The Hotel & Hospitality Show 2022 Redefines African Hospitality For Recovery
Prestigious trade event packs greater punch in person One of Africa’s most significant contributors to GDP, the tourism industry, was also one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Despite the numerous challenges hampering its recovery, the United Nations World Tourism Agency (UNWTO) noted a 12% rise in tourism arrivals in Africa in 2021 compared […]
Education Programmes Help. But We Need More Of Them.
By Zaheera Soomar The tragedy of South Africa’s latest unemployment figures isn’t that our official unemployment rate stands at 35.3%, which is the highest since Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey started in 2008. Nor is it that we’ve become so numb to the figures that we scarcely react anymore. By far the biggest tragedy […]
Mauritania’s Humanitarian Crisis Requires An Innovative Approach
Innovation is key when you live in a country where the advancement of desert sands is beginning to encroach on homes and livelihoods, and drought is causing what the United Nations has referred to as “a horrendous food crisis”. Together with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger, Mauritania is a nation situated in the Sahel […]
Nedbank IMC 2022: Is Your Brand A Beacon Of Relevance?
Retail is the place where marketers send out their brands to meet the customer. Whether it’s online or at the premises – the retail space serves as the final custodian of our products or services, handing them over to our customers. It is in this moment that our customers’ own dreams, desires – and trust […]
Breaking Vicious Cycle Of Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation
By Aimable Twahirwa Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the informal economy in Kayonza, a district in Eastern Rwanda, Sharon* made a long and arduous journey to Kenya in the hope of a well-paid job. An unidentified individual contacted her, paid for her ticket, and gave her a modest amount of […]
Commitment To African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words
By Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga Chilalika Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). In November 2021, after 15 countries signed and ratified the AMA […]
Exploring Mauritius for the First Time
Drive through the towns, visited a fresh produce market, looked at how locals lived and ate the most delectable cuisine at Escale Creole, a local restaurant run by a mother and daughter duo. A visit to see the Huge Shiva statue in Grand Bassin temple, where we got to celebrate a bit of the Hindu […]
Here’s a List of the Cape’s Winter Wine Festivals
The town of Tulbagh gets adorned in Christmas decorations and glittering lights and of course, Christmas trees, for a weekend in June. Restaurants serving traditional Christmas dinners and a ‘Rock with Santa Party’ held at the town theatre are some of the events on offer to get you jolly this Christmas in Winter. What was […]
Packing for a Safari is a Science
You need to be prepared for changing temperatures, high sun, and plenty of dust, as well as cocktail hour and a dip in the pool—and all of your safari outfits, plus toiletries and gear, have to fit in a soft-sided duffel with a strict weight limit. We polled our resident experts and trusted specialists for […]
Ethiopia is One of the Most Popular Cities to Live in for Expats Seeking Luxury and Cheap Living
With a liter of gas sitting right below one dollar, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia is one of the most popular cities to live in for expats seeking luxury and cheap living. The city is known for being a major producer of beverages, plastic, textiles, and food and has grown over the years as a hub […]
