The historical evolution of the cultural and creative economy in Mahikeng, South Africa

Drummond, James; Drummond, Fiona

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“…It benefited once again from being a political capital and was heavily subsidized by the South African state. It also experienced an infrastructure construction boom in tangible cultural assets, though this was not a deliberate LED policy, and it benefited from mining royalties and tourism spending (Drummond 2019). These tangible cultural assets formed the basis for a cultural and creative industries cluster in the town that included a local newspaper, radio station, and television broadcaster; orchestra, dance, drama, and arts and crafts at Mmabana Cultural Centre; recording studios (where the soundtrack to the Lion King was produced); Lotlamoreng Cultural Village; 60s Festival; and the University of Bophuthatswana's fine art department, which ran the Sol Plaatjie Memorial Art Exhibition (Drummond 2019).…”

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“…It also experienced an infrastructure construction boom in tangible cultural assets, though this was not a deliberate LED policy, and it benefited from mining royalties and tourism spending (Drummond 2019). These tangible cultural assets formed the basis for a cultural and creative industries cluster in the town that included a local newspaper, radio station, and television broadcaster; orchestra, dance, drama, and arts and crafts at Mmabana Cultural Centre; recording studios (where the soundtrack to the Lion King was produced); Lotlamoreng Cultural Village; 60s Festival; and the University of Bophuthatswana's fine art department, which ran the Sol Plaatjie Memorial Art Exhibition (Drummond 2019). The intangible cultural assets illustrate the combination of British and Batswana cultures as the two co-existed through the arts, with classical music and ballets being performed alongside dramas written and produced by Batswana creatives relating to their culture and the situation in South Africa (Drummond 2019).…”

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This book is available as an ebook which is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The publisher should be contacted for any commercial use which falls outside the terms of that license. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in PublicationTitle: Creative tourism in smaller communities : place, culture, and local representation / edited and with an introduction by Kathleen Scherf. Names: Scherf, Kathleen Dorothy, 1960-editor, writer of introduction. Series: Small cities sustainability studies in community and cultural engagement ; 2. Description: Series statement: Small cities sustainability studies in community and cultural engagement ; 2 | Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mahikeng: Where Traditional Leadership and Development Frameworks Collide

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City Tourism Product Development and Marketing: The Case of the Provincial Capital city of Mahikeng

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2023

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This article explores the city tourism product composition of Mahikeng, the capital city of South Africa’s North West Province. Its goal is twofold: to capture the industry’s views on the city’s current urban tourism product offering and to identify the necessary marketing activities for tourism development in Mahikeng. The study used quantitative data from an online survey involving 62 tourism businesses operating in Mahikeng. The results highlight a limited level of tourism product offerings, ineffective marketing activities, and the need to develop a more diverse city tourism product mix to ensure the success of Mahikeng as a tourist city. The authors recommend the development of a varied product mix and, through this, the implementation of marketing activities more suited to cities with a provincial status.

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The historical evolution of the cultural and creative economy in Mahikeng, South Africa

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Creative Tourism in Smaller Communities

Creative Tourism in Smaller Communities

Mahikeng: Where Traditional Leadership and Development Frameworks Collide

City Tourism Product Development and Marketing: The Case of the Provincial Capital city of Mahikeng

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