Honourable Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature
Honourable Premier Chupu Mathabatha
The Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders under the Chairpersonship of Kgoši Malesela Dikgale
Members of the Executive Council Members of the Provincial Legislature
Chairperson and members of the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture
Leaders of the opposition parties
Members of our respective statutory bodies Members of the media fraternity
Esteemed guests, comrades, ladies and gentlemen
Honourable Speaker
This month represents one of the most fulfilling months in our history. It is the month of historical and political significance. It is the month in which one of our gallant fighters, a young lion who at a young age decided to join the struggle to liberate me and you. It is the month in which Comrade Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was brutally killed. It is therefore befitting that this brave young man who left the comfort of his royal home should be forever remembered in our deeds and actions.
Loko ndzi andlala mpimanyeto lowu wa Ndzawulo ,ndzi twisisa kahle marito ya vupurofeta ya socha leri ra Umkhonto we Sizwe loko a ku , kutani ndza tshaha “ Mhani , byela vanhu va mina leswaku ndza va rhandza na leswaku ngati ya mina yi ta cheleta murhi lowu wu nga ta tswala mihandzu ya ntshuxeko,” ntshaho wa pfariwa .Kutani ndzi nge xengi Ndzawulo. Lavantshwa hi vona vumundzuku bya hina.
This current financial cycle will in that spirit be biased towards youth development and general involvement in the sporting and artistic arena.
I am very proud Honourable Speaker, to stand before this August House and declare that many of the set targets for the previous year were met. From the Honourable Premier’s directive of convening a Sport Indaba and an Arts and Culture Indaba to the celebration of significant days, we indeed improved remarkably.
Honourable Speaker, flowing from the previous mandate, this financial cycle will see the evaluation of the impact of the resolution taken during the Indabas and ensuring that any grey areas are speedily addressed.
There are two major issues I want to emphasize today as I present this budget.
Firstly, I want to confess, Honourable Premier, that this department is indeed very pivotal in reducing many societal ills.
Therefore, any delay in the implementation of departmental programmes will lead to an increase in health hazards, such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Doctor Phophi Ramathuba, my colleague, your health centres will receive and admit fewer patients, as the majority of people in Limpopo will be participating in sport activities.
And secondly, I want to confirm, Honourable Speaker that this department is at the centre of reducing service delivery protests. It is crucial for the promotion of social-‐cohesion and nation-‐building.
Muchaviseki Xipikara
Eka xiphemu xin’wana xo tiveka swinene xa milawu ya ntlawa na matirhelo ya tipolitiki, tlhari ra maehleketelo, Amilcar Cabral u vurile a hlundzukile leswaku naswona ndza tshaha “manyala lamakulu lama a ma ta va ma humelerile etikweni ra hina a ku ta va ku tumbuluxa mavandla kumbe mintlawa eGuinea naswona ndzi nga ha engetelela eAfrika Dzonga hi ku ya hi tinxaka. Leswi, u ya emahlweni, a swi ta va swi ri ndlela ya kahle swinene eka nala, ku nga ri ntsena ku hi avanyisa ku ya emahlweni hi nkarhi wa nyimpi kambe a ku ta tlhela ku va ku kombisa ku hlula “ntshaho wa pfariwa”
Honourable members, in further deepening the gains of our democracy, The Department shall continue to celebrate significant days and annual events with the aim of promoting Social Cohesion and Nation Building. Let me emphasize Honourable members that significant days should not be celebrated without the accompanying history of this country being told.
Three significant days will continue to be celebrated being Freedom day, on 27th April 2016, Africa Day, on 25th May 2016 and Heritage Day, on 24th September 2016 linking them strongly with National Identity Programmes.
Honourable Speaker
Apart from the significant days, the department will continue to host other social cohesion and national identity programmes such as Mapungubwe Arts Festival, Arts and Culture Summit and Go loma Morula programmes in the 2016/17 financial year. We will continue to partner and support the House of Traditional Leaders in the hosting of the “Ku luma Vukanyi/u luma Mukumbi/Go loma Morula” as a built up event in respect of the cultural diversities that bring us together. [Read more]
