By Simon Nare
The Department of Tourism and South African Tourism (SAT) received a harsh tongue-lashing from Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism for failing to meet their respective targets in the past financial year.
Both entities appeared before the committee on Tuesday to present their annual reports ahead of the upcoming mid-term budget review.
SAT, in particular, came under fire for its poor financial management and lack of internal controls, as flagged by the Auditor-General.
In its briefing to the committee, the Auditor-General’s office raised serious concerns about the poor quality of SAT’s financial statements, weak record-keeping, and inadequate daily operational controls. It also cited vacant executive positions — including Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) — and instability within the board as key contributing factors.
These issues, the committee said, required urgent intervention from Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille.
Committee chairperson Ronalda Nolumango was scathing in
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