New EIA Malelane Lodge

[H. erectus]

The latest regarding these developments at Malelane.

In a letter addressed to H. van Schalkwyk and then further
also the head of appeals at .gov Zihaad Hassam,...
the AW logo not appearing here

With no response at all,...
Mrs.Heloise Van Schalkwyk.
Deputy Director. Appeals and Legal Review.
Dep. of Environmental Affairs.
Ref. 14/12/16/3/3/1/1280
Malelane Safari Resorts.
Dear Heloise,
It is with much concern and dissapointment that I have to write this letter to you.
As a IAP, with reference to above project lodged with your dept, I wish herewith to express my dissapointment and distrust in the applicant, Mr M. Wright, developer of this project. His code of conduct leaves a lot be desired. On numerous occasions I requested some transparency and the status of developments from him. To date with little success regarding the project however he did reply with quite some very arrogant remarks. As I understand we IAP’s have the priveledge and right too such information without having to experiencing any difficulty and antagonism.
You will be aware that the honorable minister has attached two amendments to her approval for this project. One for establishing a suitable waste dispossal site and two for doing a thorough traffic impact assessment. These had to be submitted within 6 months after the signed approval date.
Subsequently the time has lapsed. We have yet to be informed about these matters as well as the process and appoint of the ECO officer that will oversee the matters. I have been in consultation with the company that managed the Environmental Impact studies, Nuleaf, numerous times and as well as yourselves only to be assured of Mr. M. Wrights obligations toward us. Yet somehow he cares little for that.
To my mind he has faltered in meeting with his commitments and placed the whole project in disarray. Can you please enlighten us on the current status of this project and the way forward. I very much regret having to go this route but somehow this moreso only proves how easily National Heritage can fall into dubious hands that can lead to exploitation.
Dear Heloise, to be kept in the dark or even to be avoided non chalantly for convenience sake will irk me very much so especially when the developer is meddling within the boundaries of what can be classed, the remainder of true wilderness and pristine nature in the world!!!
We, those that oppose any developments, have our rights as well. Can you please elaborate here on what we are entitled to do. Once again I regret the burdon!!!
Attached you will find all communication between affected parties that will bear relevance to this concern. Please peruse and also please reply. At this point I wish to inform you that we stand to be the watch dogs over state assets, your assets.

Fred de Groot

Africa Wild.





I have been in consultation with Peter Velcich, Nuleaf,
the EIA practisioners. Him being very reassuring and helpful.

My letter addressed to him,....

Hi Peter,
Regarding yesterdays telephonic conversation about the status and progress Achieved by the developer of the Malelane Safari Resort (Secprop Leisure), Mr. M. Wright. Mr.P. Wright seemingly distancing himself from this endeavour?
In order to keep this document to the point and concise I hope to make use of links, for your perusal. Also I need not explain the decision taken by the honourable minister in her granting approval for this project to go ahead, however will focus on the matter from there onwards, the appeals process, all the IAP’s and governmental representatives attended ../Malelane Appeal Meeting Minutes 13 January 2016 amendments reply.pdf and concerns discussed, more so also the decision taken by the minister including amendments attached by her, also I wish to draw your attention specifically to sections highlighted in yellow...\appeal decision (3).pdf
As mentioned, the applicant seems to have a rather arrogant stance toward us the IAP’s.

Also in here a lot of other info that you already know about and no use re-posting,...

Dear Peter Velcich for clarity, above all my communication for you to peruse. Most unfortunately I am being quite bothersome however this information might be of interest to You and may serve you best in your profession as experience, hopefully.
You may also have noticed that Mr. Wrights time frame has lapsed with regard to submitting the outcome/findings of the said TIA’s(traffic impact assessment)
The honourable minister granted 6months from the date the document was signed. This further interests me insofar validity of the authorisation granted.
Perhaps you care to comment here?
I thank you once again for your support because you are not obliged or committed in this matter any longer. Please advise.
Fred de Groot
Africa Wild.

In a letter addressed to prominent other anti hotel friends and
wildlife fanatics the following,

Good day friends,
It has been several months and quite a few attempts for me, at trying to
take up communication with the DEA and the applicant. They seem just not willing to comment for some reason. It would seem that time is the factor here. The appellant/developers time frame for submitting a proper Traffic Impact Assessment has lapsed.

I get the impression that the DEA would prefer to abstain from any comment
here prior to any official decision on the matter. Such comment might
have legal implications and instead also giving the Applicant him his total
time period for submission. Perhaps the applicant has applied for more time???

Whichever. This situation not very satisfying and convincing leaving much
room for thought. To my mind the time has lapsed and therefore the project has come to a standstill. Also the applicant not informing/inviting the IAP’s to participate. I have attached a letter for your perusal. Still we remain in the dark from here forward hence a reply would suffice for clarity and transparency purpose. We are entitled to regular updates.

Nonetheless, this form of communication undertaken by .gov leaves a lot
to be desired. What are your thoughts on this?

Gerhard Smit's reply,

Good morning dear friends.
Thank to Fred for this email.
I am aware that the applicant still cannot find sufficient funding (R 278 000 000) for his project.
Approval was given subject to a as Fred states that an alternative dumping site be found and that a proper traffic assessment be submitted withing six months of approval.
The period for the last mentioned submissions has lapsed.
As far as the traffic assessment is concerned – the increased potential of road kills during the hours of dark also needs to be included, how they are going to get past thie, I do not know.
Fitting vehicles with GPS and other monitor devices will not stop/prevent road kills.
Regards
Gerhard


Who knows what .gov are hiding by taking this stance. Red faced maybe, maybe allowing for more time??
It is quite clear that .gov and the developer and Sanparks are sitting with a boiling potato!!!
Time lapsed and caught up on this spud!!!!??>?

[Flutterby]

Thanks for the time and effort you put in on our behalf H.e!

[Richprins]

Well done, H.!

[H. erectus]

Well done, H.!

RP, thanks the honor is yours, I suggest further it
to Lowvelder, since it is their region,..

[Richprins]

Ok!

Seeing them soon, and will revitalise!

[H. erectus]

Go for it, you deserve some recognition,..

[H. erectus]

Not a edit, therefore,..


Maak stadig boeta,..
Then all will turn out well!!!

[Richprins]

Ok!

[H. erectus]

Gosh I can well understand the anguish that
.gov have to live with, insofar it's para state,
Sanparks, parasitical on sponging recognition!!

I may draw your attention to a simple idiom,..

"a red herring", !!?? ..according to wikipedia

This article is about the idiom and the logical fallacy. For the type of preserved food, see kipper. For other uses, see Red herring (disambiguation).
Herrings kippered by smoking and salting until they turn reddish-brown, i.e. a "red herring". Prior to refrigeration kipper was known for being strongly pungent. In 1807, William Cobbett wrote how he used red herrings to lay a false trail, while training hunting dogs—an apocryphal story that was probably the origin of the idiom.

A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.[1] It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of rhetorical strategies (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.

I am becoming more and more bemused as the days pass, for further transparency will be prevented from reaching my eye,..

Very very fishy for it reeks to hell and gone!!!

[H. erectus]

Finally some reply along the grapevine,..

Construction of a new 240-bed Malelane Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park has been delayed till March 2017.

Construction was expected to start this month, with completion in November next year. The lodge will be operated by Carlson Rezidor, which also has a 20% equity stake in the development.

Michael Wright, Director and Shareholder of Malelane Safari Resort Investments, told Tourism Update, that the process of finalising the terms sheet with the main funds investor was still underway. “We’re just trying to finalise the full funding of the development, which is hopefully imminent.”

Wright said the lodge hopes to open by Christmas next year, although there is a possibility it may be delayed into early 2018.