Tourism Minister, Mmamoloko Kubaye-Ngubane says her Department will challenge the Court decision that has put the Tourism Equity Fund on hold.
The Minister says the fund has been put on hold after Afri-Forum and Solidarity challenged the legality and rationality of the qualification criteria.
Kubaye-Ngubane says the court challenge has brought emergency relief funds, desperately needed by tourism-entrepreneurs, to a complete standstill.
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Minister @mmKubayiNgubane: NCOP Budget Vote Speech 2021
… our focus for this financial year will be on the tourism sector recovery. https://t.co/61UuT5p0wb#WeDoTourism #BudgetVote2021 #TourismBudgetVote2021 pic.twitter.com/LfHfhXAnlZ
— Dept of Tourism (@Tourism_gov_za) June 1, 2021
