Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 20, 2021
In a bold move to resuscitate its tourism industry, Seychelles has announced its plans to make the country more accessible to more visitors as quickly and safely as possible. The plan was outlined during a press conference on 14 January 2021,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2021
Mauritius has announced its national Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The country hopes to achieve herd immunity in the near future, which requires most of its population (potentially as much as 80-90%) receive a vaccine. As the vaccines are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 15, 2021
Monika luel, the former MD of Private Safaris, has been appointed to the position of Chief Marketing Officer at WESGRO, the tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape. She will take up her new role from 5...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 14, 2021
Virtual events have been booming as way to safely bring people together during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one company is offering a solution that is a little different: The Virtual Lab’s virtual reality (VR) platform, Virtuworx, mimics online...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 13, 2021
Seychelles began administering Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, 10 January 2021. The republic’s president, H E Wavel Ramkalawan, took the very first dose (pictured above) – making him the first Head of State in Africa to do so. He was joined by roughly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 12, 2021
The IMEX Group has announced that IMEX 2021 has been cancelled. The show is a global event that attracts exhibitors and buyers from over 150 countries. It is therefore reliant on open international travel routes which, as a second wave sweeps...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 8, 2021
On 28 December 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced several adjustments to the level 3 of lockdown that we are currently in. These will remain in place until at least 15 January, after which they will be reviewed. Face-to-face gatherings All...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2021
While roughly 4.8 million people in America and over half a million in the UK have received a Covid-19 vaccine to date, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 28 December 2020 that South Africa would only start rolling out its vaccination programme...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2021
South African insurers Guardrisk and Santam have finally committed to pay out business interruption insurance claims arising from the pandemic. This follows three separate court cases – one against Santam by Ma-Afrika Hotels and The Stellenbosch...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 17, 2020
OurAfrica.Travel, a virtual meeting platform which successfully launched in 2020, will be back in 2021 to once again offer the travel trade a safe and affordable Africa-focussed travel show. The show will run from 1 to 12 March 2021 across two...
