Conservation in KwaZulu-Natal has taken a hammering under lockdown and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife will need state help to save it from court battles with a bevy of creditors.
So says Sthembiso Mshengu, chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature’s portfolio committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs which oversees it.
He also said many security positions could not be filled by the agency, which before lockdown was operating on limited budgets. The conservation agency, meanwhile, said it was still calculating losses from cancellation of bookings. Mshengu confirmed this but said finance was lacking. De Boer urged people to stand in solidarity with Ezemvelo as the custodians of our natural heritage. “A day visit or stay-over at one of the many destinations managed by Ezemvelo could help drag the entity away from the edge of the financial abyss,” he said.
Mntambo added that guests who had paid up before lockdown were being refunded. “Covid-19 was not of their making,” he said.The DA has said that Ezemvelo was grappling with a R53m loss in revenue.
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