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6.4.1 Objective One: Existing landscape and cnltural attributes in U1nndi
The fIrst objective sought: To determine the various land uses (landscape and cultural
attributes) existing in the Ulundi local municipality and establish the extent at which these
attributes are ofdevelopmental relevance to community.
In addressing the question of landscape and cultural attributes, the study examines the
knowledge and understanding of respondents, contribution of these attributes to the local
economic development initiatives and awareness of cultural and heritage resources in the
study area
6.4.1.1 Knowledge and understanding oftourism potentials of landscape and culture
According to Table 6.9 that presents the knowledge about the existence of game reserves in
urban Ulundi, approximately 51.4% affirmed their knowledge of the existence of the game
reserves whereas about 47.1% indicated otherwise. The remaining 1.4% indicated that they
were not sure whether they really knew about the existence and understood the importance of
game reserves in the Ulundi municipal area. The existence of valuable environmental assets
like game reserves ought to be known to the residents to maximise their social, economic and
developmental spin-offs and benefIts. In the light ofthis the tourism office ofZDM indicated
that the office has been distributing to the general public the tourism products that the entire
Zululand District has to offer both local and international tourists in the form of pamphlets.
local newspaper, radio, use of bill boards and organisation of special events. At the local
municipal level, it was detected with concern that tourism as an economic wing of the
Table 6.9: Knowledge ofthe existence ofgame reserves ofurban U1undi in 2007
Knowledge Freqnency : Percentage Cumulative percentage
•
Yes
No
142
130
,
51.4
47.1
,
,
,
51.4
98.6
I
I
N/A
Total i
4
276
j
,
1.4
100 .
100
146