by Stephen Hickmore | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, News
New National Minimum wage announced- The Minister of Employment and Labour has published Gazettes setting out the increases in the National Minimum Wage, various Sectoral Determinations as well as the “earnings threshold”. These will be effective on 1 March 2021. In...
by admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, News
The internationally renowned Club Med brand is preparing to make its South African debut with the creation of a picturesque resort on the Dolphin Coast. Tophotelnews.com reports – Due to start welcoming guests next year, this beachfront resort outside Durban...
by Stephen Hickmore | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
UK quarantine hotels – I am busy interpreting the ‘package deal’ hotel quarantine rules for UK nationals entering the UK from red list countries starting 15th Feb. This is how I see it so far: You will be transported from the airport to your billet...
by admin | Jan 21, 2021 | Featured, News
IOL.co.za reports – While prominent hotels, feeling the financial impact of Covid-19 on tourism, are closing their doors, City Lodge Hotel Group is expanding with the introduction of Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City in Midrand. In a few weeks time, the 168-room,...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, News
Chefs with Compassion’s future of rescuing food to provide nutritious meals for hungry South Africans has been secured for the next 18 months, courtesy of a partnership with specialist insurance company, Compass Insure. The sponsorship comes at a pivotal time for...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Featured, News
COVID Vaccine news – Excuse the bad pun but, this is news worth spreading. Article from www.iol.co.za – Stephen Durban – South Africa’s health ministry said on Thursday that the country would get 1.5 million vaccines from the Serum Institute of...
by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Featured, News
UK celebrity Gregg Wallace, best known for presenting MasterChef and being a food expert, says there’s nothing quite like a South African braai. In a new series for ITV – ‘South Africa with Gregg Wallace” – it’s clear that Gregg fell in love with the country: its...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 4, 2021 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
Happy New Year from Stephen Hickmore Traditionally I would publish a New Year message containing words of effusive optimism for the coming year; this year I am not. Please, I’m not being negative. I just believe that it’s OK to hope that 2021 is simply not...
