Man shot, in critical condition

Unathi Henama, tourism management lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, said the government has chosen not to undo its unfavourable visa system.

“The visa issue could have been resolved two years ago, but there is no political will to resolve the visa issue. Instead, the habit of untruths is not affording the National Department of Tourism the ability to engage on the elephant in the room the visa issue. The visa issues and air access remain the major challenges that have contributed to a decline in tourism arrivals and no amount of convenient amnesia will deflect from this reality,” she said.

Lain said; “We conducted many interviews with visitors to understand their concerns about travelling to the Cape. The biggest concern was around social and responsible tourism. To overcome this challenge we explained the economic importance of tourism to the citizens and how many jobs it supported.”

Alan Winde, MEC for Economic Opportunities and Tourism, said: “We can attribute the lower figures to the drought crisis, but there are issues of the visas that also need to be sorted out. The weaker rand has made it cheaper for tourists to come, but we still see a decrease. Various factors affect the markets, there is never one sole reason.” A MAN was critically wounded in a shooting in Midridge Park in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Saturday night, paramedics said.

When paramedics arrived they were led to a veld behind a complex, ER24 spokesperson Ineke van Huyssteen said.

“The man had sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and was in a critical condition.”

The man was taken by the provincial emergency medical services to hospital for further care. The circumstances surrounding the incident were not known. – African News Agency (ANA)