
By BAKANG MOKOTO
29 August 2024- The North West Premier, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi, has appointed the North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Oageng Molapisi as acting Premier effective from 29 August until 6 September 2024. During this period, Mokgosi will be leading a delegation of the provincial government to Gyeosangbu-DO province of South Korea and the Henan province of China on an international mission.
Mokgosi said the primary objective of this mission is to strengthen economic ties with the two provinces. He further said their quest is to also critically position the North West province as a prime destination for investments.

“This mission forms part of our ongoing efforts as the province to attract investments and address the high levels of unemployment afflicting our communities. There lies huge spin offs in the three economic drivers of our province and our visit is centred on exposing these opportunities to our prospective investors,” he said.