Shangoni Gate & Camps Kruger National Park

[Flutterby]

Email sent too.

[H. erectus]

I have not done it for years, but we are too few to have any impact.

Lisbeth, today a very prominent person in our society reminded us all
about the success one single persona cum public had on a set of principles.

All boils down to being astute and correct.

[Lisbeth]

Maybe

[Toko]

When it comes to EIA or BA participation people don't care and don't submit comments etc and then they complain when the process of is over and authorisation was given

[Lisbeth]

It is much easier to complain, than actually make a move and do something

[Puff Addy]

When it comes to EIA or BA participation people don't care and don't submit comments etc and then they complain when the process of is over and authorisation was given

I am convinced that EIAs in South Africa and elsewhere are nothing more than a rubber-stamp process that yields the consultants loads of money. In the end the projects usually go through in spite of the complaints - see fracking in the Karoo as one of the latest examples where there was no lack of opposition yet it is being forced through anyway.

[Lisbeth]

The Malelane hotel has been postponed twice though

[Toko]

and it's not a hotel but a tented lodge with eco freindly energy

KTP cycling event was binned after protests and some other things work out.

If the public would care as much as about an escaped lion, there was a bigger impact

[Lisbeth]

Sensations, sensations

The things which are seriously fundamental, but with lots of pages to read, get too often pushed underneath the "sensations" and "forgotten" also because a bit of brain work is essential

[Lisbeth]

Basic Assessment underway, please register everyone as an IAP

[Notice of a basic assessmen and water use licence application for the proposed Shangoni Gate development within the Kruger National Park

Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulations published in Government Notice R. 982 in Government Gazette No. 38282 of 04 December 2014, under sections 24(5), and 44, of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No.107 of 1998), as amended, that South African National Parks (SANPARKS) proposes the following as part of the Shangoni Gate development:

An entrance gate facility into the Kruger National Park (KNP) with a reception office, staff accommodation and facilities, and an Environmental Education Centre
A picnic site
A tented camp and camping site
Construction of a new tar road of approximately 50,6 kms from the Shangoni Gate to the existing H1-6 road
Construction of a low-level bridge over the Shingwedzi River
Provision of bulk services including new sewer line and pump stations, new water supply lines, additional reservoirs and water purification plants
Provision of solar hybrid energy systems
The proposed entrance gate will be located near the Giyani side (western border of the Park) of the fence, Limpopo Province.
View the Shangoni locality map.

In terms of Sections 24(2) and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended, and as read with the EIA regulations (Government Notices R. 983, and Government Notice R. 985 in Government Gazette 38282 of 04 December 2014) a Basic Assessment is required for the project.

In terms of the National Water Act (No. 36 of 1998), a Water Use licence is required for the project.

Interested and/or affected parties who wish to participate by contributing comments, or who would like to obtain more information, should please contact Thabang Sekele on tel: 0861 444 499; fax: 0861 626 222, email: thabang@envirolution.co.za on or before 1 June 2016.]

Who has registered as a IAP apart from Toko, Flutterby and Lisbeth? It would be interesting to know