Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of the South African Government has paid a courtesy call on the Volta Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Dzamesi, in Ho.
Led by the Premier of Northern Cape-Kimberley province, Ms Dipuo Peters, the group was on its way to Leklebi–Fiafe in the Hohoe Municipality to hold consultation with the people on possibilities of establishing a village to village relationship with a village in the Kgalagadi District in South Africa.
Kgosi KP Toto, a local chief in the district, was a member of the delegation in addition to the South African High Commissioner in Accra, Mr Rarilane Molekane, and the Mayor of Moshaweng District, Mr T. L. Seikaneng.
Ms Peters said the village to village co-operation was in consonance with a rural development strategy on the initiative of the embassy to develop rural areas with the view to curbing the movement to the urban centres by the youth, who eventually become squatters.
She said the link with a village in Ghana was an exploratory one and that it could also serve as a platform for investment in agriculture and tourism.
Mr Molekane said Leklebi was chosen because of a native of the town, one Mr Sammy Adzah, the first Ghanaian to be employed at the high commission, hence the development of interest and tradition to maintain links with the area.
For his part, Mr Dzamesi told the group that Ghana was ready to learn from the rich experiences and exposure of South Africa in many fields.
He said the region was vast with diverse climatic zones, adding that their destination in the country was located in the Hohoe Municipality, which is noted as the hub of tourism in the country.
He said the region was also a leader in the cultivation of high quality mangoes.
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