Lowveld Legacy Fund to build onto a success story

As we launch the Lowveld Legacy Fund, we will share the story in bits during our daily news, before we will ask you to pledge a monthly or yearly amount to the fund.

The Fund will maintain the 100% tourism safety record;  actively promote the Lowveld Region and the good work; and pilot community tourism programmes.

The story started in April 2022 when the first patrols were deployed on the  Numbi Road.  Since then, we have successfully completed phase I which was the security of the Numbi Road and phase II which was the deployment of a number of strategically placed number plate recognition cameras.

So if we say it was a success so far, what motivates us to claim success?

We have met all targets and expectations and exceeded expectations;

All travel warnings about our area were removed from all embassy websites;

The Numbi Road is free from incidents against tourists for 2 and 1/2 years;

The Kruger Lowveld region is free from incidents against tourists for 8 months;

The 24-hour helpline for tourists in distress coordinates volunteers to be the adopted family member of a tourist in distress for whatever reason.  The project is highly successful and the number widely publisized 066 3000 991.

We have a fantastic relationship with all 101 police stations in Mpumalanga;

Communities are very supportive of our actions and patrols;

The integrated dispatch centre has even in its pilot phase, yielded a staggering arrest record;

The centre works in partnership with E2 and SAPS with highly trained           controllers coordinating teams of SAPS and vetted security companies;

Cameras do not catch people, dedicated people and constructive operations lead to arrests.  More on this in future newsletters.

For further information or to make a contribution, please contact Linda.