De Lille lists new managers for SA Tourism Board affairs.

Pretoria – Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has announced the three people who will run the SA Tourism Board after the dissolution of the previous board.

De Lille said the appointment was made in accordance with Section 16 (3) (b) of the Tourism Act.

The three appointed persons are:

– Ms. Kholeka Zama – a qualified Chartered Accountant who has worked in the fields of finance, auditing and corporate governance and has served as Chief Financial Officer in several companies.

– Tim Harris – a tourism and economic development specialist with 20 years of global experience in destination marketing, economic policy, investment promotion and governance.

– Vincent Zwelibanzi Mntambo, who holds a law degree from the College of the North West and a master’s degree in law from Yale College. He served in various administrative and management positions at FIAT (SA) and later as a faculty officer at the College of the North West. He was also the first Director General of the Gauteng Provincial Government.

De Lille said she met with the interim executive director last week to discuss his duties and the work urgently needed to stabilize SA tourism.

“During my meeting with the interim board, Mr. Vincent Zwelibanzi Mntambo nominated Mr Tim Harris as their chairperson. This was accepted, and this update will be gazetted in the Government Gazette of Friday, 5 May 2023,” De Lille said.

Harris wrote to the acting CEO of SA Tourism on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, requesting a series of strategic documents and an urgent briefing from SA Tourism management.

“I had a fruitful and frank discussion with the interim SA Tourism Board and the Director-General of the Department of Tourism outlining key outcomes and areas we need to work on urgently to ensure that the SA Tourism Interim Board, the SA Tourism Executive and the Department of Tourism can work together efficiently to grow inclusive tourism for the country.

“The interim board understands the urgency and work required to bring greater alignment in all our work and I wish them well in the duties,” De Lille said.