Tourism in South Africa

Weather station to boost biodiversity research

Weather station to boost biodiversity research

Weather station to boost biodiversity research Southern Africa’s highest weather station to boost climate, water and ecosystem research. The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), in collaboration with the University of the Free State’s Afromontane Research Unit (ARU), has installed the highest weather station in Southern Africa in the Mont-aux-Sources area of the Maluti-Drakensberg. Positioned […]

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Why it’s time to treat tourism like economic infrastructure

Why it’s time to treat tourism like economic infrastructure With changing dynamics South Africa’s tourism opportunity has arrived. By Marc Wachsberger, CEO of The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts, with contributions from inDrive and Batsumi.   From Venice to New York, global cities are struggling under the weight of their own popularity. Overtourism has become

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SanParks’ Vision 2040: Where conservation meets development

SanParks’ Vision 2040: Where conservation meets development

SanParks’ Vision 2040: Where conservation meets development Vision 2040 impacts all sectors is a blueprint for sustainable development.      South African National Parks’ (SanParks’) revolutionary Vision 2040: Pathways to the future of conservation, is a bold strategy that redefines the role of national parks in a rapidly developing world. Instead of viewing conservation and development

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