South Africa (SA) has achieved the top spot in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index released by the World Economic Forum. This index, now in its second edition, was unveiled recently. South Africa was ranked 55th out of 119 countries, making it the leading nation in Africa for travel and tourism. The report highlights that South Africa boasts the largest Travel and Tourism Economy on the continent.

To delve deeper into this achievement, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Zara Nicholson, Media Liaison Officer to the Minister of Tourism, Patricia De Lille.

South Africa (SA) has achieved the top spot in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index released by the World Economic Forum. This index, now in its second edition, was unveiled recently. South Africa was ranked 55th out of 119 countries, making it the leading nation in Africa for travel and tourism. The report highlights that South Africa boasts the largest Travel and Tourism Economy on the continent.
To delve deeper into this achievement, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Zara Nicholson, Media Liaison Officer to the Minister of Tourism, Patricia De Lille.

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SA achieves comes tops  in the  2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index

Last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the sub-Saharan African governments to look into raising more in taxes and cutting spending to mitigate against the rising debt.

In the report released in September 2023, the IMF indicated that the average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade from 30 per cent of Gross Domestic Product at the end of 2013 to almost 60 per cent of GDP by end-2022. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Development Economist, Ayabonga Cawe...

Last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the sub-Saharan African governments to look into raising more in taxes and cutting spending to mitigate against the rising debt.
In the report released in September 2023, the IMF indicated that the average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade from 30 per cent of Gross Domestic Product at the end of 2013 to almost 60 per cent of GDP by end-2022. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Development Economist, Ayabonga Cawe...

IMF urges sub-Saharan Africa to look into raising more in taxes and cutting spending in dealing with rising debt

The Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards celebrated its third annual ceremony this past weekend in Sandton, South Africa. This event honoured the outstanding achievements of young African entrepreneurs who have significantly redefined their industries and shown excellence in brand building.

From a competitive pool of 76 nominees across Africa, The Hills Collection, co-founded by Kenyan sisters Cheptoo Chirchir and Chebet Chirchir, emerged as the top East Africa award winner. In an interview with our reporter Lebogang Mabange, Cheptoo Chirchir expressed immense joy over receiving this accolade..

The Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards celebrated its third annual ceremony this past weekend in Sandton, South Africa. This event honoured the outstanding achievements of young African entrepreneurs who have significantly redefined their industries and shown excellence in brand building.
From a competitive pool of 76 nominees across Africa, The Hills Collection, co-founded by Kenyan sisters Cheptoo Chirchir and Chebet Chirchir, emerged as the top East Africa award winner. In an interview with our reporter Lebogang Mabange, Cheptoo Chirchir expressed immense joy over receiving this accolade..

The Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards celebrate outstanding achievements of young African entrepreneurs

New data suggests that 15 to 20 per cent of the population may be neurodivergent - up from estimates of 5 to 10 per cent just five years ago. Neurodivergent describes people whose brain differences affect how their brain works.

That means they have different strengths and challenges from people whose brains don't have those differences. This shift highlights the need for employers to broaden their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to encompass neuro-inclusion.

This may unlock a range of business benefits to employers. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Sandra Botha who is the Lead / Global HR Auditor for Top Employers Institute....

New data suggests that 15 to 20 per cent of the population may be neurodivergent - up from estimates of 5 to 10 per cent just five years ago. Neurodivergent describes people whose brain differences affect how their brain works.
That means they have different strengths and challenges from people whose brains don't have those differences. This shift highlights the need for employers to broaden their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to encompass neuro-inclusion.
This may unlock a range of business benefits to employers. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Sandra Botha who is the Lead / Global HR Auditor for Top Employers Institute....

SA achieves comes tops in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index

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