Branches


A. Chief Directorate: Tourism Industry Development

Ms Aneme Malan

Tel.:
+27 12 310 3746 Fax:
+27 12 320 4740 Email:
amalan@deat.gov.za

Roles

  • To support the transformation of the tourism industry, particularly in respect of providing opportunities for black business participation in the industry.
  • To facilitate the implementation of tourism investment programmes that supports the development of South Africa as a leading international tourism destination.
  • To undertake focused research towards promoting tourism development and transformation.

1. Directorate: Tourism Research and Information

Ms Lydia Mbonde

Tel.: +27 12 310 3858 Fax: +27 12 320 4740 Email: lmbonde@deat.gov.za

Roles

  • To facilitate a co-ordinated approach to tourism research.
  • To provide regular and accurate statistics to industry and government for qualitative decision-making.
  • To provide guidance and build capacity of the Branch regarding tourism research

2. Directorate: Tourism Business Development

Ms Naledi Nkula

Tel.: +27 12 310 3893 Fax: +27 12 320 4740 Email: nnkula@deat.gov.za

Roles

  • To facilitate the transformation of the tourism industry;
  • To facilitate the sustainable development of black tourism businesses;
  • To promote public and private sector investments into the SDIs.
  • Support Directorate's initiatives pertaining to tourism business development and the mobilization of investment by facilitating tourism development planning and ecotourism development in order to achieve the objectives of the Tourism White Paper and the Tourism Growth Strategy;
  • Manage strategic tourism development projects.

3. Directorate: Tourism Sector Regulation

Dr Joseph Raputsoe

Tel.: +27 12 310 3687 Fax: +27 12 322 5754 Email: jraputsoe@deat.gov.za

Roles

  • Management of quality assurance in the hospitality sector.
  • Promotion and awareness of tourism.

B. Chief Directorate: Tourism Industry Promotion

Ms Bulelwa Seti

Tel: +27 12 310-3716 Fax: +27 12 322-5754 Email: bseti@deat.gov.za

Role

  • Management of the tourist guide registration process, promotion and awareness of tourism, human resources development and quality assurance in the tourism sector.

1. Directorate: International Tourism Relations

Ms Patience Molokoza

Tel.: +27 12 310 3354 Fax: +27 12 322 5754 Email: pmolokoza@deat.gov.za

Role

  • Promotion of tourism services internationally
  • Service and management of tourism bilateral, trilateral and multilateral agreements.
  • Coordination and implementation of NEPAD and SADC tourism related projects.

2. Directorate: Tourism Human Resource Capacity Building

Ms Nozuko Ngozi

Tel.: +27 12 310-3903 Fax: +27 12 322-5754 Email: nngozi@deat.gov.za

Role

  • Act as a National registrar for the tourists guides sector and as an appeal office on matters negatively in the tourist-guiding sector.
  • Facilitates capacity building in the to tourism industry and monitor the implantation of skills development program.
  • Manages the formulation of regulations and policies in compliance with legislations that impact on tourism industry and its transformation
  • Liaise with all government institutions/ agencies set for tourism industry development.

3. Directorate: National Tourism Support

Mr Pakiso Mathebula

Tel.: +27 12 310-3614 Fax: +27 12 322-5754 Email: pmathebula@deat.gov.za

Role

  • Interact with the three spheres of Government, and liaise with intergovernmental organizations with the aim of promoting tourism growth.

Directorate: Administration

Ms Mothepane Sesele

Tel.: +27 12 310-3324 Fax: +27 12 322-5754 Email: msesele@deat.gov.za