Considering the importance of tourism to South Africa’s developing economy, leading SAT’s North American operation is not a job. South Africa unchainedWith 25% unemployment, South Africa is struggling to build a solid economic foundation for the majority of the population that was shut out from the benefits of the country’s wealth prior to the peaceful revolution that installed Mandela. The Sullivan Code was originally developed in 1977 to apply economic pressure on South Africa in protest of apartheid. As part of international pressure against apartheid, The Ford Motor Company divested its interests in South Africa, and in the process, created a scholarship fund for promising students from the Black townships in South Africa. “So, whenever we invite people to come to South Africa, and — as we say in our slogan, “Meet South Africa” — we are really inviting people to come meet the people of South Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 18, 2019 12:33 UTC