Chairperson, the EFF views the tourism sector as the sector with the biggest potential yet to create jobs in a sustainable manner. We have, in the past, registered our appreciation for the critical role tourism plays in growing the economy and its potential for mass job creation.
It is currently unable to realise its full potential because of the nature and structure of the tourism industry itself. The industry operates like a mafia controlled by a few tourism players who have access to amenities such as hotels, bed and breakfast establishments and recreational farms. They absorbed the bulk of the revenue from tourism, appoint a few black people as labourers and pay them peanuts.