DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE SECTOR: Projects Namakwa District, 7 May 2018 Projects details

Name of project Affected Number of Project period Funding amount Municipality work (start and end & current opportunities dates) Project status 1.Working for the Richtersveld LM 70 April 2016- July R 6.9 mil Coast Kamiesberg LM 2018 Alexanderbay, Port Implementation Nolloth, phase (extention till Hondeklipbay December 2018)

2.Working for the Kamiesberg LM 145 April 2016- July R11 mil Coast Namaqua Implementation beneficiaries 2018 National Park phase

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Name of project Project Number of Project period Funding Amount Status ( work (start and end current) opportunities dates)

3.Kamiesberg Kamiesberg LM 101 June 2014- June R17 mil upgrade of landfill Planning Phase 2020 site

4. Hantam LM 125 November 2017- R 10 mil Environmental Implementation December 2018 Upgrading phase

5.Richtersveld- Ais- Richtersveld LM Business plan June 2014- 2018 R11,79 mil Ais Transfrontier Planning phase awaits approval Park EPIP project Projects details

Name of project Affected Number of Project period Funding amount Municipalit work (start and end y & current opportunities dates) project status 6. Youth Mass Nama Khoi LM 189 trainees for April 2018 for R21 mil for NC= R4 mil for Training Project Khai Ma LM full qualification for District Richtersveld LM whole district (paid 9months Full ( Full Kamiesberg LM while training) qualification qualifications Hantam LM program program & skills Karoo Hoogland LM program)

R36 mil for NC= R7 mil for 125 trainees for district Implementation whole district April 2018 for 3 Phase months for skills program

Total of R 11mil for district Projects details Name of project Project Number of Project period Funding Amount Status ( work (start and end current) opportunities dates)

7. NC Youth in Nama Khoi LM 270 for NC= Feb 2018- Feb R20 mil for NC= Richtersveld LM Environmental Khai Ma LM 2020 Services Kamiesberg LM 54 for the district R4mil for District Hantam LM Karoo Hoogland LM Planning Phase

8. Working for Hantam LM 78 April 2018 for R 9.326mil Water/ Wetlands/ Kamiesberg LM Pella 60 Khai Ma LM Witbank 60 next 3years Alien removal Nama Khoi LM 24 projects Hantam LM Henkries 36 Karoo Hoogland Vioolsdrift 12 LM 48 Planning Phase Sutherland 300 Calvinia 300 R1.5mil CSA Land Leliefontein 24 Implementation Steinkopf 25 rehabilitation Projects details Name of project Project Number of Project period Funding Amount Status ( work (start and end current) opportunities dates)

9. Working for Water Nama Khoi LM Still in planning 2018 R16 mil Richtersveld LM Namakwa District Khai Ma LM Kamiesberg LM Hantam LM Karoo Hoogland LM Planning Phase

Other projects EPIP Funding cycle 2017 • Funding cycle application requested: 2017 – Briefings conducted with all municipalities ( All municipalities attended) – All municipalities were visited to do online application – Project application for projects of budget of minimum of R 2.5 – A total of 37 applications (includes YES and Mass Training) were submitted in most of the focus areas for environment and culture sector: • Working for the coast • Working for land • Greening and open space management • Youth environmental services • People and parks – Approvals will only be communicated end May 2018/ beginning June 2018 • List of applications include the following projects: – Nama Khoi Upgrading of existing recreational parks – Nama Khoi beachfront development – Nama Khoi land rehabilitation and restoration – Kamiesberg Establishment of new and upgrading existing recreational parks – Kamiesberg transformation of existing villages to green villages – Kamiesberg land rehabilitation and stormwater upgrade

Other projects EPIP Funding cycle 2017 – Kamiesberg Upgrading of Rhodebergskloof Conservation farms – Kamiesberg establishment of environmental education centre and caravan park – Kamiesberg Upgrade of Aristea Shipwreck recreational site and caravan park – Hantam Akkerendam Nature Reserve Upgrading and Development – Hantam Brandvlei Nursery and water recycling – Karoo Hoogland Installation of green technologies – Karoo Hoogland Upgrading of existing recreational playgrounds – Karoo Hoogland Upgrading of existing storm water trenches and gravel roads – Karoo Hoogland Upgrading of existing campsites and establishment of amphitheater – Karoo Hoogland Upgrading of walking trials at Pulio surface Conservation Site – Khai Ma establishment of new and upgrading of existing recreational parks – Khai Ma Development of Witbank green village – Khai Ma Development of Coboop Game farm – Khai Ma Rehabilitation of degraded land – Khai Ma Development of Richie Falls Conservation Site Other projects EPIP Funding cycle 2017

– Richtersveld Upgrading of Caravan Park – Richtersveld Re-establishment of Port Nolloth Bird Park – Richtersveld Cleaning and Greening – Richtersveld World Heritage Site Erosion control and land rehabilitation Please note • DEA is currently investing a total of: – +-R 122,826 mil and – +-1716 work opportunities within the whole of the Namakwa District ..this excludes the one NRM project, Ais Ais Richtersveld project and project approvals we are still waiting on. – IDP support: input report provided annually, analysis conducted annually, hands on sessions conducted annually, DEA also developed Environmental Profiles for municipalities to use as environmental chapter in IDPs

Mrs. Valda Cloete Assistant Director: Local Government Support Namakwa District, Hopley Centre, Springbok (027) 71 82957 0837522631