Meetings still matter, and South Africa’s fast-growing events sector faces a plethora of challenges if Mzansi is to reach the top rank of global events and conference destinations. We get into the nuts and bolts of hosting big events
Science tourism gets a boost as the UK and South Africa sign an agreement to promote collaboration in the sciences through seminars and conferences for practitioners in the sector
Nominations have opened for the annual South African business awards, which will recognise trailblazing South African business people in the UK within five categories.
As South African petrol attendants continue to strike, talks of cutting the service they provide could lead to self-service pumps.
It is uncommon for an unknown man charged with 23 counts of murder to receive support, yet in 48 hours over 4,000 people have rallied behind the driver involved in the tragic Pinetown crash.
Attempts to stop South Africa recognising the EFF as an official party are in ruins as Julius Malema’s place to run in the 2014 elections is cemented.
Robert Mugabe swears in new Zimbabwean cabinet full of old faces
Cape Town Fish Market has withdrawn its advert after watchdog calls it racist. What do you think?
‘I don’t want to hide it, Julius Malema gave us very, very ugly publicity’ said recently retired South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr Zola Skweyiya, who named the former ANCYL leader as one of the biggest challenges of his four-year term.
Greening South Africa’s business tourism sector is in its earliest stages – but good foundations, and a change of mindset, will set up the industry for international competitiveness in the a warmer, drier, more climate-conscious future
The Democratic Alliance held an evening at the Liberal Club in London to launch Blue the Network and engage with young South Africans.
A Kent-based doctor has been jailed for six years after abusing his position for nearly a decade.
Proposed amendments to Electoral Act will see 2009 Constitutional finding applied in full, allowing South Africans to vote wherever they are on Election Day in 2014.
Ryan joined the celebrated London Gay Men’s Chorus shortly after settling in London.
The big-screen adaptation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, moved reviewers to tears at its world premiere in Toronto, Canada, this weekend.
Following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, South Africa has opposed military action in a bid to avoid intensifying the crisis.
Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi unveils plans to covert Victoria Falls into an entertainment attraction to boost visitor numbers, but will it be more of a low-budget Disneyland than a Garden of Eden?
Former foreign minister Pik Botha’s claim that South Africa’s education system is the worst on the continent has been challenged by a new report from the World Economic Forum.
Video footage shows the moments before a runaway truck hurtles across a major intersection, through a red traffic light and ploughs into four taxis and a car, killing 22 passengers.
Family and friends of South Africans living in the UK are often unsure whether they need to apply for a visa when they want to visit the UK, and what type of visitor visa they should apply for
The National Union of Mineworkers’ fight against “slave wages” adds pressure on South Africa’s already ailing economy as 80,000 workers take part in industrial action.
By the late 1980s, ‘Free Mandela’ had emerged as a mainstream cause among Western youth
THE OPTIMIST | Am I the only one who feels patronised by Pieter-Dirk Uys’ comments in this very newspaper? And am I the only one who thinks this nineteen-year-old teenager called ‘democracy’ should get a ‘snot klap’; get over the angst and get down to work!
The real success of the Africa’s shining new cities will be in demonstrating the value of high-density, sustainable patterns of land use, such that they are widely implemented in Africa’s burgeoning metropolises (Part II)
Is Joburg ready for a massive influx of business tourists? We examine the cities convention centres and tourism links…