centre Development over 20000sqm.

Redefine's R1bn super regional Matlosana Mall in Klerksdorp will open its doors in October and is expected to serve as a development catalyst for the surrounding area. 

Construction work on a multi-million rand new provincial library and archive building at Mafikeng is expected to restart in September.

North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga are on a roll, thanks to platinum and chrome

The North West Government has approved the expansion of the Nelson Mandela Drive to Ramatlabama border gate, the main road that links Botswana and Mafikeng in the province.

THE North West government yesterday unveiled an economic development initiative based on the example of Gauteng's Blue IQ, and aimed at boosting the province's growth to 8% a year.