District

Positive Developments

uMkhanyakude

· several art and shopping centres in the uMkhanyakude District selling handwork that are benefiting from CMT clientele

King Cetshwayo

· Port Dunford, which presents several economic or business opportunities for the local community. It was reported that every weekend there are events held in the area, indicating that the area has great economic potential. Small businesses and cooperatives will benefit a lot when the area is eventually developed.

· A concept was developed and all that is left is the implementation thereof.

· They also spoke of programmes currently in place to assist local community members. There is a National Tourism Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) that is currently running in local municipalities in KZN. Young people are recruited and trained to promote and monitor the safety of tourism attraction sites and report incidents to relevant authorities. They then receive a stipend every month from the Department of Tourism.

· There was, in addition, a promising programme by the DFFE called Coast Care which was discontinued without notice. Coast Care was initially designed to support fisherman, but many people benefitted from it in terms of employment. Amongst the stakeholders that were involved were the municipalities. The programme was supposed to provide those involved with life saver skills