Can't agree with that, according to TMNP own website: Funding The TMNP has various sources of funds the primary agencies being South African National Parks (SANParks) and the City of Cape Town. When the TMNP was established in 1998 it was funded internationally by the Washington-based Global Environmental Facility (GEF). This was a six-year tranche of funding dedicated to start-up costs and alien clearing. Another source of early funding was the French Fonds Francais Pour L'Environnement (FFEM). Now both tranches of international funding have been successfully spent and the Park has moved onto funding projects through a three-year Expanded Public Works grant from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Working for Water, an Expanded Public Works Programme administered by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) funds the TMNP's alien clearing initiatives. If I am paying for an mtb specific permit, I beleive I am entitled (yes, that word) to an mtb specific service. That is certainly not offered by mtb specific trails, so perhaps it should take the form of mtb specific security? As for cost, also from TMNP website re revenue generated: Economic Facts and Figures A recent study (2004) by UCT’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) shows that over the last six financial years, TMNP has made a contribution of R377 million to SA’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of which around R132 million as gone into the Western Cape province. It wouldn't take much of that R132 million to make the mountain a lot safer for everybody. But, the fact that TMNP refers to a study from 2004 as "recent" is a pretty good indicator that they may be a little out of touch, and very low on will, to do anything constructive.
