The tourism industry has been hanging in the balance due to the effects of Covid-19 for months. Subsequent job losses and business closures, there has been concern for what may happen during the third wave. With travellers’ sceptical to travel, the South African tourism industry took strain financially.
So, when President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the Covid-19 UIF/Ters benefit to March 15, it has offered the industry a glimmer of hope. In his State of the Nation last week, Ramaphosa extended the Covid-19 UIF/Ters benefit for those that have not been able to operate.
The tourism industry has shed light on the extension and how it will offer much-needed support…