The City of Durban is on a roll as yet another large-scale event has been granted to the KwaZulu-Natal capital.
The Durban International Convention Centre will play host to the 4 000-delegate World Congress of Psychotherapy in 2014.
The announcement was made earlier this month at the 2008 psychotherapy world congress in Beijing, where South Africa successfully outbid Spain to host …

Dubai-based real estate company Ruwaad, announced during an international real estate exhibition its plans to build a multibillion-rand themed entertainment development in South Africa.
It was confirmed during Monday’s announcement that “Amazulu World” will be the largest of its kind in Africa and feature the continent’s first world-class internationally branded entertainment theme park.
Amazulu World will be “a multibillion-dollar themed entertainment and …

A campaign to boost the Western Cape’s tourism is about to get underway with mayoral committee member for economic, social development and tourism, Simon Grindrod, saying that tourists are looking for a more “ethical and responsible” tourism industry and were willing to pay more for an authentic experience.
Speaking at the AGM for the Association of South African Travel Agents, he …

South African Airways (SAA) has been honoured with the “Best Airline in Africa” and “Best Cabin Crew in Africa” prizes at the World Airline Awards.
The awards are based on the annual World Airline Survey by British aviation experts Skytrax, which measures over 35 different aspects of passenger satisfaction for an airline’s product and service standards, and is recognized as being …

An impressive bronze statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled at the Groot Drakenstein Prison in Paarl near Cape Town - the last prison Madiba was held at.
The four metre statue, weighing 490kg, is a gift from the Sexwale Family Foundation towards the former president’s ongoing 90th birthday celebrations and is situated close to where he took his first steps …

The Singita Sabi Sands Game Reserve has been awarded the top spot in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Awards for the third time.
Situated in the Kruger National Park, the lodge has been described as an architectural masterpiece and “a cause for global celebration” by Tatler UK magazine.
Making use of glass, wood and stone, the design serves to marry the …

South African Tourism’s push to promote our unique country ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup continues.
CNN International has partnered with South African Tourism (SA Tourism) under a brand campaign coined “My South Africa”, which is set to stimulate interest and raise knowledge about SA across the globe.
The multimedia campaign is geared towards CNN’s business and leisure travel audience of …

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be a safe and secure event according to Deputy Police Commissioner André Pruis, who is heading up security for the epic football showcase.
Briefing the media on Monday, Pruis assured the country that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has the capability to police the event and that he was confident the security plan would …

An air transport agreement between South Africa and the United Kingdom will result in an additional 28 flights per week between each country by 2010.
The agreement follows on from the Dubai-South Africa discussions in 2007 that resulted in daily flights between the two countries.
The UK-SA agreement is expected to boost tourism in South Africa while increasing competition between foreign …

The KwaZulu-Natal province will receive a phenomenal boost in tourism generated by a planned R19-billion tourist development coined the “complete city” KZN premiere Sibusiso Ndebele announced Wednesday.
The project was signed in agreement between the Provincial Government and Ruwaad (a subsidiary of the Dubai 9 group) and will constitute one of the largest foreign direct investments anywhere in Africa.
Based around the …