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Department of Tourism empowers 44 Gauteng and Free State chefs with Recognition of Prior Learning qualifications
Published Date : 07 March 2025 -
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South Africa Showcases Vibrant Tourism Offerings at ITB Berlin 2025
Published Date : 06 March 2025 -
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G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting agrees on four priorities for 2025.
Published Date : 05 March 2025 -
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South Africa welcomes first visitors from China processed through the ground-breaking trusted Tour Operator Scheme VISA Initiative
Published Date : 23 February 2025 -
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South Africa’s Tourism Rebound Gains Momentum
Published Date : 03 February 2025 -
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Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu embarks on Back to School Programme in the Free State Province
Published Date : 24 January 2025 -
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Notice of change to the Director-General of Tourism’s last name
Published Date : 02 January 2025 -
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Tourism Minister and Deputy Minister lead summer campaign activations in Durban and Soweto
Published Date : 18 December 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille provides update on Tourism Equity Fund applications
Published Date : 15 December 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille calls on the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) to urgently resolve operational issues
Published Date : 10 December 2024 -
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Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu calls for increased community support to advance tourism in the Free State Province
Published Date : 02 December 2024 -
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South Africa gears up to make its presence felt at IBTM World 2024
Published Date : 19 November 2024 -
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Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba back for 2025 edition
Published Date : 07 November 2024 -
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The National Tourism Careers Expo 2024 lifts off in the Limpopo Province
Published Date : 07 October 2024 -
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Tourism Minister welcomes the conclusion of the Tourism Policy Review
Published Date : 06 October 2024 -
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World Tourism Day – 30 years of connecting People to Places and Cultures
Published Date : 27 September 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille conducts outreach engagement with Green Tourism Incentive Programme beneficiaries
Published Date : 16 September 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille institutes changes to South African Tourism Board
Published Date : 11 September 2024 -
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The Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) open for applications
Published Date : 03 September 2024 -
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Tourism Director General Victor Tharage strongly refutes “staff bullying” allegations as demeaning and malicious
Published Date : 18 August 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille congratulates SAFAIR on launching direct flights to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
Published Date : 02 August 2024 -
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Tourism Ministry commemorates Mandela Month with abused women shelter clients
Published Date : 30 July 2024 -
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Minister de Lille approves financial support for South African businesses to exhibit at International Tourism Trade Shows
Published Date : 26 July 2024 -
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Department of Tourism ICT service outage
Published Date : 23 July 2024 -
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Minister de Lille congratulates South African hotels and lodges for winning in the Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Awards” Survey for 2024
Published Date : 23 July 2024 -
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Celebrating Transformation Milestones in Tourism
Published Date : 23 May 2024 -
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Tourism Transformation Fund driving inclusive growth in tourism
Published Date : 23 May 2024 -
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Mpumalanga Graduation 22 May 2024
Published Date : 22 May 2024 -
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Qwaqwa Community Engagement 21 May 2024
Published Date : 21 May 2024 -
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Media Invitation Minister De Lille to Address Makhanda Tourism Stakeholders
Published Date : 08 May 2024 -
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Media Statement Africa Travel Indaba Cements Pan-African Status
Published Date : 02 May 2024 -
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Media Statement by Minister De Lille on Irregular Payments Made by SAT Offices
Published Date : 29 April 2024 -
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Media Statement Minister De Lille Provides Updates on Tourism Equity Fund
Published Date : 28 April 2024 -
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Travellers urged to #DoTourism safely and responsibly this Easter Holiday Season
Published Date : 27 March 2024 -
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Minister de Lille and Councillors inspect progress at R54 million Cape Agulahas National Park Infrastructure Project
Published Date : 26 March 2024 -
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Press Releases
Tourism set to host the 2025 Best Practice Workshop in Gqeberha – Eastern Cape Province
Published Date : 10 March 2025 -
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South Africa hosts the first G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting
Published Date : 03 March 2025 -
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Meetings Africa showcases South Africa’s powers in hosting business events
Published Date : 23 February 2025 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu to host Outreach Programmes Gugulethu – Western Cape
Published Date : 31 January 2025 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille to host media launch of Meetings Africa 2025
Published Date : 27 January 2025 -
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Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu embarks on back to school programme in the Free State Province
Published Date : 20 January 2025 -
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: TRANSPORT SERVICES (DT 01/2025)
Published Date : 17 January 2025 -
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Tourism summer campaign roadshows
Published Date : 15 December 2024 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism to visit Vredefort Dome Interpretation Centre
Published Date : 28 November 2024 -
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Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu calls on the sector and the community to take a stand against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and femicide
Published Date : 20 November 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille to launch Summer Campaign in Bloemfontein
Published Date : 25 October 2024 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism to host stakeholder engagement in the City of Umhlathuze Municipality
Published Date : 15 October 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille to brief media on 100 Days in Office
Published Date : 09 October 2024 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Makhotso Sotyu to host a Tourism Women’s Month Stakeholder Engagement
Published Date : 28 August 2024 -
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FINAL MEDIA INVITE --- ATI 2024-Final
Published Date : 07 May 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille to conduct Tourism Careers Outreach event with Mitchells Plain Schools
Published Date : 22 April 2024 -
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Tourism Community Engagement in the Free State Province
Published Date : 11 April 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille to visit Cape Agulhas Lighthouse Infrastructure Project
Published Date : 22 March 2024 -
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Empowering youth and women through tourism in Khayelitsha in the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Published Date : 22 March 2024 -
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Speeches
Address by Deputy Minister Makhotso Maggie Sotyu at the gala dinner hosted by the African Chinese Women Association
Published Date : 17 March 2025 -
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Ms Patricia de Lille Minister of Tourism address at the BARSA Aviation Summit in Skukuza, Kruger National Park
Published Date : 14 March 2025 -
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Address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms. Makhotso Maggie Sotyu at the Sustainable Tourism Conference
Published Date : 27 February 2025 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, Meetings Africa Trade Floor opening speech
Published Date : 25 February 2025 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu, Meetings Africa Trade Floor opening speech
Published Date : 25 February 2025 -
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Speech of Deputy Minister of Tourism, Makhotso Maggie Sotyu at the Tourism Community Engagement and Expo at JL Zwane Memorial in Gugulethu, Western Cape Province
Published Date : 06 February 2025 -
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Launch of the TGCSA free grading promotion
Published Date : 05 February 2025 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille hosts Meetings Africa 2025 media launch
Published Date : 28 January 2025 -
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Speech by the Deputy Minister of the Department of Tourism, Ms. Maggie Sotyu (MP) at the Chef South Africa Conference and Expo at Protea Hotel Cape Town Waterfront Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town
Published Date : 25 November 2024 -
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Speech by Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille at SA press conference at the IBTM World Tradeshow 2024 held in Barcelona - Spain
Published Date : 20 November 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille launches Summer Campaign in Bloemfontein, Free State
Published Date : 29 October 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille delivers special lecture at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Tourism and Hospitality
Published Date : 21 October 2024 -
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Honourable Ms Maggie Sotyu (MP) at the stakeholder engagement at Jozini Local Municipality, KZN
Published Date : 18 October 2024 -
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Address by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu at the Stakeholder Engagement at Empangeni, KZN
Published Date : 17 October 2024 -
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille reports on 100 Days In Office in the 7th Administration
Published Date : 11 October 2024 -
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Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu Opening ceremony of the National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE)
Published Date : 08 October 2024 -
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Speech by Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille at National World Tourism Day celebration in Carnarvon, Northern Cape
Published Date : 27 September 2024 -
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Opening address by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Hon. Ms. Maggie Sotyu (MP) at the Tourism Leadership Conference 2024
Published Date : 19 September 2024 -
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Speech by Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille at the Tourism Month Media Launch with focus on Astro Tourism
Published Date : 20 August 2024 -
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Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Fish Mahlalela at the occasion of the National Tourism Careers Expo (NTCE) 2023 at NASREC on 29 September 2023
Published Date : 19 August 2024 -
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Speech by Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille: Economic impact of the tourism sector: Tourism is a key economic driver and it is on the rise
Published Date : 06 August 2024 -
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Address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Makhotso Sotyu, during the Budget Vote 38 Plenary for the Department of Tourism for 2024/25
Published Date : 16 July 2024 -
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Tourism Budget Vote 38 Speech by Minister Patricia de Lille
Published Date : 16 July 2024 -
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Remarks by Mr Fish Mahlalela Deputy Minister of Tourism at the showcasingof the Tourism Transformation Fund Project at Graskop, Mpumalanga Province
Published Date : 23 May 2024 -
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Speech by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela at the Indaba Tourism Investment Seminar in Durban
Published Date : 15 May 2024 -
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Minister de Lille and tourism private sector leaders engage matric pupils from Mitchells Plain schools on career and training opportunities in the tourism sector
Published Date : 23 April 2024 -
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Remarks by Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism at Tourism Investment Forum Africa (TIFA) at WTM Africa 2024, Cape Town
Published Date : 10 April 2024 -
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