The Impact of COVID-19 on Safari Lodges in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10(5)) ◽  
pp. 1683-1694
Author(s):  
Gustav Visser ◽  
Maryke Marais
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Disposable Income ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This investigation explores the impacts of COVID-19 on safari lodge operators in the northern districts of Zululand and uMkhanyakude in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The area in which these lodges are located is a renowned leading safari lodge destination. This investigation is structured into four core sections. Firstly, brief insights into current debates concerning the influence of COVID-19 on tourism generally are provided. Secondly, the impact of COVID-19 on visitor profiles of safari lodges is analysed. Thirdly, the impact of COVID-19 on the functioning and operations of these safari lodges is examined. Fourthly and finally, the coping mechanisms implemented by the safari lodges are presented. The research deployed snowball sampling and conducted in-person interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. The study reveals that this tourism subsector, like other tourism subsectors globally, suffered greatly as a result of COVID-19. Various adjustments to its operations had to be implemented in order to survive. These adjustments included scaling back operations, cutting costs wherever possible and drastically reducing staff. Additionally, many lodges tried to compensate for a lack of incoming international tourists by attracting local tourists by offering deep discounts. However, low levels of disposable income among South Africans means that this is not a long-term sustainable strategy. Future uncertainty was a key concern for safari lodge operations.

scholarly journals Long-Term Demographic and Spatio-Temporal Trends of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) Bycatch in Bather Protection Nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Plön ◽  
Christine Erbe ◽  
Sabine Wintner
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphin ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Annual Fluctuation ◽  
Tursiops Aduncus ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Impact

Bather protection nets have been in place off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, since the 1950’s. Besides sharks, they also catch a number of other marine vertebrates, including dolphins, the majority of which are Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus. Previous analyses of dolphin bycatch in the nets indicated the potential impacts on the local populations, but a lack of information on population structure has to-date hindered a more detailed assessment. A recent re-assessment of the status and population delineations of T. aduncus off South Africa prompted a re-examination of demographic, spatial, and temporal patterns of its catches in bather protection nets over a 36-year period (January 1980 to December 2015). In total, 1169 dolphins were caught, including a slightly greater number of females and juveniles than other sex-classes, raising concern about the potential long-term effects on population demographics. More dolphins were caught off the North than the South coast. Temporal trends indicate that the bycatch during June and July every year (peak Sardine Run period) as a percentage of overall dolphin bycatch has been steadily decreasing from 39.8% in 1980 to 13% in 2015. A large inter-annual fluctuation can be seen, probably as a result of the inter-annual intensity of the Sardine Run. Although our results do not indicate a long-term decline of the individual populations as previously predicted, revised abundance estimates and data on the demographics and movement patterns of the animals are urgently required to accurately assess the impact of bycatch on the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin populations off KZN and to advise conservation and management decisions going forward.

The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Magnani ◽  
Kate MacIntyre ◽  
Ali Mehyrar Karim ◽  
Lisanne Brown ◽  
Paul Hutchinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Risk ◽  
Skills Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Life Skills Education

Quantifying the impact of foliar insects on two Eucalyptus hybrids in Zululand, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Lindokuhle S Dlamini ◽  
Keith M Little ◽  
Benice Sivparsad ◽  
Ryan Nadel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Impact

Evaluating conditions for successful co-management of subsistence fisheries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTORIA R. NAPIER ◽  
GEORGE M. BRANCH ◽  
JEAN M. HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
National Government ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Subsistence Fisheries ◽  
Perceived Success ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

Conditions important for the success of co-management have repeatedly been identified, but their relative influence has not been quantitatively evaluated. To investigate the implementation of co-management in 11 subsistence fisheries within seven rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, perceptions of the responsible authorities and the fishing communities were surveyed. Of 16 conditions often considered important for the success of co-management, only nine were correlated with perceived success, the most strongly correlated being (1) benefits of co-management must exceed costs of participation, (2) training and empowerment, and (3) existence of a long-term ‘champion’ to drive the process. The perceptions of the authorities concurred with those of the communities with regards to the attainment of conditions, but views on the success of co-management differed significantly owing to disagreements that were specific to three particular fisheries. Both groups agreed that co-management is a viable improvement on top-down authoritarian imposition of regulations. However, it takes time to become effective; perceived success was directly correlated with how long individual programmes had been operating. Failure to devolve power from national government to local institutions, and delays in awarding subsistence permits, remain the major stumbling blocks to full realization of co-management.

scholarly journals Linkage to primary care after home-based blood pressure screening in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a population-based cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e023369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J Siedner ◽  
Kathy Baisley ◽  
Joanna Orne-Gliemann ◽  
Deenan Pillay ◽  
Olivier Koole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Sampling Weights ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Blood Pressure Screening ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rural South Africa

ObjectivesThe expanding burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally will require novel public health strategies. Community-based screening has been promoted to augment efficiency of diagnostic services, but few data are available on the downstream impact of such programmes. We sought to assess the impact of a home-based blood pressure screening programme on linkage to hypertension care in rural South Africa.SettingWe conducted home-based blood pressure screening withinin a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, using the WHO Stepwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) protocol.ParticipantsIndividuals meeting criteria for raised blood pressure (≥140 systolic or ≥90 diastolic averaged over two readings) were referred to local health clinics and included in this analysis. We defined linkage to care based on self-report of presentation to clinic for hypertension during the next 2 years of cohort observation. We estimated the population proportion of successful linkage to care with inverse probability sampling weights, and fit multivariable logistic regression models to identify predictors of linkage following a positive hypertension screen.ResultsOf 11 694 individuals screened, 14.6% (n=1706) were newly diagnosed with elevated pressure. 26.9% (95% CI 24.5% to 29.4%) of those sought hypertension care in the following 2 years, and 38.1% (95% CI 35.6% to 40.7%) did so within 5 years. Women (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.41, 95% CI 1.68 to 3.45), those of older age (aOR 11.49, 95% CI 5.87 to 22.46, for 45–59 years vs <30) and those unemployed (aOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.65) were more likely to have linked to care.ConclusionsLinkage to care after home-based identification of elevated blood pressure was rare in rural South Africa, particularly among younger individuals, men and the employed. Improved understanding of barriers and facilitators to NCD care is needed to enhance the effectiveness of blood pressure screening in the region.

scholarly journals An Alderfer perspective of the higher education restructuring in South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Arnolds
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

The consequences of the restructuring of higher education in South Africa have not yet been thoroughly investigated. This study investigates the impact of the abovementioned restructuring on employee motivation (as measured by Alderfer’s ERG theory), organisational commitment and job performance. The results show that the respondents exhibit low levels of organisational commitment and low satisfaction with monetary remuneration and fringe benefits. The results, however, show high levels of satisfaction with growth factors, peer relations and performance intentions. These results are interpreted in the light of the multiple regression analyses conducted of the interrelationships among the variables. Opsomming Die nagevolge van die herkonstruksie van hër-onderwys in Suid-Afrika is nog nie deeglik ondersoek nie. Hierdie studie ondersoek die invloed wat bogenoemde rekonstruksie op die motivering (soos gemeet deur Alderfer se teorie), organisatories toegewydheid en werksprestasie van werknemers het. Die resultate toon dat die respondente lae vlakke van organisatoriese toegewydheid en lae tevredenheid ten opsigte van monetêre beloning en byvoordele tentoonstel. Die resultate toon egter hoë vlakke van tevredenheid in soverre groeifaktore, kollegiale verhoudinge en werkprestasievoornemens betref. Hierdie resultate word vertolk teen die agtergrond van veelvoudige regressie-analises wat op die inderlinge verwantskappe tussen die veranderlikes uitgevoer is.

scholarly journals The impact of adult mortality on the living arrangements of older people in rural South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 431-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTORIA HOSEGOOD ◽  
IAN M. TIMÆUS
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Older People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quality Infrastructure ◽  
Rural South Africa

This paper examines changes in households with older people in a northern rural area of KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, between January 2000 and January 2002. The focus is the impact of adult deaths, especially those from AIDS, on the living arrangements of older people. The longitudinal data are from the Africa Centre Demographic Information System. In 2000, 3,657 older people (women aged 60 years or older, men 65 years or older) were resident in the area, and 3,124 households had at least one older member. The majority (87%) of older people lived in three-generation households. Households with older people were significantly poorer, more likely to be headed by a woman, and in homesteads with poorer quality infrastructure than households without older members. By January 2002, 316 (8%) of the older people in the sample had died. Of all the households with an older person, 12 per cent experienced at least one adult death from AIDS. The paper shows that older people, particularly those living alone or with children in the absence of other adults, were living in the poorest households. They were also coping with an increasing burden of young adult deaths, the majority of which were attributable to AIDS.

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