User:Tsatsantsa777/ Dipere Village

Dipere Village is situated in the Waterberg District of Limpopo Province, South Africa.The village is situated within the Magisterial District of Mokerong and lies about 100 kilometres west of Mokopane Town (formerly known as Potgietersrus) and also 100 kilometres east of Lephalale Town (formely known as Ellisras).The village is accessible only through an unpaved dirstrict road D192. The village is inhabited by about 250 hoPrior the 1994 all inclusive democratic election, the village fell under the former administration of the self governing homeland of Lebowa. The village was run by Induna/Headman John Ramotebele (in most cases Acting Induna/Headman Johannes Tselapedi, who should not be confused with MEC Tselapedi of the North West Province. The Induna/Headman were administrating the affairs of the village on behalf of Chief Langa of the Bakenberg Ndebele Tribal Authority. Ever since the 1994 democratic elections, the role of the traditional leaders has somehow became uncertain since the introduction of municipal local governments.

Most of the villagers are working in Gauteng and only visit their homes during the month end weekend. Some work in the nearby towns. Most of the adults who are based in the village depend on the government social service grants.The is relatively no viable economic activities in the village except for the seasonal farming and livestock farming. There is a government supported poultry farming that is relatively non existant.

There are two schools, Ngwana-Kwadi Primary School and Lemetja Secondary School,that were build by the community and to a much less contribution of the previous apartheid government. The ANC democratic government has only contributed some temporary structures to the Lemetja High School. The school offer basic education and they lack the necessary infrastructures such as libraries, science laboratories or computer centre. Despite the unfavourable education conditions few students who attended the local schools managed to achieve higher education qualifications. Most of the students who attended the local schools fail to further their education in the institutions of higher learning due to the financial difficulties.

Dipere Village like many villages around South Africa is lack some of the basic infrastructure developments. The village does not have any developed sporting facilities but has two main dusty football pitches developed by the local soccer teams, Dipere United FC and Dipere Young Killers FC. Both teams are not participating in any recognised league but play the matches in tournaments usually arranged by locals or in other surrounding villages. The other sporting facilities are dusty netball fields of the two local schools. Beside, soccer and netball there is no other sports played in the village. The village is in the proximity of the Masebe Nature Reserve.

There are several shops serving the locals with basic goods. The notable and once successful shopping area being the one owned by William Mashiangako. His complex once boasted the successful general dealer, restuarant, liqour lounge and bar, filling station, brick yard, building material supplies, and also accomodating the medical doctors who used to run a surgery once a week in the village. This empire also accomodated the government mobile primary clinic during the apartheid years. Many of the villagers does their main shopping in either Mokopane or Lephalale and to some extent in neaby Marken Agricultural Town and Rebone Township.

The is no church in the village but most of the inhibitants are Christians while others practice their African Ancestral Faith--Tsatsantsa777 (talk) 11:09, 11 February 2011 (UTC)