South Africa's Tourism Faces Shake-Up as Minister Dissolves National Board
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has announced the immediate dissolution of the South African Tourism Board, effective Wednesday, August 20, 2025. This decisive action was taken in terms of section 16(3)(a) of the Tourism Act, which grants the Minister the authority to dissolve the board on good cause shown. Concurrently, the Minister also removed the individual members of the Board of South African Tourism, citing section 16(1) of the Act, which stipulates that a board member must vacate office upon removal by the Minister.
The Minister informed board members of her decision on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, after carefully considering their written representations against the dissolution. According to the Department of Tourism, a primary failure of the board was its inability to adequately address
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