South Africa
Free State resorts and reserves to phase out cash payments─── 12:08 Fri, 25 Nov 2022
The Free State will in due time phase out the use of cash payments at the Tourism Department's 14 resorts and reserves in the Free State.
This is according to a public notice from the Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Destea). “Following the interactions and engagements with stakeholders, Destea is introducing exciting measures to improve the quality of its services and the experiences of visitors in the various recreational sites within the province.”
The department encourages the use of electronic and pre-payment methods for bookings as the attempt to phase out cash happens gradually. This will in future protect employees from “the risks associated with handling cash”.
Destea suggests the following methods of payment:
- Speed point payments
- EFT
- POS
For more information contact Gonte Sebetlele on 078-947-2673 or email sebetlele@destea.gov.za
