Threats Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
POLITICAL
T1. Lack of public trust in all levels of government T2. Inadequate integration and collaboration between spheres of government T3. Inadequate government commitment towards resourcing biodiversity, conservation and tourism
ECONOMIC
T4. Economic fallout as consequence of pandemic management measures T5. Shrinking fiscal allocations from Provincial Treasury T6. Unstable investment climate T7. Growing unemployment and poverty T8. Economic infrastructure inadequate and poorly maintained
SOCIAL
T9. Vaccine hesitancy T10. Community tension stemming from incomplete land rights restitution processes and unmet service delivery expectations of government T11. Increase in violent crime / perceptions of tourist vulnerability
TECHNOLOGICAL
T12. Increasingly sophisticated cyber crime T13. Increased pace of technological development and change T14. Over-reliance on technological solutions to the disadvantage of strengthening processes
ENVIRONMENTAL
T15. Increased pressure on ecological systems from poorly managed urbanisation T16. Declining state of environmental systems due to climate change and human activity, with imminent threat of extreme weather events
LEGAL
T17. Possibility of litigation against the ECPTA in response to natural disasters
Figure 7: SWOT Analysis [Threats] as of January 2022
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