admin | May 23, 2014
The international attention on Cape Town as one of the world’s must- destinations has highlighted a desperate shortage of first-class Meeting and Function venues in the City. Large trade shows and conferences with thousands of delegates are already...
admin | May 21, 2014
The South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) has appointed leading consultancy firm, Gaining Edge. The firm specialises in the global business events industry, incorporating meetings, conventions, incentives, exhibitions and events. The...
admin | Feb 26, 2014
A BUSINESS CAPITAL Despite being the smallest province, Gauteng has a population over 10 million and is the economic powerhouse of South Africa. According to Gauteng.net, “Gauteng has the highest population density, highest disposable income and...
admin | Jan 20, 2014
Situated in the heart of Johannesburg in Sandton, the economic hub of Southern Africa, is the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC), Tsogo Sun’s premier conferencing venue. Johannesburg is one of the 20 fastest growing cities in the world and Africa’s...
Clare Neall | Jan 17, 2014
From tender to table, it took five months to get COP 11 Namibia up and running. Clare Neall, representing the Event Management Company, shares what it takes to put on the biggest event in sub-Saharan Africa for 2013. COP 11, or to give it its full...
Danny Byer | Jan 16, 2014
The Protea Hospitality Group is all about giving back to the community as well as reducing its carbon footprint. Danny Bryer tells SA Conference how they are going about achieving this goal. Most companies understand corporate social investment...
Justin Cohen | Jan 15, 2014
Think you go out shopping for products and services? Wrong. What you really shop for are stories. For those in marketing and selling, you better make sure you know what story you’re selling advises Justin Cohen. The Porsche Cayenne and a VW Touareg...
Martin HIller | Jan 9, 2014
Located in the fashionable Morningside World Trade Centre, Gwefey Redefined Asian Cuisine offers high-end sophistication, panoramic views and Asian cuisine – the perfect combination for business meetings. Offering traditional dishes from all across...
admin | Jan 9, 2014
The newly launched Malibu Room at one of Durban’s landmark beachfront hotels, now offers state-of-the-art business, conference and events facilities. The Malibu Room, situated on the second floor of Tsogo Sun’s Garden Court South Beach, caters for...
admin | Nov 28, 2013
Demand for quality accommodation will see Uganda’s Protea Hotel Entebbe more than double in size less than two years after first opening doors. Construction starts on the new phase of the 73-room hotel in May 2014 and is expected to take...
Helen Brewer | Nov 26, 2013
In 2012, CareerCast.com ranked event planning as the sixth most stressful job to have. The MICE Academy shares its top tips to beat stress. Hyperventilation says it all. It means the rapid continuous intake of oxygen, which is close to a panic...
John Fisher | Nov 26, 2013
Most event planners are in their thirties. Most successful incentive participants are in their 50s. Most event programmes are written for 18-year-old attendees, it would appear. John Fisher wonders whatever happened to thinking about the...
