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Spearheaded by Small Projects
Foundation, the King
William’s Town Tourism and Interpretation Centre
seeks to provide an excellent tourism and information service to
tourists and stakeholders. It is a community – centred hub benefiting
local artists, tourism product owners and promoting the region as a
tourist destination.
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A building to
be used as the tourism centre was identified, approval for the use
obtained, and renovations are near completion.
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The project
was started in November 2004 and the Department of Environmental Affairs
and Tourism (DEAT) budgeted R4 million for the project. Five SMME’s were
used for catering and training.
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The
environmental rehabilitation programme created 210 temporary jobs or
30,158 person days of employment. The labourers received training by
completing courses in Herbicide Applicator, First Aid and Public
Cleanup. Twenty Tourism Reception and Guiding Learnerships have been
completed to support the Tourism Centre. |
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A research
team compiled a report which indicates the role King William’s Town
played in contemporary history, specifically with regard to politics,
education, journalism and the role missionaries played in the community.
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