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Find the latest Wesgro events, news, press releases, and opinion pieces below

News

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27 Mar 2025

Edu Invest, powered by Wesgro, celebrates the launch of the Space STEM Programme in Atlantis schools

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11 Mar 2025

Strong Cape Town Cruise Season Will See 24 Ship Calls in March

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10 Mar 2025

Western Cape Air Cargo Conference Showcases Growing Connectivity, Boosting Exports and E-Commerce

Opinion

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3 Mar 2025

Making the Most of the Moment: Capitalising on B20 South Africa for Sustainable Growth and Global Impact

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24 Feb 2025

Building a Competitive Logistics Network to Drive South Africa’s Economic Growth

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30 Jan 2025

Business Events Industry: 2024 Overview and 2025 Outlook

A wealth of knowledge on doing business in the Western Cape

At Wesgro, it is our mission to provide you with all the information you need about Cape Town and the Western Cape to make informed business decisions. We have hundreds of research reports available for you to access via our easy search function.

If you can’t find what you are looking for, we can help by either sourcing the information you need or commissioning the research for you.

Mar 2025

An Economic Overview of the Western Cape 2024Q3

Mar 2025

India Factsheet March 2025

Mar 2025

UAE Factsheet March 2025

Mar 2025

An analysis of the business services sector in the Western Cape

Mar 2025

Western Cape Green Hydrogen Strategy Road Map

Event Partnership Application Form

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Documents to Upload:

Limit file upload to PDF/DOC/DOCX/XLS/XLSX.
Max File upload 2MB per file

Endorsement Letter From RTO/LTO

Event Proposal Documentation

Business plan/Marketing Budget for the event

Any additional documentation to motivate the event.

Disclaimer

Wesgro will only consider partnering with events that fall out of peak season for the region wherein the event falls (this excludes jewel events).

Events therefore have to take place within the below months:

Cape Winelands - April to October
Cape Westcoast / Weskus – February to July /October to November
Cape Overberg - May to September
Cape Karoo – All year round
Garden Route & Klein Karoo – April to October

Special consideration for events taking place outside of the above dates, will only be considered through specific requests / endorsements by the RTO.

Wesgro will only consider events that fulfil the following requirements:

Economic impact into the regions
Job creation (temporary or permanent)
Skill transfer / Skill development
Improve social cohesion in the region
Act as a catalyst for change
Promote weekend stays into the regions

Applications open on 1 February 2023 and the deadline to submit applications is 28 February 2023. No applications will be accepted after the closing date.

The onus is on the event organisers to submit all the required documentations. Incomplete event applications will not be accepted.

Wesgro will work with event organisers, regional and local tourism offices, government and industry and media partners to maximise the marketing of the event where possible and within our available resources.

For further assistance, kindly contact eventsdmo@wesgro.co.za

Get in touch with our team

Any questions? Please reach out by completing the form and one of the Wesgro team members be in touch.

+27 (0)21 487 8600
7th Floor, Media 24 Foreshore, 40 Heerengracht St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000