Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 9, 2020
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) is undertaking the process of compiling a Tourism Recovery Plan for the sector. As such, they have created a series of webinars in order to engage the Tourism Industry on solutions, scenarios, and a way forward...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 7, 2020
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live and work. The Planner gets real with Trudi Freed, director at the HiSide Group, on the impact that the lockdown has had on their business. When the first cases of COVID-19...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2020
SDI (Supplier Development Initiative) is an existing services-on-demand platform that uplifts micro-suppliers across multiple industries. Faced with what our President has described as “…a medical emergency far graver then what we have experienced...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 2, 2020
DIRCO, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has indicated that embassies are taking full responsibility for their citizens in South Africa. This includes establishing where their citizens currently are, negotiating...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 31, 2020
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in partnership with The Meeting Specialist (TMS), has launched virtual AGMs in South Africa. This will enable clients to engage with shareholders, making it a critical tool for business continuity. The need to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
The Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) was repurposed as a screening centre for the city’s homeless, ahead of the national lockdown. The eThekwini Task Team on Homelessness identified the venue as a suitable central point to receive an expected 1,000...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 26, 2020
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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 25, 2020
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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 24, 2020
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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 22, 2020
In light of the government ban on gatherings of 100 people or more, the exhibition industry in South Africa has come to a grinding halt. The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) called an open discussion for exhibition organisers and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2020
On 20 March 2020, UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released updated figures that reflect the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the global exhibition industry. Travel restrictions and bans on meetings and events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2020
David Frost, the CEO of the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA), issued the following communication on 20 March 2020: With things moving as fast as they are in this time of crisis, it is difficult to keep you abreast of the various...
