Riverbed cycle challenge in Kgalagadi

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annie wrote:I believe that something about the Riverbed cycle challenge appeared in Die Burger this morning (31 Oct) on p 13. Has anyone seen it and can post it here for the rest of us to read? Failing that, can you tell me who the journalist was so I can follow up with her/him? Thanks

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Thanks for the follow -up Toko and
thanks for the research Annie.

Ludicrous ideas like this must be haltered and
prevented from coming about!! Our custodians
are exploiting heritage that belongs to others!!

They are no longer protecting it!!


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They are going ahead with this just to prove a point

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It smacks of the e-toll saga. .Gov have committed pension funds and they are on the line. 0*\

SANParks must have done similar and are now in debt to some organisation that wants revenue in return...no turning back now! O/


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And some kommentaar (Die Burger Briewe):
Kgalagadi is daar vir natuurbewaring

In die berig “Onmin broei oor fietsren in oorgrenspark” (DB, 31.10) sê die voorsitter van die Wesrand-afdeling van Sanparke dat hy “onkant gevang is deur die negatiewe reaksies” oor die voorgestelde fietstoer in die Kgalagadi-oorgrenspark. Kan jy dit glo?

Die park is ’n natuurpark wat daargestel is vir natuurbewaring en nie vir fietstoere nie. Daar is baie ander plekke vir diegene wat wil fietsry om hul sport te beoefen. Hoekom moet dit in ons nasionale parke beoefen word? Waar gaan dit eindig?
Dis g’n fietse wat Kgalagadi sinkplaat ry

Met die lees van die besware teen die fietswedren in die Kgalagadi (DB, 31.10) wonder ek of ek nie dalk ’n paar maande geslaap het en dat dit eintlik nou 1 April is nie.

Dit is darem nou so tipies van ’n groot deel van ons Suid-Afrikaners dat niemand anders iets gegun word nie.

My maggies, vergelyk ’n bietjie die skade aan die omgewing deur 50 fietsryers en helpers wat met fietse deur die park ry met die skade wat dieselfde getal mense in volgelaaide motors en sleepwaens aan die omgewing aanrig.

Dink net aan al die plastiek en glas en ander gemors wat in daardie volgelaaide yskaste en vrieskaste en kratte ingery word en van ontslae geraak moet word.

Kyk net hoe sinkplaat is die paaie gery. Deur fietse?

As ek ’n beswaarde was, sou ek versigtig wees om so op ’n omgewingimpakstudie aan te dring. Dit kan dalk net aanbeveel dat die park vir alle mense toegemaak moet word en aan die diere en plante oorgelaat word om te floreer.


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Our Custodians have plundered the bottomless barrel dry.!!!dry and dry!
They are no different to the rest!!! The pit is dry dry dry wherever we go,
as citizens!!! Which can be corrected!!!

Sanparks, .Gov let's get real here!!! Cycle challenges, hotels and peripheral
rezoning will never bail you out!! Challenging comments such as"demolition
of water holes" flung into the public eye, leaves a lot for concern!!

Here is a golden oppurtunity for our honourable minister to take heed of a
grave concern!!!


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Thanks, Toko! 0/0

I said I would translate... 0*\

Will take a bit of time! ;-)


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RobertT wrote:
Toko wrote:
And SANParks has "taken note of all the issues raised and is in the process of reviewing the suggestions given on the forum"

Reynold Thakhuli General Manager: Media, Events & Stakeholder Relations on SPF

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Richprins wrote:Serious stuff, Wolf!

Welcome to the Jungle! ^Q^ \O
Thanks Wolf...What a brilliant involvment...What can I do to assist...The HRs as you say haVe gone to the dogs these last 2 decades and is certainly NOT the band of APPOINTED HRs from the 1960's, I970s and Veryearly 1980's who served Kruger so well then...they would never have agreed to this then..Its like a Very bad dream


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I haven't read through the posts made while I was gone.

But being freshly back from the KTP and having seen lions all over the place exactly where the cycle challenge is supposed to take
place, I seriously wonder how everyone - including the animals will come out alive...


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