Pelican Island Richards Bay

Excelent weather today for a beach outing any where on zululand coast. Those who endured the Cape Vidal gate que will experience a lovely day today.

Alkant Strand Richards Bay

What a great experience early in the morning surfing, life gaurds and people swimming.

Richards Bay Waterfront

With many things to do and various ways to spend your money the fun factor is determained by the sun.

Pelican Island Richards Bay

A piece of tropical beach with sun shine and Indian ocean beating in rythm on the sand. Richards Bay offers so much for so little.

St Lucia Estuary

The best place to end a day with the hippo chanting in the distance and close family sharing splendour with.

Mfasana Pans Eastern Shores Lake St Lucia

Another great adition to wetland amenities with hard surface development for ever changing the face of a heritage.

It is scienery like this spliting ones heart in two and grows two hearts. The love for nature untouched over shadowed with the luxuries brought by hard surface development.

Catalani Bay Eastern Shores

What a masive improvement on the previous regime. Hard surface development has it place fore ever changing the face of a heritage site.

Wetlands water damming

The hard surface development has devided the wetlands into the area fed by the rain purculating from the dunes into the wetlands

Bangazi South

Bangazi South

Wet as in wetlands

The loop road from Cape Vidal.

Bangazi South view point

One of the vast improvements made to enhance your experience on the Eastern shores of Lake St Lucia

Cape Vidal Beach

Where is all the people? We stood at the gate since 06h00 and some since 05h00 and we all got to the beach. Very nice day a little windy I must say. Friday will be the next sunny day.

Kudu along the way

Cape Vidal Kudu is world renown for their huge horns. This family was split up on both sides of the road. No Rhino so far and very few other animals.

We saw some Zebra and Warthog in the distance. A small bush back and a small black mamba right next to the road.

Cape Vidal Gate Times and Feea

Remember the R5.00 per person comunity levy

Very tempting Road to St Lucia main beach

Why would one not go to St Lucia main beach, but endure the wait in the line to Cape Vidal. Maybe its the game drive or maybe its the braai area. What ever the reason the gate process about 50 vehicles per hour.

Vidal Gate the wait

Leaving Richards Bay at 05h00 was an hour to late.

On the way to Cape Vidal

The iMfolozi River flowing healthy down to the ocean.

Richards Bay - day before Christmas Day

As life progress Christmas celebrations change constantly and these 10 days around seasonal changes has become a drinking frienzy. Each year the authorities increases their vigilance against zero tolorance with alchol usage in coastal zones.

This year the targeted area will be the road to and from St Lucia Estuary and the beach areas surrounding this very popular coastaal destination.

Be safe and stick to the rules. No drink and drive and no booze in public.

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Richards Bay slow moving traffic

Morning traffic running against an active road block towards Arboretum

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Raft Race Richards Bay

This was great fun and next year I shall be there again.

Only in Africa Richards Bay suburb?

Well we are getting use to this. Just amazing to experience the country side in a buzzing suburb. Love the feeling.

The view from Porkys

When ever you need a romantic night out in Richards Bay you can consider Porkys for Sushi Bar or Restaurant. What a great view from their out side deck.

Docked at sunset yacht Sweet Water

We had a nice sailing cruise but the wind was a litle low. For people who wonder what to do on a windy day ... Have a sail around the port of Richards Bay.

Captain Izak getting Sweet Water under sail

Almost enough wind to have fun. This is what life is about. Very few places where windy days has a fun factor. Richards Bay South Africa.

Steve is obsessed with Blue Bulls

His second song a tribute to Blue Bulls. Some one should tell him this is Shark country. For those who missed the festival... You missed something great. Thanks this is a great experience.
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Heinzwinkler has the Bay rocking

In the wake of Thys and Armand the crowd is really rocking. This is the best festival yet. Dolosfees rocks.
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Mposa Home to Retile City

Just a hop skip and one jump out side of Richards Bay is this jewel. A must for kids and a great outing for parents.

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Mid town Richards Bay

Barely A trickle
proofs voting holiday has a substantial impact on cash flow. Whether this is a profitable payment for democracy is questionable. Productivity is one ball all Sourh Africans should pick up and run with. Seems like slacking is a norm. Productivity seems to be a diseas or like having a brother in the jail. Every body knows about it but no one talks about it.

Expensive 4x4 drives around with ANC banners and poster stuck to it like a decorated spoils of capitilism while mothers with scamply dressed children roam the voids of richville aimlesly.

How did this gap between rich and poor became so big so quickly.

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Truck Hire with Hydrolick arm

Johan has an eight ton truck with high up to rent. For any type of load running all around Empangeni or Richards Bay.
Call: 082 826 2067

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To Tuba or not to .. Mtubatuba

Does not matter how controversial the history of this little town might be. It is still the entrance to the World Heritage site , The Greater iSimangaliso Wetlands Park. This buzzing little town has a well stocked municipal library, a rugby field, golf coarse, various Bed and Breakfast Establishments and Shopping centers. 

This little town is the hub to The Elephant Coast and is very well placed to reach St. Lucia Estuary for a day visit to Cape Vidal, a sun downer Estuary Lake Cruise or Whale and Dolphin Watching in Season. St. Lucia has also host to the newly upgraded World Famous Backpackers.

Mtubatuba is about 250km North of Durban and even less from the newly build uShaka International Airport. The Elephant Coast deserves a five day stop and Mtubatuba is the town central enough to enjoy it all. With birding routes around Lake Eteza to walking trails in the iMfolozi Game Reserve. Bird watching along the iSimangaliso Wetlands and self drive safari's in Mkuzi Game Reserve.

For a intensive five day I ternary to suite your holiday please call:

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Whale Observer Richards Bay - Confirmed Wedding Venue

With great joy I was honored today to receive the first deposit confirmed wedding booking aboard the Whale Observer operating from Tuzi Gazi Water Front Richards Bay. The ship is sailing for the matrimonial vows for this couple on a sunset cruise early winter. This is good news to elaborate on the diversity this flag ship, from the molds of BennCat boat builders, Owned and run by Advantage Tours cc.

As a venue this ship is sound to attract many romantic cruises and softly glides over the harbor waters as the 4 x V8 motors. purr's her ahead with a lazy thrust.  With an excellent sound system and ample moving space the vessel can cruise with 98 people including captain and crew. No loud thumping diesel thumping burping smelly gasses in its wake. Just pure eco friendly 4 stroke breath.

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Residents and out of Town'ers turning against each other.

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority must have a great chuckle as local residents in St. Lucia and concerned citizen's are turning against each other as slanderous remarks are thrown around in verbal abuse. Petrus Viviers, owner of three relevant domains, and local resident, Dan Scholtz, are having it out on facebook as a result of a Page created by an anonymous person, "St Lucia Quo Vadis", is having ago at The Isimangaliso management for degradation of this beautiful World Heritage Site.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority has in the past attempted to remove these domains from Petrus Viviers with no avail. A second attempt by The Elephant Coast Tourism Association was also thwarted and cost was not paid by this association. The bill is still pending at R4000.00 with Hann and Hann in Pretoria. Chairperson of this association undertook to settle all legal cost that was incurred by Mr. Viviers. Yet this tourism association has failed to do so. 

Mr Scholtz also accuses Mr Viviers of using facebook photo's belonging to the group St Lucia Quo Vadis

"Dan Scholtz I also note that Petrus is using photos taken from the page "St Lucia Quo Vadis" and using it on his page. That does not seem ethical to me ---- considering Petrus was banned from that page. I agree Frik someone here should wake up and grow up!"

"Petrus Viviers@ Dan ... You be careful how you use the world you do not understand Sir ... it could easy lead to slander ... USE my dear friend is to take it away from the source or to reproduce."

Further Mr. Scholtz compared Mr. Viviers's mastering of the English language to be similar or as he put it.... "Dan Scholtz And please jack up your english spelling it is of grade 1 standard"

This would raise the question if mr Scholtz has the qualifications to make this statement and if so to who's standard is he grading Mr Viviers.

If there is any Grade one Teacher who wishes to Grade Mr. Viviers's English and spelling please do so. For this entry is made by Mr Viviers himself.

The fact is that iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority is working in such a way that the public feel not welcome nor included. Contradictions to the World Heritage Act and forced management decisions with out EIA's in the past put a question mark over the ability to manage this Wetlands System.

The SAGA continues ...

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Main Entrace to iSimangaliso Wetlands Park - smelling up the place

Rob Blanshard: "These pics are what you don't see while driving past. It's on the corner of the road from the old station. Try viewing full screen to get the best effect. We live up that road so HAVE to go through it several times a day." 12 January 2011

This started months before and it is recurring .. Many People blame Mtubutuba Municipality and feel that their taxes should cover this shituation. Fact is that Municipalities are audited and the Auditor General prescribes the method and budgeting of this expenditure. For this reason Mtubatuba Municipality can not interfere with the mentor/custodian District Municipality, Umkhanyakude, in this case.

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Umkhanyakude, named after the famous yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning “seen from afar”, is the northernmost district in KwaZulu-Natal and contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park. It is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is a very rural District, the largest town being Mtubatuba in the South, with Hluhluwe, Mkuze, Jozini, Kwangwanase and Ingwavuma further to the north.

It is described as one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer. “Deprivation” is defined as a combination of indictors including unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels, according to the Health Systems Trust which produces the Barometer.. The seat of Umkhanyakude is Mkuze. The majority of its 573 353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.

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This is also the Municipality responsible for the severe water shortages that paralysis the Wetland Park Tourist communities on a regular basis. Poor planning and ridiculous water prices has many land owners up in arms. If they served a function it would be acceptable but many a meeting that was scheduled is merely canceled because the comity that organized it never showed up. Expensive venues and over priced catering wasted. 

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 South Africa is divided into 52 districts (Metropolitan and District municipalities). The 12th amendment to the Constitution (December 2005) reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of the continental republic. South Africa's districts are analogous to counties in Great Britain and the United States

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This dysfunctional Love Child falls with in the governance of the Primier of kwaZulu Natal and his various office over see the workings with in this District Council. 

Contact Details:

Department of Tourism

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Department of Water Affairs

	Deputy Minister's Speech: 25 February
	I am particularly elated to be here today and celebrate a significant milestone in the Department of Environmental Affairs’ endeavour to demonstrate the commitment of our government to the conservation and protection of our ocean and coastal environment.

• Chief of Staff (Head of Ministry): Mrs Nchedi Sophia Maphokga-Moripe

  Tel: 012 336 8729
  Fax: 012 336 7817
  Email: Moripen@dwa.gov.za

 • Media Liaison Officer: Mr Mandla Mathebula

  Cell: 083 282 6133
  Email: mathebulam3@dwa.gov.za 

Department of Health

KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
chris.maxon@kznhealth.gov.za
Tel: 033-3952248
Fax: 033-3429477
Cell: 083 447 2869

Department of Environment

On a Provincial level their website was not functional at time of posting.

Deputy Director General: Environmental Quality and Protection

Mr Ishaam Abader (acting)

	Tel:	+27 12 310 3391
	Fax:	+27 12 322 1936
	Email:	iabader@deat.gov.za

Role:

Promote the enhancement of natural resources for sustainable equitable use and protect and enhance the quality and safety of the environment.

Functions:

• Promote and conserve our biological diversity and cultural and local natural resources and ensure the sustainable utilisation of resources for the benefit of the people of South Africa • Protect the environment in the interest of the health and well being of the people of South Africa

• Provide environmental information in support of effective environmental management and public participation in environmental governance

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This is the protector of you Province, your area and you constitutional rights. We send them one letter they ignore it. we send them a petition they file it. We each send them a letter they will have to respond.-

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