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Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Travel and tourism

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Mr Velile Dube

Velile Dube was appointed Head of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism in May 2022. Velile completed BA Communications and BA...

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Dr Ivan Meyer

Former civil servant, academic, author, poet, politician and Federal Chairperson of the official opposition in South Africa, the Democratic...

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Street Address 12th Floor, NBS Waldorf Building, 80 St George's Mall, Cape Town, 8001 Postal Address PO Box 979, Cape Town, 8000 General...

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More than 6.8 million passengers through Cape Town International between Jan-Sep

Between January and September of 2023, more than 6.8 million two-way international and domestic passengers passed through our award-winning...

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Western Cape prepares for record-breaking summer tourism season

The provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, hosted her second annual ‘Summer Tourism Readiness Dialogue’...

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Two-way passengers through the CTIA international terminal increase by 64%

Two-way passengers through the Cape Town International Airport’s (CTIA) international terminal remained strong between January and August...

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Cape Storm: Preliminary findings of storm impact on tourism industry

Following the extreme weather over the Heritage weekend, the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is hard at work to...

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Over a million inbound seats expected as WCG marks World Tourism Day in Langa

To mark World Tourism Day, Mireille Wenger, the provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities which includes Tourism, lauded the...

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WC grows air access to 10 new African cities since 2015

The Western Cape Government (WCG) is determined to further unlock and enable the enormous potential of the tourism and hospitality sector in...

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