1. CONTEXTUALISTION, SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTION OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM
CONTEXTUALISTION, SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
TOURISM SUMMIT 2013
Dr. Sibusiso Khuzwayo
Content Advisor

2. OUTLINE
Constitutional Mandate – Functions
Constitutional Mandate – Tourism Competency
Successes
Challenges
Way Forward

3. CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE – FUNCTIONS
Pass legislation (laws)
Scrutinise and oversee executive action (oversight of
the Executive and organs of state)
- strategic plans
- programmes
- quarterly and annual reports
- make budget recommendations
Facilitate public participation and involvement in the
legislative and other processes
Participate in, promote and oversee co-operative government
Engage in, participate in, and oversee international
relations

4. CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE – TOURISM COMPETENCY
Part A of Schedule 4 of the Constitution lists tourism as a
concurrent national and provincial legislative competence.
Schedule 5 lists some tourism related activities as local
government competence.
This calls for better coordination amongst:
- all spheres of government
- sector departments
- public and private sector
- other tourism stakeholders

5. Legislation - Tourism Bill is being finalised.
SUCCESSES
Legislation - Tourism Bill is being finalised.
Community involvement – oversight visits to 8 provinces and
a number of community projects quality assured.
Stakeholder engagement – hearings had with a number of
stakeholders to promote tourism growth.
Tourism growth % growth with 9.2 million arrivals
in more than double the 3.9 % world average.
Planning - Alignment of the National Tourism Sector Strategy
with the National Development Plan and other provincial plans.
- number of sector strategies adopted.
Job creation - Creation of 1 job for every 12 (or 1 in16)
international tourists.
- Responsible for 1 in every 11 jobs in the country.
Clean audit – National Department of Tourism clean audit to
date.

6. CHALLENGES
Budget – Insufficient, poor prioritisation, competing needs at various spheres of government.
Poor infrastructure – bulk infrastructure, access roads, waste management, signage, information offices, etc
Skills – curriculum not aligned to the needs of the private sector, public sector staff, ineffective short courses.
Airlift – high costs, regional integration, ratification of Yamoussoukro
Declaration
Development – demand and supply, models of development, rural tourism, niche tourism, EIAs, etc
Planning and marketing – provinces and metros, district and local municipalities, public and private sector.
Transformation – Current Tourism Scorecard supports status quo
Geographical spread – marketing, number of tourists, occupancy rates, bed nights etc.
SMME Development – lack of entrepreneurship, innovation, funding

7. 4. WAY FORWARD
Advance achievement of the National Development Plan through:
Removing innate barriers to tourism growth
Enhance working relationships amongst spheres of government
Promote more collaboration amongst stakeholders
Promote more research in the field of tourism

8. Thank You