Lifeline for Phikwe: 3,000 jobs, P1.4bn in projects

The project will be near the Selebi-Phikwe airport, and is expected to employ at least 3,000 workers. Officials close to the project say priority for employment will be given to former workers of doomed BCL Mine, who are still jobless, following the mine’s closure last October. More than 6,000 workers were retrenched.

The project involves the construction of an aviation manufacturing and assembly plant, safari tourism centre including airport hotel, restaurants, conference and recreation centre as well as a pilot academy and maintenance and service area.