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Letlhafula Celebration

Letlhafula Celebration. Theme: “ Re leboga Modimo go bo o re file Pula le thobo e ntle mono ngwaga ”. Hon Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Dr P.H.K. Kedikilwe. Introduction.

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Letlhafula Celebration

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  1. Letlhafula Celebration Theme: “Re leboga Modimo go bo o re file Pula le thobo e ntle mono ngwaga”. Hon Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Dr P.H.K. Kedikilwe

  2. Introduction • Celebration resonates well with God’s word which commands us to come before him and give him thanks in order to be blessed. • Psalm 95:2 “Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” • The occasion to appreciate our rich culture and value of our traditional food.

  3. Letlhafula Concept • Department of Water Affairs initiated the celebration of Letlhafula in May 2006. This is the 3rd celebration. • The concept is a brainchild of the Prayer Volunteer Team, which sold the initiative to management. • The celebration is a symbol of worship and appreciation to God for providing good rains that bolstered bumper harvests. (Links with culture of praying for rain and thanking God thereafter).

  4. Concept cont. • Good rains provide water -- a great gift to us and all other forms of life on earth. • Water is life and it touches all the facets of human existence and development. • Significant improvement in dam water levels following the recent good rains (latest levels).

  5. Vision 2016 • The celebration initiated in answer to Vision 2016’s articulation of economic diversification. • It calls for the country to improve food security, rural employment and incomes under semi-arid environment like ours. • Efficient use of human resources and management skills required for self sufficiency in food and manufactured products.

  6. Vision 2016 cont. • Letlhafula initiated to encourage employees and friends to embark on farming with a view to minimize reliance on diamond revenues and imported food products. • To this end, this will improve quality of life by providing healthy food.

  7. Hectarage ploughed countrywide • 122 963 hectares—2007/08 season. • 273 136 hectares—2008/09 season measured as at 05/05/09. • Government so far spent P70 million to pay farmers who used ISPAAD.

  8. Value of traditional food • Nutritionally good for health—higher levels of vitamins, minerals etc. • Have no fats. • Revive culture of eating indigenous food.

  9. Initiatives • Commend DWA for several initiatives including Dikgosi who mediate and the Letlhafula Concept. • Staff resourcefulness, innovation and determination promotes a highly motivated workforce and team work. • Occasion a sign of caring for staff health and wellness.

  10. Theme • This is a Godly celebration, hence a theme based on Genesis 8:22 that reads: “For as long as earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never stop”. • The times of harvesting were ordained by God in the beginning and it gives us every reason to celebrate and thank him.

  11. Water Conservation • Should care for water and all other creations as we thrive in its abundances. • Be good stewards so that the earth and its creatures does not thirst. • The Lord Jesus thirst on the cross so that we may have all things in abundance including water.

  12. Conservation cont. • Protect water resources from pollution. • Use water wisely and sparingly. • Strive to be a water conservation conscious society.

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