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Tourism Minister and Airbnb meet on proposed regulation for short-term home rentals
Published Date : 17 May 2019 - 0.12 MB

Tourism showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in KwaZulu-Natal
Published Date : 07 May 2019 - 0.18 MB

Minister of Tourism calls on public to submit public comments on Tourism Amendment Draft Bill
Published Date : 15 April 2019 - 0.08 MB

Cleaner and safer beaches to boost eco-tourism
Published Date : 05 April 2019 - 0.25 MB
Applications now open for tourism funding
Published Date : 01 April 2019 - 0.19 MB
Free State youth graduate from Hospitality Training Programme
Published Date : 29 March 2019 - 0.19 MB

Launch of an iconic monument to boost tourism in Agulhas National Park
Published Date : 26 March 2019 - 0.25 MB

Liberation routes take shape as Tourism Minister unveils The Cradock 4 Garden of Remembrance
Published Date : 22 March 2019 - 0.18 MB

Wine Steward Youth Training Programme adds to the tourism skills pool
Published Date : 05 March 2019 - 0.17 MB

Learners received credentials in the field of responsible tourism practices
Published Date : 25 February 2019 - 0.15 MB

Charting a course for sustainable tourism economies
Published Date : 20 February 2019 - 0.21 MB
Call for nominees to serve on the B-BBEE Charter Council
Published Date : 18 February 2019 - 0.13 MB

Soweto to mirror a grand plan for township tourism - the Department of Tourism engages with the Vilakazi Precinct Stakeholders
Published Date : 13 February 2019 - 0.17 MB

2019 Africa’s Travel Indaba date brought forward
Published Date : 13 February 2019 - 0.29 MB

Message of condolence to the family and friends of travel writer and influencer_Meruschka Govender
Published Date : 17 January 2019 - 0.11 MB

South Africa propels the continent into the forefront of the tourism sector
Published Date : 23 November 2018 - 0.17 MB

Deputy Minister Thabethe interacts with the community of Mabopane
Published Date : 13 November 2018 - 0.22 MB

Ocean States establish Tourism Core Group to drive sustainable tourism growth in the Indian Ocean Region
Published Date : 24 October 2018 - 0.18 MB

Youth Chefs graduates to boost Western Cape Culinary Talent
Published Date : 19 October 2018 - 0.18 MB
Governments response to the call for youth development
Published Date : 16 October 2018 - 0.17 MB

Gauteng and North West Province learners to enter tourism industry as chefs
Published Date : 11 October 2018 - 0.18 MB

Tourism heeds the call to create more jobs
Published Date : 10 October 2018 - 0.17 MB

Hospitality sector to get a skills boost as hundreds of youth graduate from the National Youth Chefs Training Programme
Published Date : 05 October 2018 - 0.17 MB

Biggest tourism career expo opens up to thousands of learners at Sun City, North West Province
Published Date : 28 September 2018 - 0.18 MB

SA celebrates World Tourism Day in the Eastern Cape
Published Date : 27 September 2018 - 0.25 MB

Minister Hanekom engages with Port St Johns community on the Six Day Hiking Trail development
Published Date : 26 September 2018 - 0.17 MB

Amended immigration regulations to boost tourism
Published Date : 26 September 2018 - 0.18 MB

Digital solutions and innovation can propel inclusive and sustainable tourism growth
Published Date : 19 September 2018 - 0.12 MB

Tourism cooperation between South Africa and Palestine to increase
Published Date : 13 September 2018 - 0.19 MB

Tourism Ministers flies flag at Zimbabwe Tradeshow
Published Date : 07 September 2018 - 0.12 MB

The North West Province ready to host the biggest ever Tourism Careers Expo
Published Date : 06 September 2018 - 0.16 MB

Water efficiency now part of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme from the third application window
Published Date : 30 August 2018 - 0.11 MB

Tourism Minister announces additional funding for the Graskop Gorge Lift Company
Published Date : 27 August 2018 - 0.12 MB

Sho’t Left Travel Week Highlights World Tourism Month – Domestic Tourism to benefit from new exciting initiative
Published Date : 16 August 2018 - 0.14 MB

2018 Nelson Mandela Youth Summit - A Mandela in every generation
Published Date : 13 July 2018 - 0.25 MB

Ministers Molewa and Hanekom unveiled the Sisulu Circle at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Roodepoort
Published Date : 10 July 2018 - 0.18 MB

Deputy Minister Thabethe condemns pro-poaching statements attributions
Published Date : 30 June 2018 - 0.08 MB

483 Youth to enter tourism industry as Food Safety Quality Assurers
Published Date : 29 June 2018 - 0.17 MB

Eastern Cape Premier Masualle and Tourism Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe celebrates the conclusion of Youth Month with a commitment to accelerate Youth job creation
Published Date : 28 June 2018 - 0.12 MB

Western Cape youth graduate from National Food Safety and Quality Assurers Training Programme
Published Date : 22 June 2018 - 0.17 MB

Africa agrees to tourism program
Published Date : 06 June 2018 - 0.08 MB
Minister Hanekom champions food safety in the hospitality industry
Published Date : 31 May 2018 - 0.18 MB
Tourism Minister welcomes new board
Published Date : 24 May 2018 - 0.07 MB

Press Releases

Tourism celebrates Human Rights Day and unveils new features at the Cradock 4 Garden of Remembrance
Published Date : 18 March 2099 - 0.24 MB

President Ramaphosa to address the 2019 Africa Travel Indaba
Published Date : 03 May 2019 - 0.09 MB

Cape Town youth to graduate from Tourism’s Blue Flag Training Programme
Published Date : 24 April 2019 - 0.26 MB

Western Cape learners to graduate as Blue Flag Beach Stewards
Published Date : 16 April 2019 - 0.26 MB

Eastern Cape learners to graduate from the Blue Flag Training Programme
Published Date : 08 April 2019 - 0.24 MB

KwaZulu-Natal learners to graduate from the Blue Flag Training Programme
Published Date : 03 April 2019 - 0.28 MB

Free State learners to graduate from Hospitality Youth Training Programme
Published Date : 25 March 2019 - 0.20 MB

Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom to launch the iconic map of Africa Monument at the Southernmost tip of Africa
Published Date : 14 March 2019 - 0.26 MB

Wine Service Youth Training Programme showcase
Published Date : 26 February 2019 - 0.21 MB
Learners graduate from Hospitality Youth Training Programme
Published Date : 26 February 2019 - 0.24 MB

Learners to receive credentials in the field of responsible tourism practices
Published Date : 20 February 2019 - 0.12 MB

Minister Hanekom to launch the Metsi Matsho Lodge and engage with the Qwaqwa Community
Published Date : 18 February 2019 - 0.12 MB

Government and Vilakazi Street Tourism stakeholders to continue engagement on developments in precinct, Soweto
Published Date : 13 February 2019 - 0.14 MB

Tourism hosts Best Practice Workshop for international tourism practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal
Published Date : 12 February 2019 - 0.17 MB

Tourism showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in Free State - 19 February 2019
Published Date : 04 February 2019 - 0.18 MB

Women in Tourism (WiT) Conference 2019
Published Date : 18 January 2019 - 0.39 MB

Tourism Showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in Mpumalanga
Published Date : 04 January 2019 - 0.27 MB

Tourism Showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in Free State
Published Date : 04 January 2019 - 0.18 MB

Call on Tourists to #DoTourismResponsibly and Safely this Holiday Season
Published Date : 07 December 2018 - 0.21 MB

World Travel and Tourism Council hosts inaugural Africa Leaders Forum in South Africa
Published Date : 08 November 2018 - 0.25 MB

Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe to engage with Mabopane community on tourism
Published Date : 07 November 2018 - 0.12 MB

Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) tourism ministers to meet in Port Elizabeth
Published Date : 09 October 2018 - 0.18 MB

Tourism showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in the Northern Cape
Published Date : 05 October 2018 - 0.20 MB

Reminder: Eastern Cape ready to host World Tourism Day Celebrations
Published Date : 26 September 2018 - 0.22 MB

Eastern Cape ready to host World Tourism Day celebrations
Published Date : 21 September 2018 - 0.28 MB
North West to house the NTCE for the next three years
Published Date : 21 September 2018 - 0.17 MB
Register to be part of the 2018 Tourism Public Lecture webinar
Published Date : 17 September 2018 - 0.39 MB

Minister Hanekom hosts Tourism Public Lecture at Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha – Eastern Cape
Published Date : 11 September 2018 - 0.29 MB

South Africa and Palestine to Strengthen Bilateral Tourism Cooperation
Published Date : 11 September 2018 - 0.13 MB

North West Province ready to host National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE)
Published Date : 22 August 2018 - 0.21 MB

September is Tourism Month
Published Date : 13 August 2018 - 0.21 MB

Tourism showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in the Eastern Cape
Published Date : 23 July 2018 - 0.32 MB

2018 Nelson Mandela Youth Summit
Published Date : 05 July 2018 - 0.19 MB

Launch of the Sisulu Circle at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Published Date : 04 July 2018 - 0.22 MB

Youth Graduate from National Food Safety and Quality Assurers Training Programme
Published Date : 22 June 2018 - 0.22 MB

Eastern Cape youth graduate from National Food Safety and Quality Assurers Training Programme
Published Date : 06 June 2018 - 0.18 MB

Tourism showcases Enterprise Development and Incentive Programmes in Limpopo
Published Date : 01 June 2018 - 0.33 MB

Speeches

Welcome of President Cyril Ramaphosa to Africa’s Travel Indaba 2019 Minister Derek Hanekom
Published Date : 04 May 2019 - 0.11 MB

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Africa Travel Indaba, Chief Albert Luthuli ICC, Ethekwini
Published Date : 04 May 2019 - 0.13 MB

Opening address by the Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom at Tourism Indaba 2019
Published Date : 02 May 2019 - 0.12 MB

Keynote address by Minister Derek Hanekom at the Origins of Early Sapiens Behaviour Exhibition, Iziko South African Museum
Published Date : 23 April 2019 - 0.12 MB

Keynote address by Minister Derek Hanekom at the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) Summit 2019
Published Date : 04 March 2019 - 0.22 MB

Minister Derek Hanekom attends the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations
Published Date : 04 February 2019 - 0.17 MB

Minister Hanekom’s New Year Message to the Tourism Sector
Published Date : 07 January 2019 - 0.17 MB

Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom: 2018 National Lilizela Tourism Awards
Published Date : 20 November 2018 - 0.12 MB

Tourism Budget Vote Speech by Minister Derek Hanekom in the National Council of Provinces: 12 June 2018
Published Date : 12 June 2018 - 0.23 MB

Budget Vote Speech to the National Council of Provinces by Deputy Minister of Tourism Hon. Elizabeth Thabethe, MP 12 June 2018
Published Date : 12 June 2018 - 0.21 MB