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9 May 2017
Cape Town voted best African business tourism event destination for fourth consecutive year
Wesgro is proud to announce that Cape Town has once again been ranked the number one city in Africa for business tourism events by the International Congress and Convention Associa...
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8 May 2017
Wesgro to double down on economic relationship with France following election result
The election of Emmanuel Macron as the new president of France ushers in a new spirit of openness for that country which Wesgro will capitalise on by arranging two trade missions t...
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5 May 2017
16th ISPO WORLD CONGRESS KICKS OF IN
CAPE TOWN 8-11 MAY 2017
ISPO International and ISPO South Africa are extremely proud to host the 16th World Congress from 8 to 11 May 2017. Together we look forward to welcoming more than 2,000 delegates ...
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3 May 2017
Wesgro launches luxury tourism offer at We Are Africa 2017
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency is a proud partner of We Are Africa 2017.
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3 May 2017
Wesgro to continue lobbying for the WEF on Africa’s return to the Cape
Wesgro notes the 27th edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa' start in Durban today and wishes all delegates in attendance well.
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24 Apr 2017
Wesgro will work to grow business ties with incoming French government
With the first round of France's most contested and controversial election over, Wesgro is closely monitoring the remaining leg with the aim of growing business ties with France an...
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7 Apr 2017
Wesgro invites Cape film and media industry to participate in new research survey
Wesgro invites members of the Cape film and media industry to participate in our new industry value chain baseline study’s online survey.
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5 Apr 2017
Cape Town takes top spot in ‘cities clicked to book’ via TripAdvisor in previously unpublished data
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4 Apr 2017
Wesgro working to keep trade and investment in the Cape following national credit rating downgrade
Wesgro notes the downgrade of South Africa's credit rating to sub-investment grade or 'junk status by the ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P), and the fact that they cited polit...
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30 Mar 2017
Wesgro launches 2017/18 Global Economic Priorities for the Cape
Today Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde joined Wesgro in launching the agency’s plan for the upcoming 2017/18 financial year entitled Wesgro’s 'Global Econ...
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29 Mar 2017
Wesgro concludes successful inaugural Municipal Workshop
Wesgro’s Western Cape Municipal Workshop, that took place this week at Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch, looks set to accelerate tourism, trade, investment and film promotion effort...
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23 Mar 2017
Wesgro helps Western Cape exports grow by double digits for five consecutive years
Today Wesgro’s CEO Tim Harris launched the agency’s latest Trade and Investment document, 'The Western Cape: Africa’s Trade and Investment Springboard'.
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7 Mar 2017
Wesgro lobbies to bring WEF on Africa back to Cape Town in 2019
Wesgro has today met with representatives of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva to make the case for the 'WEF on Africa' conference's return to Cape Town in 2019.
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1 Mar 2017
Cape Town Air Access and ACSA celebrate record-breaking year
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1 Mar 2017
Wesgro and Into SA secure R1.3 billion manufacturing FDI for the Cape
Today Wesgro and Into SA are proud to announce a decision by Czech company PEGAS Nonwovens to build a R1.3 billion manufacturing facility in Atlantis, Western Cape.
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27 Feb 2017
Wesgro and dnata partner to put Cape Halaal tourism on the map
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency is proud to announce that we have partnered with dnata World Travel to promote the ...
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24 Feb 2017
WESGRO supports 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM Africa
For the third year running, Wesgro - Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency - is the main sponsor for the African Responsible Tour...
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22 Feb 2017
Western Cape serving the best in wine and food Tourism
Wesgro, in partnership with Explore Sideways, has completed a survey with tour operators in the Western Cape to profile wine and food tourists and determine the sector’s main trend...
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17 Feb 2017
Cape Town Air Access grows connections to the rest of Africa
The Cape Town Air Access team, based at Wesgro, is pleased to announce the launch of a new direct flight to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and the expansion of the existing service...
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6 Feb 2017
Wesgro invites Mining Indaba delegates to stay in the Cape
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21 Dec 2016
Wesgro working to fill 47 000 new direct seats between Istanbul and Cape Town
Last week a tourism delegation led by Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, attended the Travel Turkey Fair in ...
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21 Dec 2016
Wesgro welcomes South Africa's first Thomas Cooke Airlines arrivals to the Cape
This weekend Wesgro was proud to welcome the first arrivals of Thomas Cook Airlines’ new non-stop route between London and Cape Town.
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21 Dec 2016
Cape Town International Airport arrivals receive a warm Wesgro welcome
This week Wesgro welcomed festive season arrivals at Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) with carefully curated Cape product hampers.
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2 Dec 2016
Cape Town Air Access welcomes Lufthansa Airlines’ new non-stop, year-round link to Frankfurt
Cape Town Air Access, a division of Wesgro, would like to congratulate Lufthansa Airlines on the launch of their new year-round, non-stop route between Frankfurt and Cape Town.