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Minister Patricia de Lille applauds the launch of the South African Astronomical Observatory Visitor Centre
Published Date : 09 July 2025 - 0.12 MB

South African Tourism tender corruption allegations
Published Date : 07 July 2025 - 0.07 MB

Meeting Africa 2026 and Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 dates announced
Published Date : 03 July 2025 - 0.11 MB

Bringing the G20 agenda closer to tourism communities
Published Date : 03 July 2025 - 0.28 MB
World-class Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre opens
Published Date : 22 June 2025 - 0.22 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille Welcomes South Africa’s First-Ever Glamping Expo, Johannesburg, South Africa
Published Date : 20 June 2025 - 0.16 MB

Minister of Tourism Responds to Updated U.S. Travel Advisory
Published Date : 04 June 2025 - 0.12 MB

Visa innovation delivering real tourism growth and jobs for South Africa
Published Date : 27 May 2025 - 0.12 MB

Tourism reaches for the stars with Astro Tourism
Published Date : 23 May 2025 - 0.15 MB

Tourism mourns the passing of member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee Ms Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe
Published Date : 18 May 2025 - 0.11 MB

Second G20 Tourism Working Group holds in-depth discussion on four priorities for 2025
Published Date : 13 May 2025 - 0.30 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille and tourism sector partners host Africa’s Travel Indaba media launch
Published Date : 23 April 2025 - 0.21 MB

Tourism promotes safety awareness in Gqeberha ahead of Easter Weekend
Published Date : 17 April 2025 - 0.16 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille welcomes announcement of increased flights to South Africa by United Airlines
Published Date : 10 April 2025 - 0.10 MB

South Africa awaits: Come Find Your Joy - to boost domestic and international tourism this Easter
Published Date : 07 April 2025 - 0.16 MB

South African Tourism Minister visits Ghana to strengthen bilateral tourism relations
Published Date : 26 March 2025 - 0.12 MB

Department of Tourism empowers 44 Gauteng and Free State chefs with Recognition of Prior Learning qualifications
Published Date : 07 March 2025 - 0.12 MB

South Africa Showcases Vibrant Tourism Offerings at ITB Berlin 2025
Published Date : 06 March 2025 - 0.17 MB

G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting agrees on four priorities for 2025.
Published Date : 05 March 2025 - 0.34 MB

South Africa welcomes first visitors from China processed through the ground-breaking trusted Tour Operator Scheme VISA Initiative
Published Date : 23 February 2025 - 0.12 MB

South Africa’s Tourism Rebound Gains Momentum
Published Date : 03 February 2025 - 0.29 MB

Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu embarks on Back to School Programme in the Free State Province
Published Date : 24 January 2025 - 0.12 MB

Notice of change to the Director-General of Tourism’s last name
Published Date : 02 January 2025 - 0.10 MB

Tourism Minister and Deputy Minister lead summer campaign activations in Durban and Soweto
Published Date : 18 December 2024 - 0.12 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille provides update on Tourism Equity Fund applications
Published Date : 15 December 2024 - 0.12 MB

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 - 0.12 MB

Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu calls for increased community support to advance tourism in the Free State Province
Published Date : 02 December 2024 - 0.11 MB

South Africa gears up to make its presence felt at IBTM World 2024
Published Date : 19 November 2024 - 0.13 MB

Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba back for 2025 edition
Published Date : 07 November 2024 - 0.14 MB

The National Tourism Careers Expo 2024 lifts off in the Limpopo Province
Published Date : 07 October 2024 - 0.13 MB

Tourism Minister welcomes the conclusion of the Tourism Policy Review
Published Date : 06 October 2024 - 0.08 MB

World Tourism Day – 30 years of connecting People to Places and Cultures
Published Date : 27 September 2024 - 0.20 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille conducts outreach engagement with Green Tourism Incentive Programme beneficiaries
Published Date : 16 September 2024 - 0.14 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille institutes changes to South African Tourism Board
Published Date : 11 September 2024 - 0.38 MB

The Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) open for applications
Published Date : 03 September 2024 - 0.13 MB

Tourism Director General Victor Tharage strongly refutes “staff bullying” allegations as demeaning and malicious
Published Date : 18 August 2024 - 0.13 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille congratulates SAFAIR on launching direct flights to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
Published Date : 02 August 2024 - 0.10 MB

Tourism Ministry commemorates Mandela Month with abused women shelter clients
Published Date : 30 July 2024 - 0.16 MB

Minister de Lille approves financial support for South African businesses to exhibit at International Tourism Trade Shows
Published Date : 26 July 2024 - 0.16 MB

Department of Tourism ICT service outage
Published Date : 23 July 2024 - 0.16 MB

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 - 0.58 MB

Press Releases

Tourism Budget Vote 2025
Published Date : 07 July 2025 - 0.12 MB

Tourism to unpack G20 Tourism Priorities with communities in the Northern Cape Province
Published Date : 01 July 2025 - 0.21 MB

South Africa to Unveil World-Class Dinosaur Interpretation Centre at Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Published Date : 18 June 2025 - 0.17 MB

South Africa to host the second G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting
Published Date : 05 May 2025 - 0.21 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, to open the Middle East Africa (MEA) Future Leaders Challenge South Africa
Published Date : 04 May 2025 - 0.09 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille to host Africa’s Travel Indaba media launch with tourism partners
Published Date : 17 April 2025 - 0.15 MB

Tourism Drives Safety Awareness Campaign in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ahead of the Easter holiday break
Published Date : 14 April 2025 - 0.12 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu to host a Sustainable Tourism Workshop for SMMEs in the Free State Province
Published Date : 07 April 2025 - 0.12 MB

Tourism set to host the 2025 Best Practice Workshop in Gqeberha – Eastern Cape Province
Published Date : 10 March 2025 - 0.13 MB

South Africa hosts the first G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting
Published Date : 03 March 2025 - 0.32 MB

Meetings Africa showcases South Africa’s powers in hosting business events
Published Date : 23 February 2025 - 0.16 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu to host Outreach Programmes Gugulethu – Western Cape
Published Date : 31 January 2025 - 0.15 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille to host media launch of Meetings Africa 2025
Published Date : 27 January 2025 - 0.16 MB

Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu embarks on back to school programme in the Free State Province
Published Date : 20 January 2025 - 0.11 MB

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: TRANSPORT SERVICES (DT 01/2025)
Published Date : 17 January 2025 - 0.05 MB
Tourism summer campaign roadshows
Published Date : 15 December 2024 - 0.13 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism to visit Vredefort Dome Interpretation Centre
Published Date : 28 November 2024 - 0.09 MB

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 - 0.13 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille to launch Summer Campaign in Bloemfontein
Published Date : 25 October 2024 - 0.13 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism to host stakeholder engagement in the City of Umhlathuze Municipality
Published Date : 15 October 2024 - 0.12 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille to brief media on 100 Days in Office
Published Date : 09 October 2024 - 0.11 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Makhotso Sotyu to host a Tourism Women’s Month Stakeholder Engagement
Published Date : 28 August 2024 - 0.13 MB

Speeches

2025/2026 Budget Vote 38 speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Hon. Ms. Makhotso Maggie Sotyu (MP) at Marks Building (M46) at 2pm 8th July 2025
Published Date : 08 July 2025 - 0.09 MB

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille Budget Speech Vote 38: Tourism Budget for The 2025/26 Financial Year
Published Date : 08 July 2025 - 0.23 MB

Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Honourable Maggie Sotyu, at the G20 community engagement, Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality in Northern Cape
Published Date : 03 July 2025 - 0.21 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille’s virtual remarks at the Launch of the G20 Tourism Hackathon at the University of the Western Cape
Published Date : 27 June 2025 - 0.18 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu’s remarks at the launch of the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
Published Date : 22 June 2025 - 0.21 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille’s remarks at the launch of the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
Published Date : 22 June 2025 - 0.19 MB

Remarks by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, on the occasion of Africa’s Travel Indaba, Durban
Published Date : 13 May 2025 - 0.18 MB

South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille’s remarks at the Opening Ceremony of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025
Published Date : 13 May 2025 - 0.17 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille’s remarks at the opening of the 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Published Date : 11 May 2025 - 0.18 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, at the opening of the Middle East Africa (MEA) Future Leaders Challenge, South Africa
Published Date : 05 May 2025 - 0.10 MB

Speech by Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille at the official Media Launch of the 2025 Africa’s Travel Indaba
Published Date : 23 April 2025 - 0.23 MB

Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu at the stakeholder engagement at Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State
Published Date : 11 April 2025 - 0.13 MB

Address by Deputy Minister Makhotso Maggie Sotyu at the gala dinner hosted by the African Chinese Women Association
Published Date : 17 March 2025 - 0.22 MB

Ms Patricia de Lille Minister of Tourism address at the BARSA Aviation Summit in Skukuza, Kruger National Park
Published Date : 14 March 2025 - 0.15 MB

Address by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms. Makhotso Maggie Sotyu at the Sustainable Tourism Conference
Published Date : 27 February 2025 - 0.13 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, Meetings Africa Trade Floor opening speech
Published Date : 25 February 2025 - 0.24 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu, Meetings Africa Trade Floor opening speech
Published Date : 25 February 2025 - 0.12 MB

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 - 0.14 MB

Launch of the TGCSA free grading promotion
Published Date : 05 February 2025 - 0.15 MB

Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille hosts Meetings Africa 2025 media launch
Published Date : 28 January 2025 - 0.23 MB

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 - 0.09 MB

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 - 0.22 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille launches Summer Campaign in Bloemfontein, Free State
Published Date : 29 October 2024 - 0.20 MB

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 - 0.24 MB

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 - 0.26 MB

Address by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu at the Stakeholder Engagement at Empangeni, KZN
Published Date : 17 October 2024 - 0.10 MB

Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille reports on 100 Days In Office in the 7th Administration
Published Date : 11 October 2024 - 0.16 MB

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu Opening ceremony of the National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE)
Published Date : 08 October 2024 - 0.14 MB

Speech by Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille at National World Tourism Day celebration in Carnarvon, Northern Cape
Published Date : 27 September 2024 - 0.36 MB

Opening address by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Hon. Ms. Maggie Sotyu (MP) at the Tourism Leadership Conference 2024
Published Date : 19 September 2024 - 0.09 MB

Speech by Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille at the Tourism Month Media Launch with focus on Astro Tourism
Published Date : 20 August 2024 - 0.17 MB

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 - 0.08 MB

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 - 0.56 MB

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 - 0.17 MB

Tourism Budget Vote 38 Speech by Minister Patricia de Lille
Published Date : 16 July 2024 - 0.20 MB