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| May 6, 2026 | Minister Patricia de Lille: Africa’s Travel Indaba media launch | It is a privilege to stand before you today as we officially launch Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026, one of the African continent’s most important tourism and trade platforms.
Today, we gather not simply to announce another event on the tourism... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Tourism on South Africa’s increasing international arrivals | South Africa’s tourism sector continues to show strong and sustained growth with consecutive month-to-month increases in international tourist arrivals. In March 2026 911 962 visitors chose South Africa. This marks a 12,5% increase when com... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu: Gauteng Basic Quality Verification Programme certificate handover ceremony in Soweto | Programme Director,
Representatives from the Department of Tourism, Leadership from South African Tourism,
Representatives from municipalities and tourism associations, Our BQV assessors,
Distinguished tourism business owners receiving cert... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu: Gauteng basic quality verification programme certificate handover ceremony | Programme Director, Representatives from the Department of Tourism, Leadership from South African Tourism, Representatives from municipalities and tourism associations, Our BQV assessors, Distinguished tourism business owners receiving cert... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | AURA, a South African Emergency-Response Startup Raises US $15.1 Million Series B funding round | AURA, the South African-born emergency-response technology platform, has secured a €13.5 million (US $15.1 million) Series B funding round to fuel its expansion into the U.S. and build a global dispatch “clearing house” for rapid life‑savin... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Minister Patricia De Lille: Africa’s Travel Indaba media launch | The highly anticipated 2025 Africa’s Travel Indaba was officially launched today at a media event hosted at the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The event was led by the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, senior representatives ... |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 12 February 2025 and Special Cabinet meeting of 29 January 2025 | A. Issues in the environment
1. 2025 State of the Nation Address (SoNA)
1.1. Cabinet expressed its support for the bold vision of creating a nation where all South Africans share in its prosperity and opportunities, as outlined by President... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Minister Patricia de Lille addresses ITB Berlin 2025 | South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, delivered an inspiring address at ITB Berlin 2025, the biggest global travel trade show, highlighting South Africa’s diverse tourism offerings, strong sector performance, and exciting n... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 12 February 2025 and Special Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 29 January 2025. | A. Issues in the environment
1. 2025 State of the Nation Address (SoNA)
1.1. Cabinet expressed its support for the bold vision of creating a nation where all South Africans share in its prosperity and opportunities, as outlined by President... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Nigeria excluded from top African travel destinations for 2025 | Nigeria, often celebrated for its vibrant culture, diverse landscapes, and rich history, has been conspicuously absent from the latest ranking of Africa’s top travel destinations for 2025.
This annual list, compiled by Travel and Tour World... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Minister Patricia de Lille: Promotion of South Africa as premier travel destination for Indian market | Dheli India: Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille remarks at a press conference held in Delhi, India today to enhance promotion of South Africa as a premier travel destination for the Indian market
Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille i... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Norse Atlantic Airways Celebrates Sold-Out Inaugural Flight from London Gatwick to Cape Town | Norse Atlantic Airways Celebrates Sold-Out Inaugural Flight from London Gatwick to Cape Town
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Norse Atlantic Airways proudly marks a major milestone with the successful launch of its direct ser... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Air pollution in South Africa: IoT devices use AI to monitor hotspots | Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people le... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Digital Meltdown: CrowdStrike's Catastrophic Update**
** | ** In the world of technology, a single misstep can lead to chaos. Last week, a seemingly innocuous software update from CrowdStrike turned into a digital disaster. Millions of computers worldwide were rendered useless, caught in a web of m... |
| Jul 22, 2024 | South Africa the third-best country in Africa to vacation with kids | South Africa is one of the best countries to visit in Africa. Image: canva
When travelling abroad with kids, there’s a lot to take into account to ensure that both parents and children have a fun time.
The Best Global Countries to Visit Wit... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Computer bricked by CrowdStrike Falcon? What happened – and how to fix it | A massive IT outage is affecting computer systems worldwide. From South Africa to Australia, reports indicate that computers at banks, media organisations, hospitals, transport services, shop checkouts, airports and more have all been impac... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Moving from Data to Strategy: An Orange Corners Case Study | As Manager of Ecosystem Research and Strategy for Startup Genome, I led a three-part online workshop followed by an in-person workshop with Netherlands-based Orange Corners (OC). The organization, managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agenc... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | SA will decarbonise at a pace affordable to economy – Cyril Ramaphosa | South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the coal-dependent nation’s commitment to moving towards renewable energy. Image: SA news website
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed on Monday the coal-dependent natio... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Eisenhower Fellowships announces selection of 2024 USA Fellows | 2024 USA Program Fellows
Eisenhower Fellowships has selected ten ascendant American leaders from diverse professional fields for its 2024 USA Fellowship Program, offering them unique opportunities to travel overseas to meet and exchange ide... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | SA secures spot on list of best honeymoon destinations in the world | South Africa was named one of the best honeymoon destinations in the world. Image: canva
BEST HONEYMOON SPOTS IN THE WORLD
If you’re planning the perfect honeymoon soon and need a little help, Big 7 Travel recently ranked the 20 best honeym... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | KZN twins to represent SA in Sweden later this year | KZN twins to represent SA in Sweden. Image by Pixabay/Pexels
Sanelisiwe and Sandisiwe Nhlozi,15-year-old twins from KZN, will be representing South Africa at the 2024 Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition in Sweden in August.
Water educa... |
| May 28, 2024 | Hypothesis by Only Much Louder Goes Global, Connects Brands Worldwide | OML Entertainment’s Hypothesis is targeting the Asia–Pacific Region, Middle East, Africa, and USA by 2025.
Hypothesis will open borders for brands and agencies, facilitating a region-agnostic global platform
Only Much Louder’s AI-powered in... |
| May 16, 2024 | NHI and private healthcare: You’ll have to wait FOUR years | Full access to NHI is still years away. Image by Karolina Grabowska/Pexels
South Africans without medical aid will have to wait at least another four years before accessing private healthcare through NHI. This is despite president Cyril Ram... |
| May 15, 2024 | The Notebook: My key takeaway from a year at Just Eat? Tech isn’t the enemy | Where the City’s go-getters have their say. Today, Claire Pointon, UK and Ireland managing director at Just Eat, takes the Notebook pen to reflect on what she’s learned from one year on the job (as well as the takeaway giant’s kinship with ... |
| May 10, 2024 | A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth. Here's what could happen. | A severe geomagnetic storm that hit Earth has the potential to knock out power and electronics this weekend, but it could also bring a spectacular light show from the aurora borealis as far south as Alabama and Northern California.
After da... |
| May 8, 2024 | Amazon Plans to Roll Out Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks Across Southern California. | Share
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Takeaway Points Amazon plans to roll out heavy-duty electric trucks across Southern California. The aim of the launch is to step u... |
| May 7, 2024 | Tourism on South Africa’s tourism sector continues a positive trajectory | South Africa’s tourism sector continues a positive trajectory
The latest official release of international arrival figures by Statistics South Africa for January to March 2024 points to a robust and growing South African tourism sector.
Int... |
| May 3, 2024 | Tourism hosts Africa's Travel Indaba, 14 to 16 May | With a fully sold-out floor space, Africa’s Travel Indaba has reached a ground-breaking achievement as it will see an unprecedented participation of 26 African countries exhibiting this year. This is testament to the pivotal role the trade ... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Parts of Kgosi Mampuru prison, home to Thabo Bester, gutted by fire | A fire damaged living units at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Tshwane. Image: Corne van Zyl.
Two units were completely damaged while four others sustained damage to the roof and extensive smoke damage, after a fire broke out at ... |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Can Meta’s new AI feature deliver in Africa? | It’s hard to escape the conversation around AI these days. This is why earlier this year, we listed it as one of the biggest African tech trends to look out for in 2024. And explored some of the challenges, Google is trying to address with ... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Weekly Economic Index: Starlink cuts Users in SA, Kenya’s database to halt tax evasion and Nigeria’s economy slips to fourth-largest. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Starlink Cuts Off South African Users Over Licensing Issues
South African Starlink users face a sudden inte... |
| Apr 20, 2024 | SRH to South Africa: Highest powerplay scores in IPL, T20 cricket history | |
| Apr 18, 2024 | China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets | FeaturesChina’s AI solar energy breakthrough calls for cautious optimism
Written by Jeff Chay
The PV supply chain begins with the purification of polysilicon from industrial silicon ore, followed by the production of wafers using polysilico... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | UH water polo looks to send its coach into retirement as a winner | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Hawaii’s Emma Gurasich, Lot Stertefeld, Lucia Gomez de la Puente and Alba Bonamusa Boix will play their final home match on Saturd... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Crime is escalating in this CT suburb because of broken streetlights | Tafelsig’s bus stop is a crime hotspot. Image by Unsplash/Mykola/Kolya Korzh
Residents of Tafelsig in Cape Town are very concerned as crime is on the uprise. The bus stop in the area is now a crime hotspot. Criminals are taking advantage of... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Full moon for March 2024 happening on THIS day | A super worm moon, occurring on the same day as the equinox, is seen through passing clouds over Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, 20 March 2019. Photo: AFP/SAUL LOEB
March’s full moon is happening next week.
March brings seasonal changes and... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Surya not fit for opener! MI Playing 11 vs GT in IPL 2024 match on March 24 | Suryakumar Yadav posted a heartbreak emoji on his Instagram handle on Tuesday, March 19 expressing that he was not handed the No Objections Certificate (NOC) on his fitness by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) ahead of the Indian Premier L... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Liberia: Why Last Week Internet Blackout Is a Suspicious Occurrence | There is every reason to be to be concerned about last week's internet outage, which mainly affected some of Africa's major trading blocs: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire.
The internet blackout is sus... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Rally Queen: Thembeka Dliwako makes waves ahead of elections 2024 | ‘Indlondlo yama Rally’ Thembeka Dliwako. Image via Facebook @ThembekaThemza
Thembeka Dliwako, famously known as “Indlondlo yama Rally,” has become a unique figure and social media sensation in South Africa, particularly with the elections o... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | R350 grant will increase to R370 from April, says Godongwana | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the the R350 grant, will see an increase to R370 from April. Image: SABC News
More than 19 million people are expected to benefit from the increase of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, commonl... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Why are film tax incentives not common in Africa? | If you’ve ever seen a film that was filmed in Georgia, USA, the evidence is unmistakable. After the movie credits, the Georgia Peach logo is prominently displayed. This logo serves more than an aesthetic purpose; it signifies that the produ... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Gqeberha: Visit now with these bargain fares! See here | Visit Gqeberha with this bargain air fare. Image: Unsplash
Gqeberha is now within reach, thanks to special promotional fares from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
Return flights depart Gqeberha at 13.30 and arrive at 15.05. Th... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Four MORE Western Cape spots to see the wildflowers this season | You don’t want to miss out on Wildflower season this year! Here are four more Western Cape spots where you can experience the blooms. Photo: canva
Cederberg Mountains
Roadside #wildflowers in Cederberg Mts. #southafrica #westerncapeflora #f... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | How much money did Red Berets make from selling EFF jackets? | Julius Malema speaks to the media about EFF jackets on Wednesday, 2 August 2023, in Johannesburg at the party’s headquarters. Image: Screenshot via EFF’s YoutTube channel.
R18 million – that’s the staggering amount of money the Red Berets c... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | PICS: Nelson Mandela Bridge gets a facelift | JRA gives the Nelson Mandela Bridge a facelift over a three-day maintenance programme. Photo: JRA/ Facebook
The Nelson Mandela Bridge which separates Braamfontein and the Johannesburg CBD now looks as good as new, thanks to a three-day main... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Nelson Mandela Bridge temporarily closed for maintenance – JMPD | Nelson Mandela Bridge temporarily closed off for two days. Photo: SANRAL/ Facebook
Nelson Mandela Bridge will be a no-go zone for the next two days after the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) announced the bridge’s temporar... |
| Mar 21, 2023 | LOOK: Woman recovers after shark attack in shallow waters in Jeffreys bay | LOOK: Woman recovers after shark attack in shallow waters in Jeffreys bay Photos: Jeffreys Bay Online / Facebook
A shark recently attacked a woman in the shallow waters of Jeffreys Bay recently.
LOOK AT THESE BEACHGOERS IGNORING THE SHARK W... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | WATCH: Great White Shark spotted near the beach in Hartenbos | WATCH: Great White Shark spotted near the beach in Hartenbos Photo: DroneSA
How scary is this? Watch how close this Great White Shark came to the swimming beach in Hartenbos.
LOOK AT THESE BEACHGOERS IGNORING THE SHARK WARNING
At certain be... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Wits suspends five protesting students, including SRC president | Wits confirms suspension of 5 protesting students. Image: Twitter/ Wits
Wits University has confirmed the suspension of five students amid the ongoing protests.
ALSO READ: Former FeesMustFall leader gives WITS VC 1 day to respond to Letter
... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | NO DEAL: Cyril Ramaphosa shoots down R1 billion plan to sponsor Spurs | A sponsorship deal between SA Tourism and English club Spurs, that sparked a two-day firestorm, will not be backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele.
A proposed lucrative sponsorship deal between South Africa and a top ... |
| Feb 2, 2023 | ‘It’s nothing new’: SA Tourism CEO on R1bn sponsorship deal | Tourism Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu and Harry Kane. Images via Backpagepics and Flickr.
SA Tourism Acting CEO Themba Khumalo says spending on international markets is nothing new following backlash over a sponsorship deal to London-based Totte... |
| Dec 12, 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday, 12 December 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday, 12 December 2022
A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you in the know with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Monday, 12 December 2022.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS... |
| Dec 10, 2022 | LOOK: Beachgoers seen swimming in Hartenbos despite shark sighting | LOOK: Beachgoers seen swimming in Hartenbos despite shark sighting Photo: Photographer Christiaan Stopforth of Drone Fanatics
Just look at these beachgoers who were seen swimming in Hartenbos despite shark sightings and beach closure.
“Luck... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | ICT tenders: ICASA gears up oversight | South Africa’s telecommunications and broadcasting sectors are in focus this week as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa advertises a number of tenders aimed at improving its oversight.
The regulator’s five tenders focu... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | South African exchange raises $50M in Africa’s largest funding round | |
| Jan 10, 2021 | The African Gaming Industry And Its Potential Growth | African Gaming Industry |
| Jan 10, 2021 | The African Gaming Industry And Its Potential Growth | African Gaming Industry
Looking critically into the future of gaming in Africa, the youths have the major roles to play. Based on reports the African gaming industry is influenced by factors which include: income, population, and the laws g... |
| Nov 14, 2020 | These African Countries Are Now Open In November To U.S. Travelers | South Africa is opening its doors to international travelersgetty |
| Feb 9, 2015 | South African Tourism Invites Indian Travellers to #MeetSouthAfrica | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
South Africa is truly a world in one country; in every province of this beautiful country, you will find a wide variety of unique experiences and exceptional attractions that will leave you with the most memorable... |
| Feb 3, 2015 | South African Tourism Flags off its Annual Roadshow in Mumbai | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
South African Tourism kick-started 2015 on a robust note with the launch of its biggest travel trade engagement initiative, The Annual Roadshow in Mumbai today. The roadshow triggered an incredible start to the mu... |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Winners of ‘Take Me to South Africa 2.0’ Contest Announced | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
South African Tourism today announced the names of four lucky winners of ‘Take Me to South Africa 2.0’ contest. Early this year, travel junkies from all over India were invited to participate in an online theme ba... |
| Aug 7, 2012 | The 10 Greatest Female Business Leaders In Africa Today | More and more, African women are moving away from their traditional homemaking role and making a real mark on the continent’s business scene. As an increasing number of women shake of traditional shackles and mix it with their male counterp... |
| Cruising the cape | JULIE L. KESSLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Tuxedo-wearing South African jackass penguins are in full force along Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town, near Cape Town.
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Table Mountain is Cape Town, South Africa’s most e... |
