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Carry multiple currencies on Absa Cash Passport
Absa has launched a multi-currency Cash Passport that enables South Africans to carry multiple foreign currencies safely on just one card. Representing the future of travel prepaid cards; it allows cardholders to load multiple currencies on the same card with global reach of MasterCard, accessing 35.9 million locations worldwide. 16 May 2013 10:08
Calls for Durban to be permanent home of Tourism Indaba
[Bhekisisa Mncube] DURBAN: KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Mike Mabuyakhulu has made a strong case for the Tourism Indaba to be hosted in Durban permanently. 13 May 2013 11:07
Adrift in a nameless river in Madagascar
[Brian Berkman] It probably won't be pristine for very much longer as Rio Tinto, the mining company that is extracting ilmenite and zircon from Fort Dauphin on Madagascar's most South Easterly coast, exploit the earth and pave the roads in return. 15 May 2013 12:28
No cold frosties for Motsoaledi
A beer maker's plans to boost the sale of its product in Africa has left a sour taste in Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's mouth. 16 May 2013 07:45
Drunk tourist charges KNP elephant
Video footage of an inebriated tourist jumping out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday (13 May. 14 May 2013 12:17
Call to enter adventure film competition
Cape Union Mart is offering local filmmakers the opportunity to have their work showcased as part of the South African leg of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Both professional and amateur filmmakers are invited to submit five-minute short films that celebrate the various aspects of South African outdoor culture and lifestyle. 9 May 2013 07:18
Hospitality industry needs equity - Arthur Gillis
South Africa needs equity in order to build hotels, says Protea Hospitality Group CEO Arthur Gillis. Gillis warned delegates attending the Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) in Durban that for the foreseeable future, investors may need to provide at least 50% equity to finance hotels. This is assuming that all other development success factors are in place. 15 May 2013 09:14
SA's top emerging tourism entrepreneurs named
[Bhekisisa Mncube] DURBAN: South Africa's top emerging tourism entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (ETEYA) competition. 13 May 2013 11:05
Time to unlock Africa's travel potential
The South African Tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said on Sunday (12 May). 14 May 2013 11:56
Hilton plans to boost African presence
Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten. 16 May 2013 08:38
Study finds South Africa hostile to SMEs
According to the second round of the SME Growth Index™, 'Easier/Harder for Small Business in South Africa', produced by business environment specialists SBP, the survival of South Africa's Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) community, is under both immediate and long-term threat. 22 Feb 2013 05:15
Business lessons to be learned from 1time airline
[Nthabeleng Meso] In the preceding week I was looking forward to my flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg over the weekend. However my excitement was short lived; on Friday afternoon I was one among the thousand of people who heard via e.tv news that 1time Airline had filed for liquidation. 6 Nov 2012 08:49
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