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Speech delivered by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism

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Speech delivered by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism.

Delivered at the Cape Town and Western Cape Destination Management Conference, Cape Town

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