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Department of Tourism 2018/19 Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy Minister present
8 Oct 2019
The Department of Tourism briefed the Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and financial statements. The Minister and Deputy Minister were present.
In her opening remarks the Minister stated that the NDT had regressed on its audit outcome. The NDT had obtained a qualified audit opinion from ...
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Draft Concept Paper on Tourism Oversight Forum, Committee Programme; Update on preparations for World Tourism Celebrations
17 Sep 2019
In his opening rematks, the Chairperson expressed his sadness on the passing of Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Ms Bavalile Hlongwa on Friday, 13 September 2019. She had tragically died in a motor-vehicle accident. He described her as being fearless and someone who was never afraid to express her views. ...
Tourism
Department of Tourism 2018/19 Quarter 4 performance
10 Sep 2019
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Fourth Quarter Performance Report 2018/19. An overview of performance for Quarter 4 was that the NDT had 83 targets of which 75 had been achieved. The briefing included an overview of Quarter 4 performance across the NDT’s Programmes ie ...
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SA Tourism Quarter 4 Performance, with Minister
3 Sep 2019
The Minister of Tourism said that SA Tourism (SAT) was responsible for the branding of South Africa (Brand SA), but matters had been made difficult by the recent violence against women and the attacks that had taken place against fellow Africans. The negative publicity from these incidents impacted upon the ...
Tourism
Joint Consultative Workshop on Tourist Safety and Security in South Africa; with Deputy Minister of Tourism & Deputy Minister of Police
27 Aug 2019
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and Police were briefed by various presenters on tourist safety and security in South Africa. The Deputy Ministers of Tourism and Police were in attendance.
The first presentation was led by the Safety and Violence Initiative. It highlighted that crime against tourists is ...
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Committee Legacy Report & Sector Analysis
20 Aug 2019
The Committee considered the Portfolio Committee of Tourism legacy report from the Fifth Parliament. It indicated that in the past two years, 2017and 2018, there had been a decline in tourism and in its contribution to the country’s GDP. The report spoke of the potential markets to ...
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Tourism Budget: Committee Report
9 Jul 2019
The Draft Committee Report on Budget Vote 33: Tourism was placed before the Committee for consideration.
Committee observations and recommendations to the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and to South African Tourism (SAT) as captured by Committee Staff were presented to Members. Members were encouraged to make changes or additions ...
Tourism
South African Tourism 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan briefing with Deputy Minister
4 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed by South African Tourism on its Annual Performance Plan for 2019/20. The Deputy Minister from the Department of Tourism was in attendance. The presentation noted that South African Tourism has set a strategic goal of increasing the base of tourism by 5 million arrivals or trips ...
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Department of Tourism 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Minister of Tourism stated that there were approximately 10 million visitors to the country in a year and the numbers were growing, despite the challenges. One of the challenges was crime and the report would show figures provided by the South African Police Service. The Minister was working with ...
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Election of Committee Chairperson; Committee Programme
2 Jul 2019
The Committee elected Mr S Mahumapelo (ANC) to be its chairperson.
The incoming chairperson stressed that members would have to work as a collective in order for the Committee to execute its mandate. He further said that Members had to respect one another and should refrain from drawing too quickly ...