Hon House Chairperson, Howick Falls is one of our many assets of this country; however it requires a lot of attention to make it an attraction that brings in swarms of visitors year on year. This as a natural attraction and as such generates its own traffic in terms of its beauty; however it does require supporting infrastructure to manage its protection and its sustainability.
On the recent oversight to Howick Falls I witness people doing their washing at then apex of the falls. This speaks to two problems, the first is that there is insufficient or no water being channelled to surrounding communities and the government must deliver in this regard. The second is that people who approaching the falls can pose a danger to themselves if they fall in,
furthermore the washing of the clothes in the falls pollutes all the water flowing after it.
There is need to introduce some sort of barrier or fencing before the falls to prevent people from entering such a dangerous point of the falls. Furthermore, we see vandalism of this great attraction due to the lack of proper control of who enters the falls. The IFP calls on the department of tourism to invest more funds in the upliftment of Howick Falls by introducing control mechanisms to limit people from Walking up to dangerous areas and stop vandalism. There is a further need to establish formal structures for trading that complements the look of the falls.
IsiZulu:
Ubandlululo uma ubheka laphaya lusanuka phu.
English:
The IFP supports the report.