Promoting tourism, road safety and development

The country’s tourism industry is one of many to have been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The industry is among those waiting with bated breath, for government’s decision regarding the extension of the current National State of Disaster, which is expected to expire on the 15th of March. Local authorities are already encouraging South Africans to partake in local tourism which will assist the country’s tourism industry recover from the devastating impact of the pandemic. One such campaign is this year’s Eastern Cape SUV challenge – which seeks to promote domestic tourism as well as spread a message of Road Safety. National spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Corporation, Simon Zwane…as well as Siya Mbete who is the founder of the Siyavuya Foundation, which organises the challenge, share more.

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