Cape Town ICC appoints new CEO
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa has appointed Taubie Motlhabane (pictured) as its new CEO. Motlhabane will formally take over from the convention centre’s current...
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CTICC bids sad farewell to CEO
Staff at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) bade a sad farewell to their CEO Julie-May Ellingson, who stepped down from her post after five and a half years on 31 January. As reported on...
View ArticleFreeman to design Algeria’s Expo 2020 pavilion
Freeman EMEA Agency Services has been appointed the official design consultant for Algeria at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. Freeman will provide design and event services to the country’s first World...
View ArticleBONDay heralds growing Meetings Africa for its 15th year
Meetings Africa 2020 kicked-off for its 15th year in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre, 24 February, with discussions between buyers and exhibitors at BONDay (Business Opportunities...
View ArticleICCA and SAACI announce extended partnership at Meetings Africa
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) have entered a new partnership. The news was announced at the...
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Clarion reschedule Africa Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa to November
Clarion Events Africa has rescheduled Africa Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa. The events, due to have originally run in May, will will now run 24-26 November 2020, CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa....
View ArticleCTICC to help ease hunger in Cape Town
The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has announced that is has partnered with Ladles of Love, a non-profit organisation which aims to help those who do not have access to food during...
View ArticleBudding young eventprof wows at IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum
Brian Mushakwe (pictured), from Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe, recently won the International University Challenge at the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum. The International University...
View ArticleAfrica MICE Forums to kick off in Calabar in October
Registration is now open for the premier edition of Africa MICE Forums (AMF), a series of interactive high-end events designed to connect pre-qualified MICE buyers and local suppliers through fun and...
View ArticleHard hit South African tourism to target support at SMEs and the marginalised
In a post on South Africa Tourism’s website 18 August, its CEO spoke about the need to place a stake on the marginalised in order to support the wider tourism sector. Indeed, South Africa has been one...
View ArticleGreat Hotels of the World forms hybrid event partnership with PSAV
European-based hotel representation company, Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW), has announced a new partnership in the EMEA region with PSAV, a series of event production companies. Through the...
View ArticleNew CMO appointed for Western Cape official tourism, trade and investment agency
Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape in South Africa, has appointed Monika Iuel (pictured) as its new chief marketing officer. Iuel...
View ArticleRwanda redux
The landlocked central African state is sticking to its tourism strategy for future international event success, with new hotels leading the virtual way, writes Paul Colston. Rwanda has surprised...
View ArticleCoping strategy against Covid at Kenya’s KICC
A country famed for the stamina and resilience of its athletes, Kenya and its MICE industry has been digging deep in the marathon effort to beat Covid, as we hear from director business development...
View ArticleOut of Africa
Rick Taylor shines a light on Africa as a next choice for meeting, change and legacy opportunity. Africa is 30.2m sqkm in size and home to 16.7% of the world’s population. Sub-Saharan Africa is the...
View ArticleIncubator for innovation
The success of the recent ICCA hub in Cape Town illustrates the potential for meetings in Africa, says Gregg Talley. Gregg Talley, president and CEO of Talley Management Group, tells CMW the reasons...
View ArticleCape Town ready to reconnect in 2021
CTICC CEO, Taubie Motlhabane shares details of a long journey and hard work to ready the venue and region to host events again. Covid-related challenges have forced the meetings and events industry...
View ArticleNo quarantine as Seychelles to open up to visitors regardless of vaccination...
The Seychelles has announced that it will be welcoming visitors from across the globe, irrespective of their vaccination status, as from 25 March, 021. Visitors from South Africa will still not be...
View ArticleAfrica Travel Week goes virtual ahead of September live return
Africa Travel Week 2021 has just concluded, containing virtual versions of both World Travel Market Africa and International Luxury Travel Market Africa. The two shows were shifted to a hybrid format...
View ArticleCape Town prepares for live return in September
The city of Cape Town is hosting a live event, Connect in the City Live, in September. The three-day event marks a return to live in South Africa, and forms part of the Africa Travel Week celebrations...
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