Food Tourism Helps Boost Economy

According to Visit Wales, the tourism industry in North Wales already injects £2.1 billion a year into the Welsh economy, with visitors to Wales on average spending almost a fifth of their holiday budget on food & drink, providing over 200,000 people with jobs in...

SA, Switzerland boost trade ties

Pretoria – South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, has arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on an official visit to deepen bilateral economic relations between the two countries. The main purpose of the SA-Switzerland Joint Economic Committee...

Tourism sector to boost the economy

Pretoria – The National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) seeks to increase tourism’s total direct and indirect contribution to the economy to R499 billion by 2020 said Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa. Through the NTSS, said Xasa, the tourism sector is...

SA seeks to boost renewables industry

Pretoria – In a move geared towards reducing the country’s carbon footprint, South Africa will launch an ambitious project aimed at boosting the green economy during COP 17. The South African Renewables Initiative (SARi), which will be unveiled at the 17th Conference...

Boost for local producers

Pretoria – The term “local is lekker” was given a new meaning today when government, unions and the private sector all signed a deal committing the country to increasing its target of procuring locally manufactured goods to 75 percent. In a landmark agreement...