The Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, has reinforced tourism’s role as a central pillar of South Africa’s economic growth strategy, calling for stronger continental collaboration and increased investment in the sector ahead of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026.
Cape Agulhas is not just a national asset with unique biodiversity and cultural heritage, but it is also a global landmark. Behind us stands the 178-year-old Cape Agulhas Lighthouse, the second-oldest working lighthouse in South Africa.
Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille today unveiled newly built tourism facilities at the Agulhas National Park’s Lighthouse precinct that are set to drive tourism numbers whilst advancing the cause of heritage and inclusive conservation in the Overberg region.