Getting the nuts and bolts right in SA business tourism
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...
View ArticleMICE in Africa: Assessing Kenya’s business tourism readiness
Kenya’s business tourism seems poised to soar if a lack of beds and the JKIA damage caused by the August 7th fire can be overcome
View ArticleInnovating the breakfast of champions
Fortified food e'Pap is a finalist for a global social innovation award, acknowledging the benefits that this remarkable, homegrown foodstuff has for nutrition.
View ArticleSA scientists reveal world first digital laser
Hailed as “disruptive technology” and a “breakthrough”, the digital laser offers a method of controlling and dynamically altering a laser beam’s shape from within the unit.
View ArticleSTEM education for African women gets a boost
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) foundation Bunengi announced a partnership with CRDF Global on Friday aimed at increasing opportunities for African women to study and pursue careers...
View ArticleDrones enlisted in the fight against rhino poaching
Conservationists are implementing unmanned airplane programmes that will see drones used to track rhino and poacher movements in a bid to stop poaching
View ArticleMapping the divide: Adrian Frith’s street-by-street language and race maps of...
This fascinating map series will help South Africans - and interested foreigners - to better understand just how physically divided the Rainbow Nation still remains, and how much opportunity there is...
View ArticleFixing higher education key to progress: SA moots a four-year Bachelor’s
Leading universities have clubbed together together to write the roadmap for higher education in South Africa's immediate future. The key proposal: deal with the achievement level of South Africa's...
View ArticleFelix nabs German film award
SA film wins praise and prizes in international film festivals, including the top award at the LUCAS children’s film festival.
View ArticleDA condemns ‘kleptocratic’ State grab of 20% of new fracking ventures
Minister Shabangu's announcement raises the bar for companies looking to invest in shale gas in a bid to balance the State's long-term responsibility towards the Karoo with its short-term...
View Article‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’ is first SA film chosen for Royal Film...
Anant Singh's film based on Nelson Mandela's autobiography has been selected for the Royal Film Performance, a fundraiser attended by members of the British royal family on 6 December.
View ArticleInaugural Event: SA-US Chamber of Commerce
Calling all SA Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in the USA! You are invited to a pivotal event happening right here in New York City. The Inaugural event for the SA-US Chamber of Commerce on Friday...
View ArticleGordhan delivers more discipline, few frills in pre-Election budget
South Africans are united in their approval for the cutting of ministerial perks, government luxury travel and accommodation, and State credit cards for higher-ups. But this budget's appetite to tackle...
View ArticleVast new common market mooted for intra-African trade
Can 54 African nations overcome their mutual reserve and opportunism to forge a continent-wide free trade zone, knowing that there will be winners and losers amongst them?
View ArticleSKA head says flagship SA astronomy project on track
While the coming half-year will be a busy one for the scientists who use the existing array and the engineers who are building the remaining installations, Fanaroff said that some work had already...
View ArticleFor whom the bell e-tolls: rage, calm and defiance on day one
While motorists complain of 'the gantry who stole Christmas', the rage against the e-tolling machine goes much deeper than cost and inconvenience. Will motorists, churches, labour and opposition...
View ArticleSA remains in bad company in 2013 corruption rankings
This year's 2013 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) - a respected global ranking of clean government and clean business - will not make much of a Christmas present for South African public and private...
View ArticleRooibos price shoots up on back of worldwide demand
Prices for rooibos, a tea consumed in a growing number of countries, are expected to rise sharply on the back of weak 2013 harvests and strong worldwide and South African demand. Lock your pantries,...
View ArticleSouth African Rand has gained some footing on last week’s free fall
South Africans have been in reflection on the values of Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday aged 95, as South Africa prepared for an influx of at least 59 world leaders for the memorial services to...
View ArticleSA Tourism opens shop in Lagos with highest ever visitor numbers
New markets like West Africa and Asia are providing all the growth in South African arrivals, which hit their highest level ever in 2013
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