Tag: Tourism
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06 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
President Ruto flags off Kenya tea to Ghana under AfCFTA trade initiative (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
President Ruto spoke at the Kenyatta International...
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21 Jan 22 NewsCountry news
South Africa’s Covid-19 Response Gets a $750 Million Boost (World Bank)
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved South Africa’s request f...
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06 Jul 21 NewsNational
Iconic South African Mines Are Ravaged Economy’s Unlikely Savior (Bloomberg)
The world’s deepest precious-metals mines, together with giant iron-ore and coal pits ar...
Global economy could lose over $4 trillion due to COVID-19 impact on tourism
02 Jul 21 NewsEconomic losses are mounting in developing countries due to the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations.
The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic cou...
Digital nomads – Remote work visas for SA?
31 May 21 BlogThe recent call by the Western Cape government for South Africa to introduce a one-year remote working visa to boost the tourism industry, has implications which go a long way beyo...
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07 Dec 20 NewsAfCFTA updates
Thirteenth extraordinary session on the AfCFTA: The Assembly of the Union adopts decision on the start of trading
African Union Heads of State and Government have ...
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17 Nov 20 NewsNational
SA Investment Conference gets underway (SAnews)
The first leg of the two-day South Africa Investment Conference will get underway this afternoon at the Sandton Conventio...
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15 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Master plan starts to encourage poultry sector expansion (Engineering News)
South African poultry producers have pledged to invest R1.7-billion towards expansi...
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25 Aug 20 NewsNational news
South Africa’s GDP will take at least five years to recover from COVID-19 impact, says UNDP study
South Africa’s overall GDP is expected to decline by at least ...
South African tourism and the coronavirus pandemic
28 Apr 20 BlogSA tourism heads for bleak winter and beyond
Worldwide lock-downs in response to the coronavirus pandemic have hit the tourism industry especially hard. There have been no partial...
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05 Sep 19 NewsDiarise
African trade and regional integration events:
25th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts of Southern Africa: Strategies and poli...
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10 Jul 19 NewsUnderway, in New York: High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Niamey Summit wrap, reactions
Multi-video: Africa punches below its weight when it comes to inter...
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23 Apr 19 NewsThe 8th Annual Borderless 2019 Conference starts tomorrow in Accra. The theme: Trade facilitation intra-regional in West Africa – new trends
Inclusive trade in Africa: The Afric...
EAC still on the right track, says Secretary General
21 Jan 19 NewsThe East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, has said the region is without doubt,on the right track with significant achievements registered in 2018...
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07 Dec 18 News2018 African Economic Conference: outcomes
Economic integration is seen as a game-changer for achieving inclusive sustainable development. Read more in the Overview of Conference ...
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07 Nov 18 NewsReleased today: Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa – 2017
Extracts (pdf): Overall commitments to Africa’s infrastructure from all sources increased to $81.6bn in 2017 f...
Launch of visa-on-arrival and E-visa arrangements for all African citizens entering Ethiopia
02 Nov 18 NewsRemarks by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat
I am pleased to be here today on the occasion of the official launching, by Ethiopia, of a visa-on-...
2018 Development Finance Forum: Unlocking investment opportunities in the East African Community
05 Sep 18 NewsTrillions of dollars of under-invested capital in the developed world are seeking higher returns at the same time as developing countries seek capital as well as expertise, knowled...
Women driving the Cosmetics Sector in Namibia
31 Aug 18 BlogLike agriculture and textiles, the cosmetics sector in Namibia is largely driven by women. Namibia’s cosmetic industry is probably one of the fastest growing in the country at th...
A gender agenda: South Africa’s tourism trade
30 Aug 18 BlogSouth Africa has a sophisticated framework for gender equality. Equality is enshrined in the constitution, and legal protections and institutions are in place. Despite this, gender...