Portfolio and Select Committees Second Quarter Report Presentation November 2015

Vision: to create Africa’s greatest conservation-based tourism destination driven by community empowerment Mission: To protect, conserve and present the Wetland Park and its World Heritage Values for current and future generations in line with the standards laid down by UNESCO and the World Heritage Act, and to deliver benefits to communities living in and adjacent to the Park by facilitating optimal tourism and related development

High-Level Structure Minister Board Chief Executive Officer Park Operations Director Business Director Research, Policy & Planning Senior Manager CFO

Synopsis Second Quarter Results Key Performance Indicator Programme Info not provided No milestone Off target Work in progress On target Park Operations00009 Transformation00005 Commercialisation/Tourism00015 Corporate Governance00004 Total000123

Programme One: Conservation & Park Operations Strategic objective: to ensure the world heritage values are conserved

SO: To ensure the World Heritage Values are conserved Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Detection of poaching incidents within 2 weeks 2 weeks Detection of illegal developments within 48 hours 48 hours Response to EIA’s and reported developments 100% 5 environmental audits ha of land rehabilitation 15000ha15000ha follow- up/ 500ha initial/ 4 wetlands 21047ha follow-upAdditional funding was sourced for follow-ups

SO: To ensure the World Heritage Values are conserved Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Completion of annual game management programme Completion of annual programme Annual game management programme completed Schedule of introductions and offtakes has been approved and initial introductions and off-takes completed The drought situation is being closely monitored. This will impact on the programme as adjustments are made for availability of water Water has been trucked in and new boreholes have been sunk in mitigation Applications in buffer actioned 80% 100% (35 applications processed) Initiate implementation of hydrological solution for St Lucia Estuary Preferred solution initiated Implementation of preferred solution subject to availability of funds First tender process – no award; second tender process initiated The cost of sand removal is much higher than anticipated Additional funding is being sought/ more cost effective technical solutions have been scoped with industry specialists Complete annual infrastructure programme Annual programme achieved Project programme agreed/contractors appointed/2 tenders still in process The drought may become a factor as water is needed for construction Sources of water are being assessed

Programme Two: Transformation Strategic objective: to optimise the empowerment in all activities of the Park in a way that will improve the livelihoods of previously-disadvantaged

SO: to improve access to work and income generation activities Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Creation of temporary jobs Permanent jobs from park- related activities internal posts were created/a decision was made to retain all the interns under the groen sebenza programme for a further year as part of the board approved human resource development strategy BEE smme’s through iSimangaliso programme Programme was revised to reduce the costs of participation per smme enabling the inclusion of more participants BEE procurement 71% 86%Additional funding was spent on BEE providers Training 400 people 739 peopleThe training programme was accelerated to coincide with revised project roll-out/and for contractors retained under the additional funding

Programme Three: Tourism/Commercial Strategic objective: to optimise the Park’s revenue generation in a commercially- and environmentally-sustainable manner, that fosters job creation and empowerment of historically-disadvantaged communities

SO: to improve financial sustainability Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Increase revenue R11.9mR12.1mR8.8m Maintain visitor prior year levels The Park is primarily a domestic tourism destination – there is concern that recessionary factors could affect visitor numbers/there have been some challenges with the international tourism market due to inter alia visa requirements Implementation of annual environmental education programme 2700 children The increases is due to a rhino education drive in conjunction with various partners, such as the Kingsley Holgate foundation, who invited iSimangalisoto participate 40 schools in school awards 40 75The school awards was linked to the rhino awareness drive resulting in more entries

SO: to improve financial sustainability Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Implementation of annual communication programme with claimants and traditional councils Internal decision was made to step-up communication with land claimants and traditional councils and the programme was accelerated Implementation of annual communication programme with groups other than local community eg government, ngos 24 newsflashes 2414

Programme Four: Corporate Governance Strategic objective: to ensure that iSimangaliso’s operations are properly funded and cost-effectively managed while maintaining an appropriate system of internal control and reporting of accounting, management, and statutory information

SO: effective financial management Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Unqualified audit Tabling of annual report On 31 August SO: to cultivate an environment that will make iSimangaliso an employer of choice Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Staff retention rate 80% 100% SO: to make research relevant to park management and transform the research sector Performance indicator Baseline Annual target 2015/16 AchievementsChallengesCorrective measures Overall performan ce Reports tabled quarterly 4 reports 2

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