Deputy President Paul Mashatile Opening Address at Africa's Travel Indaba 2025

On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile delivered the Africa’s Travel Indaba Official Opening Address, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Africa Travel Indaba is scheduled to take place from 13-15 May 2025, under the theme “Unlimited Africa", and it celebrates the continent's boundless tourism potential and encourages greater collaboration across borders. This year, the Indaba will showcase the widest variety of Southern Africa's best tourism products and services. It will also offer robust agendas featuring a diverse range of exhibitors, insightful workshops, and high-level presentations from captains of the industry and experts. The South African Government is once again pleased to host this spectacular event in light of its growing potential to provide opportunities for global tourism professionals to connect, collaborate, and create lasting value and economic impact. The tourism sector contributes about 8.8% to the GDP and supports 1.68 million jobs, with the prospects of increasing the number to 2.2 million jobs by 2030. This year, the Travel Indaba coincides with South Africa’s hosting of the G20 and offers an opportunity to advocate for African destinations and champion sustainable tourism across the African continent.