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Residents say rental prices have increased drastically and accuse authorities of making the city a tourist destination at the expense of locals. (Getty Images)
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Locals drown in digital nomad wave

Hotspots around the world are struggling to strike the balance between growing their tourism industries and protecting locals’ pockets

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)
COVID 19

​​Shrewd management of future Covid waves is key to the tourism industry’s recovery

Stakeholders are cautiously optimistic about 2022, citing relaxed restrictions and discussions with the government as reasons for hope.

  • Sarah Smit
  • Anathi Madubela
6 min read
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ALCOHOL BAN

Covid caution infects investors

The pandemic has forced some companies to cancel or pause capital expenditure, jeopardising long-term economic growth

  • Sarah Smit
8 min read