DA says Western Cape’s cruise sector thrives under Growth for Jobs strategy [SOUND]

# The DA in the Western Cape says the province’s cruise tourism sector recorded more than a one-billion-rand contribution to the provincial economy in 2024/25, a 36-percent increase from the previous year. The party’s Noko Masipa says with 127-thousand passengers across 83 ship calls, the sector supports over two-thousand jobs. Growth extends to coastal towns like Mossel Bay, Hermanus, and Saldanha Bay, highlighting tourism’s role in creating opportunities for small businesses and communities: