Is tourism South Africa’s economic lifeline, bringing jobs and billions into the country, or is it slowly eroding local lifestyles and pricing residents out of their own communities?
J Sbu painted the following picture:
A German couple lands at OR Tambo. They hire a car, sleep in a guesthouse, eat at a local restaurant, book a safari, and buy beadwork from a roadside vendor. That one couple doesn’t just take photos; they inject money directly into the local economy.
Tourism in South Africa contributes close to 9% of the country’s GDP and supports around 1.6 to 1.7 million jobs. That includes waiters, tour guides, drivers, housekeepers, craft sellers,…
Economic Pressures: The economic challenges facing the media industry have led
to layoffs and reduced resources for investigative journalism.
Riff Raff
These days, the pizza arrives before the police.
Street Squirrel
Yugoslavia: You have two cows. They die right after giving birth to 20 new cows.