Ntshongweni Dam — Local services in eThekwini Ward 7

This a reply to Wynand. There are 2 sides to every story. Wynand, we have a policy that basically does not allow people to drive around the reserve unattended, when they are doing an inspection. It is an industry norm to have someone in attendance with you when doing an inspection. You forgot to mention that your issue was to not have a 'strange' person in your car. Njabulo is not a stranger, he is a Future leader and is quite capable of assisting people wanting to learn more about our facilities when doing an inspection. That is, entering the reserve without paying and doing an educational. This reserve is no longer operated by the state owned company, Msinsi Holdings . The operations have to stand on their own without any government funding. In closing, Wynand, you were and incredibly angry person who wanted to drive and inspect the property unaccompanied. Unfortunately our company policy is to be accompanied when entering the reserve on an inspection. We hold no anger on this issue and will continue building the reserve to...

Wow what a nice safe place. We were there today and it was a busy day for people who wanted to pivnic. A gentlemen came to our car to ask if he can help. We just wanted to go and see the campsite. He organised for us to go to the campsite accompanied by a warden, who told us everything we wanted to know. What a lovely peacefull place. We were accompanied back to the gate and we felt that the safety of the people aswell as us was their biggest concern. We will definetely be back to make use of the facilities and know we will be safe. Thank you very much for taking the...

Hi Wynand, this is Sara, from Shongweni Dam. Thank you for your text and I'm sorry to ear hat you had a negative experience. However, I would like to mention the fact that we receive inquiries from people wanting to inspect the place every single day and none of them has been disappointed or upset by the rule of being accompanied during the visit. Every experience is subjective and we understand that the new management policies might not been shared and undertood by everyone, however, this is a standard procedure, so nothing to be shocked...