Civil organisations say Covid-19 crisis once again highlighted the government’s race-based objectives
AfriForum and Solidarity approaches court over Department of Tourism’s racist fund
17 March 2021
AfriForum and Solidarity’s legal team today submitted an application in their case against the Department of Tourism in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. This follows after Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa and MmamolokoKubayi-Ngubane, Minister of Tourism, last year introduced the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) as an institution that supplied financing only to black-owned tourism businesses during the COVID-19 lockdown. Only businesses with at least 51% black ownership qualify for loans or subsidies from this fund.
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