both in government and in the private sector.
This we will do in order to maximize the impact of our interventions
and to ensure that our sector takes its rightful place in the socioeconomic development of our country.
Tourism, given its linkages with our sector, is one of those we
consider as important partners and stakeholders.
As indicated in the NDP, tourists not only want to enjoy the
beauty of our flora and fauna, our breath-taking scenery and the
beauty of our wild life.
They also visit our country to experience our ways of life, our
food, our songs, our dance moves as well as our rich and
diverse cultural heritage.
This means in addition to going to nature reserves and the sea,
they also go to our museums, to our heritage sites, our theaters,
our art galleries and they attend our cultural events.
The Tribute Concert held at the beginning of this month in
Moretele, Tshwane, for example, attracts an estimated 30 000
patrons annually to the City of Tshwane; making a meaningful
contribution to the local economy.
Equally, events such as the Mangaung African Cultural Festival,
the Joy of Jazz, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and
the Buyel’eKhaya Festival attract a significant number of tourists
to the host cities.
In total as the Department of Arts and Culture we are supporting
twenty eight major cultural events across the country.
It is our intention to upscale these events; ensuring that they
make an even bigger impact on the economies of the host cities.
Equally, visitors, especially from outside our country, are
interested in knowing more about who we are as a people; where
we come from and the future we are building for ourselves.
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