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SA's tourism sector set to flourish
Improved competitiveness and significant government support have strengthened South Africa's claim to be the leading sub-Saharan tourism destination... read more>>



Tourism
Cape Town remains top destination for business events
Cape Town has retained its position as the number 1 destination for business events in Africa... read more>>
Awesome South Africa mobile app launched to promote tourism

Tom Jackson

Developer Brandon Wilson has released his Awesome South Africa mobile app, which offers vendors and merchants in the tourism industry a platform on which to promote products, services and establishments to tourists... read more>>
Accommodation
A forest lodge with beach access near Cape Town

Brian Berkman

Curmudgeonly. That's what I've become... read more>>
Hospitality
From gambling for a meal, to owner of a five-star lodge
Carol Sanderson, owner of Casambo Exclusive Guest Lodge in Mpumulanga, lives the high life. Today she feasts on lamb shank, but she grew up on meals of pap, spinach and rodents... read more>>
Garlandale High School's consumer studies classroom now ready for action
Garlandale High School's new consumer studies classroom has been upgraded and is now ready for action... read more>>
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise advises BYOD is the face of the future for hospitality
Meeting customer expectations and demands in the challenging hospitality sector with BYOD... read more>>
Cyber criminals check into hotels
Cyber criminals are getting increasingly smarter and finding sophisticated new ways to steal customers' data from hotel websites, front desks and sites... read more>>
Making conferencing work for you!

Issued by Gauteng Tourism Authority

The challenge for conference venues (and conference organisers) is to continually strive to bring new and industrious ways of enhancing the conference experience... read more>>
African Pride Irene Country Lodge's Day Spa named one of the best
Restaurant
Warming up winter at Terroir

Eugene Yiga

If you're looking for hearty local cuisine to keep you warm this winter, look no further than Terroir. read more>>
Two Oceans restaurant inducted into Tripadvisor Hall of Fame
Tourism
SA minor child no longer grounds for permanent residency

Issued by Le Roux Attorneys

A pressing immigration matter that continues to divide families yet stay under the media's radar, concerns permanent residency applications on the grounds of a South African minor child... read more>>
2015 Kwêla Dorp van die Jaar competition gets major sponsor
The 2015 Kwêla Dorp van die Jaar competition, in which residents get the opportunity to vote for their favourite town in South Africa and Namibia has a major sponsor, Indwe Risk Services... read more>>
Bringing the IMEX honours home
South Africa scoops three highly prestigious IMEX 2015 Awards that 'elevate South Africa's standing as a global business event destination of choice... read more>>
South Africa ranks number one with 94% of Starwood sales staff
South Africa was voted the destination of choice by 94% of Starwood Hotel and Resorts global sales divisions... read more>>
Tours
Green Flag status for Knysna forest trails
Two hiking trails in the Knysna forest recently received Green Flag status... read more>>
International
Australians face travel ban to PNG's Bougainville
Sydney, Australia: Papua New Guinea has banned Australians from travelling to the politically sensitive autonomous region of Bougainville... read more>>
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Government news
Premium visa and permit centre for executives launched
JOHANNESBURG - Senior corporate executives seeking to make visa and permit applications will no longer have to visit the usual Home Affairs branches... read more>>
More Government news
Business
Why your P@s$word is a fail

Jonas Thulin

Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>>
Lifestyle
No, it's not you: why 'wellness' isn't the answer to overwork

Zoë Krupka

Despite the fact that the very best evidence we have about the causes of work stress and burnout point to factors present in the workplace rather than in us, the stress reduction industry and the helping professions' focus on individual self-care strategies is at an all-time high... read more>>
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