LTA and Partners celebrate Tourism Thursday in Leolo
Leolo was a hive of activity with Limpopo Tourism Agency and partners hosting Tourism Thursday activation as a precursor to the Yellow Arum Lily Festival to be held at Roossenekal on the 30th November 2024.
There were several build-up activities planned before the big day starting from the 24th until the morning of 30 November 2024. The media representatives will today be taken to Mapochs Caves and graves viewing the historic sites in Roossenekal.
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LEDET Head of Department (HoD) Mr. Matodzi Rathumbu, who represented the MEC for LEDET, Mr. Tshitereke Matibe, was joined by the Sekhukhune District Municipality, MMC for Economic Development and Planning, Cllr. Alfred Makaeya Matlala, Cllr. Howard Piitjo, Ward Cllr. Katlego Hleko, Contralesa Limpopo Chairperson, Kgošigadi Seopela Nkweng.
The royalties in and around Leolo that fall under ward 15 of Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality present at the event included Dlamini, eMkhondweni, Ga Magolego, Maila Mapitsane, Hoepakrans, Mohlake and Mohlakaneng.
In his welcome address, the local councillor of the area, Cllr. Katlego Hleko, said, “We are grateful to have been chosen to celebrate this event here today. I must say this place has a lot of history that most people do not know about”. He thanked the local people for having come in their numbers to the event.
The Senior Manager for Biodiversity Management at LEDET, Mr. Erol Moeng, outlined the importance of this unique flower which grows only in two areas in Sekhukhune District, that is, Leolo and Roossenekal.