Vhembe District Municipality has won the best international stand award during the Sanganai/Hlanganani World and Tourism Africa Fair (WTTF), recently held in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The exhibition was organized by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) and was aimed at exposing and showcasing tourism products among countries throughout the world. Countries such as France, England, Italy, China, Nigeria, Japan, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and several others attended the show.

The Vhembe District Municipality was the only district from South Africa at the show. The district municipality´s stall was shared by emerging small, micro and medium enterprises. The local emerging businesses that attended the show were Tshedza Lodge, Ariye Tours, Porchevilla Hotel, Avkhom Hotel, Mashamba Mosaic Pottery, Siwela Interior Decoration, Ifa Craft Works, Nyandeni Co-operatives and Musa Grace Ngobeni, which specialises in traditional clothes and beads.

“We are very excited that the Vhembe District Municipality hosted such a successful exhibition. We have also managed to put our municipality on the international map," said Vhembe District´s portfolio head of development and planning, Cllr Mihloti Ramiyada.

She added that Vhembe had a role to play in Zimbabwe, since they would be signing a memorandum of understanding with Buhera Rural District Council in November. "We are also strengthening our relations with Masvingo Province in an exchange programme based on sharing our cultural activities, heritage and indigenous knowledge," added Ramiyada.