03 August 2020 - 05:10The head of the body tasked with promoting SA’s tourism industry, which is facing the loss of more than 400,000 jobs from the Covid-19 pandemic due to forced closures since March, has called on the government to greatly increase financial aid for businesses in the sector.
“When SA holds back a sector from operating, they have a duty to support it and make sure it doesn’t fold,” SA Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona said in an interview with Business Day, echoing a call from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for increased aid.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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