The Portfolio Committee on Tourism is a portfolio committee in the
National Assembly of South Africa
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation syste ...
. The committee scrutinises the work of the
Department of Tourism and South African Tourism.
Since September 2021,
Tandi Mahambehlala of the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...
has served as Chair of the Committee.
Membership
The committee consists of 11 members: six from the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...
, two from the
Democratic Alliance, one from the
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African left-wing to far-left pan-Africanist and Marxist–Leninist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and hi ...
and two members from other parties.
As of December 2020, the committee's current members are as follows:
The following people serve as alternate members:
See also
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Committees of the Parliament of South Africa
The committees of the Parliament of South Africa are composed of a few Members of Parliament from the National Assembly, or permanent delegates from the National Council of Provinces, or a combination of both appointed to deal with particular ar ...
References
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa