The appointment of Tim Harris as Chairperson of the three-person interim South African Tourism Board will be officially gazetted on Friday (May 5).

This follows a meeting held last week between the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, and the Board, where Harris was nominated and accepted as Chairperson.

“I met with the interim board last week to discuss their duties and urgent work needed to stabilise SA Tourism and pursue our objective of growing inclusive tourism in South Africa,” said De Lille in a statement.

“I had a fruitful and frank discussion with the interim SA Tourism Board and the Director General of the Department of Tourism, outlining key outcomes and areas we need to work on urgently to ensure that the SA Tourism Interim Board, the SA Tourism executive and the Department of Tourism can work together efficiently to grow inclusive tourism for the country.

“The Interim Board understands the urgency and work required to bring greater alignment in all our work and I wish them well in the duties.”