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Table 11.2 Communities' likes, dislikes and desired changes summarized and organized into themes

MATHENJWA COMMUNITY MQOBELA COMMUNITY

Themes: Ndumo wilderness Village/community Game reserve Rocktail Bay Lodge Village/community Coastal reserve

camp

LIKES Provides employment Nothing / no good Opportunity to buy Provides employment Natural vegetation Position of cattle

for some things about the village meat for some and the sea pasture

Sponsors of the Zulu Water access has Cheap meat Helps with transport School has improved Some of the flora

dance, the football been improved a little in the area and helps a little has improved

tournament, and the country develop

'Children in the
Wilderness'

Some contract jobs Brings tourists who Rocktail Bay Lodge

exist help the school

DISLIKES Not enough job Roads are very poor No job opportunities Employs very few No roads KZNNCS shouldn't

opportunities people and shortage be here

of vacancies

Not enough local Not enough jobs There is nothing good Low wages No electricity, no No work

people working in about the game drainage, no toilets, opportunities

the lodge reserve no water to the houses

Not enough training Not enough schools, No communication No roads have been Poverty and no KZNNCS doesn't

opportunities no community hall, no between the game constructed employment help or support the

training colleges, not reserve managers, opportunities community

enough sports fields staff and the community

No electricity Bad roads Lack of good health Taken ancestors

clinic close to the graves

village, school could
be better