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Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: Tourism hosts graduation ceremony on Food Safety Quality Assurers training programme

The Department of Tourism remains committed to providing training and development programmes that will drive the inclusive transformation and grow the sector

The Department of Tourism today held a graduation ceremony to acknowledge youth who successfully completed the Food Safety Quality Assurers training programme. The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela warmly welcomed the new cohort of 108 graduates that will populate the talent pool of this scarce skill in the tourism…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Affect of Racism on Tourism

Sisulu highlighted that the incident was an embarrassment to government and to tourism in the country

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has encouraged South Africans to take advantage of the diverse tourism products, assets and offerings including the rich history of different spaces to foster national unity, cohesion and to reject the stereotypes and practices that sought to deny to anyone enjoyment of this country. “No racial…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on OR Tambo International Airport flight delays due to fuel challenges

Systems in place to resolve flight delays at OR Tambo, says Minister Sisulu

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has been made aware of delays in flights at OR Tambo International Airport due to fuel challenges.  Minister Sisulu immediately engaged the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and has been assured that the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) is working hard to resolve the problem. “On behalf of the…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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Tourism Celebrates fifth year of its Green Tourism Incentive Programme

GTIP is a resource efficiency incentive programme of the Department of Tourism whose objective is to encourage and support private sector tourism enterprises to adopt responsible tourism practices

According to the UNWTO, the tourism sector is highly vulnerable to climate change and at the same time contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases, which cause global warming. Accelerating climate action in tourism is therefore of utmost importance for the resilience of the sector as well as strengthening adaptive…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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Minister Lindiwe Sisulu briefs media following the tragic death of a German tourist

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu briefed the media following the tragic death of a German tourist earlier this week

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed outrage following the attack on four German tourists on Monday 3 October 2022 while making their way to a lodge near Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga during which one of the tourists was fatally shot. Minister Sisulu met with the family members this morning, before their…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: World Tourism Day Celebration

Tourism Month is celebrated annually in September to highlight South Africa’s diverse tourism offerings as well as the sector’s significant contribution to the country’s economy

Dappled in Spring sunshine and to the sound of beating drums and pulsating energy, the Western Cape today played host extraordinaire to World Tourism Day celebration at the Ecology Lifestyle Farm, nested in the Overberg. Ecology Lifestyle Farm is a black, female-owned enterprise that is affiliated to the Women in…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: Tourists Are Back in Numbers: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu

According to the Minister, Europe remains our key overseas market and despite external shocks such as the war in Ukraine, it still “had the most considerable percentage increase in arrivals of 563%

Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, told the media today that “the South African tourism sector is poised for a tremendous bounce back and positive growth after from the the first half of the year (2022) show a staggering 147% in arrivals reaching an impressive 2,285,746.” Sisulu was speaking in Johannesburg…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela officiates closing ceremony of the Mandarin Language Training

Deputy Minister Mahlalela stated that the Chinese tourist market presents a huge opportunity to South Africa

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Fish Mahlalela, officiated the closing ceremony of the Mandarin Language Training for 34 Tourist Guides as they received their certification for participation in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) 2 course. The closing ceremony took place on Friday, 19th August 2022 in Gauteng, Benoni. Deputy…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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Western Cape Tourism calls on local travellers to support tourism sector during ‘winter low-season’

Western Cape encourages local travellers to get and out and support tourism sector during ‘winter low-season’

Despite being in our annual ‘winter low-season’, the Western Cape’s tourism statistics continue to show a recovery, when compared to the same month in 2019. This is however at slower rates when compared to our summer peak months. The findings are included in Wesgro’s June 2022 report, which is a…

Department of Tourism, Republic of South Africa
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Coronavirus – South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu welcomes decision by EU countries to remove SA from red lists

Minister Sisulu also thanked tourism stakeholders that have lobbied with her to ensure that South Africa is removed from all red lists

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the decision by EU countries to remove South Africa from red lists following the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “While these moves are welcomed, it comes after the peak of the tourist season and in the wake of over R1 billion lost in…