Tourism minister Patricia de Lille and members of the dissolved board of SA Tourism are set to appear before parliament’s tourism portfolio committee on Tuesday.
This is after De Lille dissolved the board with immediate effect having reportedly accused it of holding an illegal meeting on August 1. At the meeting the board placed CEO Nombulelo Guliwe on precautionary suspension for being part of a team that authorised an unlawful R4.1m prepayment to an SA Tourism supplier who failed to do the work, Business Times reported.
Ronalda Nalumango, chair of the tourism portfolio committee, said they had decided to bring all the parties into one room — from the minister to members of the now dissolved board as well as the chair of the board that preceded this one — to grasp the issues.
On Tuesday, the portfolio committee on international relations & co-operation and the Southern African Liaison Office are set to host a colloquium on readiness for the G20 summit to be held in SA later this year.
The Week Ahead
- Joburg mayor launches Lillian Ngoyi Street repairs (R194m, phase two start)
- Tourism minister and dissolved SA Tourism board before parliament
- Intl relations & SALO colloquium on G20 readiness
- Basic education briefing on maths; Gender Equality Commission briefs
- Portfolio committees hold strategy workshops
- Sport, arts & culture committee briefed by National Film & Video Foundation on 2025/26 plans and funding probes
The basic education portfolio committee will be briefed by the department on capacity building of teachers to strengthen performance in maths from grade 1 to 7. The Commission for Gender Equality is also expected to brief the committee.
On Wednesday, a number of portfolio committees — including science, technology & innovation; police; and trade, industry & competition — are set to hold strategic planning workshops.
The portfolio committee on sport, arts & culture is expected to be briefed on Thursday by the National Film and Video Foundation on the 2025/26 annual performance plans, pending investigations, its response to allegations of funding irregularities, mismanagement and nepotism and other matters.
On Friday, the portfolio committee on electricity & energy will be briefed by stakeholders in the sector. Also on Friday, the National Economic Development and Labour Council will hold its annual summit in Johannesburg under the theme: Advancing Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability in the Economy and the Labour Market.
Joburg mayor Dada Morero is on Monday expected to launch the completion of phase one and the start of phase two of Lilian Ngoyi (formerly Bree) Street in the CBD. The launch will be held at the corner of Lilian Ngoyi Street and City Hall (formerly Loveday) Street.
The repairs were necessitated by a deadly gas explosion in July 2023, which left one person dead and scores injured. About R194m has been set aside to revive Lilian Ngoyi Street, which suffered extensive infrastructure damage.
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