Agriculture
With reference to the Elsenburg Training Institute:
(a) What is the current size of the Percheron stud at Elsenburg, (b) what was the number of animals at the end of the (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 financial years, (c)(i) what number of livestock was (aa) purchased and (bb) sold and (ii) what amounts were traded for Percherons over the last five financial years, (d) to what extend was the livestock of use in the curriculum of the equine training programme offered at the Elsenburg Training Institute and (e) what are the plans for the future of the Percheron stud at Elsenburg?
(1.) Yes, CapeNature will be providing all foreign visitors who were prevented from travelling to South Africa with a full refund and cancellation fees will not be charged. A total of nine bookings to the value of R34 445.13 has been impacted by the international travel ban.
2. (a)
(i) and ((ii) 99% of CapeNature’s booking clients are South African. Therefore, the travel restriction on international tourists will have a minimal impact on CapeNature’s tourism numbers and turnover.
(b) None of CapeNature’s tourism facilities should be deemed as high-risk facilities from an infections point of view as all tourism facilities are fully COVID-19 compliant including limited visitor carrying capacities.
(c) CapeNature lost R12 718 979 in tourism-related revenue. The tourism revenue income target was R40 508 618 for 2020/21. The entity realised R27 789 639 at the end of 2020/21.
