The Event
Events Organisers in Cape Town

The online portal to the African events industry. South Africa's most read monthly events industry trade.

We find out what’s new in year-end events and which trends will take your next party from drab to fab. The annual celebration of Tourism Month in September underscores the importance of the industry to growing South Africa’s GDP, job creation, empowerment, transformation, conservation and sustainability. The Gautrain continues to open up the gems in Johannesburg and Pretoria to its passengers, making it easier to do business, commute, meet, shop and play. Welcome to the Event, a division of Film & Event Media. We’re a South Africa-based publishing house that is focused on everything film and events in Africa and around the world. The Event is Africa’s leading business-events industry magazine. The Event offers you the platform to reach that audience (international and regional) on a month-to-month basis, through a focused business-to-business publication. Founded in 2003, Film & Event Media produces business-to-business publications, and acts as an online media hub for the film and events industries. The Event is printed by Exhibit Print and their suppliers have The Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification. The magazine is printed on Hi-Q 80gsm gloss, wood free white paper, which is sourced from sustainably managed forests, and uses vegetable-oil-based, environmentally-friendly inks conforming to the highest European standards. The South African government says violence between metered taxi drivers and drivers who use Uber’s ride-hailing app threatens the country’s tourism industry. Entrenching its position in Sub-Saharan Africa as a leading hospitality provider in the region, Marriott International bagged two major hotel category awards at the Business Traveler Africa Awards for 2017, recently held in Cape Town. The Event issue 9 brings you a special look at the festivities taking place during Tourism Month, and we also explore popular trends and ideas for making your year-end party extraordinary.