About us

The Location

Welcome to South Africa: a sprawling land of open spaces, clear skies and magnificent weather, where sportspeople are able to experience new freedom, openness, clarity and comfort. Welcome to the North West Province, a malaria-free zone where the climate is temperate, even in winter; where there is valuable altitude; and where special additional features - like roaming wildlife, nearby game reserves and proximity to top entertainment resorts and golf courses - are widespread. Welcome to Phokeng, home of Bafokeng Sports Campus.

Ownership

The Bafokeng Sports Campus development is currently 100% owned by Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), which is responsible for the management and development of the commercial assets of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (a nation of some 310 000 people). As at end-December 2008, the pro-forma value of the investments under management by RBH was over R22 billion, across the spheres of mining, industry, finance, manufacturing, services and sport. Royal Bafokeng Sports, a subsidiary, is tasked with developing the Nation's commercial sporting activities, including the management of the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace (South Africa's only privately owned sports stadium). Royal Bafokeng Sports also owns Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars FC and controls Currie Cup rugby franchise Platinum Leopards.

Social Investment

The Bafokeng Sports Campus was built to make genuine and sustainable improvements in the surrounding communities, including:

• skills development and job creation;
  
• the identification and nurturing of sporting talent;
  
• the development of socio-economic initiatives that promote sustainable economic growth; and
  
• the minimization of environmental impacts.

With its tailored range of accommodation, wide range of professionally designed fields, cutting-edge equipment and top-class facilities, the Bafokeng Sports Campus is rapidly establishing itself as one of Africa’s leading sports training venues. For teams and individuals it offers ease of access, seclusion and security, excellent weather, altitude, proximity to natural attractions, world-class accommodation, and world-class sports facilities and services. When it comes to competitive sporting performance, the Bafokeng Sports Campus provides the distinguishing advantage.

The Environment

Being environmentally responsible is not a one-day job. It is a commitment; one that Bafokeng Sports Campus has adopted for life. It is constantly furthering its vision to reduce its impact on the environment, while always upholding the high-quality experience that visitors expect.

To begin with, the entire hotel is 100% eco-friendly, from double-glazed windows to improve thermal performance, to specially designed and treated ceilings and roofs that necessitate less heating in winter and less air-conditioning in summer.

Then, the development has its own electrical sub-station, backed by generators for the main hotel and two fields. Additional energy efficiency is also ensured by the innovative evaporative water cooling/heating system, linked to the air-con, the geyser and the heated hotel pool.