Policy Mandates

Relevant Acts

NEM: Waste Management Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008)

Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) Key Responsibilities

This is the primary legislation governing waste management measures, waste management activities, and reporting on waste impact, including in protected areas

This is the primary legislation governing health and safety standards in the context of all work environments

Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (as amended) (PFMA) Chapter 6 of the PFMA applies specifically to Public Entities. It lays out prescripts for the conduct of Accounting Authorities and other officials with respect to fiduciary responsibilities, planning, reporting and conduct

Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act 16 of 2013) (SPLUMA)

Chapter 5 of SPLUMA specifies that land use management must ensure minimal impact on public health, the environment and natural resources Regulation 23 dictates that land use schemes must incorporate environmental requirements Tourism Act, 2014 (Act 3 of 2014) • The promotion of responsible tourism practices • Provisions for the effective marketing of the province, both domestically and internationally • The promotion of quality tourism products and services • The promotion of economic growth and development of the sector • The establishment of concrete inter-governmental relations to develop and manage tourism

Transkei Environmental Conservation Decree, 1992 (Decree 9 of 1992) The Eastern Cape is in the process of proclaiming new provincial environmental legislation where the old (pre1994 democracy) ordinances remained relevant. This ordinance governs the management of biodiversity conservation areas in the former Transkei

World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act 49 of 1999) This is the primary legislation governing the management of World Heritage Sites, which, in the case of the ECPTA, is applicable to the management of the Baviaanskloof section of the Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site

ECPTA’s strategy finds synergy with a variety of strategy documents, such as:

National and Provincial

Strategy Documents

Khawuleza Relevance to ECPTA strategy

District-based coordination model aims to address service delivery and economic development challenges through the synchronisation of planning across all spheres of government, working alongside social partners such as business and community. Development will be pursued through single, integrated district plans enabled by the vision of “One District; One Plan; One Budget; One Approach”. With effect from the

National and Provincial Strategy Documents

2019-2024 Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), including 5-year implementation plan for the National Development Plan (NDP)

National Tourism Sector Strategy

National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD)

Provincial Medium Term Strategic Framework (PMTSF) [2020 – 2025]

Eastern Cape Tourism Master Plan Relevance to ECPTA strategy

2020/21 Budget cycle, government budgets and programmes will be spatially referenced to districts and metros. The MTSF focuses on the seven priorities of the 6th administration. ECPTA’s mandate finds expression across the 7 priorities with specific contributions to: • Employment creation • Address apartheid spatial discrepancies by identifying potential and developing industries in the former Bantustans, including tourism • Activate rural economies through investment in tourism (among others) • Recreation and Leisure • The tourism economies to offer activities and experiences that are appealing to domestic travellers, not only international travellers • Clean environment • Environmental sustainability and resilience are key features of the NDP approach to ensuring that oceans, soil, water, and biodiversity are protected

Contribute to global competitiveness of South African tourism sector through enhanced service levels and responsive product development

The NSSD defines the strategic imperatives of the South African Government as they relate to the interaction between people, the environment and the economy.

The PMTSF aligns the goals of Vision 2030 (the Provincial Development Plan) with the pillars of the national MTSF. To achieve the vision that the “Eastern Cape will be a place where all people reach their potential by 2030”, the PMTSF sets out a plan to deliver on the 7 MTSF priorities: Priority 1: Capable, ethical and developmental state Priority 2: Economic transformation and job creation Priority 3: Education, skills and health Priority 4: Consolidating the social wage through reliable quality basic services Priority 5: Spatial integration, human settlements and local government Priority 6: Social cohesion and safe communities Priority 7: A better Africa and a better world ECPTA is specifically mandated to contribute directly to Priorities 2 and 5, and is committed to contributing to Priority 1

• Improve and maintain accessibility of tourism facilities • Reputation management • Tourist safety • Service standards • Transform and grow the economy

National and Provincial Strategy Documents

Provincial Economic Development Strategy (PEDS)

SAT Five-Year Strategic Plan for 2020/21 –2024/25

National Biodiversity Economy Strategy (NBES) Relevance to ECPTA strategy

The PEDS identifies tourism as a high potential sector, and identifies a number of opportunities. These include tourism, business tourism, and improved management of tourism “packages”, all of which will benefit from increased marketing of the province’s unique assets

The SAT strategy outlines 7 MTSF aligned strategic focus areas. Whereas 1 – 5 require direct alignment and support from the provinces, focus areas 6 and 7 are inward-looking for the sole attention of SAT. ECPTA’s Tourism strategy thus aligns to focus areas 1 – 5: 1. Brand 2. Domestic Market 3. Arrivals 4. Demand creation 5. Visitor Experience 6. Organisational efficiency 7. Stakeholder engagement

The NBES describes the biodiversity economy as combining agriculture, eco-tourism and conservation. ECPTA’s strategy aligns to the NBES by supporting the full spectrum of the wildlife, tourism and eco-tourism value chains. The emphasis across all three is diversification of value chains and support for mainstreaming

The table below demonstrates alignment of ECPTA’s strategic commitments to the Sixth Administration’s Programme of Action towards “Building the Eastern Cape we want”:

Provincial Priority: ECPTA potential contribution:

A capable, ethical and developmental state • To retain a clean audit status • To adopt an overtly developmental approach to work in communities and with stakeholder groups

Economic transformation and job creation

Spatial integration, human • Support new entrants and previously disadvantaged product owners in the conservation and tourism industries to operate in the mainstream as soon as possible • Addressing industry blockages (particularly related to red-tape barriers to entry) with relevant stakeholders on a case-by-case basis • Collaborate with national and provincial departments that are leading the development of coastal hubs and priority tourism growth points • Facilitate integration of development plans for affected provincial nature reserves into overall development plans • Continue to offer internship and learnership opportunities to young tourism and conservation graduates • Amplify marketing efforts through increased utilisation of digital and social media platforms

• Contribute to the science of conservation • Conduct community engagement and awareness campaigns to encourage responsible resource use and decrease poaching