Visas for British tourists will hurt SA

Requiring British tourists to obtain visas to visit South Africa could negatively affect the country's economy, Beeld reported on Tuesday. 21 May 2013 12:00

Gupta's party plane on "official business"

Some wedding guests on board a privately chartered plane that landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base had official business in South Africa‚ the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday (21 May). 22 May 2013 11:41

Hotel donates rooms for I Am Somebody!

In its ongoing effort to promote social development within the community, the Three Cities Peninsula All Suite Hotel has donated rooms at the hotel for the Young Adult Rites of Passage Programme, I Am Somebody!, for a night's stay before they embark on their third camp. 22 May 2013 06:08

Innovative 2013 Indaba in numbers

[Bhekisisa Mncube] A total of 850 direct jobs (including 600 students from the Durban University of Technology) and 5,000 indirect jobs were created due to Indaba over 11 days. 21 May 2013 12:00

Obama's itinerary for his Africa trip

WASHINGTON USA: President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday (20 May) bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland. 21 May 2013 11:32

SAX says it might make money this year

[Nicky Smith] State-owned regional carrier South African Express (SAX), which has made headlines over the past two years because of its chaotic finances, expects to break even this year after losing R187m in 2010 - the last audited accounts the troubled airline has been able to publish. 21 May 2013 11:16

Hotels, caravan parks get more guests

Total income for SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 15.9% year-on-year in March‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (20 May) showed. 21 May 2013 09:56

Income from food, drinks up 9.4%

The total income generated by the food and beverages sector in SA increased in nominal terms (current prices) by 9.4% year-on-year (y/y) in March‚ Statistics SA (Stats SA) data showed on Monday (20 May). 21 May 2013 08:45

Take time out to visit Prince Albert's little huisie

[Brian Berkman] Having a constant supply of water is what drew people to Prince Albert in the Karoo 250 years ago and it is one of the many reasons to visit now. Seeing water flow freely in channels in front of all the houses brings a cool idea to the usually hot Karoo. 21 May 2013 07:14

Southern Sun transforms Elangeni & Maharani

Southern Sun has completed the first phase of its R220 million project to transform its Elangeni & Maharani hotel into a single complex. 20 May 2013 16:16

Elephant born at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

Mother's Day was celebrated appropriately at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, just outside Cape Town and part of Shamwari Group, by the birth of a healthy elephant calf, which became the sixth elephant calf born at Sanbona. 20 May 2013 15:15

Protea Hospitality Group switches to triple-certified coffee

The Protea Hospitality Group will be switching to triple-certified coffee this month, serving Fairtrade Certified Espresso Coffee, Lavazza Tierra Rain Forest Alliance Espresso Coffee and Relationship Filter Coffee in its respective African Pride Hotels and Protea Hotels in South Africa. 20 May 2013 14:49

Mucking afazing trailers at Old Mac Daddy

[Sindy Peters] Charly's Bakery has been around the proverbial block in Cape Town over the years, finally finding a home in The Fringe. Famous for its cakes and quiche, the TV show opened up the bakery's oven doors to an international audience, but now Charly's has boldly gone where no bakery's gone before - to a trailer park. 20 May 2013 12:50