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Published Date : 01 February 2023 - 0.10 MB
Meetings Africa Advances Africa’s business events sector
Published Date : 26 January 2023 - 0.11 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu condemns poaching and tourists attack at Jozini Dam, KZN
Published Date : 13 January 2023 - 0.10 MB

Racism affects tourism, Says Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu
Published Date : 09 January 2023 - 0.10 MB

Systems in place to resolve flight delays at OR Tambo, says Minister Sisulu
Published Date : 28 December 2022 - 0.08 MB

Minister Sisulu condemns reports of racist attacks on children at a Free State resort
Published Date : 26 December 2022 - 0.08 MB

Registration for Africa’s Travel Indaba 2023 is open
Published Date : 12 December 2022 - 0.12 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu engages the JSE towards increased investment into expanding and transforming the tourism sector
Published Date : 09 December 2022 - 0.11 MB

Food and Beverage boost for Eastern Cape tourism
Published Date : 08 December 2022 - 0.10 MB
SA Tourism on the High Ahead of the Festive Season
Published Date : 07 December 2022 - 0.18 MB
Cookery skills to enhance tourism experience in Northern Cape
Published Date : 06 December 2022 - 0.13 MB
More Free State Chefs added to the Tourism Sector
Published Date : 01 December 2022 - 0.09 MB
Advancing Women leaders in tourism
Published Date : 24 November 2022 - 0.17 MB
WC wine stewards boost tourism talent pool
Published Date : 24 November 2022 - 0.10 MB
Cheers to 88 KZN Sommelier learners
Published Date : 10 November 2022 - 0.10 MB
South African Tourism welcomes the appointment of a new Board
Published Date : 31 October 2022 - 0.10 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela attends the 5th Annual Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Gaborone
Published Date : 28 October 2022 - 0.10 MB

Proposed closure of Numbi Gate: Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu sets the record straight
Published Date : 13 October 2022 - 0.10 MB

Tourism celebrates the fifth year of its Green Tourism Incentive Programme
Published Date : 10 October 2022 - 0.10 MB

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu briefed the media following the tragic death of a German tourist earlier this week
Published Date : 06 October 2022 - 0.11 MB

Minister Sisulu saddened by news of murder of a German tourist
Published Date : 04 October 2022 - 0.10 MB
World Tourism Day celebration
Published Date : 27 September 2022 - 0.12 MB
Top quality for Tourism
Published Date : 12 September 2022 - 0.10 MB
Championing Service Excellence in tourism
Published Date : 09 September 2022 - 0.17 MB
Minister Sisulu launches Tourism Month
Published Date : 05 September 2022 - 0.11 MB
Tourism prioritises safety ahead of Tourism Month celebrations
Published Date : 03 September 2022 - 0.14 MB
Tourists Are Back in Numbers: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu
Published Date : 01 September 2022 - 0.11 MB
Mandarin language boost for local tourism sector
Published Date : 18 August 2022 - 0.10 MB
Minister Sisulu welcomes MEC Siboniso Duma to the Tourism sector
Published Date : 12 August 2022 - 0.10 MB

Women’s day was, and must be, about women’s social and economic mobility
Published Date : 10 August 2022 - 0.14 MB

Banyana Banyana’s victory will enhance SA sports tourism market, says Minister Sisulu
Published Date : 02 August 2022 - 0.14 MB

Minister pleased with tourism accommodation figures
Published Date : 19 July 2022 - 0.10 MB
Recognition of Prior Learning for 27 Chefs in Gauteng
Published Date : 01 July 2022 - 0.10 MB

Minister Sisulu is pleased with the latest numbers released today, 28 June 2022, by Statistics SA on Tourism Migration
Published Date : 29 June 2022 - 0.10 MB

Minister saddened by tragic death at EL Nightclub
Published Date : 28 June 2022 - 0.10 MB
Youth focused Tourism Technology Innovation Incubator launched
Published Date : 23 June 2022 - 0.14 MB

Comair’s imminent closure unfortunate, says Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu
Published Date : 10 June 2022 - 0.10 MB

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu attends the 116th Session of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to be held on 7-8 June 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Published Date : 07 June 2022 - 0.09 MB

Tourism recovery underway
Published Date : 02 June 2022 - 0.10 MB
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu concerned by COMAIR grounding
Published Date : 01 June 2022 - 0.10 MB

Tourism reaffirms its commitment to growing South Africa's events sector
Published Date : 27 May 2022 - 0.07 MB

Emirates signs Memorandum with South African Tourism to boost visitor arrivals
Published Date : 11 May 2022 - 0.22 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu cautions residents and tourists in KZN to be vigilant and safe following the recent floods in the province
Published Date : 19 April 2022 - 0.10 MB

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu welcomes changes in regulations as immediate boost to tourism and hospitality industry
Published Date : 23 March 2022 - 0.10 MB

Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela to open the 12th edition of the National Tourism Careers Expo
Published Date : 23 March 2022 - 0.13 MB

Research guides the way to tourism recovery
Published Date : 22 March 2022 - 0.11 MB
Unlocking tourism opportunities through private sector partnerships
Published Date : 18 March 2022 - 0.05 MB
Women in Tourism boosted with empowerment pilot project in Limpopo
Published Date : 17 March 2022 - 0.10 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu concerned by impact of Comair aircraft grounding, urges travel safety to lift tourism
Published Date : 15 March 2022 - 0.10 MB

Tourism is an ideal industry to promote youth employment National Tourism Careers Expo in March leads the way
Published Date : 10 March 2022 - 0.19 MB

Department of Tourism devastated by the fatal N4 accident
Published Date : 06 March 2022 - 0.10 MB
Best practice paves the way for tourism recover
Published Date : 03 March 2022 - 0.10 MB
New National Registrar appointed for Tourist Guides
Published Date : 21 February 2022 - 0.11 MB
Boost for tourism infrastructure in Western Cape Parks
Published Date : 11 February 2022 - 0.17 MB

Press Releases

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu engages tourism stakeholders in Mangaung, Free State
Published Date : 06 January 2023 - 0.10 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu launches the Summer Season Campaign in Johannesburg
Published Date : 06 December 2022 - 0.09 MB

Advancing women leaders in tourism
Published Date : 21 November 2022 - 0.15 MB

Tourism Minister embarks on a Ministerial Provincial Roadshow in Jozini, uMkhanyakude District
Published Date : 09 November 2022 - 0.06 MB

KZN learners to receive credentials as Sommeliers
Published Date : 09 November 2022 - 0.14 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu address Airlines Association of Southern Africa Annual Assembly tomorrow at the Arabella Resort near Kleinmond
Published Date : 13 October 2022 - 0.05 MB

Tourism Public Lecture - advancing rural and community-centric tourism
Published Date : 11 October 2022 - 0.17 MB

Tourism Highlights safety ahead of Tourism Month
Published Date : 29 August 2022 - 0.06 MB

Tourist guides graduate from Foreign Language Training Programme in Mandarin
Published Date : 16 August 2022 - 0.08 MB

Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu engages key UK decision makers
Published Date : 29 June 2022 - 0.10 MB
Tourism to launch Technology Innovation Incubator for the Youth
Published Date : 21 June 2022 - 0.13 MB

Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela to engage youth in the Eastern Cape Province on tourism opportunities
Published Date : 15 June 2022 - 0.13 MB

Minister Sisulu to hold stakeholder engagements in Buffalo City Metro and Ndlambe Municipality
Published Date : 15 June 2022 - 0.14 MB

Tourism Budget Vote 2022
Published Date : 16 May 2022 - 0.13 MB
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2022
Published Date : 01 May 2022 - 0.19 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu continues on a week long visit to tourism sites affected by floods in KwaZulu-Natal
Published Date : 22 April 2022 - 0.15 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to engage sector stakeholders in the Free State Province
Published Date : 06 April 2022 - 0.14 MB

National Tourism Careers Expo media invite
Published Date : 22 March 2022 - 0.18 MB

Tourism launches UNWTO Women in Tourism pilot project in Mopani district
Published Date : 15 March 2022 - 0.14 MB

Published Date : 07 March 2022 - 0.18 MB

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to launch “Live Again” global campaign
Published Date : 28 February 2022 - 0.13 MB

Youth and Women in Tourism Empowerment Imbizo in Gauteng Province
Published Date : 24 February 2022 - 0.12 MB

Invitation to Joe Gqabi District Tourism Information sharing sessions
Published Date : 21 February 2022 - 0.13 MB

Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu will host a Stakeholder Engagement with key players and industry leaders in the Tourism sector
Published Date : 07 February 2022 - 0.12 MB

Speeches

Keynote address by L N Sisulu, MP, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the launch of the Summer Season campaign, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Published Date : 07 December 2022 - 0.15 MB

Speaking notes for Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism at the outreach programme to Diplomatic Community, Virtual
Published Date : 07 December 2022 - 0.24 MB

Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Fish Mahlalela at the Airbnb Graduation Ceremony in Waterberg
Published Date : 30 November 2022 - 0.95 MB

Speaking notes for Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism – MontDor Orpen launch in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Published Date : 29 November 2022 - 0.15 MB

Speaking notes for Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism during the EDP WIT graduation ceremony at Unisa in Pretoria
Published Date : 24 November 2022 - 0.12 MB

Remarks Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela during Tourism Public Lecture at UKZN
Published Date : 14 October 2022 - 0.18 MB

Address by L N Sisulu, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the 52nd Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) Annual General Assembly Kleinmond, Hermanus
Published Date : 14 October 2022 - 0.14 MB

Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Fish Mahlalela at the occasion of the NTCE 2022 gala dinner at Nasrec
Published Date : 03 October 2022 - 0.17 MB

Keynote address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Fish Mahlalela, on the occasion of the TBCSA Tourism Leadership Conference
Published Date : 15 September 2022 - 0.17 MB

Speech by LN Sisulu, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the Tourism Month launch, !Khwa ttu, Western Cape
Published Date : 05 September 2022 - 0.16 MB

Speech by Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism on the stakeholder engagement to promote tourism safety at Numbi Gate in Mpumalanga Province
Published Date : 02 September 2022 - 0.19 MB

Address to the media by LN Sisulu, Minister of Tourism Presentation of domestic and international tourism performance for the first half of 2022
Published Date : 01 September 2022 - 0.12 MB

Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela on the occasion of the Outreach Programme to Diplomatic Community
Published Date : 25 August 2022 - 0.18 MB

Speech by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr Fish Mahlalela at the Women Explore event in Gqeberha
Published Date : 22 August 2022 - 0.27 MB

Speech by Mr Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism on the closing ceremony of the Mandarin Language Training Programme
Published Date : 18 August 2022 - 0.12 MB

Address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela to the Youth and Women in Tourism Imbizo in Qonce, Eastern Cape
Published Date : 24 June 2022 - 0.12 MB

Speech by Honourable, Fish Mahlalela, Deputy Minister of Tourism at the launch of Tourism Technology Grassroots Innovation and Incubation Programme
Published Date : 23 June 2022 - 0.11 MB

Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, on the occasion of the launch of African Royals by Luc Mo Wines
Published Date : 29 May 2022 - 0.09 MB

Address by LN Sisulu, MP, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the debate on the Tourism Budget Vote in the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town
Published Date : 26 May 2022 - 0.16 MB

Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela on Tourism Budget Vote Speech at the NCOP
Published Date : 26 May 2022 - 0.10 MB

Address to the media by LN Sisulu, MP, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of debate on the Tourism Budget Vote in the National Assembly
Published Date : 19 May 2022 - 0.15 MB

Speech to the National Assembly by Deputy Minister of Tourism Fish Mahlalela, MP Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town Tourism Budget Vote 38
Published Date : 19 May 2022 - 0.14 MB

Speech to the National Assembly by LN Sisulu, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Ministry of Department of Tourism
Published Date : 19 May 2022 - 0.19 MB

Speech by Deputy Minister Mahlalela during Food Safety Pre Budget-Vote 2022, Cape Town
Published Date : 17 May 2022 - 0.13 MB

Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela on the occasion of the National Tourism Careers Expo 2022 Business Networking Session during the Africa Travel Indaba 2022, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC
Published Date : 05 May 2022 - 0.12 MB

Address by L N Sisulu, MP, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the Africa Travel Indaba, Durban
Published Date : 03 May 2022 - 0.12 MB

Address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela at the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Career Expo In NASREC, Johannesburg
Published Date : 25 March 2022 - 0.10 MB

Address by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela to SMME Stakeholder Engagement in Skukuza, Kruger National Park
Published Date : 18 March 2022 - 0.06 MB

Published Date : 11 March 2022 - 0.13 MB
Speech by Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela at the NTCE Media Launch
Published Date : 10 March 2022 - 0.12 MB

Speech for Deputy Minister, Mr Fish Mahlalela Official Handover Ceremony of the Baviaanskloof Interpretative Centre & Leopard Trail Hikers Huts
Published Date : 03 March 2022 - 0.14 MB

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Tourism on the occasion of the official opening of Meetings Africa 2022
Published Date : 01 March 2022 - 0.12 MB

Published Date : 28 February 2022 - 0.14 MB
State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa
Published Date : 11 February 2022 - 0.44 MB