New EIA Malelane Lodge

[Flutterby]

Delays are good.

[Richprins]

Link:

http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/article/ ... nt-delayed

Comments possible!

[Lisbeth]

Thank you for the link, RP! I wanted to ask for it yesterday, but then forgot

[Lisbeth]

Answer to: "New Kruger development delayed"

by Rouen Heiberg

The MTC is an initiative by Mr Wright aimed at profit making. Nothing against his money making ambitions, but unfortunately the Kruger National Park, a South African heritage, will have to serve Mr Wright's personal financial ambitions. This can never be acceptable.

Mr Wright has proved not to be open to discussion and or views that differ from his own. He ignored an e-mail sent by myself on 22 Aug 16 in which very valid arguments and questions were raised. Obviously the only logical answers he could give didn't support his plan. In my opinion a closed door attitude and a certain degree of arrogance in an open society is not best practice and will cause only further damage to the already controversial MTC.
Mr Wright is aware of the fact that the MTC is to be constructed on soil that belongs to all South Africans and future generations. He doesn’t own it, nor SANParks nor the Government. The Dept of Environmental Affairs ignored all objections by AIKONA and others. This is however no surprise as the government is well known for taking ill-considered decisions, ignoring the voice of ordinary citizens.

South African citizens and foreign visitors' rights in terms of national parks are limited to: visits, to respect, enjoy, appreciate and cherish our heritage. Nothing more. Profit chasing by developers is against the ethos of Kruger and our other national parks, and conservation areas. South Africa offers almost unlimited potential and vacant land for developments of this nature. If job creation and socio economic upliftment is indeed his passion he should know where his project will really serve this purpose.

Sorry Mr Wright, your arguments in favour of your plan, with the exception of profit making, lack credibility.
Your MTC will put even more stress on the already over utilised and over commercialised southern parts of Kruger. You
know quite well that Kruger cannot accommodate your plan without a negative impact on the environment, water, flora and fauna. Still you prefer to put your profit making ambition first. Is this responsible tourism and does it reflect a real love for Kruger?
I wish you success anywhere in the world. However with regard to your MTC, it is my sincere wish that your potential investors' moral and ethical approach towards Kruger will rise above your personal financial ambitions.

[H. erectus]

It would seem that behind the scenes, all not prospering well
in the sense that mother nature not readily exposes herself to
rape. Sounds rather sick, perhaps just self reliant on her part!!

Your doing bloody well dear Dame Kruger in this day and age!
How could you ever feel comfortable in a cradle of misconception
and deceit for you know so very well that money is not edible.

Dear Dame Kruger as sad as may be you will have realized that you
have become the common denominator in a world of egotistical
sciences that favors humans only.

It's sad but true, the fact your not allowed to be yourself any longer.

You have become part and parcel of an excuse for mans failure
in life insofar him by comparison, securing his own future!!

Dear Dame Kruger, by comparison you have the edge because you
are resilient.

You will probably outlive all human impact!!

Go well Kruger,...

[H. erectus]

Just cannot get thru too the DEA, for common comment!!!
We seem too have some sort of disposition going, where all
would rather not be attached,...

My goodness, spare me in my assumptions but did the authority just
embark on some mission reliant on ad- hoc response in favor of
their wild ideas about existence???

Natural existence, or maybe just financial existence??

Custos Naturae, since, has been removed from the equation???
a pretty park protected!!

[Richprins]

Very fancy musings, H.!

The last part remains to be seen, let's see!

[H. erectus]

Wait, oh wait and it remains the ball in their court!!
*The DEA in the midst of false promises!!
*Sanparks clutching at promissory notes!!
and the applicant failing in footing the bill!!

Right here we have managed too accumulate
all the basics for a rather lousy soapie!!

Twixt the three of them, what can we expect from
them that would benefit man!!!??,

Yah we all have to sit and ponder while "they" decide
about the future of Kruger,..It's becoming a joke not
unlike other para-state situations,..

We as IAP's have the right too transparency, for one,
but more-so just a simple reply from .gov reminding
of status quo, but yah, not in their book of complacency!!

It only goes too show the ineptness and uselessness of a triangular
"daydream" that people with authority can manage to concoct!!,
with little regard too ethics,..

[H. erectus]

Hah, reminds me of an old movie where the
protagonist uttered toward the antagonist,..

"We have a problem for there is failure in communication"

Do we really have a problem, the plot thickens!!

There's obviously something going that needs not
to be discussed on open air platforms!!

Or maybe just some prep talk that may just justify
this ill sense of transparency and participation cast
at the IAP's,..being concocted by the authorities!!!

[H. erectus]

The applicant has failed in submitting papers,
regarding a traffic impact assessment.

To date, from a reliable source, no such action
has happened. However regarding the "time frame"
set aside by .gov, that the "developer" should forward
such info, has lapsed!!!

Hence we enter a new phase of confusion, applicant
begging for con donation, a grey area where public
participation at best of times are least, readily taken
up with open arms!!!

6 months be 6 months, time has lapsed, however does
perhaps .gov have a second set of principles that will
justify any further ambition, a personal con donation
set aside in support of self interest??

To be left sitting in the dark in a transparent society
speaks for self!! So much said for a model democracy!!