Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Defends Constitutional Court Bid Against Procurement Act
The City of Cape Town argued that the Act was passed unlawfully, with fatal shortcomings in public participation and parliament’s procedures, including that seven of nine provinces did not have…
Virgin Atlantic Expands Cape Town–London Flights; Boosts Global Connectivity
Expansion of Virgin Atlantic is more than a vote of confidence in South Africa’s tourism appeal. It is an investment in the people of Western Cape and its future as…
South Africa Suffering with Severe Weather Conditions
City of Cape Town is attending to multiple weather-related incidents across various areas, including flooding, fallen trees, electricity outages, water outages, damaged traffic lights, and roofs blown off due to…
Cape Town and Western Cape unite to drive Future-Focused Innovation Ecosystem
The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government aim to attract more venture capital by addressing restrictive exchange controls, intellectual property regulations, and risk-averse investment practices.
Wesgro Opens Applications for Leisure Tourism Partnerships to Boost Small Towns and Townships
The event partnerships allow Wesgro’s tourism team to collaborate with various niche and smaller leisure events around the province. This will create an opportunity to promote the broader Western Cape tourism destination. Also,…
Wesgro drives new investment with China-South Africa Trade Cooperation Forum
Stronger strategic partnerships and targeted tourism, trade and investment facilitation efforts are positioning the Western Cape to attract greater global capital flows.
Wesgro represents South Africa at ITB Berlin and 2026 South Africa Investment Conference
South Africa’s move towards an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system marks an important step in reducing travel friction. It improves accessibility and strengthened competitiveness in high-growth markets such as China, ASEAN and India.
Wesgro hosts buyers’ programme #MadeInTheCape 2026
This programme remained key in scaling impact, supporting exporters and contributing meaningfully to the Western Cape economy. The team thanked the buyers, exporters and partners for helping them in showcasing the very best of what is #MadeInTheCape.
Wesgro aims to build stronger Western Cape-India travel and business events
India represents a high-value, long-term opportunity market. Through sustained collaboration and consistent on-the-ground engagement, Cape Town and the Western Cape continue to strengthen destination confidence, deepening trade partnerships and expand market share within this dynamic outbound landscape.