Marthinus Van Schalkwyk

South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward

Three more ANC MPs have resigned, days after President Jacob Zuma announced his new Cabinet, which did not include them.

Former tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has resigned from Parliament, a day after President Jacob Zuma’s new Cabinet was announced.

South Africa has secured over 200 international conferences, which Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk says will provide a boost of R1.6-billion.

Hotels that expanded for football fans during last year’s World Cup now face declining occupancy rates that are taking a toll on the industry.

SA is aiming to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals from seven-million in 2009 to 15-million by 2020, says Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Wine tourism was one of the fastest growing and most lucrative sectors of the global tourism market, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on

Tourist arrivals to South Africa increased to more than eight million in 2010, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday.

Industry experts warn that lobsters will soon disappear from the nation’s menus.

Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk will chair the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) aviation, travel and tourism industry agenda council.

About half of hotels, lodges and other accommodation in South Africa will charge premium rates during the World Cup.

The government has nominated Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk to head the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Resignation of climate chief makes SA’s tourism minister a frontrunner for the position.

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South Africa’s tourism ministry has ordered an investigation into allegations that World Cup hotel prices are unreasonably high.