Antois-Leigh Nepgen | May 20, 2026
85,000+ guests, strong Gauteng demand and broad regional reach underline the growing appeal of cruising from South Africa MSC Cruises has concluded its 2025/2026 South African cruise season featuring MSC Opera, welcoming over 85 000 passengers...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | May 20, 2026
South Africa arrives at IMEX Frankfurt 2026, taking place from 19–21 May, with continued momentum as the continent’s leading business events destination following its number one ranking in Africa in the 2025 ICCA Country Rankings. According...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | May 12, 2026
As Africa’s Travel Indaba returns to Durban from 11 to 14 May, the focus turns to how the continent is positioning itself within the next phase of global tourism growth. Hosted at the Durban International Convention Centre, the event brings...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | May 11, 2026
Today, Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 officially begins in KwaZulu-Natal province in the city of Durban marking the start of one of the continent’s most important tourism and trade platforms and setting the stage for a powerful week of business,...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | May 6, 2026
New ASATA survey reveals the impact of the Middle East crisis on travel costs, booking behaviour, and the value of the travel advisor A new survey by the Association of Southern African Travel Agents and Advisors (ASATA) has found that the Middle...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Apr 23, 2026
The Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, has reinforced tourism’s role as a central pillar of South Africa’s economic growth strategy, calling for stronger continental collaboration and increased investment in the sector ahead of Africa’s Travel...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Mar 30, 2026
South Africa’s SMME sector is widely recognised as a powerful engine for inclusive growth, job creation, and entrepreneurship. Yet, for many small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs), growth is constrained by a persistent structural challenge:...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Mar 6, 2026
South Africa is firmly on the ground at ITB Berlin 2026, currently underway from 3 to 5 March, building on strong tourism growth and renewed global confidence in the destination. Following a record-breaking 10.5 million international arrivals in...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Feb 26, 2026
For three dynamic days in Johannesburg, Africa’s business events industry came together to celebrate a remarkable milestone — 20 years of Meetings Africa connecting the continent to the world. Hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre, Meetings...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Feb 23, 2026
The buzz is officially back! Meetings Africa 2026 opened today with BONDay — the strategic curtain-raiser that sets the pace for one of Africa’s most important business events gatherings. And if today’s energy is anything to go by, the week ahead...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Feb 19, 2026
Africa’s business events industry is gearing up for one of its most important gatherings of the year — Meetings Africa 2026, taking place from 24–25 February 2026, preceded by BONDay on 23 February, at the iconic Sandton Convention Centre in...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Feb 10, 2026
In the heart of South Africa, Gauteng province is not just hosting events; it is orchestrating the future of global dialogue, commerce, investments and cultural fusion. Gauteng, long recognized as Africa’s economic powerhouse, has undergone a...
