African Exhibition News

The South African Council for the Architects Profession (SACAP) will be bringing together 500 South African and international architectural professionals at their annual convention – ‘SOARING 21’ – on 26 August 2021. SOARING 21 features an impressive line-up of 35 of the brightest minds sharing big ideas to charter a course for the development of the […]

“Smart Cities for African Inclusivity, Sustainability and Productivity” is this year’s theme for the 4th annual African Smart Cities Summit. Join participants from across the world on Tuesday, 24 August 2021, and discover Africa’s readiness for creating innovative, integrated smart cities. The Smart Platform The CPD-Accredited Summit will be hosted on a digital platform for […]

In South Africa, August is Women’s Month – and each year 9 August highlights the strength and resilience of women and their contribution to society and country. South Africa’s Women’s Month which provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the generations of women whose struggles laid the foundations for the progress made in empowering women and achieving […]

It is part of the SA Events council’s policy to rotate its leadership every six months. August 2021 sees Ellen Oosthuizen, Chair at Professional Conference Organiser’s Alliance, hand on the SAEC Chairmanship to EXSA (Exhibition and Events Association of Southern Africa) Chair, Gill Gibbs for the next term of office. Gill is well-known within the […]

Members of the press, The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted the health, education and socio-economic activities of our country. The Government of the Republic of Zambia has been consistent in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic guided by the National Multi-Sectoral Contingency Preparedness and the Response Plan, which is dynamic and scalable. The Government’s approach in responding […]

The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 15 to 21 November 2021.  The Trade Fair was previously due to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from 8 to 14 December 2021. The decision to move the Trade Fair to Durban was made by the Advisory […]

The Minister of Employment and Labour has published, in the Government Gazette, a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS Direction replaces the Direction that was published on 1 October 2020.  Click here to access a copy of the Revised OHS Direction which came […]

Mike Lord, a member of the SA Events Council, Managing Director of Alliance Safety Management and Interim Chair for the Event Safety Council (a Special Interest Group under the South Africa Communications Industries Association, SACIA), has been appointed Chair of the TC264 committee at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). The TC264 is a […]

Although regulations and restrictions around events in South Africa have deeply affected Tourism, MICE, Cultural and Entertainment, Public sessions, Business Events, Sporting fixtures and more; in the Townships, there is still a steady hum of smaller events happening under the oversight of the Township Events Business Council SA (TEBCO). TEBCO-SA is one of the 14 […]

Highlights of leading event programme that gathered industry’s finest this week “President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the cap on self-generation without a licence will be raised to 100MW is a bold, but necessary, move by the President and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy,” says Claire Volkwyn, the content director of Enlit Africa, which […]

Although the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic brought the live events industry to a virtual standstill, the past 15 months have been busier than ever for SACIA’s Events Safety Council. The Council is an association of event safety specialists and event safety companies providing event safety solutions for the South African event sector. It is […]

On Tuesday, June 2, AAXO participated in the sixth Global Exhibitions Day (#GED2021), an initiative put together by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. GED takes place on the first Wednesday of June each year with the aim of increasing the visibility of the Exhibition Industry regionally as well as on a global […]

The Association of African Exhibition Organisers’ (AAXO), collective concern over the past year switched rapidly from shock to actively seeking solutions within the largely uncertain parameters of Covid-19. Reigniting the events industry is vital for its impact on networking and lead generation for the many brands and products that rely on the engagement and exposure […]

Dear colleagues, With deep regret and profound sadness, we announce the passing away of Josephine Frances Melville, Managing Director of TML Reed Exhibitions. Josephine (or as she was more affectionately known as Jo) sadly passed away on 6 April at the age of 82. She has made a massive impact on numerous lives within the […]

So here we are at the end of May 2021, with a COVID-19 third wave looming and with it, potential further restrictions on the exhibitions and events industry. The SA Events Council is fighting to retain the headway we have made towards re-opening the events industry before the losses we are suffering reach a point […]