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Local Area Committees (LACs) have been established across the KZN South Coast destination to represent the local tourism industry’s private sector.
There is a Local Area Committee policy that is followed by the LACs and the Committees and Chairpersons are annually elected at the area’s Annual General Meeting. Ugu South Coast Tourism provides administrative support to these LACs, as well as funding for area-specific projects that further USCT’s strategic objectives.
The following LACs currently operate across the KZN South Coast destination:
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| John Irven | Chairperson | johnirven011@gmail.com. 072 362 5632 / 039 695 2602 |
| Julie Naidoo | Vice Chair | deanrefilms@gmail.com. 073 211 4181 |
| Thabi Msomi | Secretary | info@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 682 7944 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Erasmus Mnguni | Chairperson | erasmus@dut.ac.za.060 800 5508 |
| Patrick Shinga | Secretary | hibberdene@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 699 3202 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nzuzo Mbuthuma | Chair Person | nzuzombuthuma@gmail.com. 082 552 0936 |
| Dave Willey | Vice Chair | willeydg@gmail.com. 076 729 8896 / 039 433 1966 |
| Palesa Makhaye | Secretary | harding@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 553 0012 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny De Wet | Chairperson | sumelda@mweb.co.za. ‘039 312 1022 / 082 576 3404 |
| Gilbert Nhlumayo | Vice Chair | mtofeys@gmail.com.082 596 4818 |
| Zama Nkomo | Secretary | shelly@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 315 7065 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Boshoff | Vice Chair | louis@infocentre.co.za.082 781 2491 |
| Zama Nkomo | Secretary | shelly@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 315 7065 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Ruffle | Chair Person | andy_ruffle@yahoo.co.uk. 072 893 3794 |
| Skhumbuzo Madlala | Secretary | southbroom@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 316 6139 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Shinga | Secretary | hibberdene@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 699 3202 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nandipha Conjwa | Secretary | margate@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 312 2322 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Palesa Makhaye | Secretary | portedward@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 319 1193 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Petra Rickson | stay@thepinnacles.co.za. 039 695 1800 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nandipha Conjwa | Secretary | margate@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 312 2322 |
| Name | Position | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lorna Thomson | Secretary | scottburgh@tourismsouthcoast.co.za. 039 976 1364 |
The travel trade is very important to Ugu South Coast Tourism (USCT), being the sales arm of the industry. USCT is actively driving tour packaging within the destination and its core markets in order to stimulate tourism growth.
Trade associations and stakeholder agreements; networking events; trade exhibitions; workshops and speed marketing events; industry media and trade familiarisation trips and site visits; business-to-business marketing; grading, service and quality standards; relationship and reputation building; press releases and a travel trade newsletter are some of the ways USCT is facilitating tour packaging and product sales.
As per the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Amendment Act 2002, tourism businesses within the Ugu district need to register with the official Destination Management Organisation for the region, Ugu South Coast Tourism (USCT), and EDTEA.
USCT membership is compulsory for all tourism businesses deriving direct benefit from tourism, incl. but not limited to:
USCT membership is voluntary for all members deriving indirect benefit from tourism, incl. but not limited to:
All businesses that are not directly/indirectly deriving any benefit from tourism can become Friends of Tourism.
Businesses need to sign up to become Members and Friends of USCT and pay the annual membership fee, which provides multiple benefits.
