IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In February 2024, 2 397 507 travellers (arrivals, departures, and transits) passed through South Africa’s ports of entry/exit. They comprised 611 457 South African residents and 1 786 050 foreign travellers. Foreign arrivals, 955 283 comprised 26 418 non-visitors and 928 865 visitors. The visitors consisted of 203 191 same-day visitors and 725 674 overnight visitors (tourists). The breakdown of the tourists by region is as follows 209 545 from overseas; 501 743 from SADC countries; 13 502 from 'other' African countries and the country of residence of 884 tourists were classified as unspecified.