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St Manche Masemola Roossenekal Tšate Precinct Flag Boshielo Ntwane, Moutse Stryjdom Tunnel Tšate Heritage Festival – 21,22 & 23 September 2007 is a show that fully display our District’s Platinum Treatment for Tourists and Travelers. We will ensure that every one visiting Tšate is nurtured, sustained and treated like platinum. Roossenekal town in Elias Motsoaledi Municipality celebrates the discovery of the yellow Arum Lily Flower through an annual Festival on the 25th of November 2007. The mountains surrounding Roossenekal are the only place in the world where the yellow arum grows naturally. Embrace the yellow fever! The Nile crocodiles pose as a tourism potential around Flag Boshielo Dam which is significant for fishing and crocodile watching. The National Geographic Channel has been to Flag Boshielo to produce more documentaries on the Dam for its resident crocodile population. Flag Boshielo Dam is enabling delivery of new water supplies to communities of Makhuduthamaga and Greater Marble Hall.
Just below the wall of Loskop Dam, you will be greeted by the warm spirit of Bantwane led by Charismatic Kgoshi Mathebe. Adjacent is their indigenous fortress –the fortress of the Maloko caves which was sanctuary to the Bantwane warriors. The cave receives visitors from different parts of world, mainly from Botswana and Brits. Come and uncover the secrets trapped in this million years old hideout.
Stryjdom Tunnel range is a natural display of scenic beauty found at the gateway to the Kruger National Park. It is here that Lepelle River sends courteous greetings of Warrior King Sekhukhune I to Rain Queen Modjadji. St Manche Masemola was born in Marishane, Sukhukhuneland. She later attended baptism preparation classes twice a week at the mission. Her parents forbade her from going, but she ignored them. 1927 Manche’s parents began beating her, sometimes twice a day. 1928 on or around 4th February Manche died in the hands of her parents. She was buried in the grave that stands as the museum of all faith pilgrimages.
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Fetakgomo is one of the most densely populated municipality. Here, mining is the most important economic contributor and accounts for 27% of the area’s (Fetakgomo) economy. Significant potential for commercial farming and enhanced subsistence farming is also prevalent in Fetakgomo.
Through Lepellane-Stydskraal Irrigation Project which involves vegetable and field crop farming on three hundred and thirty eight hectares of land at Ga-Nchabeleng –part of the Olifants River Irrigation Scheme.
Makhuduthamaga is a home of the most precious mountain ranges such as Leolo and hills that hid the legacy Manche Masemola grave site which offers scenic beauty embracing the prospects of the growing Jane Furse Government Complex. In the District’s general trade and tourism arena, Jane Furse is the main economic hub.
The location of the Jane Furse Plaza and the Jane Furse Governance and Administration Cluster offers many spin-off for promoting trade and tourism in its surrounding areas.
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District-wide Tour Route Day 2 Tour Narration on the desired tourism establishment development at completion of the Dam construction. Proceeds to Penge Western Traditional Breakfast. tour proceed to De-hoop Dam site 07h00 - am Day 2 – 21 Sept 2007 09h20 - am De Hoop Dam Site Site seeing exercise at the Mabulane attraction sites as well as Lepelle River 12h10 - pm Penge Town, Tubatse 13h30 - pm Penge Town, Tubatse Lunch is served. Tour proceed to Potlake Game Reserve. Site seeing the game reserve 17H10 tour proceed to the Bapedi Kingdom at Mohlaletsi 16h30 - pm Potlake Game Reserve 19h30 - pm Tšate Heritage Site Join the evening Programme & Opening of Tšate Heritage Festival to be held in Ntswaneng. 17h30 - pm Mohlaletsi Village A history account of the evolution of the Bapedi, kings and revolutions. 17h50 - pm Mohlaletsi Village Traditional dinner from African Pot is served. Tour proceed to Tšate to join festivities Friday 21, Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 September 2007 Heritage Festival 2007 Greater Marble Hall is predominantly agricultural, and has significant land that banks the great Flag Boshielo Dam. The Cotton City of Marble Hall is also the nest to sophisticated Crocodile family resident to Flag Boshielo Dam
In Greater Tubatse platinum mining is proving to be fast growing and high impact sector. The building of De Hoop Dam to the tune of R4 Billion and its completion in 2010 will definitely bring about lots of economic spin-offs in terms of tourism, hospitality industry, and farming activities. The Dam will also drive the mining boom in terms of creating an enabling environment for the activation of existing mines and those that have prospected and not yet started mining.
Elias Motsoaledi is one of the largest and most prosperous municipalities of our District. This is attributed to its strong agricultural, trade and service sectors – which are the biggest employers, in terms of locality. The town of Groblersdal is the main commercial node for the entire municipal area – and also serves the other Greater Sekhukhune local areas. In its commercial farming sector, maize, tobacco, cotton, sunflower, citrus fruit and vegetables are the main crops.
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