EASTERN CAPE PARKS AND TOURISM ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 REPORT ANNUAL AND TOURISM EASTERN CAPE PARKS 17-25 Oxford Street | East London | 5213 East London | PO Box 11235 | Southernwood | East London | 5213 Eastern Cape | South Africa +27 (0) 43 492 0881
[email protected] www.visiteasterncape.co.za RP290/2019 ISBN: 978-0-621-47767-2 ANNUAL REPORT Long-beaked common dolphin COVER Photo credit: Mark M Gottlieb – www.MarksAdventures.com Hole in the Wall Photo credit: Marius Labuschagne Pounding waves have helped shape South Africa’s coastline for 160 million years - since continental rifting tore Africa from the ancestral landmass Gondwana, leaving her edges exposed to a unique blend of currents and seas. National Geographic Gondwana was an ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years ago. The continent eventually split into landmasses we recognize today: Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula. CONTENTS PG 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 PUBLIC.................................................................................................. ENTITY’S GENERAL INFORMATION 7 2 BO..................................................................................................ARD MEMBERS 8 3 LI...............................................................................................ST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 10 1 AUDITOR’S REPORT: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES 4 FO................................................................................................REWORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON