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Intuthuko entsha e-paki

• Ukukhuliswa nokwakhiwa kabusha kwendawo yase Cape Vidal abe Lubombo Hotels. Lapha kuzoba nemibhede engamakhulu amathathu nesishiyagalombili(380) ebheke ulwandle eseqophelweni eliphezulu(Five Star) ezophathwa I Hyatt Hotels. Futhi kuphindwe kwakhiwe kabusha ikhempu kanye namashelezi.
• Imibhede engamashumi amahlanu(50) eHotela lomhlaba echibini laseBhangazi abakwa IL Leisure, lapho kuzoqashwa abantu abayikhulu.
• Iloji (Lodge) esezingeni eliphezulu ese Perriers Rock. Lentuthuko, embandakanya abakwaHalcyon Hotels kanye nenkampani yabampisholo bakwaZulu Natal I MION Investment, izodala amathuba emisebenzi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanye (81).
• Intuthuko yezakhiwo ezimbili kwaNhlozi, ingubambiswano phakathi kwabakwa Akani Leisure nabe Three Cities. Ingamashumi amahlanu (50) imibhede esakhiweni sokuqala bese iba lishumi (10) kwesesibili, konke lokhu kuzodala amathuba emisebenzi engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalolunye.
• Imibhede engamashumi amabili nane (24) e Kosi Bay eduze kwase Manzamnyama, Emalangeni izodala amathuba emisebenzi engamashumi amane nanhlanu.
• Abakwa Wilderness Safaris bafuna ukuthuthukisa ezizindeni ezimbili eKosi Bay,
ezizoba nemibhede engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha (86) kanye nemisebenzi engamashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalolunye (79). Esinye salesizizinda sizoba sendaweni yocwaningo yaloyo owabulawa owayelwa nobandlululo, uDavid Webster bese kufakwa ne khempu yaseBhanga Nek. Esinye salezizinda siseNkovukeni.

Public private partnerships are the foundation of the new tourism initiatives in the Park. But what do they mean?

Public private partnerships (PPPs) are formal contracts between a government institution and private companies and are bringing investment, tourism and jobs to more and more conservation areas.
There are two legally defined types. The first involves the private party undertaking a government function on its behalf. For example, to finance, build and maintain school buildings for a long period. The department of education will pay the private party a set annual fee for quality delivery according to agreed standards. If these drop, penalties will reduce the fee or the contract can be terminated.
The second type involves the private party being given rights to use state property for commercial purposes, under certain conditions. For example, to finance, build and operate a hotel on conservation land – on condition environmental standards are met and local communities benefit. The private party pays a concession fee to the conservation authority, calculated as a percentage of turnover. The better the business does, the more funds go to conservation. But the business has to operate to agreed standards, otherwise penalties can be imposed or the contract terminated.
PPPs are established through a careful process prescribed by law. There are three tests which a PPP project must pass before it gets the go-ahead. The potential deal must:
• be affordable to the government institution
• offer a value-for-money solution
• transfer financial, technical and operational risk to the private party
All PPPs have to be procured through an open and competitive bidding process, and all have to achieve black economic empowerment.
Before the government institution approaches the private sector for bids, it has to do a proper feasibility study, which Treasury must approve. It then has to prepare good bid documents and draft contracts, and run a sound bidding process. Various Treasury approvals are required before the agreement can be signed, and the government institution has to set up good contract management to ensure the desired outcomes over the life of the PPP.

Vol 2 No. 1 March 2004

Wetlands Wire Page 2

Tender Process – Greater St Lucia Wetland Park

November 2000 Expressions of Interest called for by the heads of state of Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa includes adverts national & regional media & info sheets etc.
March 2001 Information session held at Umfolozi Country Club, Pongola & Hluhluwe
May 14, 2001 Business Breakfast – Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Hluhluwe Country Club.
October 2001 Expressions of Interest phase closed
November 2001 Expressions of Interest Evaluated
February 2002 Announcement of expression of interest evaluation
114 expressions received, 77 pre-qualified
June 2002 Publication of Treasury Regulations governing Public Private Partnerships
June – December 2002 Expressions of Interest phase closed & evaluated. Treasury approval and announcement 114 expressions received, 77 pre-qualified
December 4, 2002 Treasury TAII(a) approval received from Treasury for Bid – RFP’s, concession contracts, criteria etc. and Request for Proposals Issued (RFPs)
May – June 2003 Site visits with pre qualified bidders
August 2003 Requests for Proposals closed
August – December 2003 Evaluation of Bids by Bid Committee Chaired by Wetlands Authority Board V/C & including KZN Tourism, DEAT, Investment KZN.
December , 2003 Treasury TA 111 approval & announcement of wining bidders by Minister Moosa
2004 Conclusion of Contracts with bidders and community partners
Undertaking of EIA process by Bidders. This includes full public consultation as specified in regulations.

Isiqalo esisha sezomnotho

Ukukhanya okusha kwezomnotho ngentuthuko yezoncebeleka

Emveni kweminyaka elishumi imboni yezokumbiwa phansi yamiswa eSt Lucia, uhulumeni usememezele uhlelo lokutshalwa kwezomnotho olunezigidigidi oluyinkomba yokukhanya kwimboni yezokuncebeleka endaweni yokuqala ukuba ligugu lomhlaba wonke Eningizimu Afrika. Umphathiswa wezemvelo nokuncebeleka, uValli Moosa utshele umhlangano wabezindaba ukuthi izizinda eziyisishiyagalombili zenani elingu R430 miliyoni sezinikeziwe kulabo abadle umhlanganiso esigabeni sokuqala sokuhlungwa.
Loluhlelo lubhekeleke ukuthi luveze amathuba emisebenzi alinganiselwa emakhulwini ayisishiyagalolunye (900) futhi kuthi kulindeleke abavakashi abayilikhulu lezinkulungwane (100 000) ngonyaka abazongenisa umnotho olinganiselwa kuzigidi ezingamakhulu amathathu (R300 million). Labatshali zimali kubhekeke ukuthu benze uchwaningo lwezemvelo ngaphambi kokuba ukwakhiwa kuqale esikhathini esingangonyaka. Iningi lalabatshali mnotho linezimboni zendlu emnyama ezizothekela ulwazi namakhono ezimbonini zokungcebeleka esezimnkantsha ubomvu ezinjengo Hyatt International, Three Cities Group kunye neHaylcon Hotels.
Lezizimboni zomnotho zendlu emnyama singabalula abaqavile be Durban Suncoast Casino, umthuthukisi Musa Mnyeni, abe Akani Leisure Group, enothando kwi Gold Reef City Casino, abe IL Leisure Group bona abanothando kwisizinda sokungcebeleka I-Aventura esisesifundazweni saseMpumalanga. Abanye abaqavile kungabalwa uSam Mabena, owayeyisikhulu se Sun International, uKeith Stannard owayilungu le Conservation Corporation Africa kunye no R.T. Moloko oyisikhulu kwi Akani Leisure.
UNgqongqoshe u Moosa udalule nokuthi lesisinda singezinye ezimpofu ezweni futhi lentuthuko yezokungcebeleka izophakamisa lendawo iyibeke ezingeni lomhlaba efuze eyase Kruger National Park. Ingqikithi isisekulwiseni nobuphofu ngokuletha imisebenzi nenzuzo kulabo abampofu, ikakhulukazi abanikazi bomhlaba asebevumile ukuthi abasezukubuyela emhlabeni wawobaba mkhulu wabo ukuze kuvulelwe intuthuko yezokungcebeleka, kubeka uNgqongqoshe.
Nakuba abezeMvelo behambisana nenthuthuko yezokungcebeleka esimeme, lendlela yokutshala izimali entsha iveze iqhaza elikhulu kosomabhizinisi abazimele njengoba phambilini izinhlaka zezeMvelo zikaHulumeni bezizakhela ziphinde ziziphathele lezizinda zokuvakasha.
OnguSihlalo weBhodi yokulawula ye Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Authority, uMavuso Msimang uthe: ”Ukholwa ukuthi ukusebenzisana phakathi kukaHulumeni nabomkhakha wamabhizinisi azimele kuzodla umhlabahloso”