Save Dinokeng Tourism By Fixing Provincial Gravel Roads

Petition is addressed to:
Gauteng Provincial Goverment

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Petition addressed to: Gauteng Provincial Goverment

The Dinokeng Game Reserve (DGR) and the Cullinan area, as well as the many products surrounding the reserve, depend on the road infrastructure that feeds tourism via the De Wagensdrift (D1333), the Boekenhoutskloof (R734)/Hammanskraal R628 roads, and the Rust de Winter (D48) roads.

The above arteries, which feed both local and international tourism to the area, are currently nonfunctional and, in fact, untraversable. Many tourists, landowners, and members of the nearby community have sustained significant vehicle damage due to the above roads being in extremely dangerous condition.

These poor roads are now threatening the job security and financial viability of more than 100 businesses and about 2,000 employees.

Reason

Many tourists have posted on social media that their vehicles, trailers, and caravans have been damaged and that, as a result, they are not prepared to visit the DGR area again until the roads are repaired.

“According to the latest Economic Value of Tourism (EVT) report, more than 2.4 million visitors spent an estimated R24.5 billion in 2024, sustaining over 106 000 jobs, nearly 7% of all employment in the city”; if this is true for Cape Town, Tshwane and Gauteng should have a similar statistic. - Cape Town ECT

“Every visitor to our country contributes to our foreign revenue earnings, supports local businesses, bolsters local economies, and helps to create and sustain jobs. It is estimated that tourism currently sustains 1.8 million direct and indirect jobs, with one job created for every 13 international arrivals. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism contributes nearly 9% to our country’s GDP.” DFA Global confidence in S.A.

If the above is true, so is the opposite. How many jobs are we killing with every tourist not coming back to the Dinokeng region?

Thank you so much for your support, Sarel Naude, Hammanskraal
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Petition details

Petition started: 18 Feb 2026
Collection ends: 08/01/2026
Region: South Africa
Topic: Welfare

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  • Good day

    Thank for supporting our petition "Save Dinokeng Tourism By Fixing Provincial Gravel Roads".

    See formal feedback from the Public Participation & Petitions (PPP) Unit at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. 

    Acknowledgement: Follow-up: e-Petition EP20261568 – Submitted 23 July 2026
     
    Good day Mr Bosman,
     
    This serves to confirm receipt of your submission via the ePetitions portal, and it will be duly processed for tabling at the next Petitions Standing Committee (PSC) meeting. Once the PSC has deliberated and resolved on its Adoption or Rejection as a petition, you will receive a Feedback Letter on the outcome of the deliberation, i.e. whether the matter falls within the mandate of the Committee as per the guiding Legislation.
     
    Thank you for following up on the matter, and apologies for any resultant inconvenience to this end.
     
    Regards,
    Senoto Teane (Mr)
    Petitions Sub-Unit 
    Public Participation & Petitions (PPP) Unit
    Gauteng Provincial Legislature 

    We will update you all when we receive new feedback from the Public Participation & Petitions (PPP) Unit.

    Regards

    Sarel Naude

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