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 | | President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that South Africa would enter lockdown Level 2, and the country's tourism sector has indicated that it is ready to reopen safely... read |
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 | | The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new data indicating that the impact of Covid-19 on Africa's aviation industry and economies has worsened...read |
|  | | According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the sector contributed $168bn to African economies last year and given that globally, it is estimated that 50-million travel and tourism jobs are at risk due to Covid-19...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM The #DoBizZA Content Feature sponsorship will allow your organisation to be seen supporting local, homemade and homegrown heroes, across 19 sectors on Biz, in the month-long celebration of all things local... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY CITY LODGE HOTEL City Lodge Hotel Group has launched a solution utilising the spacious work desks present in every Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge... Read |  | ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG As the world is learning to exist and businesses are negotiating to operate in a Covid-19 world, The Blue Train is on track to find its 'new normal'... Read |
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| |  | Women continue to strive for all important work-life balance. Travel managers (and TMCs) worth their salt support this by implementing new travel policies, or improving on existing policies, to ensure that they meet the needs of each traveller... Read |  | Women's Month is an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on women's achievements, including those in the workplace. Read |  | |
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 | Traditionally, the tourism industry has focused on attracting international guests and charging in foreign currency, but Covid-19 has changed all that.... Read |
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 | The landmark NH The Lord Charles hotel in Somerset West is to close its doors at the end of August... Read |
| Air Travel |
 | In an effort to continuously improve operational processes and passenger time optimisation, King Shaka International Airport have updated the current passenger journey through the airport, with effect from 16 August 2020... Read |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that South Africa would move to Level 2 of the Government's Risk Adjusted Strategy has seen a number of regulations eased, including all restrictions on inter-provincial travel... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GL EVENTS SOUTH AFRICA The board of directors is pleased to announce the full integration of the unique GL events Group business model in South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CITY LODGE HOTEL City Lodge Hotel Group is expanding its in house food and beverage offering, under the Eat In banner, starting with a pizza menu... Read |
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 | DACQUIN M. KASUMBA In early March, the first Covid-19 case was imported from Europe to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) densely populated capital city. Read |
 | IFESINACHI OKAFOR-YARWOOD Africa has 38 coastal countries and six islands whose maritime industry is estimated to be worth $1trn per year. This figure will increase as they develop their offshore hydrocarbon, energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing sectors... Read |
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 | The Unemployment Insurance Fund has, as of Friday, 14 August, disbursed R40bn as part of the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme... Read |
 | Motorists can be fined as much as R1,000 failing to ensure passengers wear masks in a vehicle under the current State of Disaster Act... Read |
 | Teaching for All, an initiative focused on promoting inclusive education in South Africa through material and teacher development, hosted a digital conference on the topic of inclusive education in South Africa. Read |
 | This Women's Month, Devashnie Singh, chief people officer at Grey Group, shares her journey toward a career in HR, her take on how HR has evolved during the Covid-19 pandemic, and steps and policies... Read |
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