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PAMProtected Area ManagementPFMA Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999)PSA Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)RMPReserve Management PlanRPTReserve Planning TeamSANFSouth African Nature FoundationSANParksSouth African National ParksSANSSouth African National StandardSDA Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998)SISSecurity and Investigation ServicesSOKDRState of Knowledge Data RepositorySONRState-owned Nature ReservesSPStrategic PlanTORTerms of ReferenceUZMUse Zone MapVCAVeld Condition AssessmentWfWWorking for WaterWOFWorking on FireWSA Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)DEFINITION OF KEY PLANNING TERMS:ActivitiesGuiding principlesMonitoringObjectivesOutcomesOutputsPerformanceassessmentPerformance indicatorResourcesTargetUse zone mapValueVisionActivities are management tasks required to collectively realise theobjectives.Guiding principles provide overall direction to the implementation ofactivities.Monitoring is the collection of data and information in a consistent mannerover time for the purpose of evaluation.Objectives are derived from the vision. They represent key areas in whichachievements must be obtained in total, or in some combination, to givedirection to the management aspiration (the vision).Ideally outcomes are benefits produced from objectives and activities.Outputs are tangible results produced by activities.Performance assessment is a measurement of accomplishment against a setof pre-determined criteria (e.g. efficiency or effectiveness).A performance indicator is a measurement used to evaluate the success inachieving targets and realising objectives.Resources include the people, materials, technologies, money, etc. requiredto implement the activities.Targets are set for particular aspects of performance – financial returns,efficiency, quality of services, etc. – against which performance is monitoredand measured.A use zone map is a spatial framework that guides and co-ordinatesconservation and development activities in a protected area.A value is a specific attribute or feature (cultural, ecological or recreational)within a reserve that may require additional/special consideration duringthe planning process and subsequent management.Vision indicates the direction of management aspiration.Reserve Management Documents: Letaba Ranch Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 9
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe following Executive Summary provides an overview of the 5-Year Strategic Plan.i) Purpose of the planThe Strategic Plan sets out the ambitions for the Letaba Ranch Nature Reserve (LRNR), as articulatedthrough the vision and objectives for the nature reserve for the next 5 years. The plan sets out howthese ambitions will be achieved and delivered through a range of management guidelines and actions.The Strategic Plan strives to:Identify the defining qualities and characteristics of the reserve (i.e. what makes it special andunique);Describe the reserve’s management issues and challenges;Set out medium- and long-term ambitions for the desired state of the reserve;Provide a five-year implementation framework for delivering this desired state;Describe the specific activities to be implemented on an annual basis;Identify the measures required to evaluate if the management actions are collectivelycontributing to achieve the desired state; andDescribe the institutional, human resource and budget requirements for implementing themanagement plan.ii) Reserve contextThe LRNR, covers a total of 42 000 ha, making it the largest of all the provincial reserves currentlymanaged by LEDET. It is located in the Mopani Region of Limpopo Province.The LRNR was proclaimed as a game reserve and native flora reserve, known as the Rondalia-LetabaPrivate Nature Reserve, through Notice No. 392 of the Transvaal Official Gazette Extraordinary No. 195(3186) of 15 December 1965 in terms of Section 11 of the Transvaal Game Ordinance, 1949 (OrdinanceNo. 23 of 1949), and Section 2 of the Transvaal Native Flora Protection Ordinance, 1940 (Ordinance No.9 of 1940). The area was subsequently de-proclaimed as a reserve, effective from 1 September 1975,through Notice No. 1716 of 1 October 1975 in terms of Section 3 of the Transvaal Nature ConservationOrdinance, 1967 (Ordinance No. 17 of 1967). The reserve therefore does not currently fall under thelegal protection of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of2003) (NEMPAA), in terms of Section 12 thereof.The LRNR is strategically placed in the sense that it is situated along the western boundary of the KrugerNational Park (KNP), to the north of the Phalaborwa Gate, and forms part of the Greater Kruger ParkConservation Area. The LRNR also forms part of the African Ivory Route. The Mthimkhulu NatureReserve, which covers an area of 6 349 ha and is situated to the north of the Groot Letaba River, isincorporated into the LRNR.The LRNR is located within the Ba-Phalaborwa and Greater Giyani Local Municipalities, both of whichform part of the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo Province.Different portions of the LRNR are owned by the State, the Mthimkhulu (Mabunda) Tribal Authority andthe Majeje Tribal Authority. The largest portion of the land is currently owned by the State. Currently,LEDET and the Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) are responsible for the conservation and tourismmanagement, respectively, of the LRNR. LEDET is currently in the process of drafting a co-managementagreement to be entered into with the Mthimkhulu (Mabunda) and Majeje Tribal Authorities re. theReserve Management Documents: Letaba Ranch Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 10
Page 2 and 3: AUTHORIZATIONThis Strategic Plan (S
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KPA 5: STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENTGuidi
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(ii) Hold quarterly (more regular i
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(vi) Maintain all staff information
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Municipal Demarcation Board. 2012.
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ANNEXURE 2: ZONATION CATEGORIES (CH
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Development - High IntensityUsers:
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