IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In April 2021, 716 875 travellers (arrivals, departures, and transits) passed through South Africa’s ports of entry/exit. They were made up of 244 033 South African residents and 472 842 foreign travellers. Foreign arrivals, 248 314 were made up of 40 677 non-visitors and 207 637 visitors. The visitors consisted of 30 386 same-day visitors and 177 251 overnight visitors (tourists). The breakdown of the tourists by region is as follows: 19 915 from overseas; 153 171 from the SADC countries; 3 855 from 'other' African countries and the country of residence of 310 tourists was classified as unspecified.