North West Province, South Africa

 

ack to the people

"The beauty of the Heritage Park project grows as large as a tree in one's head the more one learns about it. No-one can say with certainty in whose brain the first seed of this idea was sown, but the story makes the rounds around the campfires that it actually grew not from one person, but that the idea just grew amongst the many people who also wanted to share in the rich spoils that come with a steady job like those that some people were lucky to get in wildlife places like Madikwe and Pilanesberg and also in Sun City and the Lost City.

Luckily, the leaders of the area heard the wishes of the hearts of their people and started to make plans to help more of the people to get jobs like their brothers and sisters in Pilanesberg and Madikwe. They know of the land that belong to the people, and they know that they have more land to use for wildlife and tourism, so that they can create jobs for many more people, because they know that tourists love to come to these lands.

They also know that they would need the help of those who have bought and paid for their land and who have been working and living in these areas for many years to join the people whose ancestors are buried in the soil of these lands to make the land between Madikwe and Pilanesberg whole again so that the animals can come back and bring many tourist guests to these lands.

So it is with great anticipation in the hearts of the people that they hear the time is near to start the process of making the Parks of Madikwe and Pilanesberg one big park. They know a lot of work lies ahead and they are not afraid of that - because they know their beloved tourist guests will come to visit these lands and things will get better for everyone soon. They have waited for so long ..."

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