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Table 11.3e Positive and negative impacts of the tourism initiative on community and individual assets and livelihoods - social
Social capital
Negatives
Positives
Mathenjwa
Mqobela
Mathenjwa
Mqobela
Community
organization, cohesion,
pride
• Unrealistic expectations
• Mistrust and resentment of
perceived misuse of funds by
(physically distant) community
trust and elite members of
tribal authority
• Community Trust not respected
or trusted and not in communi-
cation with community adjacent
to the lodge
• Expectations not met
• Sponsored events are one-off
occasions with no regularity
leading to discontent and disillu-
sionment within the community
• Internal mistrust and conflict
over possible embezzlement of
funds by Community Trust and
elite members of community
• Conflict with neighbouring
community
• Community Trust not respected
or trusted
• Expectations not met
• Community Trust established
• Community support for lodge
and pride of association with
the enterprise
• Employment provides possible
reasons to stay in the area
• High aspirations
• Football tournament organized
by the lodge (extremely well
supported by the community)
• 'Children in the Wilderness'
project organized by the lodge
for children of the community
to go and visit and stay at the
lodge, learning about the
environment
• Traditional dance event
sponsored by the lodge gener-
ated great support and attend-
ance form the community
• Community Trust established
• Community Trust Directors
replaced by community when
they lost faith in existing people
• Strengthened social coherence
• Community support and pride
in infrastructure enhancements
and educational advancements
• Employment provides possible
reasons to stay in the area
• High aspirations
Physical safety
• Some carjacking of tourists
taking place (average 2 incidents
per year)
• Still some carjacking of tourists
taking place (average 2 incidents
per year)
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• Strengthened community and
tourist security due to Police
Forum
• Sangoma performances may
lead to commodification of local
culture (not taking place over
period of study)
• Sangoma performances may
lead to commodification of local
culture
• Sangoma performances create
value for local culture and assist
in keeping alive traditional
practices and customs (not
taking place over period of
study)
• Sangoma performances create
value for local culture and assist
in keeping alive traditional
practices and customs
Local culture
 
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