Elma Pollard - 5 Aug 2020 - NGOs Welcome the Reopening of Nature-based Tourism

Under Lockdown Level 3, many sectors have been allowed to trade or operate to some degree, however, the tourism and leisure sectors have remained closed for months, impacting on thousands of jobs and with concomitant impacts on the fiscus and the wellbeing of millions of South Africans. Reopening local tourism may not contribute to securing employment for many, and to securing livelihoods in the most vulnerable households and regions. Elma shares this good news and what it can mean for us as the public who can now enjoy the beauty within our provinces...