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Spatial Insights Edition 21 Where Are Tourists Entering South Africa And How Are These Gateways Changing

Human Sciences Research CouncilRef: ORG/10.14749/34014387

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Collected on 3 October 2026

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This is an HSRC news article presenting Spatial Insights Edition 21, which examines where tourists enter South Africa and how gateway volumes are changing. It reports strong but uneven changes across land borders and major airports, and says regional land corridors will become more important for tourism-related infrastructure and services. The associated research outputs are made available free of charge to the public, except confidential reports.

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ErKU Spatial Insights Edition 21 | Where are tourists entering South Africa and how are these gateways changing?

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

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Key Takeaways

  • Published 02 October 2026
  • Spatial Insights Edition 21 examines South African tourism gateways
  • Lebombo recorded an increase of 344 822 movements, or 30.2%
  • Nerston had percentage growth of 184.8% from a small base
  • King Shaka International Airport declined by 33%
  • Cape Town International Airport increased by 8.4%
  • OR Tambo International Airport increased by 4.5%
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14749/34014387
  • Human Sciences Research Council
  • Moeti, T.
  • Mokhele, T.
  • eResearch Knowledge Unit