Articles about Department of Tourism

Home Affairs launches second phase of digital visa system

The Department of Home Affairs opens phase two of an online system developed to increase tourism numbers from India and China.

Top ICT tenders: ICT services transversal contract reopens

The State IT Agency invites applications in the refresh of the RFB 1183 panel of service providers for the supply of IT services and skills.

Top ICT tenders: Tourism pursues sector digital transformation

The Department of Tourism believes digital technology presents a transformative opportunity to elevate the industry.

ICT outage disrupts tourism dept comms services

The Department of Tourism suffers a widespread ICT service outage, affecting phone lines, e-mails and website-related services.

Top ICT tenders: Eskom recognises growing cyber security risk

A security attack on people, processes, information and infrastructure is a critical business risk, says South Africa’s power utility.

Tourism dept ‘pulls out all the stops’ to keep tourists safe

The Department of Tourism banks on a number of security measures, including the Secura Traveller app, to ensure the safety of tourists during busy festive period.

Govt teams up with Google to drive SA’s tourism sector

The Department of Tourism signs a deal to leverage Google’s technology to boost tourism in South Africa.

Ministry, Airbnb partner to revive SA tourism

Airbnb will collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism to grow SA’s tourism sector and create more jobs.

Airbnb SA calls for short-term online rental register

The hospitality booking site pens a five-point short-term rentals proposal for government on ways to rebuild a sustainable future for tourism in a post-pandemic SA.

Datacentrix scores lucrative govt tenders, eyes Teraco switch

The Alviva subsidiary wins several multimillion-rand deals with the South African government and will migrate its infrastructure to the Teraco environment.

Food delivery, crime-fighting drones coming soon

Within the next 12 to 18 months, drone services for food delivery and law enforcement will gain traction, pushed by 5G deployment, says Ericsson.

Open call for ‘disruptive’ tech for tourism sector

The tourism department and innovation agency invite innovators to apply for funding for the development of technologies that will address the tourism sector’s needs.