Open letter to Zululand observer sent 25 July 20122

Open letter to the Zululand observer sent 25/6/2012 From Frank Gainsford from: <admin@info4u.co.za	Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:37 PM
To: zulobs@zululandobserver.co.za
Cc:  Gareth Morgan <morgan@net.da.org.za>, info <info@isimangaliso.com>, inquiries <inquiries@un.org>,
For Attention zulobs@zululandobserver.co.za FYI all other recipients Hi First before I say any thing let me say Many thanx for a great paper that covers Zululand. The 4x4 ban issue and the economic losses associated with the absence of the recreational beach users on the Elephant Coast beaches is not a new subject, and this has been discussed many times over in a host of different environments, from pubs and church yards to parliament and political forums as well as many place in between. Problem is there is no official engagement by  the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) in the local municipalities IDP (Integrated Development Plan) where these issues should be debated, and acted upon. The IWPA (iSimangaliso wetland Park Authority) has not produced their IMP (Integrated Management plan) nor their EMP (Environmental Management plan)  AS IS MANDATED BY MANY DIFFERENT LAWS AND A HOST OF DIFFERENT LEGISLATION. If they have done so they have not followed the required legal process, as laid out in the legislation which mandates them to produce these plans, and these plans should be investigated in this light, as they would be illegally produced in terms of the legislation and laws that mandate the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) to create and implement these said plans. see here http://forafrica.co.za/forms/?p=128 A group of concerned citizens has setup a pre-registration process to ensure that the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) do indeed hold the necessary PPP (Public participation Process) meetings for their mandated IMP PPP (Integrated Management Plan) (Public Participation Process) in terms of the many laws, including but not limited to the MSA (Municipal Systems Act)  which demands that their IMP (Integrated Development Plan) be integrated into the local municipalities IDP (Integrated Development Plan) and that all the ZONING done by the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) be reflected in the local municipalities LUMS (Land Use Management System) as well as the local municipalities maps which is enforced by the ICMA (Integrated Coastal Management Act) where it is made abundantly clear that these local municipality zoning maps are the only valid zoning maps for all parties in the republic, including the ministers amendments, which also need to be approved by the local municipalities IDP PRF (Integrated Development Plan Public Representatives forum)  after meaningful public consultation. Your input in the past has been very beneficial and of great value to the public. Please help us by informing the public about these issues. read here http://iwpappp.blogspot.com/ and here http://forafrica.co.za/forms/?p=128 The IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) have been getting away with these transgressions for many years, and this has cost the Elephant Coast residents MILLIONS of RANDS in lost tourism, which the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) needs to be held accountable for, in terms of the updated NEMA (National Environmental Management Act) and its subservient law, the ICMA (Integrated Coastal Management Act) Once again many thanx for a great local paper that is read and trusted by many, so please return this trust the people have given you as a news paper, and advise them of how they are being illegally  ignored and side lined by the IWPA . Regards Frank Frank Gainsford 072505 5111 admin@info4u.co.za PS could you recommend a lawyer who would help us in our efforts to force the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) to comply with all legislation  demanding that the IWPA (iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority) implement an IMP (integrated Management Plan) and EMP (Environmental Management Plan) -- Simple Cloud Computing for you - SCC4U www.info4u.co.za admin@info4u.co.za 072 - 505 - 5111