Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 3, 2021
Reed Exhibitions Africa, in partnership with the Host City of Cape Town, has announced a new event: FAME Week Africa. The inaugural event will take place from 13-15 September 2021 as a hybrid event, bringing together creative industry professionals...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 31, 2021
IBTM Africa, the leading conference for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) industry in Africa, will be running as part of Africa Travel Week Virtual, from 7-9 April 2021. This year’s conference content is focused on inspiring...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 28, 2021
The Global Association of the Exhibitions Industry, better known as UFI, has launched a new UFI-accredited qualification: the UFI Certified Professional (UCP). This new designation expands on two existing UFI programmes, the UFI-VMA Venue...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2021
As industries and governments scramble to find effective ways to limit the spread of Covid-19 while reopening economic activity, health passports have proven a hot topic and could play a key role in making events safer to attend. Proponents praise...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2021
In a bid to be part of the solution in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Justin Hawes is highlighting the role that exhibition stand builders such as his company, Scan Display, can play in the set-up of vaccination centres across the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2021
Africa Travel Week (ATW) is less than a month away, taking place from 7 to 9 April. This fully-virtual event encompasses the World Travel Market Africa (WTMA) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTMA) shows, as well as a number of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 15, 2021
After postponing its Women in MICE Awards in 2020, 3S Media, together with Meetings magazine and theplanner.guru, officially launched this year’s Awards during a virtual event hosted on GoToWebinar. The launch took place on 11 March 2021, during...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 14, 2021
BestCities, the Global Alliance of business events destinations, has announced three new appointments to its board, who will take up these positions in May 2021. These are: Kit Lykketoft, Director of Conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen, who will...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 12, 2021
MediaTech Africa is an advanced media and entertainment technology trade show held in Johannesburg, South Africa, every two years. The 2021 show was due to take place from 14 to 16 July 2021 at The Ticketpro Dome. However, due to the current...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 12, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has kept us unsure about the future; but now, as the vaccine rollout is underway in South Africa, there is reason to be optimistic. Decorex Cape Town has subsequently re-strategised its plans for the year, and will be...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 11, 2021
Leading exhibition and event organiser Synergy Business Events is proud to announce the directorship appointment of Phetogo Kubheka. Kubheka will join Director Martina Komane and Managing Director Tiisetso Tau on the company’s executive team. Tau...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 7, 2021
The Restart Expo was organised by Specialised Exhibitions, a division of Montgomery Group, and the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) on the behalf of the South African exhibition industry. At the helm was Charlene Hefer, Portfolio Director: Mining...
