Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 5, 2022
South Africa took centre stage during one of the MICE industry’s most anticipated global events, IMEX Frankfurt. South Africa generated a lot of interest during last week’s IMEX Frankfurt. The country’s local business events industry, like...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 3, 2022
Last week’s Association of African Exhibition Organisers AGM saw the announcement of its new Board for the 2022/23 period. Exhibitions, together with events, have been among the industries that have been the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 1, 2022
In a bid to focus on its core strengths and competencies, Brandex is rebranding to BRX Group. Directors Jack Smit and Gabi Babinszky share what this means for the company in the long term. Jack Smit and Gabi Babinszky are well-known faces within...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 30, 2022
During his post-budget vote industry engagement last week Thursday, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, highlighted the importance of business events within South Africa’s economic recovery. Speaking at this post-budget vote engagement held...
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 15, 2022
Ethiopian Airlines, voted Africa’s top airline by both Business Traveller and Skytrax Awards, is considering a commercial venture with several Indian based operations. One of Africa’s top carriers, Ethiopian Airlines,...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2022
African Century Group has broken ground on a development that will result in the eventual opening of a four-star Premier Hotel in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Residents and visitors can look forward to a 120-room establishment in Thohoyandou, Limpopo,...
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 28, 2022
RX Africa’s Daniella Galante has secured a grant to help “develop a new talent narrative” for the exhibitions industry. Following the conclusion of its judging process, Daniella Galante, senior digital marketing executive at RX Africa, has become...
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 | Apr 8, 2022
Africa Travel Week is a collection of shows and events dedicated to exploring the continent’s unique travel offering and investment and growth opportunities. Here is what you can look forward to between 11-13 April 2022! According to the organisers...
