Limpopo province covers 10.3 per cent share of the total land area of South Africa and is the fifth largest province and one of the poorest. By 2010, Limpopo had a total population of 5 439 600, accounting 10.9 per cent share of the total population of South Africa. Majority of the population live in the former Bantustans characterised by overcrowding, tenure that is legally insecure and lack many of the economic opportunities found elsewhere in the urban centres.