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Wesgro launches new domestic tourism campaign
By: Rebecca Campbell 14th March 2024 Western Cape trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro has launched a new campaign to attract tourists to the province. Unlike other... →
Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history
14th March 2024 In 2020, the murder of George Floyd in the US served as a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter movement. It sparked widespread protests... →
Patricia de Lille is GOOD Party’s Western Cape Premier candidate 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th March 2024 The GOOD Party announced its leader Patricia de Lille as its candidate for Western Cape Premier, expressing confidence in her abilities to ensure... →
Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
11th March 2024 Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is... →
Happy smiling African children: why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn’t be encouraged
11th March 2024 A large, air-conditioned bus draws up outside a school. Tourists, most from Europe and the US, disembark, cameras at the ready. Some have brought... →
Happening in Parliament this week
11th March 2024 Deputy President Paul Mashatile will, on Tuesday at 14:00, appear before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in a hybrid sitting to answer... →
Egypt sees tourism numbers picking up despite shadow of Gaza war
By: Reuters 7th March 2024 The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza caused a drop in tourism to Egypt compared to expectations in the last quarter of 2023, but the number of visitors... →
Egypt secures IMF deal after pound plunge, bumper rate hike
By: Reuters 7th March 2024 Egypt secured an expanded $8-billion deal on Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after the central bank unshackled its... →
