Question NW1033 to the Minister of Tourism
17 June 2020 - NW1033
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
With reference to the duties of the National Registrar of Tourist Guides, (a) what number of tourist guides were registered on the central database in each province in each month (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2020 and (b) what (i) number of tourist guides had their applications for registration rejected in the specified period in each province in each month and (ii) were the reasons for rejecting the applications in each case?
Reply:
(aa) 2017/2018
These figures show the total number of registered guides per province for the 2017/18 financial year.
|
PROVINCE |
AFRICAN |
COLOURED |
INDIAN |
WHITE |
TOTAL |
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|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
|
1. Gauteng |
610 |
284 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
1357 |
1193 |
1993 |
1490 |
|
2. Limpopo |
244 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
572 |
169 |
818 |
216 |
|
3. North West |
80 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
116 |
24 |
197 |
27 |
|
4. Mpumalanga |
758 |
109 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1126 |
300 |
1894 |
410 |
|
5. Northern Cape |
22 |
22 |
32 |
27 |
0 |
1 |
83 |
52 |
137 |
101 |
|
6. Free State |
26 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
9 |
46 |
31 |
|
7. Eastern Cape |
218 |
103 |
60 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
454 |
181 |
732 |
304 |
|
8. KwaZulu- Natal |
191 |
66 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
249 |
87 |
443 |
158 |
|
9. Western Cape |
332 |
76 |
685 |
255 |
32 |
16 |
1414 |
945 |
2463 |
1292 |
|
Sub Total |
2481 |
732 |
798 |
309 |
53 |
29 |
5391 |
2960 |
8723 |
4029 |
|
Grand Total |
3213 |
1107 |
82 |
8351 |
12752 |
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|
4402 Blacks |
8351 Whites |
(aa)2018/2019
These figures show the total number of registered guides per province for the 2018/19 financial year
|
PROVINCE |
AFRICAN |
COLOURED |
INDIAN |
WHITE |
TOTAL |
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|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
|
1. Gauteng |
614 |
287 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
1370 |
1197 |
2010 |
1497 |
|
2. Limpopo |
244 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
572 |
169 |
818 |
216 |
|
3. North West |
83 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
125 |
25 |
209 |
29 |
|
4. Mpumalanga |
787 |
116 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1152 |
302 |
1951 |
419 |
|
5. Northern Cape |
25 |
23 |
36 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
91 |
60 |
152 |
117 |
|
6. Free State |
26 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
10 |
49 |
32 |
|
7. Eastern Cape |
218 |
103 |
60 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
454 |
181 |
732 |
304 |
|
8. KwaZulu- Natal |
204 |
67 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
261 |
89 |
469 |
161 |
|
9. Western Cape |
372 |
109 |
766 |
291 |
34 |
17 |
1528 |
997 |
2700 |
1414 |
|
Sub Total |
2573 |
778 |
885 |
351 |
56 |
30 |
5576 |
3030 |
9090 |
4189 |
|
Grand Total |
3351 |
1236 |
86 |
8606 |
13279 |
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|
4673 Blacks |
8606 Whites |
(aa)2019/2020
Based on what was reported by Provincial Registrars in the last financial year, these figures show the number of new tourist guides registered monthly per province for the 2019/20 financial year.
|
PROVINCE |
Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
TOTAL |
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|
|
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
ANNUAL |
|
Limpopo |
14 |
17 |
29 |
18 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
29 |
17 |
5 |
179 |
|
Mpumalanga |
22 |
18 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
5 |
133 |
|
Gauteng |
47 |
7 |
8 |
20 |
14 |
9 |
25 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
166 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
5 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
15 |
18 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
54 |
6 |
158 |
|
North West |
9 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
Eastern Cape |
3 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
89 |
|
Western Cape |
76 |
56 |
56 |
65 |
62 |
45 |
93 |
46 |
28 |
25 |
64 |
46 |
662 |
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Free State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
|
MONTHLY SUB - TOTALS |
176 |
113 |
121 |
143 |
136 |
92 |
176 |
93 |
55 |
100 |
171 |
66 |
|
|
QUARTERLY TOTALS |
410 |
371 |
324 |
331 |
1436 |
(bb)2020/2021
Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, no new tourist guide registrations were processed between 01 April 2020 – 01 June 2020.
(b) (i) and (ii)
The Department does not maintain records in this regard. Those who feel aggrieved by the decisions taken by the Provincial Registrars are entitled to lodge appeals with the National Registrar as outlined in PQ 1034.