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23 Jan 2018
Wesgro to partner with John Kani at New York Travel Show to tell Madiba’s story
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s Official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – will attend the New York Times Travel Show this week in order to promote the Wes...
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21 Dec 2017
Singapore Airlines launches daily flights to Cape Town boosting Air Access to Asia
Cape Town Air Access – a partnership between Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town Tourism, and South African Tour...
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14 Dec 2017
Cape Town and the Western Cape’s Convention Bureau secures 2600 expected delegates, with an economic impact of R37m, between July and October 2017
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – is pleased to announce that the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau, a ...
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7 Dec 2017
HBO’s CINEMAX to film new series ‘Warrior’ in Cape Town
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, welcomes the decision by CINEMAX to order the production of Season One of a new 10...
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1 Dec 2017
Joon to fly from Paris to Cape Town three times a week from 1 April 2018
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 Cape Town Touri...
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30 Nov 2017
Wesgro trade mission to Namibia results in over R60 million in export and outward foreign direct investment deals
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – recently undertook a trade and outward investment mission to Namibia, to boost t...
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28 Nov 2017
The Cape has already secured R1.9 billion in committed investments in the 17/18 financial year, which will help create nearly 2000 jobs
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – is pleased to announce that over the last eight months, our investment team has ...
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27 Nov 2017
A isenção de vistos em passaportes ordinários entre as repúblicas de Angola e da África do Sul é um grande impulso para o turismo, comércio e investimento na Cidade do Cabo
A Wesgro, agência oficial de promoção do turismo, do comércio e promoção de investimento da Cidade do Cabo e do Cabo Ocidental, saúda calorosamente a decisão dos governos sul-afric...
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23 Nov 2017
Angola-South Africa entry VISA free exemption a big boost for tourism, trade & investment in the Cape
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, warmly welcomes the decision by the South African and Angolan governments to ex...
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21 Nov 2017
Western Cape Government, Wesgro, CapeNature and Airbnb to distribute 2 300 low-flow shower-heads to help save 70 million litres of water a year
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency - and the Western Cape Government, in partnership with CapeNature and Airbnb, will...
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20 Nov 2017
African Agri Investment Indaba 2017 will provide gateway to investment opportunities in Cape’s agri-sector
On Monday, 20 November 2017, the African Agri Investment Indaba 2017 will kick off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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20 Nov 2017
South Africa, Italy and the EU partnership on Geographical Indications to boost rural economy, international trade and tourism
The Embassy of Italy in South Africa, in collaboration with the European Union Delegation in South Africa, Wesgro (Cape Town and the Western Cape’s Official Tourism, Trade and Inve...
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15 Nov 2017
mayor and premier host top Cape CEOs
Mayor Patricia De Lille and Premier Helen Zille host top Cape CEOs to discuss drought plans
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13 Nov 2017
Palesa Morudu and John van Rooyen appointed to Wesgro’s board
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of Palesa Morudu and John van Rooyen to the...
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8 Nov 2017
Western Cape businesses win at World Travel Market’s Responsible Tourism Awards
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s Official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, congratulates Transfrontier Parks Destinations, Grootbos and Marine Dynamics for t...
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8 Nov 2017
The Western Cape excels in January - March 2017 (Q1) tourism figures
The Quarter 1 Tourism Figures (January to March 2017), released by South African Tourism, have shown yet another excellent performance by the Western Cape.
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7 Nov 2017
Wesgro helps secure over R2 billion in export business agreements for the Cape in second quarter
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, helped secure R2 140 100 000 for the Cape in the second quarter of 2017/18 financi...
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6 Nov 2017
Wesgro welcomes Eurowings’ to Cape Town
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, congratulates Eurowings, part of the Lufthansa Group, on the launch of a direct...
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5 Nov 2017
Launch of Google Street View for South African National Parks will provide major boost to tourism
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, congratulates Google on the successful launch of Google Street View of all South A...
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3 Nov 2017
Wesgro and BPESA Western Cape sign MOU to work closer together to boost BPO sector
Wesgro (the official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape) and BPESA Western Cape (Business Process Enabling South Africa) are pleased ...
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1 Nov 2017
Three Western Cape businesses nominated for the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards 2017
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, would like to wish Marine Dynamics, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and Moonglow G...
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30 Oct 2017
Wesgro hosts successful workshop of Export Councils
Today, Wesgro brought together Export Councils from across South Africa for a workshop to discuss how to develop partnerships that can take exports to the next level. Today’s works...
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25 Oct 2017
Wesgro hosts the first ever small scale conference in Cape Town on halal exports for international buyers
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment promotion agency, together with the Western Cape Government, as part of Project Khulisa, has develop...
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20 Oct 2017
Wesgro hosts successful Sharing Economy Think Tank
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, today hosted the inaugural Sharing Economy Think Tank on the request of Minister o...