Business Events and #COVID-19 Your regular update on how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions and events industries in Africa. Read more… RADICAL ROOFTOPS FOR YEAR-END PARTIES There’s nothing like the Picture-perfect setting in which to end your work year. Enter the rooftop venue. read more… BIDDING FOR ASSOCIATION EVENTS The chain of events that must be set in motion in order to stage a world-class business event is a long, complex, and ever-evolving thing. Scope creep, supplier hassles, and the sheer randomness of the challenges that life throws at us means that the road to a great bid is paved with obstacles – but with the right advice and guidance – success will come knocking. Katie Reynolds-Da Silva explores in more depth. Continue reading in Issue 5 of Event Africa. KZN SOUTH COAST BEING POSITIONED AS A VALUABLE BUSINESS DESTINATION The inviting coastline, world-class diving sites, variety of leisure and sporting activities as well as the entrenched cultural heritage have seen the KZN South Coast attracting local and international tourists throughout the year. But alongside the thrill-seekers and holidaymakers are the many business tourists who’ve come to discover the numerous advantages of this key business destination. Continue reading . Shaun Vorster on Organising Expo 2020South African professional Shaun Vorster shares his experience and insight intoICCA Rankings: What They Mean For AfricaEvent Africa speaks to Esmare Steinhofel, Regional Director for Africa at ICCA,SA’s Business Events Bidding Support Programme Showing ResultsSouth Africa’s bidding support programme for business events is bearing fruit.Continued Learning, Fad or Trend?Written by Rudi van Der Vyver, Former CEO of SAACI This article was firstAfSAE Partners with Event AfricaThe African Society of Association Executives has chosen the Event Africa asSAACI is Switched On in DurbanThe 33rd annual SAACI Congress takes place from 28 - 30 July 2019 at theEthiopian Airlines Opens Luxury Hotel in Addis AbabaEthiopian Airlines Group have opened a five-star Ethiopian SkylightInaugural Agri-Business and Eco-Tourism Forum, Angola-South AfricaAfrica’s second largest oil producing country, the Republic of Angola, is open5 Steps to Planning a Corporate GetawayTeam Orange Events have compiled a step-by-step guide to help organisers tackle DirectoryNewsPress ReleasesAdvertiseEventsOpportunitiesCase Studies, White Papers and TendersVenuesISSUES