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Tourism
First Term Committee Programme
2 Feb 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to consider its draft programme for the first term of 2021. Members felt strongly that the programme must accommodate oversight visits especially in key areas negatively impacted, or hard hit, by the pandemic and lockdown regulations – it would also be an opportunity ...
Tourism
State of Tourism at Local Government Level: CoGTA briefing; with Minister
24 Nov 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on the state of tourism at local government level. The meeting took place on a virtual platform. The presentation reflected on key opportunities and challenges in relation to the development of the tourism sector, from a ...
Tourism
South African Tourism 2019/20 Annual Report; with Minister
11 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, together with the Minister, South African Tourism (SAT) presented its 2019/20 Annual Report. SAT reported that the financial year saw a slight decline in international tourism, while domestic tourism grew exponentially. During the FY, SAT embarked on a number of campaigns to showcase South Africa as ...
Tourism
Department of Tourism Annual Report 2019/20 & Auditor-General input: with Minister
10 Nov 2020
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) reported that both the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and South African Tourism (SAT) audit outcomes had improved compared to the previous year. NDT received an unqualified audit opinion with findings on compliance. SAT received an unqualified audit with findings on predetermined objectives and compliance. ...
Tourism
National Federation of Tourist Guides Association on activities and issues pertinent to the tourism sector
3 Nov 2020
The National Federation of Tourist Guides Association (NFTGA) briefed the Committee on activities and issues pertinent to the tourism sector. The main challenges included the guide categories, the accreditation of providers, the training process, continued professional development, industry transformation through the development of a tourism culture, and language proficiency.
The ...
Tourism
Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa on pertinent issues
27 Oct 2020
The Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its activities and issues pertinent to tourism airlift prospects and challenges within SA in a virtual meeting.
BARSA said the aviation and tourism sector is greatly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and it resulted in massive ...
Tourism
CATHSSETA on training programmes in Tourism Sector; Committee Report on 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance
20 Oct 2020
The Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education Training Authority (CATHSSETA) presented a background paper to the Committee with an overview of its skills development and training programmes in the tourism and travel services sector. The discussion was on the mandate of developing a credible Sector Skills Plan (SSP) ...
Tourism
South African Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance; Committee Report on Transformation in the Tourism Sector; with Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the South African Tourism (SAT) on their 2020/21 first quarter performance and to also consider the Committee Report on transformation of the tourism sector.
The entity reported that according to the UNWTO Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals (overnight ...
Tourism
Department of Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance; with Minister and Deputy
6 Oct 2020
The Department of Tourism presented its quarter one performance report for the 2020/21 financial year in a virtual meeting. It looked at the challenges which COVID-19 had posed for the industry, and the measures that had been put in place to ensure the industry bounced back from the present situation. ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Minister & DWYPD on National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide
27 Aug 2020
Video: Multi Party Women’s Caucus, 27 August 2020
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and Minster of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr ...