Tourism

Nationally, there has been a major shift in the tourism sector away from strategies that rely on physical attributes towards those that emphasise competitive behaviour. This notion is taken forward in key provincial documents, such as the LGDS and the Provincial Tourism Plan, which call for the development of spatially concentrated clusters that have unique competitive success in a particular field.
Within the Sekhukhune context, a number of clusters have been identified recently as offering significant tourism potential. These include:
√ Themed routes for special interest groups.
√ Family recreation for neighbours and local residents.
√ The game industry for hunters, lodges and game farmers.
√ Business tourism.
√ Agri-tourism.

(a) Current tourism infrastructure
Tourism has been identified as one of the major growth sectors in the Sekhukhune District. The District’s Tourism Strategy indicates that there are an estimated 84 accommodation facilities offering 2,627 beds throughout Sekhukhune. The sector also employs about 962 persons.

Accommodation facilities in Sekhukhune

Municipal area

No of Facilities

No of beds

Occupancy rate (%)

Turnover

Staff employed
Tubatse 20 1,278 67 47,200,000 432
Elias Motsoaledi 24 577 59 20,200,000 222
Marble Hall 29 677 54 23,000,000 260
Fetakgomo 1 20 n/a 200,000 12
Makhuduthamaga 6 75 62 2,600,000 36
Sekhukhune 81 2,627 62 93200,000 962

Source: GSDM (2005). Greater Sekhukhune Tourism Development Strategy. Status Quo Report.
The potential of this sector could be more fully exploited if multiplier effects are taken more advantage of.

(b) Flagship tourism projects
The Sekhukhune area has a number of potential tourism attractions, some of which have been captured as flagship projects under the District’s new tourism plan. The area hosts the scenic Flag Boshielo Dam area, for example, as well as the adjoining Schuinsdraai Nature reserve, Potlake Nature Reserve and the Maleoskop resort and conservancy.

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