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Patricia de Lille (née Lindt; born 17 February 1951) is a South African politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and leader of the political party Good.She served as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure from 2019 to 2023.
Manny Simão Franca de Freitas is a South African politician, [1] and former Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, was appointed as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport from 2009 to 2012, Shadow Minister of Home Affairs from 2012 to 2014 and Shadow Minister of Transport in 2014, a position he held until the end of term in 2019.
The Department of Tourism is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for promoting and developing tourism, both from other countries to South Africa, and within South Africa.. The current political head of the department is the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille who replaced Lindiwe Sisulu in 2023. [1]
The minister of tourism is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister has political responsibility for the Department of Tourism. The office was established in its current form in 2009. Before then, the tourism portfolio was the responsibility of the minister of environmental affairs and tourism.
The executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabinet and the civil service, as in the Westminster system. Public administration, the day-to-day implementation of legislation and policy, is managed by government departments (including state agencies with department status), which are usually headed by permanent civil servants with the title of director ...
Derek Andre Hanekom (born 13 January 1953) is a South African retired politician, activist and former cabinet minister currently serving as the interim Chairman of South African Airways. [1] He is currently serving as a presidential envoy for South Africa mandated to promote investment with a focus on tourism.
The minister of tourism appoints the chief executive officer, who is then submitted to the Cabinet of South Africa for approval [5] The chief executive officer is responsible for steering the mandate and all operations of the government's official Destination Marketing Organisation’s head office and its national offices. [6]
For the next forty-six years, South Africa would be governed by the National Party. On 31 May 1961, South Africa became a republic and Queen Elizabeth II was replaced as head of state with a state president with largely ceremonial powers. [37] The Prime Minister was still head of government and appointed/dismissed members of the cabinet.