ADVERTISEMENT:
News - Date: 11 August 2006
In an effort to transform the remote area of the Mutale and Vhembe districts into an economic and tourism powerhouse in the province, the Limpopo Tourism and Parks for the Vhembe region officially launched the establishment of the Muvhuyuni Resort at Madifha last Friday.
Muvhuyuni Resort is a multi-million-rand project to be built on the outskirts of the Big Tree at Madifha, with a view to improving the capacity for tourism and job creation at Mutale and Vhembe. The establishment of Muvhuyuni is history in making in the area, since the man behind the project is Mr Job Sigegeda, from a historically disadvantaged community. He was born and grew up at Tshipise.
Sigegeda's resort will be nestled between the stone hills and a cave at Madifha, just a few metres from the Big Tree. Speaking to Mirror after the launching at the project site, Sigegeda said that the first phase of the project, which will consist of 55 modern and stylish chalets, reception, conference centre, restaurant and a swimming pool, will commence before the end of this month. He further indicated that, by December this year, the phase would be completed.
According to Sigegeda, the second phase of the Muvhuyuni Resort will come with 55 additional chalets, a curio shop, a swimming pool and a caravan park. At completion, the total number of chalets at the resort will be 155.
Sigegeda said that 55 more chalets will be built during the third phase of the project, at which Absa bank and FNB will establish ATM machines, and a shopping complex with several national stores will be constructed.
"I have been in the tourism industry for 17 years. I am determined to live the tourism dream in my lifetime. I've worked as a manager of Sagole Spa, Nwanedi Resort, Aventura Tshipise and at Bela-Bela resort. I decided to build the resort at Madifha, because I have learnt that the Big Tree is a tourists attraction spot," said Sigegeda who also urged the local municipalities and members of the public to support him.
Sigegeda added that he had put aside R80 million towards the project, which will create permanent employment for 155 people.
Search for a story:
ADVERTISEMENT
The economic conditions in Zimbabwe forced Tanaka Moyo (40) to legally seek greener pastures in Musina. He opted for a unique business plan, selling the wild jujube fruit to make a living. The fruit, called masau in Shona, is better known as mazwilu in Tshivenda.
As the unemployment rate in South Africa continued to rise, a group of women from Makonde village decided to start a community-based project to create job opportunities for themselves. However, it is very difficult to continue with the project without support from the government or the private sector.
At the age of 104, William Masindi Sadiki still has many stories to tell. Some of these are about his experiences during World War II, when he was part of the North Africa campaign. He is one of the few black soldiers from that era still alive, and he proudly pins his war medals on his chest on formal occasions.
The Rivoni School for the Blind in in Njakanjaka village in the Vhembe District has 167 learners from Grade R to Grade 12. The school was started in 2016 by the Rivoni Society for the Blind, founded in June 1975 at Elim Hospital by late Swiss doctor Erwin Sutter. The society later transferred responsibility for the school to the Department of Education.