The resignation of Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency ECPTA CEO Vuyani Dayimani has heightened concerns about the future of the provinces protected areas with stakeholders warning that chronic underfunding is threatening tourism growth and investor confidence.
According to IOL , the agency is facing a severe funding crisis following, as described by labour representatives, a sharply constrained 2026/27 budget allocation.
Natural Selection and Mkambati Matters Co-Founder Colin Bell told Tourism Update that the resignation reflects a broader funding deadlock between the ECPTA and Provincial Treasury.
