Tourism Development Plan Khomani San Community - The African ...

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN - ‡KHOMANI SAN COMMUNITY
Activities
The concessionaire will be permitted to offer the following activities:
• day and night drives in the concession area using SANParks-compliant game-viewing vehicles;
• day drives on public roads outside the concession area using SANParks-compliant game-viewing
vehicles;
• guided walks in the concession area, elsewhere in the V-Zone and, possibly, in the ‡Khomani San
portion of the !Ae!hai Kalahari Heritage Park; and
• cultural performances and interactions involving the ‡Khomani San.
Environmental considerations
The following important environmental issues should be taken note of during the EIA procedure:
• In general, the lodge should be designed to have as light a footprint as possible in all respects, taking
cognisance of all salient environmental features as well as making use of recent technological and design
alternatives.
• Availability of water in sufficient quantity and acceptable quality to be determined by professional geohydrologist.
• Ideally, renewable energy sources such as solar power should be utilised and the use of generators, gas
and paraffin should be limited. Energy saving devices should be incorporated in the design phase of the
development.
• Solid waste must be responsibly and legally disposed of at a registered land fill site. A waste
minimisation policy should be adopted and recycling is a requirement. Waste water should be separated
into grey and black streams so that water can be recovered and reused. Sewage must be appropriately
treated and disposed of. Water conservation must be practised at all times and water saving devices
should be incorporated in the design phase, including dual flush toilets, low flow taps and shower heads,
etc. Water consumption must be monitored, recorded and evaluated regularly.
Implementation method
The implementation method will depend on the outcome of the feasibility assessment referred to
below and agreement between the ‡Khomani San and SANParks. However, it is recommended
that the following principles be applied:
• The concession should be developed using a build, operate, transfer approach.
• The concession should be awarded to an appropriately qualified private partner via a competitive bidding
process.
• [TENDER RULES TO BE ADVISED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE AND CLARIFICATION OF
SANPARKS POLICY/APPLICABILITY OF PPP RULES] 2
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According to Hathorn (pers. comm., 2010), the ‡Khomani San CPA is not a government institution as defined in regulation
16 of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999) thus any project of the ‡Khomani San in the V- Zone would not
qualify as a public-private partnership. Conversely, any project of SANParks in the V- Zone would, if private parties were to
be involved. More recently, SANParks have expressed a contrary opinion, arguing that PPP regulations did indeed apply
but that implementation could proceed rapidly due to the good working relationship between Treasury and SANParks.
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