15 Jun 2018
Wesgro in partnership with Swiss Import Promotion Programme seeks to increase exports
Wesgro, the Official Tourism, Trade and Investment promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, has been selected to be a Business Support Organization (BSO) partner for...
12 Jun 2018
Cape Town Air Access welcomes AviaDev to the Mother City
Cape Town Air Access Team extends a warm welcome to 250 delegates from across the globe, as specialists in the aviation sector gather in the Mother City for the third AviaDev Af...
11 Jun 2018
Western Cape is France bound for Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market
A nearly 90 strong South African delegation, with significant representation from the Western Cape, are en-route to France to take part in the Annecy International Animated Film...
7 Jun 2018
Wesgro seeks to boost investment in the Matzikama District
Wesgro’s Investment Promotion team met with the Matzikama Municipality this week to devise an implementation plan following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ...
6 Jun 2018
Cape Town and the Western Cape Gears for Growth
Today Deloitte, in partnership with Wesgro, hosted their second Gearing for Growth Seminar in Cape Town.
2 Jun 2018
Cape Town’s big win with Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking moving back to the Mother City
The Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking has, as of July 2017, relocated all its training from Johannesburg to Cape Town’s Green Point campus. This after the school was establi...
29 May 2018
Wesgro to boost trade between the Cape and the Netherlands
Kicking off today in Amsterdam, Wesgro together with five Western Cape based companies will participate in the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Trade Show to showc...
28 May 2018
Wesgro and the dti support Western Cape companies at Viva Technology
Wesgro, together with the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), supported 14 South African companies to showcase their ICT/tech innovations at Viva Technology in France.
28 May 2018
Wesgro hosts second annual Western Cape Municipal Workshop in the Overberg District
Today, Wesgro enters the second day of their annual municipal engagement in Caledon, in the Cape Overberg District Municipality.
28 May 2018
Karen Zoid to launch Mothership Studio in the Western Cape
Wesgro warmly welcomes the establishment of the boutique production studio in Cape Town and the Western Cape, Mothership Studios.
25 May 2018
Delegates from across Africa gather in Cape Town for Africa Day Business
Wesgro, in partnership with the Department of the Premier of the Western Cape, the Department of Agriculture and Mazars South Africa, look forward to welcoming business delegati...
18 May 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry and Wesgro support Western Cape companies at the SIAL China Trade Show
The Department of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with Wesgro has supported 18 Western Cape companies in showcasing the best of the Cape's agri-processed products at the SI...
16 May 2018
RwandAir launches first direct flight from Kigali via Harare to Cape Town
Today at 14h45, Cape Town Air Access (a partnership between Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Airports Company South Africa, South African Tourism, and...
15 May 2018
Wesgro’s Export Advancement Promotion Programme 2018 kicks-off in May
Wesgro, the official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, will be continuing with their Export Advancement Programme (EAP) in the 2...
15 May 2018
Trade Wars: An analysis of US steel and aluminium tariffs
This TRADESCAPE brief follows upon our April issue which discussed the escalation in trade tensions between the US and China. In this edition we take a closer look at the tariff...
11 May 2018
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Cape Town and the Western Cape is on a winning streak as they claim another stand award at Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban
9 May 2018
Wesgro launches first known water-offset tool to boost #WaterWiseTourism
Today, the Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, launched the world's first water-offset tool, My Water Foot Print, as part of a bid to boost #WaterWiseTo...
9 May 2018
Locally produced films scheduled for Cannes Film Festival 2018 line-up
Over 40 South African delegates are expected to attend the inaugural Cannes Festival Marchè Du Film 2018, kicking off in France today.
9 May 2018
Cape Town ranked top meetings destination in Africa by ICCA
Cape Town has once again claimed top spot as the number one city in Africa for hosting international association meetings by the International Congress and Convention Association (...
9 May 2018
Wesgro spreads the word that the Cape is open for tourism at Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban
Wesgro’s Destination Marketing Team arrive in Durban today to spread the word that Cape Town is open for tourism and business, at Africa’s Travel Indaba hosted at the ICC.
9 May 2018
Wesgro has helped land R1.92 billion in film & media productions in the Cape
Wesgro is pleased to announce that a total of nine film and media declarations contributing R1.92 billion to Cape Town and the Western Cape's economy were facilitated by our Fil...
30 Jan 2018
Cape Town and the Western Cape are open for business
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, has noted the statement by ratings agency, Moody’s, that the City of Cape Town’s w...
24 Jan 2018
Planning to visit Cape Town and the Western Cape?
Cape Town and the Western Cape are open for business in spite of the current drought. Visitors are arriving in a place of significant breadth and depth of experiences and exception...
Planning to visit Cape Town and the Western Cape?
Come and enjoy, but be mindful
Cape Town and the Western Cape are open for business in spite of the current drought. Visitors are arriving in a place of significant breadth and depth of experiences and exception...
24 Jan 2018