Botswana and South Africa imposed strict lockdowns by closing schools, universities, hotels and businesses. In Tanzania no lockdown was imposed as government cited fears that restrictions would be detrimental to the economy.
Tourism was one of the hardest hit sectors and this article tries to make the case as to why African countries need to reopen their borders to avoid a catastrophic economic crisis. Travel and tourism contributed more than €150 billion to Africa’s economy combined, representing 7.1% of GDP and supporting millions of jobs, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council .
The direct contribution of the tourism sector to the South African real GDP to be at 2.8%, with the absolute value of R139 billionTourists sometimes travel to experience the culture of the host country, learn the language and this is profitable for restaurants that sell local cuisine, shopping centres, local bed and breakfast establishments and local stores.
Zooming in on job creation, employment in the South African tourism sector accounted for 4.2% in 2018 total employment in South Africa. The SA Tourism hoped for the tourism sector to create an addition of 225 000 jobs by 2030, but due to the travel bans that are still effective. The sector may fall short of the target.
The pandemic has crippled the South African tourism industry. The lockdown shut down businesses in tourism, causing massive job losses as well as loss of profits. The road to recovery for many African economies remains uncertain, but one thing for certain is that no economy will be revived without the tourism sector being allowed to operate normally. It goes without saying that African countries should not establish lacklustre regulations when it comes to issues of tourism in a bid to revive their economies.
They also need to change the complexion of tourism. Black people must start to tour. This African leaders must discuss our own 'Bsc Economics'. We can't only have people from overseas or white South African as tourists AfricaUnite BlackLivesMatter
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