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South African Tourism has announced the appointment of Thekiso Rakolojane as it’s new manager, West African Region. This was disclosed by  the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of South African Tourism, Sthembiso Dlamini, in Accra, Ghana. Dlamini described the incoming West African Region Manager, Thekiso Rakolojane, as an astute marketer with more than 10 years experience […]

South African Tourism has announced the appointment of Thekiso Rakolojane as it’s new manager, West African Region.

This was disclosed by  the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of South African Tourism, Sthembiso Dlamini, in Accra, Ghana.

Dlamini described the incoming West African Region Manager, Thekiso Rakolojane, as an astute marketer with more than 10 years experience with South African Tourism.

The COO also paid glowing tribute to the outgoing manager of the West African Region of South Africa’s tourism marketing organisation, Lehlohonolo Pitso.

Dlamini said Pitso has far exceeded expectations when he was appointed five years ago to set up the West African office of South African Tourism and that his leadership has  helped to grow the number of tourists from West Africa to South Africa, and also deepened the relationship between the two regions.

The COO noted that the leadership of South African Tourism was happy with the growth of arrivals from West Africa, due to the effort by the Regional Office for West Africa and the support the outgoing manager and his team got from trade partners, South African Airways, the SA missions and the media.

Dlamini also said Pitso’s work in West Africa was so remarkable that he had been transferred to head the South Europe Region, comprising France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, with the expectation that he would grow that market just as he grew the region of his last appointment.