The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in collaboration with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) will on December 5 launch the People & Parks and Wildlife Economy projects worth over R256 million in Arconhoek, Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga.
The projects will create necessary infrastructure in the protected areas and lead to construction and upgrading of accommodation units for staff and visitors, administration management buildings, ablution facilities, safari tented camps and erection of perimeter fence.                                                                                     
The projects are implemented through the DEA’s Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme (EPIP), which funds various projects that aim to protect the environment in SA.  
It is anticipated that more than 2 200 jobs will be created through the People & Parks and Wildlife Economy projects to be implemented in Mpumalanga Province alone.