Shanna Jacobsen | May 23, 2022
The African Development Bank’s 2022 Annual Meetings kick off today in Accra, Ghana. With a focus on climate change, theplanner.guru understands what we can look forward to. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, from today, convene heads of...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 19, 2022
Raising kids is a big deal! theplanner.guru speaks to the BabyYumYum.co.za team to learn more. What started out as a blog intended to empower parents who were coming to grips with the numerous challenges presented by their newfound parenthood has...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 3, 2022
After two years of one of the travel industry’s foremost shows being postponed, Africa’s Travel Indaba is officially open. Following an immensely challenging period for the travel trade, Africa’s Travel Indaba is back, and the show promises to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 25, 2022
Rwanda is due to host the highly anticipated Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in June. Here is what we can look forward to. Following its postponement in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rwanda’s government, together with...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 29, 2022
Destination South Africa: Your next business travel and event opportunity! From vast economic potential in key sectors such as life sciences and manufacturing to incredible natural and cultural assets, South Africa has it all. Read how the South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 5, 2022
On 3 February 2022, Johannesburg’s design industry flocked to The Leonardo in Sandton for an extraordinary launch of the forthcoming show, Decorex Africa Reimagined. Snaking up through The Leonardo’s parkade to try to find parking for the Aurum...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 1, 2022
Following the stepping down of Travelbags’ president and the consequent stepping down of the committee at the end of 2021, a notice has been issued to the industry to be part of the new committee. The below was shared with theplanner.guru....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 23, 2022
The new partnership between dmg events and Media 10 aims to create a relevant and connected gathering for the decor, design and hospitality sectors. This past Wednesday saw dmg events, owners and producers of the Hotel & Hospitality Show,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2022
After the postponement of last year’s show, Meetings Africa is back with registrations now open. The announcement that both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba would be returning in 2022 was welcomed by the industry. Now, the organisers of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2022
On the back of several successful mergers and acquisitions of companies within the meeting and events software space in 2021, MeetingPlay and Aventri have announced that they will be consolidating their respective offerings into one entity. There...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 14, 2021
On 14 December 2021, SITE Africa together with its counterparts from the SA Events Council and other members of the business tourism and MICE industry, hosted the T&Cs and Other Contracting Quagmires webinar to unpack the perils and pitfalls of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 6, 2021
The recently concluded FAME Week Africa was an incredible success – we see why. In an African continent first, RX Africa in partnership with the Host City of Cape Town gathered the Film, Arts, Media and Entertainment (FAME) industries from...
