NQWEBA - Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille expressed her excitement about rural tourism.
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She was speaking at the official opening of the Kirkwood Spar Wildsfees Festival in Nqweba - formerly known as Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape.
The festival draws over 40,000 visitors from across the globe over three days.
- eNCA reporter Nceba Ntlanganiso filed this report.