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Invesing in property in the North West Province of South Africa makes sense as it is one of the fastest growing province in South Africa. South Africa's North West Province is strategically located between Botswana in the west and the economic powerhouse and industrial heartland of Gauteng in the east. The province offers vast mineral resources, a sophisticated tourist industry and agricultural abundance. The province is home to bases for a number of international companies such as BMW, Samsung, Tiger Wheels, Shanghai Video and Audio, Lear Corporation, Kromberg and Schubert, Nestle, HJ Heinz, Hong Kong's Universal Enamelware, Firestone Tyres and Robert Bosch, to name a few.
A specialist investment promotion agency, Invest North West, offers incoming investors the convenience of a comprehensive service in setting up business. This investment promotion agency advises potential investors on potential investment projects, assists investors in finding the right business location, compiling business plans, finding appropriate funding, assisting with claims for incentive schemes, visa applications, and identifies suppliers and professional firms who can help in setting up the business.
An important city as far as property is concerned in the North West Province is Mafikeng, the provincial capital and a staging post for rail and road traffic into the sub-continent. The main Cape Town to Zimbabwe railway line passes through Mafikeng via Botswana, with a feeder line to Angola. In terms of roads, the vital east-west corridor linking Maputo on the Eastern African seaboard and Walvis Bay on the Western African seaboard runs through the North West Province.
Available property in the North West Province is basically divided into five geographic areas. Property opportunity in the south is centered around the industrialised mining towns and cities that are collectively known as the Kosh area which includes property in Orkney, Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom.
As far as property is concerned In the central area, Mafikeng dominates the region and has been chosen as the capital seat due to its location, administrative infrastructure and other well-developed facilities such as a large convention centre, state-of-the-art recording studios, a leading university and an airport with one of the longest runways in South Africa.
In the west the major property investment opportunities is in Vryburg, a town which enjoys the unofficial status of being the agricultural capital of the North West Province of South Africa.
For property In the northern areas, the city of Rustenburg represents the major industrial and residential centre of the North West Province, boasting well developed industrial and mining infrastructures as well as world famous tourist resorts.
In the densely populated far eastern areas you will find property in Mabopane, Brits, Ga-Rankuwa and Temba. These towns are residential, agricultural and industrial centres and the economy of the area is closely linked to that of neighbouring Gauteng.
The North West Province offers a year round, sunny temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. This is a summer-rainfall region and the weather is usually dry with a short rainy season from December to March. The hottest months are usually February and March and the coldest, July and August.
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