The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for Africa for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery.

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The Portfolio Committee on Tourism, (National Assembly), today received a briefing from the Department of Tourism on its First Quarter Performance...

The Portfolio Committee on Tourism welcomes the uplifting of travel restrictions imposed on international travel due to the global Covid-19...

U.S. Ambassador Jonathan R. Cohen visited Luxor andEsnaon Saturday, September 19 to reaffirm the strong U.S.-Egypt partnership in wastewater...

The Lion's Share today announced new grants to support communities dependent on wildlife-based tourism – an industry that employs millions and is...

The World Bank Board of DirectorsrecentlyapprovedaUS$75milliondevelopment policyoperation for Madagascartomitigate the impact of the COVID-19...

The global tourism standstill due to COVID-19 has cost the sector dearly, especially in countries heavily reliant on it, like small island nations. A...

Japan has decided to dispatch the third Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team, which consists of 6members, to the Republic of Mauritius to deal...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore, the focus on the rapidly growing shift to a digitalised economy across the globe. The social and...

The Policy Brief provides an overview of the socio-economic impacts from the pandemic on tourism, including on the millions of livelihoods it...

South Africa's overall GDP is expected to decline by at least 5.1 and up to 7.9 percent in 2020 and recover slowly through 2024. This will lead to...

The Vice President stood in for President Danny Faure at the SADC Summit meeting, which is being conducted virtually for the first time due to travel...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation...

HIGHLIGHTS

Mauritius' Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, declared a "state of environmental emergency" on 7 August, after a ship that ran aground...

As of 1pm on 2 August, the Western Capehas 10 630 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 94 691 confirmed cases and 80 956 recoveries.

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