South African tourism: informal traders need support, not more red tape

By Alicia Fourie, Professor, GIBS, University of Pretoria
Derick Blaauw, School of Economic Sciences, North-West University

South Africa is an attractive tourist destination for foreign travellers on the African continent. It ranks 27th out of 128 countries in the world when it comes to visitor arrivals.

Its top attractions are its wildlife and immersive cultural experiences, where tourists engage with the traditions, history and way of life of communities in vibrant urban hubs like Cape Town and Soweto.

Between 2000 and 2018 the number of tourist arrivals climbed from

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