Dwelling to greater than 1.2 billion folks, unfold over 54 nations who communicate greater than 2,000 totally different languages, Africa is actually a outstanding place to stay.
Include us as we discover how Cape City is taking part in its half this Africa Month.
A Transient Historical past
After World Struggle II, decolonizing the African continent gathered momentum with folks throughout Africa more and more pushing for political rights and independence.
Between 1945 and 1965, a big variety of African nations gained independence from colonial rule.
In consequence, 15 April was decreed African Freedom Day (or Africa Liberation Day), nonetheless when 32 African nations converged in Addis Ababa on 25 Might 1963, the Group of African Unity (OAU) was fashioned, and the now referred to as Africa Day can be celebrated on this very day, commemorating an integral a part of the continent’s historical past.
After our first democratic election, South Africa joined the OAU, which later grew to become the African Union (AU) on 25 Might 2001.
In addition to the historic significance of Africa Day and Africa Month, it’s additionally an essential alternative to unfold appreciation and demand for African arts, tradition, providers, and merchandise, whereas encouraging commerce amongst neighbouring nations.
Our continent stays an important world area, with over a billion vibrant and revolutionary folks, unparalleled eco-diversity, and a number of the quickest rising economies on earth.
Africa Month is a time to mirror on our previous, have a good time how far we’ve come, and to check a affluent future stuffed with progress and alternatives for all.
Cape City Stimulates Funding in Africa By means of Tourism
Positioned on the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape City is South Africa’s second primary financial centre and Africa’s third primary financial hub metropolis, with the tourism business taking part in a significant position in attracting essential overseas buyers.
“Tourism instantly contributed 3% to South Africa’s GDP and that doesn’t even have in mind the worth to industries reminiscent of manufacturing or transport,” says Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Financial Development, Metropolis of Cape City. He goes on to say, “It’s via tourism that the alternatives and innovation of Cape City are revealed to the world.”
Only a few days in the past, on 8 Might 2022, the UK’s Telegraph named Cape City the Third Biggest Metropolis on Earth as a result of its topography and geography.
Final 12 months, Cape City took house the title of Africa’s Main Metropolis Vacation spot on the World Journey Awards and TMAC’s Africa’s Main Vacationer Attraction. Cape City additionally went on to bag the coveted No.1 Metropolis in Africa and the Center East award, on the prestigious 2021 Journey + Leisure World’s Finest Awards.
Alongside these accolades, Cape City has additionally been voted the Finest Metropolis within the World for a staggering seventh consecutive 12 months by Telegraph Journey Readers, in addition to being named a Protected Journey Vacation spot, by the World Journey & Tourism Council (2020).
These awards not solely solidify Cape City’s tourism business as a powerhouse on the worldwide stage, but in addition brings international consideration and funding to the African continent.
“This metropolis actually does have one thing to supply anybody. It additionally represents unbelievable worth for cash when you think about that numerous what we will do in Cape City would value rather more in different elements of the world,” provides Alderman Vos.
Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape City Tourism goes on to say, “Successful these awards is a big honour and actually does instil a way of confidence in our world-class vacation spot. As a customer walks via the streets of Cape City, explores our nationwide parks, enjoys our seashores, enjoys what our winelands create, they’ll undoubtedly benefit from the pure fantastic thing about Cape City. However what turns that enjoyment right into a love for our metropolis is what we as locals supply. It’s our heat and welcoming nature that’s the magic ingredient that retains guests coming again to Cape City.”
We’re Open for Enterprise!
Guests to the tip of Africa can make a journey up our world-renowned Desk Mountain, spend time on pristine seashores, take pleasure in scrumptious genuine eating, mingle at magnificent cocktail bars and sojourn at one of many metropolis’s trendy inns – multi function journey.
Or lengthen your keep and enterprise past the CBD on a fantastic sport drive, earlier than feasting on beautiful gourmand creations at one of many many internationally acclaimed wine estates to spherical off a very unforgettable expertise right here within the Mom Metropolis.
Sure, Cape City is open for enterprise and greater than able to welcome the world
this Africa Month.
