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State of tourism in KwaZulu-Natal Province: MEC Mabuyakhulu briefing
13 Nov 2015
The Report of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism on the provincial oversight visit to the Eastern Cape Province was adopted as amended.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs briefed the Committee on the state of tourism in the Province.
The Committee was thanked for visiting the ...
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Immigration Regulations: IMC progress report; South African Tourism Review Report: Minister of Tourism briefing
6 Nov 2015
Mr Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism, briefed the Committee on the SA Tourism (SAT) Review Report. The scope of the Review covered SAT’s mandate, the strategy and performance of SAT, governance and organisational structure of SAT, stakeholder relations and the role of SAT in relation to other entities responsible for ...
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iSiMangaliso Wetland Park briefing
30 Oct 2015
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority briefed the Committee on its background and activities.
In 1999 the Park was inscribed into the World Heritage List. It was considered a huge achievement and as a World Heritage Site needed to have outstanding universal value. Even the Kruger National Park was not declared ...
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Tourism Budget Review and Recommendations Report
28 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee adopted its Draft Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR) unamended.
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Tourism Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
The Chairperson officially opened the meeting and handed over to the Content Advisor of the Committee, Dr S Khuzwayo. The Committee considered the recommendations and Khuzwayo commenced with the recommendations that were addressed to the Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene. There were only three main issues encompassed by their ...
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National Department of Tourism & SA Tourism 2014/15 Annual Reports; Auditor-General’s and Departmental briefings, in presence of Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of Tourism attended the meeting. The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on its findings in the tourism sector, and specifically on the performance of the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and South African Tourism (SAT). In the 2013/2014 financial year, the NDT got a ...
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Domestic Tourism: South African Tourism briefing
11 Sep 2015
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) briefed the Committee on its Domestic Tourism Marketing Strategy. The purpose of the briefing was to ensure that all questions pertaining to domestic tourism were dealt with. An executive summary of the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan of SA Tourism was presented. The Committee ...
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Importance of Heritage Sites in Tourism Development: South African Heritage Resources Agency briefing
4 Sep 2015
The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) briefed the Committee on the importance of heritage sites in tourism development. The SAHRA was established in terms of Section 11 of the National Heritage Resources Act No.25 of 1999 (NHRA), which outlined an integrated interactive system for the management of the national ...
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Domestic Tourism: National Department of Tourism briefing
20 Aug 2015
Domestic tourism covered travelling locally with the purpose of visiting friends and relatives or for religious, business, holiday and medical purposes. Members were given insight into two surveys done by SA Tourism and StatsSA on domestic tourism. The surveys differed in sample, scope, variables and the period of the surveys. ...
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Committee Report on Tourism Indaba 2015; Tourism Portfolio Committee Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16
25 Jun 2015
The Chairperson informed Members about the cancellation of the Eastern Cape oversight visit due to her deployment to the Ad Hoc Committee considering the Police Minister’s report on the Nkandla upgrades. Some Members felt that the oversight visit was vitally important and should not be cancelled. Members were notified that ...