River rafting at Real Adventures Base Camp. It will take a while for the tourism sector to start booming again in South Africa, says Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.She believes that, despite the fact that there are no funds, there is still hope.The industry has started opening its doors again after months of closure owing to the…
In nominal terms, total income from the tourist accommodation industry plummeted by 95.3% in June. Apart from some business and essential travel, South Africa's tourism accommodation sector has been largely shut down since the end of March due to the nationwide lockdown.According to StatsSA, income plunged by over 95% in April, May and June this…
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. The tourism sector has lost billions in revenue since the start of the national lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has told Parliament that more than 400 000 jobs are now at risk.A recovery plan for the sector is expected to be submitted to Cabinet next month.South…
New scenario models by the World Travel & Tourism Council indicate up to 197 million job losses if the industry is only widely opened again by September.The Tourism Business Council of SA predicts about 600 000 direct tourism jobs will be lost in 2020 alone.Government foresees domestic leisure tourism will likely only be able to…
Hundreds of businesses in the tourism and hospitality industry have submitted claims for Covid-19-related losses. Insurance Claims Africa believes they should be covered.But some insurers say government regulations, not the pandemic, caused the losses. Rejected Covid-19 insurance claims are increasingly affecting the South African tourism and hospitality sector, with hundreds of claimants saying they should…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump