Department of Tourism (South Africa)

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.

Department of Tourism

Official seal of the Department of Tourism
Department overview
Preceding Department	Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Tourism House, Pretoria
Annual budget	R2.3 billion (2024/2025)[1]
Minister responsible	Patricia de Lille, Minister of Toursim
Website	tourism.gov.za

Patricia de Lille, the current Minister of Tourism in the South African government

The current political head of the department is the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille who replaced Lindiwe Sisulu in 2023.^[2]

In her capacity as Minister of Tourism she is responsible for South African Tourism; the official national marketing agency of the South African government, with the goal of promoting tourism in South Africa both locally and globally.^[3][4]

Ministers of Tourism

No.	Name	Party	Term
1.	Lindiwe Sisulu	ANC	2021 to 2023
2.	Patricia de Lille	GOOD	2023 to Present

List

• 10 other official names:
• Departement van Toerisme (Afrikaans)
• umNyango wezeVakatjhobukela (Southern Ndebele)
• iSebe lezoKhenketho (Xhosa)
• umnyango weZohwebo (Zulu)
• Litiko Letivakashi (Swazi)
• Kgoro ya Boeti (Northern Sotho)
• Lefapha la Bohahlaudi (Sotho)
• Lefapha la Bojanala (Tswana)
• Ndzawulo ya Vupfhumba (Tsonga)
• Muhasho wa Vhuendelamashango (Venda)

See also

• Departments of the Government of South Africa
• Government of South Africa