Figure 7: SWOT Analysis [Threats] as of January 2022

Threats

POLITICAL

ECONOMIC

SOCIAL

TECHNOLOGICAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

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

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

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

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

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