South Africa introduces Mandarin training program for local tour guides

STORY: South Africa introduces Mandarin training program for local tour guides DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:15 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of the celebration 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FISH MAHLALELA, South African Deputy Minister of Tourism 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAEMU MANDAA, Tour guide 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NONHLANHLA NGWABE, Tour guide STORYLINE: South African Deputy Minister of Tourism Fish Mahlalela on Thursday awarded certificates to tourist guides who successfully completed the Foreign Language Training Programme in Mandarin. The Foreign Language Training Programme is a capacity-building initiative designed to enable tourist guides to develop competencies in Mandarin, with the view of improving service levels and visitor experience. The training programme focused on language tutoring, reading and writing skills, and a course on Chinese culture. China was among the top international tourist markets for South Africa before the outbr