JULY - DECEMBER 2010 EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE - THE OFFICIAL INTERNAL NEWSLETTER
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1 | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Gala Evening
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2 | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Celebrates Mandela Day 3 | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife And The Soccer World Cup 4 | Yet another Partner on Board
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Vision, Mission and Core Values Vision “To be a world renowned leader in the field of biodiversity conservation”
Mission “To ensure effective conservation and sustainable use of KwaZulu Natal’s biodiversity in collaboration with stakeholders for the benefit of present and future generations”
Core Values • Integrity – at all times we act morally, ethically, and with honesty • Respect – we treat stakeholders with patience, politeness, and acknowledge and value their rights and those of the environment • Accountability – we involve stakeholders in the organisation’s activities with a
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culture of openness and are answerable for the outcome of our actions and activities Team Work – working together to achieve our vision through goals Innovation – an adaptable organisation that embraces the culture of creativity and learning Excellence – we are a progressive organisation applying best practices to achieve the highest quality and standards Commitment – at all times we undertake our activities with passion, loyalty and dedication Productivity – we undertake to produce results timeously, efficiently and effectively.
Editorial Team Editor in Chief Dr Bandile Mkhize Managing Editor Maureen Zimu, Jeff Gaisford. Language Services Philani Ncalane Layout and Design Mediacom SA
Copyright Inkanyezi is a quarterly internal newsletter published by the Communications Division of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Ezemvelo). All material published is copyrighted and cannot be used without the written permission of the Editor in Chief.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Gala Evening
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Foreword by the CEO
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University of Zululand and Ezemvelo Kzn Wildlife to Work in Partnership
Page 5 Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Celebrates Mandela Day
Page 6 - 7 Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and The Soccer World Cup
Page 8 Ezemvelo Field Rangers receive Meritorious Award
Page 9 - 10 Working For The Coast – North Coast Project
Page 10 Yet another Partner on Board
Page 11 Input from the Strategy Office
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Winners of “Name the Vultures” Competition Named
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Pictured is one of the prize winners for a weekend away to an Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife protected area. Seen smiling left – Comfort Ngidi, Board Chairperson, unidentified winner, Omie Singh, Chairperson of the Conservation and Environment Portfolio Committee (KZN) and Dr Bandile Mkhize, CEO Ezemvelo.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Gala evening during the Tourism Indaba at the International Convention Centre in Durban in May. Ezemvelo staged an event at the Indaba which showcased what we have been doing for the past year to ready our facilities for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Various stakeholders and high profile delegates were invited to the event and Dr Mkhize made a presentation. It was a successful evening with the theme being “Stay with the Game”. Get-away prizes were also awarded to many lucky participants.
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Foreword by the CEO The long-awaited 2010 Soccer World Cup has come and gone, leaving South Africans all over the world very proud of their country and the success it made of the event. Our country has never before in its history been as united as it was during the World Cup and it is our hope that this feeling of unity remains with us for all time. The South African flag has received pride of place and the rest of the world has seemingly adopted the vuvuzela. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife participated enthusiastically and at many levels during the runup to the World Cup. Planning began some time ago for many fun events such as soccer tournaments as well as more serious business-based activities. R21.3 million was provided to refurbish those resorts identified as being most likely to benefit from visits by soccer fans. These were Giant’s Castle, Didima, Thendele, Ntshondwe, uMlalazi and Mpila. Apart from the physical improvements to these resorts - which included upgrades to their exteriors such as thatch and road repairs - and interior work on softs, linen and amenities, many members of staff received additional training in their respective roles in order to raise our level of service. We can thank our colleagues in the Department and at provincial Treasury for assisting us in this regard. Without their input and support we could never have managed to cover the costs involved. Apart from providing our visitors during and after the World Cup with a wonderfully comfortable experience, another part of the strategy behind these refurbishments was to achieve at least a Three Star Grading from
the Tourism Council of South Africa - something that would benefit us long after the World Cup hype had died down. The training courses included Reception and Front Desk skills, Sales, Tour guiding Housekeeping and Customer Service Excellence. Unfortunately a great deal of accommodation we made available to Match, the official FIFA accommodation service, was returned unbooked. The good news is that our Commercial Operations team was able to turn the trick and managed to get a lot of bookings done for the period. The fun events and business activities ran parallel to each other during the days preceding the big event. It gives me great pleasure to inform you that we did in fact achieve this grading for Giant’s Castle, Didima, Thendele, Ntshondwe and Hilltop. Mpila and uMlalazi are in the process of being graded and I hope to be able to bring you good news with regard to these two resorts in our next edition of Inkanyezi. This process is ongoing and we expect to have formal notification of these gradings in the near future. Many of the resorts mentioned have passed their Three Star grading inspections already and will be putting up the plaque announcing this quite soon. With respect to the fun events, our
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2010 EKZNW Soccer World Cup Coordinator
worked, long hours with many other members of own teams and those of other government de-
Soweto Derby, a family fun day aimed at communities in the Midmar area and held at Thurlow House at Midmar. This event hosted Zulu dancing, DJs, Up and Coming musicians as well the display and sale of community crafts. Although it was not possible to hold activities in all our neighbouring communities we held a series of “talent competitions” amongst Dr Bandile Mkhize CEO
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or praise singing to enable us to source talent we could use closer to the actual World Cup games. The main event was held at uMlalazi Nature Reserve in May and was a great success. During the 30-days Countdown we arranged soccer matches in Zululand and the Coastal region. There were matches at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park between Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Hlabisa Hospital, teachers at local schools and the SAPF. In the Coastal section matches took place between Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the SA Navy, SAPF
and a community team. A Public Viewing Area (PVA) was provided at Midmar in partnership with the uMgungundlovu Municipality. Once the World Cup Games had commenced these were well supported at our PVA which covered the three Bafana Bafana games as well as the final match. All in all the 2010 Soccer World Cup was a huge success and we in Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife are proud to have been so much a part of the whole thing. A great many foreign visitors were pleasantly
surprised by our country and many have promised to come back for another visit. I would like to thank each and every one of you who were involved in any way for the wonderful effort and spirit you put into the 2010 SWC. Reality is back with us and we now have to put ourselves back into serious work mode once more. The challenges we still face are enormous, but if our performance in making the Soccer World Cup a success is any indication, I am sure we will make our efforts conservation as much
of a success. One example of our ongoing efforts is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Zululand’s Department of Recreation and Tourism and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife in July, which opens the way for a strong working partnership between the two bodies at both research and undergraduate levels. Our core business of conservation did not stand still during the World Cup however, and I will inform you more fully about this in our next edition of Inkanyezi.
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND AND EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP University of Zululand, Thursday 22nd July 2010….A memorandum of understanding was signed this morning between the University of Zululand department of recreation and tourism and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife opening the way for a strong working partnership between the two bodies at both research and undergraduate levels. Unizulu Vice Chancellor, Professor Fikile Mazibuko said the memorandum was the renewal of a social contract binding the two institutions to a mission as partners in higher education and other activities for the production of knowledge.
Prof Mazibuko said she hoped Ezemvelo would make use of university facilities for conferences and seminars and involve themselves in regular public lectures as well as curriculum development so the university could learn from the community and vice versa. ‘This university belongs to us all; we are here as custodians of higher education to serve the public of this country, especially its young people and to help develop them into holistic graduates by exposing them to experiences that mould them ethically,’ she said. Chief Executive Officer of Ezem-
velo, Dr Bandile Mkhize said the memorandum would seal the existing working relationship with the department and create more opportunities for academic staff to conduct research on various aspects of recreation and tourism within protected areas. Some of this research would be collaborative, conducted jointly with Ezemvelo, and even with neighbouring communities as well. Dr Mkhize, who is a former student of Unizulu and serves as a member of the university’s Council, said Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife was open to developing working relationships with any faculty or department within the university
The University of Zululand and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife sign a memorandum of understanding. Back row from left to right: Dr Thandi Nzama, Head of the Department of Recreation and Tourism, University of Zululand, Vice Chancellor,Prof Nomahlubi Makunga, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sthabiso Chiliza, Business Improvement Manager , Sudhir Goorah.Front row from left to right: Strategy & Risk Manager, Ezemvelo Rector, Prof Ntombifikile Mazibuko, Dr Bandile Mkhize, Chief Executive Officer, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.
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because it required partnerships to develop a conservation conscious society geared to tourism. ‘Goals in the distance are better reached together,’ he said. Dr Thandi Nzama, head of Unizulu’s Department of Recreation and Tourism said this was the first such partnership arrangement between an institution of higher education in the province and Ezemvelo. Through it, she said, third year Bachelor of Tourism students had the opportunity for the hands on learning which is a required component of their degree course.
EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE CELEBRATES MANDELA DAY Mbali Fraser - Conservation Portfolio Committee member, together with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife officials and members of the Emahlutshini Taxi Association planted a tree at the taxi rank (Hlathikhulu Route) celebrating 67 minutes of Mandela Day. Ms Fraser thanked the community that participated in the Ncibidwane Clinic, Taxi Rank and Langalibalele Arts Craft and Laundry clean-up commemorating this day. She said planting the trees is a sign of life and cleaning the area demonstrated a pride of community. “We believe we have brought life to this taxi rank because of trees,” she said. She congratulated the community involving themselves with the clean-up campaign. She noted that Nelson Mandela is a man of peace and urged the people using the taxi rank to consider the tree that was planted (iPhuphuma) as a symbol of peace. Ezemvelo also provided food parcels for some of the destitute families in the Emahlutshini area during the celebration of Mandela Day. Nikiwe Sithole, a local community member, identified
the Hadebe family as being particularly needy and approached Ezemvelo to donate blankets and food. This family of 23 relies on Gogo Hadebe’s pension for their survival. Ms Fraser promised the Hadebe family that she would arrange for social welfare workers to assist them. Mr Bheki Khoza added that Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife cares about the communities neighboring the protected areas and also practices sustainable conservation. The Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife mission is “to ensure effective management and sustainable use of KwaZulu Natal’s biodiversity and protected areas in collaboration with the community”
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Ezemvelo World Cup 2010 Photos
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Ezemvelo Field Rangers receive Meritorious Award Ezemvelo Field Rangers in the Anti-poaching unit based in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park received Meritorious Award certificates and cash from the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife CEO, Dr Bandile Mkhize. The awards recognised the bravery of these members in putting their lives in danger while dealing with armed and dangerous poachers as well as dealing with other illegal activities within the protected area. The operations involved the recovery of loaded home-made shotguns, a .303 rifle, a .38 Special revolver, illegal hunting with dogs with subsequent arrests and successful convictions. The awards recipients with Bheki Khoza, Executive Director Biodiversity Conservation; Dr Bandile Mkhize, CEO; and Buhle Ndunakazi, General Manager Human Resources.
Ezemvelo Vuvuzela Friday Staff of Ezemvelo celebrate outside the office by blowing their vuvuzela’s.
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WORKING FOR THE COAST – NORTH COAST PROJECT Working for The Coast – North Coast Project: This project covers from Ballito to St Lucia operating from two District Municipalities which is Ilembe and uThungulu with five Local Municipalities (Kwa – Dukuza, Mandeni, uMlalazi, uMhlathuza and Mfolozi). This project is a poverty release driven under the Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) funded by Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).
The beneficiaries of the project are: Mphembeni
Umhlathuza LM 13
Lower Income
Historical ClassifiSettlement cation PDI Rural Settlement
Esikhaleni
Umhlathuza LM 18
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Port Durnford
Umhlathuza LM 18
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Kwa Dlangezwa UMlalazi Manzamnyama
Umhlathuza LM 10
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Umlalazi L M Ward 20
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Obanjeni
Umlalazi L M Ward 17
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Kwambonambi Nhlabane
Kwambonambi LM Ward 3
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Mzingazi
Kwambonambi LM Ward 3
Lower Income
PDI
Rural Settlement
Sokhulu
Kwambonambi LM Ward 1
Lower Income
PDI
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Mandeni Dokodweni Thukela Mantikulu
Mandeni LM Ward 1 Mandeni LM Ward 3 Mandeni LM Ward 1
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Hlomendlini
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Zikwazi
Kwadukuza LM Ward 4
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Ballito
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Mvoti
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Deliverables of the Project ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
Working for the Coast Project Deliverables No.
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Beach Cleanup Alien Plant Control Visitor Facilities Upgrades
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Road Access Clearance/ Maintenance Tourist Assistant APC and Dune rehabilitation
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Deliverable breakdown Cleaning beaches
Mandeni Municipality 20 units Amatikulu Nature Reserve
1. Beach Directional Tourist signs 2. Tugela mouth ablution facility and parking. 3. Dokodweni toilet facility close to the estuary 4. Tugela mouth and Dokodweni braai facilities 5. Concrete rubbish bins Repairing, clearing and maintaining trails and paths in Amatikulu Nature Reserve. Clearance of KDZ beach access route Repairing, clearing and maintaining access roads During peak periods(December and Easter holidays) 1/3 of budget into PA - maintenance of previous WFTC program
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KwaDukuza Municipality 25 Units
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Amatikulu and Tugela mouth Mandeni only 20 units
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UTHUNGULU uThungulu District Municipality – Working for the Coast Deliverables No. 1.
Deliverable Beach Cleanup
uMhlathuze Local Municipality • Port Durnford • Esikhawini • Mpembeni (9 people per group)
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Mbonambi Local Municipality • Mthiyane Beach camp • Nhlabane Estuary • Kwambo Ramp (9 people per group)
uMlalazi Local Municipality • Mlalazi Nature Reserve (9 People in the group)
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Deliverable Alien Plant Control Visitor Facilities
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Trail and Path Maintenance Road Access Clearance/ Maintenance
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Tourist Assistant
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uMhlathuze Local Municipality 1 group Repairs to A-Frames
None Mthiyane Beach Camp – 6 Braai stands, 8 Bins
Educational Sings
Nhlabane Estuary – 3 Braai Stands, 5 Bins
As per Inkosi’s Request: +- 7kms
Mthiyane Beach Camp – 6km
3 Port Durnford 3 Esikhawini 3 Mpemebeni 25%
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Nhlabane Estaury – 4km 3 Mthiyane Beach Camp 3 Nhlabane Estuary 3 Kwambo Ramp 25%
uMlalazi Local Municipality uMlalazi Nature Reserve - 2 groups Upgrade Existing Ablution Facilities with the Nature Reserve 2 boardwalks in the Mangroves Raphia monument Trails in the Nature Reserve Within the Reserve: +- 5kms
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Achievements of the previous projects North Coast as a Project Manager on DEAT - Expanded Public Works Programme – Working for the Coast Project, covering three districts (Ilembe, UThungulu and UMkhanyakude District) with 15 deliverables, employing 536 employees and the project was able to create and develop 11 contractors up to emerging contractor level. The work covers Beach Cleaning, Alien Plants, Construction, Facilities Upgrade, Environmental and Chemical intensive operation depending on the requirement of the deliverable.
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Ntsiki Dlulane
From the desk of Conservation, Partnership & Projects unit Manager – Ntsiki Dlulane. Ezemvelo through the CPPMU was appointed by the Department of Education as one of the Implementing Agents on the Departments schools infrastructure development programmes. The programme that the department has entrusted Ezemvelo with is called the Early Childhood Development Programme (ECD). This programme aims at providing ECD (Grade R) classrooms to the schools throughout the province of KwaZulu- Natal where such infrastructure never existed before. These schools are mainly in
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the remote areas of the province and this initiative by the department is most welcomed as it seeks to bridge the gap between the schools around town and those in the rural areas. Ezemvelo has also been receiving through the community levy office a lot of funding requests for educational infrastructure development, mainly classrooms, crèches, computer labs and administration blocks, and all these requests were funded. Having realized that the funds available for in the community levy fund could not be able to address the demand for such projects, the projects office turned to KZN DoE for assistance, hence the appointment as an IA. The ECD programme is going to provide a Grade R classroom, toilets for the young ones, a jungle gym and the premises will be also be having a 1.8m high fence which will provide protection as well as proper control in the schools as the young ones tend to be bullied by their school mates if no proper controls are in place. This is a very positive
move by the Department of Education and as Ezemvelo we are very pleased to be part of as most of the kids from the rural areas were not getting an opportunity for learning at an early age prior to them being registered for grade 1 and this initiative is aimed at addressing just that. As Ezemvelo, we have also delivered good quality product on crèches and classrooms through our own internal community levy fund, we view this as an opportunity to continue providing the much needed school infrastructure through this agreement while allowing the community levy funding to be used to fund other projects with the main emphasis being the income generating projects which will allow the communities to sustain themselves and also allow them to contribute to the economic activities of this province. We have also been appointed for the planning and implementation of technical schools programme for the Department of Education. The technical schools programme is a national initiative
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aimed at providing infrastructure that will allow the schools to teach technical related subjects. The infrastructure includes workshops, computer labs etc, which will be constructed in seven schools within the province. This is a ground breaking initiative by the department and again Ezemvelo is very humbled by the vote of confidence the department has shown on our ability to deliver and we aim to exceed the expectations. All the above may seem to be a deviation from our core mandate however it is the very mandate that we are aiming to strengthen as the relationship that has been built between ourselves and the rural communities continue to be strengthened through these programmes thus making us very relevant. This also promotes cooperative governance which is the one weapon we need as government and parastatals if we are to see proper service delivery for our people being a reality instead of a myth.
Input from the Strategy Office From the strategy office, we saw the review of the corporate strategy for the year 2010 to 2014. The goals have been refined and articulated differently. The discussion resulted in the following being adopted:
1. VISION “To be a world renowned leader in the field of biodiversity conservation”
2. MISSION “To ensure effective conservation and sustainable use of KwaZulu Natal’s biodiversity in collaboration with stakeholders for the benefit of present and future generations”
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Integrity – at all times we act morally, ethically, and with honesty Respect – we treat stakeholders with patience, politeness, and acknowledge and value their rights and those of the environment Accountability – we involve stakeholders in the organisation’s activities with a culture of openness and are answerable for the outcome of our actions and activities Team Work – working together to achieve our vision through goals Innovation – an adaptable organisation that embraces the culture of creativity and learning Excellence – we are a progressive organisation applying best practices to achieve the highest quality and standards Commitment – at all times we undertake our activities with passion, loyalty and dedication Productivity – we undertake to produce results timeously, efficiently and effectively.
4. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES I. • II. • • III. • • • • • • • • • • IV. • • • • •
To improve the state of biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of people (Government Outcome 10: Protect and Enhance Environmental assets and natural resources) Conserve the indigenous biodiversity of KZN for the benefit of present and future generations To provide quality conservation and ecotourism service delivery by being a well resourced organisation whilst striving for sustainability (Government Outcome 9: Responsive, accountable, effective and efficient Local Government System) Increase financial resources Optimise use of financial resources To be an efficient, transparent, honest and accountable public entity with good governance (Government Outcome 12: An efficient, an effective and development orientated public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship) Develop and maintain quality standards Implement new services and products Create synergies across business and support units Integrate information management systems Manage organisational risks Manage organisational resources effectively and efficiently Develop and implement knowledge management system Comply with relevant legislation Implement broad based transformation policies Optimise strategic alliances with relevant stakeholders To be the employer of choice through creating decent work and sustainable livelihoods (Government Outcome 4: Decent employment through inclusive economic growth / Outcome 5: Skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path) Attract and retain the best Human Capital Create a culture of learning and development of employees Implement best practices in managing wellness and related activities Increase employee satisfaction Demonstrate the value of benefits derived from the implementation of organisation programmes
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EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE STRATEGY MAP VISION
“To be a world renowned leader in the field of biodiversity conservation”
MISSION
Customer & Stakeholsers
“To ensure effective conservation and sustainable use of KwaZulu Natal’s biodiversity in collaboration with stakeholders for the benefit of present and future generations”
Learning & Growth
Internal Processes
Financial
Conserve the indigenous biodiversity of KZN for the benefit of present and future generations
Increase financial resources
Implement Broad Based Transformation Policies
Create synergies across business and support units
Implement best practices in management wellness and related activities
Develop and maintain quality standard
Optimise use of financial resources
Manage organisational resources effectively and efficiently
Attract and retain the best human Capital
Develop and implement knowledge management systems
Integrate information management systems
Create a culture of learning and development of employees
Comply with relevant legislation
Optimise strategic alliances with relevant stakeholders
Increase employee satisfaction
Manage Organisational risks
Implement New services and products
Demonstrate the value of benefits derived from the implementation of organisational programmes
Winners of “Name the Vultures” Competition Named A “Name the Vultures” competition was run by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife towards the end of 2009. The competition was open to children between 6 and 12 years of age attending primary schools neighbouring the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. The competition was part of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s Vulture programme which aimed to find names for five bearded vultures and one cape vulture that were fitted with satellite transmitters during 2009. By fitting several individuals with satellite transmitters, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s ecologists will be able to determine the home range of the birds and identify possible threats near their preferred roost and feeding sites. The objective of the competition was also to raise awareness around the plight of vultures in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains and the threats that the birds face. The vulture programme involves undertaking surveys to determine the trends
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in numbers of Bearded and Cape Vulture and identifying threats facing the species and to address the causes of mortality. To date, it appears that poisoning and collisions with powerlines are the primary threats facing these birds. Together with the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Working Group, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife will implement actions to address the threats to the species and halt the decline in their numbers to ensure that scholars may see these beautiful birds well into the next century. The three winners of the competition are all from Umgano Primary School near Underberg. Philane Mtolo, Senooe Karobe and Sindiswa Mila. Philane’s suggested name was Umcocimathafa, which means “cleans up the environment”. Senooe’s suggested name was Inkosi Yeentaka which means “king of birds” and Sindiswa’s suggested name was Umadlizidumbu, which means “eats carcasses”. Philane and Senooe’s names will be given to two juvenile bearded
vultures and Sindiswa’s name will be given to an adult female Cape Vulture. A young female bearded vulture fitted with a satellite transmitter in September 2009 was named “Olivia” after Olivia Taylor, a young scholar from Durban who has been raising funds for the Bearded Vulture Project and raising awareness amongst corporate companies around the plight of vultures in South Africa. The
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winners will be given the opportunity to visit a site where they can see vultures. Maps showing the bird’s movement patterns will be sent to the scholars weekly so that they can see where their birds have been foraging during the week. These four birds join Ikloba, Aspen and Lehlwa, three juvenile Bearded Vultures whose movement patterns are also being tracked.