Global turbulence threatens tourism’s post-COVID recovery
Friday, September 09, 2022 | 380 Views |
Easy sailing: Tourists from Camp Okavango enjoy a recent cruise of the Delta on a mokoro PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI
The local tourism sector is at the tail-end of its traditional peak season, a high-traffic window running roughly between April and October.
This period is preferred by tourists as the dry winter conditions provide for better viewing of various species through the usually lush wilderness and easier sightings as they gather around the fewer water sources.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...