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iSimangalisoWetlandParkAuthorityinviteallmediaontheeventwheretheMinisterofForestry,FisheriesandtheEnvironment,MsBarbaraCreecy,willlaunchthereportbyaPanelofExpertswhichreviewedthescientificbasisforbreachingthemouthoftheLakeSt.LuciaEstuaryattheSt.LuciaEcoLodgeonThursday,28 April 2022.Earlierthismonth,MinisterCreecyreceivedthereportandhasstudiedthefindingsandrecommendationscontainedinthereport.ThereleaseofthereporttothemediawillhappenaheadofaWorkshoponPanelReportforallstakeholdersandmembersofthePortfolioCommitteeonForestry,FisheriesandtheEnvironment.InJanuary2021themultidisciplinaryandmultisectoralTaskTeamrecommendedtoiSimangalisothatthesystemneededbreachingasashortterminterventiontoaddressecologicalchallengesoftheestuary.Thehopewasthatintheprocessthesocialandeconomicchallengesraisedbyvariousstakeholderswerealsogoingtobeaddressed.Unfortunately,themouthclosedagainnaturallyafterabout6monthsofbeingopened.TherecommendationofthesymposiumandopeningofthemouthwaslateropposedbyanotherinterestgroupwhowrotetoMinisterofForestry,Fisheries,andtheEnvironment,MsBarbaraCreecyairingtheirdiscernmentofthedecision.Ministerappointedapanelofexpertstoinvestigateandsubmitthereporttoher.ThereporthasrecentlybeensubmittedtotheMinisterandshewasstudyingthefindingsandtherecommendationscontainedinthereportandwillmakethereportanditsrecommendationspublicduringhervisit,withanunderstandingthattheissueofthemouthiniSimangalisohasbeeninconsultationwithawiderangeofstakeholders,includingkeyscientificexperts,tourismoperators,conservationmanagers,NGOs,ruralcommunityrepresentatives,fishers,farmers,andbusinessowners.On14April2022,lakeStLuciamouthbreachednaturallywhichwastomuchreliefofsomanystakeholders.ThehighlevelsofwaterpushingfromUmfoloziandMsunduziriversmadeitpossibleforthemouthtobreachnaturally.ThiscameafterhighlevelsofrainreceivedinKwaZuluNatalinthepastfewweekshaveservedasacatalystinresolvingtheissueofthemouth.MinisterwillvisitSt.LuciaMedia are invited to attend and cover the launch of the report as follows: Date: Thursday,28 April 2022 Time:10:00 Venue: St Lucia EcoLodge (A...

Mother nature has done it, lake St Lucia mouth has breached naturally to much relief of so many stakeholders. The morning early hours high tide combined...

Chairperson of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Board, Professor Thandi Nzama. Members of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Board. Chief Executive Officer of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Mr. Sibusiso...

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority welcomes the interim interdict granted by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday 11 April 2022 which states that “the respondents and anyone...

Mother nature has done it, lake St Lucia mouth has breached naturally to much relief of so many stakeholders. The morning early hours high tide combined...

The illegal invasion is said to have started on 21 March 2022; the report was received by iSimangaliso that approximately 100 people were invading the Futululu...

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority would like to warn the public not to be lured by a clique of people who are behind the invasion of...

The countdown to the much anticipated iSimangaliso Investment Summit has officially kicked off and the countdown clock is ticking.The Chief Executive Officer of iSimangaliso Wetland Park,...

At midday on Sunday 16 January, iSimangaliso Wetland Park officials were alerted to an incident that took place at the Eastern Shores of the Park, on...

Festive season is time to spend with the people you love. Whether you will be spending it at home or have chosen to explore one of...

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority (iSimangaliso) has learned with shock of the arrest of two of its officials on allegations of corruption and extortion, as per...

On Friday, 12 November 2021 at about 09h30, field rangers who were holding an Observation post at Mfabeni Game Reserve reported hearing a gun shot being...