South African tourism: An historic evaluation of macro tourism policies

Steyn, JN; Spencer, JP

doi:10.4314/ajpherd.v17i2.67659

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“…South Africa has two sets of policies that govern tourism and conservation of protected areas in the country. The conservation of protected areas is governed by 11 pieces of national legislation and 9 provincial legislation pieces, these include the 1998 White Paper on Environmental Management, the amended 2003 National Environmental Act, the amended 2003 Environmental Conservation Act, White Paper on Conservation and sustainable use of Biological Diversity, the 2003 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, the 2004 National Biodiversity Act, and the 2006 National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (Steyn & Spencer, 2011).…”

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“…With regards to tourism, the political transformation of South Africa led to the establishment of policies that aim to grow and develop a sustainable and inclusive tourism sector. These policies include 1996 White Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism, the National Tourism Sector Strategy, the 2003 Tourism Act, and the Tourism Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Charter (Steyn & Spencer, 2011). These policies were established to create opportunities for the private sector, host communities and the national government to capitalise from this economic sector (Manwa & Modirapula, 2019;Strydom et al, 2019).…”

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Effects of Institutional Arrangements and Policies on Community Participation in Wildlife Tourism in Africa

Lekgau¹,

Tichaawa²

2019

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This study examines the effect of policies and institutional structures on the ability of communities to participate in wildlife tourism in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The research utilized a qualitative approach with two case study sites being Askam (South Africa) and Tsabong (Botswana). The study incorporated 17 semistructured interviews with tourism stakeholders and 2 focus group discussions with members of the 2 communities, all of whom were purposely selected. It was found that although governing policies from the two countries were generally supportive, the specific park policies were seen to limit the contribution of wildlife tourism to communities' livelihood. Additionally, the institutional arrangements present in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park formed some barriers to community participation. Overall, the research provides insight on host community participation in wildlife tourism in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park using a cross-border perspective.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%