The provincial government is seeking a new partnership for safety and security with South Africa National Parks (SANParks) and communities surrounding the iconic tourist spot.
The Western Cape government in South Africa is reported to be ready to invest heavily in making Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) safe for tourists and locals.
The provincial government is seeking a new partnership for safety and security with South Africa National Parks (SANParks) and communities surrounding the iconic tourist spot.
The plan involves high-tech surveillance with drones and would be replicating the work of SANPark’s anti-rhino-poaching unit in the Kruger National Park.
Tourism Update reported that safety in TMNP, which stretches over 25 000 hectares from Table Mountain to Cape Point, has become a concern for tourists and locals alike after two people died and a number were injured in a spate of muggings and knife attacks on hikers and mountain-bikers recently.
Tourism minister Derek Hanekom suggested that highly visible guards wearing branded clothing and with some medical training should patrol selected walking trails, so that tour operators could safely advise their clients to use those selected trails.