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Die impak van politiek op erfenis- en kultuurtoerisme in Suid-Afrika
This article is about the politicisation of memorials, monuments, museums and historical sites that serve as tourist attractions. Firstly it includes an analysis of the interplay between culture, heritage, tourism and politics, secondly an analysis of the concept foundation myth and its impact on tourism in South Africa both before and after 1994 and thirdly an analysis of the presentation of South Africa's cultural property to tourists. The argument advanced is that the twin forces of the foundation myth and political correctness make it almost unavoidable that politics will determine the way in which cultural and heritage attractions convey their message. The position in South Africa before 1994 is compared with the present state of affairs and the conclusion is reached that even though tourism operates more easily at present in the absence of political instability, politics has had a massive impact both before and since that well-known date.
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