The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a top tourism drawcard for Cape Town, but like many events of the past year, the address won’t draw a large crowd of guests.
This means that thousands of tourists won’t flock to Parliament in their designer outfits or explore Cape Town like they would during SONA weekend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7pm tonight.
CEO of Cape Town Tourism Enver Duminy said the annual address brought in tourists and revenue. With SONA held virtually, many tourism businesses will be left severely impacted.
“We’ve always said that tourism is an important driver of economic growth in Cape Town, with thousands…