Team No Sleep: Rachoene and Mathye Drive Limpopo’s Economic War Room to Unlock Jobs and Investment
- Mpho Dube
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By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief
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AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact
POLOKWANE – While the rest of the province rested, Team No Sleep was at work.
Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Tonny Rachoene and Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Mathye are today co-chairing the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council Working Group in a high-level session held just outside Polokwane.
The message is deliberate and direct: Limpopo’s leadership is done waiting. The focus is on execution, investment, and jobs.
The working group is an independent statutory body appointed by Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Its mandate is clear - give the provincial government evidence-based policy recommendations, independent strategic advice, and practical solutions to drive inclusive economic growth, cut unemployment, and unblock investment.
With infrastructure and transport at the center of the agenda, Rachoene and Mathye are positioning their departments as the engine room of Limpopo’s recovery.
Roads that work, transport systems that move goods and people, and public works projects that create immediate employment are the fastest way to turn policy into paychecks.
Inside the session, the tone is no-nonsense. The council is drilling into bankable projects, unblocking stalled investments, and mapping where public infrastructure can crowd in private capital.
The focus is on projects that deliver now: road upgrades that open agricultural zones, corridors that link mining and tourism hubs, and transport routes that lower the cost of doing business.
Rachoene has made it clear that infrastructure is economic infrastructure.
Every kilometer of road upgraded and every bridge built creates construction jobs, supports SMMEs, and makes Limpopo more attractive to investors.
Mathye brings the other half of the equation. Safe, efficient transport and secure communities are non-negotiable for investment. No investor puts money into a province where goods can’t move and workers don’t feel safe.
Together, they are driving Team No Sleep - a leadership posture that says Limpopo is open for business, but only if it translates into real opportunities for the people.
What makes this council different is its independence. Appointed by the Premier but operating outside political patronage, the advisory body gives straight advice grounded in data, feasibility studies, and global best practice. It identifies bottlenecks, proposes regulatory fixes, and flags where public-private partnerships can accelerate delivery.
Premier Ramathuba has placed economic recovery and job creation at the center of her administration. By giving this working group direct access to her office, she’s ensuring that advice moves from paper to implementation.
With youth unemployment well above the national average, the stakes are immediate. Every unblocked project means contractors on site, suppliers paid, and young people earning. Every new investment in agro-processing, logistics, and energy means stable jobs beyond the public sector.
Rachoene and Mathye are using the council to align infrastructure spending with economic outcomes. The focus is on corridors that connect farms to markets, townships to industrial zones, and Limpopo to national and SADC trade routes.
The hashtag trending with the meeting captures it: no excuses, no delays. Dikgerekgere means doing the work, showing up, and getting results. For a province tired of promises, that posture is everything.
Limpopo doesn’t need another diagnostic report. It needs projects funded, contractors paid, and jobs created. Today, Team No Sleep is making sure that happens.
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