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Feasibility Study of Proposed Tourism Dev in Shewula, NE ...

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The four questions that the study team <strong>in</strong>troduced the workshop with, were:<br />

1. What are the relationships between the different role-players (This question<br />

applies to the exist<strong>in</strong>g and potential relationships between role-players at<br />

numerous levels, and <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> various activities or <strong>in</strong>itiatives)<br />

2. What resources are already <strong>in</strong> place to help the project to succeed<br />

3. What is still needed<br />

4. How can the relationships contribute to achiev<strong>in</strong>g project success or optimis<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

project<br />

1. Relationships and role-players<br />

The different parties that are or could be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the proposed tourism<br />

development were identified, and the exist<strong>in</strong>g and potential relationships and/or<br />

<strong>in</strong>teractions, between them were discussed. The role-players <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />

The <strong>Shewula</strong> Community, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

• The community as a whole<br />

• The traditional leadership structures (such as the chief, the <strong>in</strong>dvuna, the<br />

libandla, etc.)<br />

• Exist<strong>in</strong>g organisations and organised groups (such as the maize farmers<br />

associations, schools associations, permaculture and beekeep<strong>in</strong>g groups<br />

etc.)<br />

• The Trust (or some such similar <strong>in</strong>stitution)<br />

Local Neighbours<br />

• Mbuluzi Game Reserve management and, <strong>in</strong>directly, shareholders<br />

• Mlawula Nature Reserve management (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Swaziland National Trust<br />

Commission)<br />

• Hlane Royal National Park (Hlane RNP) (managed by Big Game Parks)<br />

• Sisa Ranch and the M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />

Broader Initiatives and Organisations<br />

• Biodiversity Conservation and Participatory <strong>Dev</strong>elopment Project<br />

• Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA), i.e. Maputaland TFCA<br />

• Lubombo Spatial <strong>Dev</strong>elopment Initiative<br />

• The tourism <strong>in</strong>dustry, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

- Operators<br />

- Tourists<br />

- <strong>Tourism</strong> Associations<br />

• Government, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

- The M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong>, Environment & Communications<br />

- The M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Economic <strong>Dev</strong>elopment and Plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

- The Swaziland Environmental Authority<br />

- The Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC)<br />

• The Umbuluzi Catchment Association (UCA)<br />

The relationships between some <strong>of</strong> these role-players can be graphically represented<br />

as <strong>in</strong> Figure I.<br />

ii

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