Could 2022: Celebrating Africa Month

House to greater than 1.2 billion folks, unfold over 54 international locations who communicate greater than 2,000 totally different languages, Africa is really a exceptional place to dwell.

Include us as we discover how Cape City is enjoying its half this Africa Month.

A Temporary Historical past

After World Warfare 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 international locations gained independence from colonial rule.

Consequently, 15 April was decreed African Freedom Day (or Africa Liberation Day), nonetheless when 32 African nations converged in Addis Ababa on 25 Could 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 turned the African Union (AU) on 25 Could 2001.

Apart from the historic significance of Africa Day and Africa Month, it’s additionally an necessary alternative to unfold appreciation and demand for African arts, tradition, companies, and merchandise, whereas encouraging commerce amongst neighbouring international locations.

Our continent stays an important world area, with over a billion vibrant and revolutionary folks, unparalleled eco-diversity, and a few of the quickest rising economies on earth.

Africa Month is a time to replicate on our previous, have fun how far we’ve come, and to examine a affluent future filled with development and alternatives for all.

Cape City Stimulates Funding in Africa By Tourism

Situated on the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape City is South Africa’s second most important financial centre and Africa’s third most important financial hub metropolis, with the tourism trade enjoying a significant position in attracting necessary international traders.

“Tourism immediately contributed 3% to South Africa’s GDP and that doesn’t even take note of the worth to industries equivalent to manufacturing or transport,” says Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Financial Development, Metropolis of Cape City. He goes on to say, “It’s by tourism that the alternatives and innovation of Cape City are revealed to the world.”

Just some days in the past, on 8 Could 2022, the UK’s Telegraph named Cape City the Third Best Metropolis on Earth on account of its topography and geography.

Final yr, Cape City took dwelling 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 yr 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 trade as a powerhouse on the worldwide stage, but additionally brings international consideration and funding to the African continent.

“This metropolis actually does have one thing to supply anybody. It additionally represents implausible worth for cash when you think about that a number of 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, “Profitable these awards is a big honour and actually does instil a way of confidence in our world-class vacation spot. As a customer walks by the streets of Cape City, explores our nationwide parks, enjoys our seashores, enjoys what our winelands create, they are going to 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 provide. 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 fashionable motels – multi function journey.

Or lengthen your keep and enterprise past the CBD on a phenomenal sport drive, earlier than feasting on beautiful connoisseur 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.