Limpopo’s potential: residents share their thoughts
Review took to the streets to speak to residents on what they think Limpopo should improve on to have its name with the likes of Gauteng, Western Cape and other major provinces.
POLOKWANE – Limpopo’s growth is commendable. As a province, cities are growing and quickly becoming economic hubs and business centrals with much more growth opportunity.
However, many people still see Limpopo as a rural province and its potential is therefore marred.
Review took to the streets to speak to residents on what they think Limpopo should improve on for other provinces to take us seriously or to consider us when it comes to hosting entertainment and other big upcoming events.
Here is what residents had to say:
Tinny Molepo says she thinks Limpopo must improve in building more schools for our kids, because most schools are over populated.
“I hope Limpopo improves in building more employment rather that building infrastructure, because a lot of people are struggling out there and they need to support their families. It wouldn’t hurt if they create more workplaces for people who have went to school and actually deserve it,” Connie Thansa said.
David Phasa says he wishes the municipality and government would build more RDP homes and also give them to unemployed people instead of giving it to people ‘underground’ who are working. He says it is unfair that some people do not have homes to live in.
Ernest Rambau believes Polokwane is developing too slow for a city that has a lot of potential and that leaves tourists losing interest in coming to our province. “People who are qualified in upgrading our infrastructure within the Departments, must take part in forming Limpopo into the most beautiful and entertaining province, and they must do their job accordingly, which will attract more people, especially tourists, to come to Polokwane to explore it.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
