Lentswe-la-Baratani to transform into national heritage site

Gaogakwe Phorano PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Gaogakwe Phorano PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

MOGOBANE: The Department of National Museum Monuments and Art Gallery has announced a P15 million plan to transform the legendary Lentswe-la-Baratani Hill attraction into a national heritage site.

Museums director, Gaogakwe Phorano told a kgotla meeting here yesterday that the transformation, which involves fencing a significant portion of the area, would lead to tourism development in the area.

“The land around Baratani and related hills is tribal land. The idea and desire of the Department is to request for the entire hill scope from the boundaries with Police College to the southern hills so that this becomes a protected heritage area (core area).

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