JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's tourism industry continues to grow faster than expected and is close to surpassing the pre-COVID-19 levels, a government official said on Wednesday.
From January to July 2023, a total of 4.8 million international visitors visited the country, which is a 70-percent increase compared to the same period in 2022, said Fish Mahlalela, South Africa's deputy minister of tourism, during the World Tourism Day commemorations in North West Province.
