SPEDU tackles spectre of ghost town

There have been calls to treat Selebi-Phikwe as a special case, hence considerable effort was concentrated on the mining town this year.  With the establishment of the Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit, the town's economic prospects and opportunities have been identified.

More hope was restored to the town given the mine's ongoing exploration activities that have turned up more ore reserves, giving Selebi-Phikwe a new lease of life.  Many businesses that set up were mainly targeting the large number of workers that the mine employs.  Some companies also got the opportunity to be sub-contracted by the mine and in turn to employ more people.