A proposed new landmark is apparently underway for the city. News of a new hotel in the planning gives rise to the premise that Polokwane is supposedly geared for all the development continuously coming its way.
The city is still new to the sporting and retail prospects on its doorstep after significant changes to the landscape in recent times.
The additions form part of a greater vision for the province, which has been well received and supported. It is a further indication that residents of the city are willing to embrace the shifting of borders and the introduction of unfamiliar notions.
These possibilities contribute to a livelier economy and growth potential of the province, which are very welcome.
The influx of numbers and unrivalled possibilities create greater opportunities for the establishment of enterprises that did not necessarily have a place in the market in the past.
Now is a good time for young people to take the gaps in the trading environment and not depend on government and its parastatals to spearhead programmes aimed at job creation.
The world has changed to such an extent that a younger generation has access to things their parents did not have the privilege to experience.
They should be guided to use these chances and take responsibility for their future while not depending on other people to take care of them.
The nations of Africa have become accustomed to relying on the goodwill of others for survival, waiting for hand-outs and grants from international and resident benefactors. There are different ways of interpreting this approach, but it does not change the fact that we are continuing to breed a reliant population that does not see that hard work has never killed anyone.
We are not doing anyone a favour by not teaching them to fish.