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Fourth Tshwane International Trade and Infrastructure Investment Conference

Fourth Tshwane International Trade and Infrastructure Investment Conference

As part of its annual business month activities, the City of Tshwane’s Economic Development Department will host the fourth Tshwane International Trade and Infrastructure Investment Conference (TITIIC) at the CSIR International Convention Centre from 23 to 25 May.

Three cities alliance formalised at Indaba

Three cities alliance formalised at Indaba

The cities of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg formalised a “three cities” alliance at this year’s Indaba, addressing the global shift toward urban tourism and the pressures being felt by their respective visitor industries.

The three-year memorandum of understanding between the cities will result in joint marketing and development programmes aimed at establishing the urban dimension of South Africa’s visitor brand and generating demand for each city.

Gauteng’s Cradle of Humankind to donate Sediba fossil casts to the German Museum fur Naturkunde

Gauteng’s Cradle of Humankind to donate Sediba fossil casts to the German Museum fur Naturkunde

In what is billed a spectacular closure to the Berlin International Travel Show (ITB), the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa (COH WHS) – famous for its unique fossil finds – will, together with the Berlin Museum fur Naturkunde on Monday, 12 March 2012, host the donation of a cast of the Australopithecus sediba fossils, in a spirit of collaborative scientific investigation and a desire to share such treasures with the world.

Draft Gauteng Liquor Bill

Draft Gauteng Liquor Bill

The draft Gauteng Liquor Bill is now open for public comment, as published in the Gauteng Provincial Gazette.

The Orchards wins prestigious Guesthouse of the Year award

The Orchards wins prestigious Guesthouse of the Year award

The Orchards Executive Accommodation went up against some serious competition, but came out on top to claim the prestigious Guesthouse of the Year award at the 5th annual awards dinner of the Southern Sun Book-A-Guesthouse programme.