By Simon Nare
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the National Astro-Tourism Strategy, which is geared at enhancing the performance of the country’s astronomy sector.
De Lille said on Friday that the approval made South Africa the first country on the continent to have developed and implemented such a strategy to further drive tourism in the country.
De Lille launched the strategy jointly with Science, Technology and Innovation Blade Nzimande during the World Tourism Day celebrations on 27 September 2024 in Carnavon in the Northern Cape.
“Through this strategy we will showcase all South Africa has to offer with a new area of tourism as we show off the world’s clearest and most beautiful sky,” De Lille said during the launch.
She added at the time that she wanted astrotourism and agriculture to be a catalyst for tourism in this region and that it must benefit
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