SA Tourism slams media leak of the R1 billion Tottenham Spurs deal as 'un-African' while hitting back against criticism over unnecessary expenditure. Click here for the full story➡️
is not the same money required for energy. “It’s not the same amount of money required for potholes. There are other departments dedicated and are given the mandate by legislation.
humalo said the “envisaged deal is not asking the fiscus to introduce new money into our budget and it makes sense commercially”.He said tourism generated about three percent of SA’s gross domestic product, down from 6.4% pre-Covid, and “we’re tapping into a global fan base to help meet the target visitor numbers of 21 million by 2030”.
Meanwhile, North-West University’s Prof Peet van der Merwe said the amount of money for the proposed three-year deal could have been better used for other tourism purposes.
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