Work in progress to re-brand TZ as Africa’s tourism jewel

Mr.Kingsley Makhubela has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brand South Africa

Brand South Africa’s Chairman Ms. Chichi Maponya today announced that Mr .Kingsley Makhubela has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brand South Africa for the period 2015-2020.

Mr.Makhubela hashadan illustrious and distinguished career in the public service having recently concluded his tenure as the Director-General of the Department of Tourism and prior to that, holding, amongst others, the...

As investigations continue into whether a bomb may have been placed on the Russian airliner that crashed in Sinai, there are worries that Egypt's tourism industry is under threat.

-The scope and sample countries have been vastly expanded from a base of 8 countries in the past years to 22 countries covering every leading African economy

Brand Africa (www.brandafrica.org) is to release its highly anticipated 4th Brand Africa 100:  Africa’s Best Brands rankings of the Top 100 Most Admired and Most Valuable brands in Africa at a Gala event at Sandton Convention Center on 22 October 2015. 

The rankings, first launched in 2011 at the second Brand Africa FORUM, have been...

>This week marked a milestone achievement for South African choral group, the Lady Smith Black Mambazo, after they were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual South Africa Music Awards.

>The US-Africa Summit reflected the progress we have made toward establishing Africa as an attractive destination for investment on the world stage and that was certainly encouraging. But it also illustrated how much remains to be done.

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Bi Kidude during her lifetime. Picture taken by Muhidin Issa Michuzi.
More coverage of Bi Kidude by this blog CLICK HEREAward-winning UK film-maker Andy Jones will enter the final leg of a decade long journey when he brings a preview of his latest film to Durban International Film Festival in South Africa on 19th July. ‘I Shot Bi Kidude’ recounts the dramatic final months in the life of the world’s oldest singer, Zanzibar’s Bi Kidude who died last year at a reported age of 102. The film is yet...

What does China's slowing economy mean for Africa?

>Forty seven African leaders are looking forward to meet the US President Barack Obama later in August.