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Africa
Empowering women to accelerate
transformation, growth of tourism
industry
More than 200 women from the African region gathered in Port Elizabeth for the annual
Women in Tourism (WiT) Conference themed Sustainable Tourism: A Tool for Radical
Socio-Economic Development for Women - a platform for dialogue on the challenges
that affect the socio-economic empowerment of women, funding constraints, and
the establishment of support structures and incentives. Speaking at the opening of
the conference, South African Minister Tokozile Xasa said: “We must unite to work
together to influence government’s policies and programmes. Collectively, our active
participation can result in a transformed and inclusive industry. We formally began
our journey to elevate women in the tourism industry at our inaugural conference in
2014. Over the years, we have gained strides in establishing the WiT conference as
a recognised platform that addresses the socio-economic concerns of women in our
sector, and the continent.” A baseline study conducted by the Tourism BBBEE Council
on the State of Tourism Transformation revealed that only 11% of enterprises had black
women representation at boards, executives and senior management positions and
that the overall rate of transformation was slow.
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South Africa’s Kaya FM to help stimulate
travel to Nigeria
A delegation from South Africa’s Kaya 95.9 FM radio station recently visited Nigeria
in what CEO Greg Maloka described as “a bid to know our backyard a little better.”
Maloka and his team spent the better part of a week in Lagos where among other
activities, they were hosted to lunch at the Lagos Motorboat Club, Ikoyi, by the Nigeria
Tourism Development Corporation’s ‘Tour Nigeria’ brand. Kaya FM is the biggest
independent radio station in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province which
includes Johannesburg, Pretoria and other cities, and reflects the experiences of the
predominantly black, urban listener between the ages 25 to 49 living in the province.
The purpose of the visit was to dicsover more about Nigeria and through its radio
programmes encourage travel to Nigeria. With one million weekly views on Youtube,
Kaya FM is in a great position to help advance South Africa’s integration with the
rest of the continent, says the station. Already, there’s a healthy business relationship
between Nigeria and South Africa, with many South African brands now household
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