Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Sep 4, 2025
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) welcomes the newly elected office bearers who will support the business events sector’s next chapter of growth. Together, newly elected Chairperson Alex Wrottesley, Vice...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Jul 11, 2025
The South African Department of Home Affairs’ introduction of the MEETS and STAGES digital visa schemes brings many new opportunities for the country’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) industry. South Africa’s business...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Jun 23, 2025
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) and Africa’s Eden Tourism Association are proud to announce the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), creating a landmark collaboration that bridges the...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Apr 3, 2025
As the meetings industry celebrates Global Meetings Industry Day on 3 April, we spotlight how business events are fueling South Africa’s economic growth and social development. South Africa’s MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 11, 2024
By Gheeta Payle, Vice Chairperson of SAACI As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, the business events space must adapt – not by offering bigger, more dazzling conferences, but by seriously rethinking the how and who of event planning....
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 20, 2024
An Industry Partnership Agreement was announced at Meetings Africa between the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) and the Event Greening Forum (EGF). This strategic alliance involves several representatives from the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 12, 2024
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) proudly announces the appointment of new board leadership and committee chairs, signalling a significant stride in its dedication to sustainable event management. With a blend of seasoned expertise and fresh...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2024
Meetings explores what our industry is doing to support young talent struggling to find their place in the events industry. At face value, two South African challenges – youth unemployment and the event industry skills shortage – look like they...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 25, 2023
Following its recent acquisition of Meetings magazine, 4Mal Media Management has signed new media partnerships with nine well-known and respected leading event industry associations. They are: AIPC – the International Association of Convention...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 15, 2021
SAACI has issued a notice to its members and event industry colleagues that members of its team have engaged with Allan Ragavaloo, UIF Director: Provincial Support, to assist the events industry with UIF TERS queries. Join the webinar (details...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 16, 2021
SAACI has welcomed the government’s announcement made last week that a further extension has been made for TERS, the UIF’s financial support programme, with applications opening from 19 July 2021. The Southern African Association for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 4, 2021
Glenton de Kock, CEO of SAACI, on what the association has achieved during lockdown and how it is working to ensure the business events industry is supported in order to recover. RELATED: SAACI signs MoU with the City of Johannesburg
