The annual Ebubeleni Music Festival that takes place during the last weekend of the year is back with a star-studded line-up of national and local-based musicians such as Amanda Black and Dumza Maswana, and Mafa Bavuma as a host. The 12th annual festival is a huge tourist attraction for the Eastern Cape, playing an integral part of the holiday line-up,, with the event strategically placed to coincide with year-end celebrations.
With provincial government game parks running at a loss of R89m, the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency has come under fire for failing to manage its tourism destinations as well as marketing the province as a holiday destination of choice.
Poachers and alien vegetation are invading while infrastructure is being plundered on a Jeffreys Bay nature reserve after it was seemingly abandoned by the authorities.