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There is no need to keep the tourism industry closed to international visitors, says Prof Alex van den Heever.Image: SA TOURISM
WITS PROFESSOR

Keeping the tourism sector closed is unjustifiable, says Wits professor

There is no reason tourism poses a greater risk than any other sector by being open, says a Wits professor. Prof Alex van den Heever, chair in the field of social security systems administration and management studies at the Wits School…

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The Tourism Business Council of SA on Monday expressed confidence in the industry’s ability to survive the Covid-19 pandemic despite recording daily losses of R748m.Image: Christian Sperka
COVID 19

We will survive, says tourism industry despite R748m daily losses

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) on Monday said it was confident the industry would survive the Covid-19 pandemic, despite recording a daily loss in tourism expenditure of R748m. This comes after as many as 1,600…

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