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greater sekhukhune district
municipality
Tourism in Sekhukhune open doors for women
Heritage Tourism Month
Heritage Tourism Month
Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality will be
rolling-out the district-wide tourism and
heritage activities throughout the month of
September 2007
District Women Poverty Eradication Conference
Maria Tross, Mashishing 13 - 15 Aug
The Gataway Show
The dome, North Gate 24 25 Aug
Executive Mayors Marathon
Mabocha village, 25 Aug
District Heritage Tourism Month Launch
Greater Tubatse 31 Aug
District Arbor Day Planting trees at Tate
Tate Precinct, 02 September
District Heritage Exhibition Day
Makhuduthamaga, 16 September
District-wide Tour
Kamoka Route 20 21 September
Miss Sekhukhune Pageant
Tate Precinct 21 September
Tate Heritage Festival
Tate Precinct - 22 September
For more information Contact Pat Selahle 082
496 3559 . Lolo Moloko 072 324 0965
Tourism open doors for women
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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 Manches 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.
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.
St Manche Masemola
Flag Boshielo
Ntwane, Moutse
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.
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!
Roossenekal
Tate Heritage Festival 21,22 23 September
2007 is a show that fully display our Districts
Platinum Treatment for Tourists and Travelers. We
will ensure that every one visiting Tate is
nurtured, sustained and treated like platinum.
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.
Stryjdom Tunnel
Tate Precinct
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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
  areas (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
  Districts 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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Tour Sekhukhune
District-wide Tour Route
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.
07h00 - am
Day 2 21 Sept 2007
Western Traditional Breakfast. tour proceed to
De-hoop Dam site
09h20 - am
De Hoop Dam Site
Narration on the desired tourism establishment
development at completion of the Dam
construction. Proceeds to Penge
Day 2 Tour
12h10 - pm
Penge Town, Tubatse
Site seeing exercise at the Mabulane attraction
sites as well as Lepelle River
13h30 - pm
Penge Town, Tubatse
Lunch is served. Tour proceed to Potlake Game
Reserve.
16h30 - pm
Potlake Game Reserve
Site seeing the game reserve 17H10 tour proceed
to the Bapedi Kingdom at Mohlaletsi
17h30 - pm
Mohlaletsi Village
Friday 21, Saturday 22 Sunday 23 September 2007
A history account of the evolution of the Bapedi,
kings and revolutions.
ate

17h50 - pm
Mohlaletsi Village
Traditional dinner from African Pot is served.
Tour proceed to Tate to join festivities
19h30 - pm
Tate Heritage Site
Join the evening Programme Opening of Tate
Heritage Festival to be held in Ntswaneng.
Heritage Festival 2007