Department of Tourism (South Africa)

The Department of Tourism is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for promoting and developing tourism, both from other countries to South Africa, and within South Africa.

The political head of the department is the Minister of Tourism; as of January 2010^[update] this is Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

External links

Official website

Departments of the Government of South Africa

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