Department of Tourism

News

Postponement of Minister’s KZN programme
Please note that the Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane's visit to the province of KwaZulu-Natal for a two-day programme in Newcastle has been postponed to a later date. This includes an engagement with tourism stakeholders and a visit to learners at Khethukuthula Secondary School as part of a back-to-school campaign.
South Africa set for increased arrivals from India as Tourism Minister hails a successful market outreach to Mumbai
The roadshow was characterised by robust engagement with tour operators, destination management companies, film producers and potential investors as South Africa increases its efforts to unlock market opportunities for the realisation of the country’s target of doubling international tourist arrivals from 10.5 million to 21 million by 2030.
Minister to visit Mumbai to grow Indian Tourist Market
The South African Minister of Tourism, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, will visit Mumbai, India from 14 to 16 January 2020 as part of a trade roadshow to grow Indian tourist arrivals and consolidate market share of the Asia-Pacific region to South Africa.

Events

January22
FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair
Location: Madrid
Branch: Destination Development
Type: Projects/Campaigns
Time: 8:00 AM
February13
State of the Nation Address (SONA)
Location: Cape Town
Branch: Corporate Management
Type: Media Events
Time: 9:00 AM
February24
Meetings Africa 2020
Location: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Branch: Tourism Research, Policy and International Relation
Type: Projects/Campaigns
Time: 8:00 AM
February26
Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance
Location: Cape Town
Branch: Corporate Management
Type: Media Events
Time: 2:00 PM
March20
Tourism Research Seminar
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
Branch: Tourism Research, Policy and International Relation
Type: Projects/Campaigns
Time: 2:00 AM
May12
Africa's Travel Indaba 2020
Location: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC)
Branch: Tourism Research, Policy and International Relation
Type: Indaba
Time: 9:00 AM

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Latest Publications

Tourism Policy Bulletin - December 2019
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Bojanala - September 2019
Published Date : - 4.38 MB
Tourism Policy Bulletin September 2019
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Bojanala Magazine - June 2019
Published Date : - 1.81 MB

Highlights

Mandarin Language Training Opportunity for Tourist Guides

Please note that the Department of Tourism is only focusing on the following three provinces for recruitment: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga

The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2020

Joint Communiqué of the 10th Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission between the Republic of India and the Republic of South Africa, New Delhi, 17 January 2020

"Both sides expressed satisfaction at the signing of the agreement between India and South Africa on simplification of visa for travel of certain categories of citizens signed in Pretoria on 5 December 2019 and noted that implementation would become effective from 20th January 2020. EAM also welcomed South Africa’s decision to include India in the select list of countries for its e.visa Pilot Project in the year 2020." Read more...