Speech by the Minister of Tourism, Patricia De Lille, Qantas-Perth-Johannesburg Launch at Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa
Hon. Minister Don for Trade and Tourism in Australia Farrell Minister,
Hon. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa, Parks Tau,
Australian High Commissioner Tegan Brink, Qantas Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Monaghan, Qantas Regional Manager Africa, Michi Messner,
SA Tourism Acting Chief Executive Officer, Darryl Erasmus,
Gauteng Tourism Authority Chief Executive Officer, Sthembiso Dlamini and
TBCSA Chief Executive Officer, Tshifhiwa Tshivhenga
Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, industry partners, and members of the media,
1. Today is a proud moment for…
Rail Services: The country has a passenger rail service, Shosholoza Meyl, that
connects major cities, as well as a luxury train service called the Blue Train.

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Sarmie – sandwich [saam-ie] A slang word for sandwich.
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is extremely rich in mining and minerals and considered the world’s leader with nearly 90% of all the platinum metals on earth and around 41% of all the world’s Gold!