ZWF ENVIRO ALERT - The Eco-Disaster Berg Cable car still on the radar & adventure theme park for KZN -Witness 05 Jun 2013 Thamsanqa Magubane KWAZULU-NATAL is edging closer to having its own cable car in the mountains and adventure theme park at the coast. Tabling his budget speech for 2013/14 at the Legislature yesterday, MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Mike Mabuyakhulu announced several plans to grow tourism in the province. These included the construction of the cable car in the Drakensberg and the building of a theme park at Tinley Manor on the North Coast. Although the development of a cable car was still in the planning phase, he said it was necessary. Mnweni Valley, between the Royal Natal National Park and Cathedral Peak sections of the World Heritage Site uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, had been suggested as the site for the cable car, with the base station situated near Woodstock Dam. “The project will serve as a catalyst to attract more international visitors to the Drakensberg region and provide a magnet to a host of other experiences and attractions in the area,” Mabuyakhulu said. The concept, similar to the cable car at Table Mountain in Cape Town, aims to develop a 3300m cable-way with an intermediate station, climbing 1300m to the summit, which will be an elevation of 3300m above sea level, offering views of KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and the Free State. He said the project would extend across the tourism value chain and explore opportunities to open a tourism gateway in the border area of KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and the Free State. PLEASE URGENTLY MAKE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE MEC &FORWARD TO INTERESTED PARTIES Full story @ witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global[_id]=101450
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:20:38 +0000
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