# South Africa welcomed more than one-million international tourists in August, up 7.4-percent compared with the same month last year. Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says the increase shows strong demand for South Africa and should be used to create more jobs, investment and opportunities. Ministry spokesperson Aldrin Sampear says the US, United Kingdom and Germany were the biggest overseas markets in August:
More than 1-million tourists visited South Africa in August [SOUND]
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