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Challenge accepted - charting a solar path to energy security

3rd annual Solar Power Africa conference explores routes to a sustainable future.

Financing a revolution

Bridging the climate finance gap through collaboration and innovation

Hobby-X 2026 Returns to Kyalami with “The Great Escape” – A Celebration of Creativity, Imagination and Play!

Hobby-X 2025: Bigger, Bolder, and Packed with Creative Energy

Johannesburg, South Africa – Hobby-X, South Africa’s ultimate expo for all things creative, returns from 1 – 4 May 2025 for another unforgettable edition celebrating passion, hands-on fun, and creative living.

AERO South Africa will take place 10 - 12 June 2026 at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg

Messe Frankfurt South Africa is pleased to announce that AERO South Africa, the leading trade show for the general aviation community, will take place from 10 - 12 June 2026 at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg.

Two Weeks to Go Until AERO South Africa 2025 at Lanseria International Airport

We’re just two weeks away from the 5th edition of AERO South Africa, taking place from 25–27 June 2025 at Lanseria International Airport. As a dedicated general aviation business-to-business event in Southern Africa, AERO South Africa continues to create a valuable platform for the industry to connect, engage, and grow.

Cape Town - Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town 2026 returns

Cape Town - Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town 2026 returns to CTICC 2 from 14–16 July 2026, marking an exciting new chapter for Africa’s premier business-focused sourcing platform for the textile, fashion and apparel industry.

TEXPERTISE & ALLFASHION SOURCING NETWORKING FUNCTIONS SPARKS POWERFUL DIALOGUE ON AFRICA’S TEXTILE FUTURE.

This week’s Texpertise & Allfashion Sourcing Networking Functions, hosted in Cape Town (20 May) and Johannesburg (22 May), brought together a powerful coalition of textile and fashion stakeholders from across South Africa and beyond. Organised by Messe Frankfurt South Africa and supported by the global Texpertise Network of Messe Frankfurt, the events form a strategic lead-up to the Allfashion Sourcing (AFS) 2025 trade show, taking place from 8–10 July 2025 at the CTICC 1 in Cape Town.

Skills Crisis and Technological Disruption Confronted at Automechanika Johannesburg CEO Breakfast

Automechanika Johannesburg convened experts from South Africa’s automotive industry at its first CEO breakfast of 2026 at the South African German Chamber of Commerce, where speakers warned that the sector’s ability to compete and grow will hinge on tackling a deepening skills crisis, while responding decisively to rapid technological disruption.

Automechanika Johannesburg Catalyses Industry Transformation

The milestone 10th edition of Automechanika Johannesburg, held from 28 to 30 October, brought together industry leaders, innovators, and automotive specialists to its new venue, Gallagher Convention Centre, to explore the future of South Africa's automotive aftermarket sector.

boatica Cape Town showcases the thriving South African boatbuilding sector

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

BOATING WORLD TO ATTEND BOATICA 2023 WITH A DISPLAY OF THE BEST IN LUXURY YACHTING