Friday, March 27, 2020
South Africa postponed the Pink Loerie Festival for 2020 to Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September. The South African President has instructed that all gatherings above 100 people are to be called off due to the recent coronavirus pandemic. …
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
South Africa is going to impose a nationwide lockdown for three weeks as it tries to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, which on Monday jumped from 274 to 402 in a day. President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was a …
Thursday, February 27, 2020
South Africa is continuing to market in China which remains an important tourism market in spite of the corona virus outbreak. “The Chinese market has become one of the significant markets for South Africa,” the Parliament said in a …
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meetings Africa, hosts of Africa’s biggest business tourism lekgotla, launched the 15th annual meeting at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Friday morning. The panelists discussed ways in which tourism can be used as the first step to further investment in SA’s …
Friday, December 7, 2018
SA’s tourism sector is growing roughly three times faster than the overall economy, in spite of having a very difficult year. Cape Town lost 15%-20% of its expected tourist arrivals due to doomsday messaging about Day Zero (when the …
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom said that South Africa will simplify visa requirements for Chinese tourists, beginning from next month. It is an agreement signed on simplification of visa requirements with China. This new visa rule will be implemented …
