Of all the industries that have been battered by Covid-19, few can have had it as tough as tourism. An industry that is dependent on people travelling is bound to suffer when there is so little leisure travel. Tourism needs all the help it can get. 

On January 26 the government launched its R1.2bn Tourism Equity Fund (TEF), with the specific aim of boosting transformation in an industry that is falling behind in adapting its profile to that of our rainbow nation.  ..

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