Tourism downturn affects creative industry

THE decline in business experienced in the country’s tourism sector has negatively impacted on the creative industries as consumption patterns of cultural products continue to fall, Amagugu International Heritage Centre technical consultant, Charlton Tsodzo, has
said.

Tsodzo told NewsDay on the sidelines of a seminar held at the United States Embassy in Harare on Wednesday that the downturn of the tourism industry had caused unrest in the creative sector, which encompasses sculpture, craft-work, film and literature.

“Tourists have always been the traditional consumers of cultural products in the country, but the numbers in consumption have deteriorated over the years with the general public taking over in terms of intake,” he said.

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