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An incubation programme intended to create market access and achieve economic inclusion by establishing tourism businesses that create sustainable jobs and contribute to economic development, supporting the transformation and empowerment of community-based tourism projects.
- Who it is for:
- community-based tourism projects seeking market access and economic inclusion
- How to act on it:
- The document does not state an application/registration route; it describes the programme’s purpose and outcomes.
A programme that optimises identified tourism projects through product development and packaging, market penetration, established financial records/statements, skilled management staff, and readiness to increase market access.
- Who it is for:
- identified projects under the Business Advisory Service for Women in Tourism
- How to act on it:
- The document does not state an application/registration route; it describes the programme’s purpose and activities.
The Eyes and Ears Initiative (E2) is fully operational in the Ngcobo area as a joint crime-fighting effort involving SAPS, Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) and the private security industry, serving as a force multiplier with three security companies.
- Who it is for:
- the Ngcobo area community and stakeholders involved in the joint crime-fighting effort
- How to act on it:
- No application process is described; the initiative is stated as fully operational in the Ngcobo area.
The State’s ability to combat organised crime in towns like Ngcobo will be strengthened through a strategy announced in the State of the Nation Address, involving consolidating intelligence at national level, identifying priority syndicates and deploying hand-picked, multidisciplinary intervention teams focused on dismantling criminal networks.
- Who it is for:
- towns like Ngcobo and across the country affected by organised crime
- How to act on it:
- No application process is described; the strategy is implemented by the State through intelligence consolidation and deployment of intervention teams.
Ngcobo Policing Precinct is part of Operation Shanela II, which focuses on the immediate stabilisation of violent crime through weekly, intelligence-led high-density operations, involving collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, government departments and civil society partners.
- Who it is for:
- residents and communities in the Ngcobo Policing Precinct area affected by violent crime
- How to act on it:
- No application is described; the operation is carried out by SAPS and partners in the Ngcobo Policing Precinct area.
The District and the Ngcobo Police Station are involved in community structures and encourage the community to participate in Community Policing Forum structures, including the Community-in-Blue Patrollers.
- Who it is for:
- the community in Ngcobo
- How to act on it:
- Participate in Community Policing Forum structures, including Community-in-Blue Patrollers, as encouraged by the District and the Ngcobo Police Station.
Extortion hotlines are in place in Eastern Cape. Extortion coordinators receive complaints from the hotlines and facilitate the transfer of information to dedicated multidisciplinary investigation teams.
- Who it is for:
- people in Eastern Cape who have extortion complaints to report
- How to act on it:
- Submit extortion complaints via the National and Provincial Extortion Hotlines in Eastern Cape; extortion coordinators then transfer information to multidisciplinary investigation teams.
The SAPS is implementing the Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy (ICVPS), which requires a whole of government and whole of society approach to addressing violent crime, including active public and community participation.
- Who it is for:
- the community of Ngcobo and the public/communities participating in addressing violent crime
- How to act on it:
- Participate actively through public and community participation as part of the ICVPS approach in Ngcobo.
Feasibility studies have been conducted in the Elim area to identify opportunities and support community-based enterprises to enter the value chain, and business plans were developed for those community-based enterprises.
- Who it is for:
- community-based enterprises in the Elim area
- How to act on it:
- The document does not describe an application process; it states that feasibility studies were conducted and business plans were developed as a result.
The Department of Tourism conducts climate change risk and vulnerability assessments for the South African tourism sector, including the Nandoni corridor in the Vhembe region, to determine exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to inform evidence-based adaptation planning, resource allocation, and policy development.
- Who it is for:
- the South African tourism sector (with scope including the Nandoni corridor in the Vhembe region)
- How to act on it:
- The document does not describe an application or participation route; it states that the assessments were conducted.
The Green Tourism Incentive Program (GTIP) provides funding for tourism incentives focused on reducing high operational costs and reducing dependency on natural resources, and it is going countrywide including the Vhembe District.
- Who it is for:
- tourism incentives recipients in the Vhembe District (and across South Africa)
- How to act on it:
- The document does not describe an application/claim process, eligibility criteria, or submission steps; it only states that the GTIP fund is initiated and is going countrywide including the Vhembe District.
On an ongoing basis, the department conducts responsible tourism awareness campaigns nationally, including in the Vhembe region, to encourage and promote responsible tourism practices within the tourism sector.
- Who it is for:
- the tourism sector (including stakeholders in the Vhembe region)
- How to act on it:
- The document does not describe how to attend or register; it only states that awareness campaigns/workshops are conducted on an ongoing basis.