Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she will tentatively appoint one or more people to manage the affairs of the SA Tourism Board until a new Board is appointed. This follows her dissolution of the Board on Wednesday.

De Lille has cited its failure to address the legality of the procedure it followed to convene a special Board meeting earlier this month.

This is because only a Board chairperson is empowered to convene such a meeting.

The board of SA Tourism has been dissolved with immediate effect. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille informed the board about her decision on Tuesday. https://t.co/wSVMQFLtSc pic.twitter.com/vgLkpkau9y

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De Lille says the Board’s decision to put CEO Nombulelo Guliwe on precautionary suspension was unlawful.

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