South Africa will be in lockdown from midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020 until Thursday, 16 April 2020, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus disease infections. Essential food and emergency services will remain operational during this...
SAACI Academy: Online learning open to all members
SAACI is giving all of its members access to the SAACI On-Line Academy platform during the 21 day lockdown period. Kindly click HERE to access the SAACI online academy. Should you have forgotten your password or don’t have your login details click...
THAT FUN FIT FEST
Fun is not cancelled – it has just evolved. THAT FUN FIT FEST is going online on Saturday 28 March, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, and it’s absolutely FREE to attend! During this time, it is so important to stay connected (safely), keep FIT...
SATSA & ATTA Webinar: COVID-19 Labour Law Guidance
ATTA and SATSA hosted a joint webinar on legal and insurance considerations relating to COVID-19. Panellists included: Alan Pattison, Managing Director – Specialist Retail Division at Travel Risk ProfessionalsAnthony Courtenay, COO – SATIB...
Impact of COVID-19 on City Lodge Hotel Group’s operations
The City Lodge Hotel Group published the following statement on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) on 24 March 2020: Operational impact Following President Ramaphosa’s pronouncement of a 21 day nationwide lockdown, which the...
Global Meetings Industry Day: Virtual
Meetings Professionals International, or MPI, is hosting a virtual event for Global Meetings Industry Day on Tuesday 14 April 2020. This special full-day summit will be focused specifically on tools and skills relevant to moving forward during the...
The Small Business COVID-19 Survival Guide
Marnus Broodryk is an entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of The Beancounter, an accounting firm that helps small businesses turn their accounting system into a powerful business tool. He and 27 439 other small business owners have put together a...
UFI has extended entry deadlines for the 2020 UFI Award Programme and NGL Grant
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has extended the deadline for entries for the 2020 UFI Award Programme and Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant to 4 April 2020. This has been done in light of the disruption that COVID-19...
COVID-19: SMME Business rescue measures for the tourism industry
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a nationwide lockdown on 23 March 2020, which will come into effect at midnight on 26 March 2020, the tourism sector has braced itself for even greater financial losses on top of those suffered...
Tsogo Sun Gaming’s response to COVID-19
Tsogo Sun Gaming has announced that, despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group still expects to deliver solid results for the financial year ending 31 March 2020. This outcome has been made possible through new revenue...
HR advice in a time of crisis
Alan Hosking is the publisher of HR Future magazine, and an expert in preparing people and companies for the future of work. The Planner Guru spoke to him for his advice on how employers and employees can best navigate the challenging conversations...
COVID-19 webinar: Consumer Protection Law and Travel Insurance
The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA) and the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) are hosting a joint webinar for an in depth discussion on the international and national consumer protection law and travel insurance at...