President Zuma announced his new Cabinet on Sunday, and has appointed Marthinus van Schalkwyk the Minister of Tourism. He was previously in charge of tourism and environmental affairs. The creation of the stand-alone ministry for tourism signals the importance of tourism as one of the largest revenue earners for the country.
The Western Cape government too has a new minister of finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde, in its all-male cabinet, with the exception of its Premier Helen Zille. While the DA says he has been their spokesperson on financial matters, and that he has owned a tour operator business, the industry does not appear to have heard of him before. He is Knysna-based. Winde’s interesting challenge will be to decide what he should do with problem-child Cape Town Routes Unlimited, and its relationship with Cape Town Tourism.
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