German tourist killed in South Africa

The briefing has ended... 9h ago. Sisulu refused to entertain questions on the impact of load-shedding on tourists and tourism.

The tourist was on his way to a lodge when he was shot and killed during an attempted hijacking on Monday.

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, condemns the murder of a German tourist travelling to a community-owned safari.

Bheki Cele say Mpumalanga police have identified three people of interest in connection to the fatal botch hijacking the claimed the life of a German ...

The Kruger business and tourism has offered a reward of R50,000 to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the killers of a German tourist.

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu brought this to light on Wednesday night during a televised briefing. The tourist was shot dead during an attempted hijacking in Masoyi ...

Dr Unathi Sonwabile Henama said the crime experienced by the tourists is “a daily reality of the vast majority of citizens” and that should be rectified.

The wife of German tourist Joerg Schnarr, who was murdered on Numbi road outside the Kruger National Park on Monday, said she was upset about the manner in ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele Cele said he spoke to Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, who met with the German family at OR Tambo International Airport in ...

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu worked hard on Wednesday to reassure tourists South Africa was a safe destination, indicating three tourists had lost their ...

The tourist was gunned down during an attempted hijacking and robbery on Numbi Road in White River. According to police reports, he was one of four German ...

But Germany's ambassador to South Africa, Andreas Peschke, has praised Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the government for their “exemplary” response. First ...

Three men have been taken in for questioning in connection with the murder of the German tourist who was travelling to the Kruger National Park.

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu briefed the media following the killing of a German tourist in Mpumalanga.

Frequently these past few weeks, I have heard many of us South Africans lamenting about where we find ourselves as a country. To underline our frustrations ...

We have to build on the hope. We have to cling to the hope. Coalitions are very much a part of our political future and parties have to learn to compromise in the interests of the electorate. We are in the longest ever stretch of loadshedding ever experienced in the country. The German Ambassador Andreas Peschke told me on The Midday Report this week about the hard work that is being done to encourage tourism. We have so much going for us that we can capitalise on and celebrate. Police Minister Bheki Cele was forced to admit that this specific area has a crime problem and tourists are repeatedly targeted. They delivered on their promise of bringing nine seminal cases to court by the end of September and that deserves applause. The knock-on effects of that are manifesting in a critical way. "South Africa is a country where you hope on Monday and despair on Tuesday,” Paton is quoted as saying in 1985. South Africa is a rollercoaster of emotions. Frequently these past few weeks, I have heard many of us South Africans lamenting about where we find ourselves as a country.