New tourism boss welcomed

TOURISM Minister Derek Hanekom has welcomed the appointment of Sisa Ntshona as the chief executive of SA Tourism. The appointment has been approved by the cabinet and was announced yesterday by the chairperson of the SA Tourism board, Dr Tanya Abrahamse. Ntshona previously worked as executive manager for Africa and the Middle East at SA Airways, and was responsible for enterprise development across 12 countries in Africa at a major bank. He is the chairperson and president of the Enterprise Development Council of SA, a not-for-profit association that co-ordinates the enterprise and supplier development elements of the BBBEE codes. “The work of SA Tourism in marketing our country to international and domestic travellers is critical to the future of the tourism sector, which is making a growing contribution to the national economy,” said Hanekom. – Staff Reporter