The Accommodation Industry in South Africa

While South Africa is a popular meetings, incentives, conferencing and events destination and travellers who combine leisure and business travel are a growing market it has been hard hit by the pandemic with international tourist arrivals expected to decrease by 58% to 78% in 2020. Wellness and medical tourism have boomed in recent years along with township and sports tourism which have been equally impacted. A recent survey indicated that a large percentage of accommodation businesses did not believe they would survive the pandemic.

Fleet Management in South Africa

Since June 2020 when the lockdown rules were relaxed and e-commerce resumed, the demand for courier services increased to the extent that there was a shortage of delivery vehicles as not all couriers have their own fleets. E-commerce offers opportunities for SMEs to enter the market with Takealot as an example not owning its own fleet but outsources delivery to independent SMEs and individuals.

The Broadcasting Industry and Manufacture of Decoders in South Africa

There are 333 radio stations including community stations in South Africa which is a widely accessible entertainment format, and despite the rise of new technologies such as streaming and podcasts, radio remains popular in South Africa with the SABC operates 19 radio stations and nine of the 10 most listened to stations. South Africa is five years behind the International Telecommunications Union deadline but plan to switch from analogue terrestrial television to digital television broadcasting in 2021 which includes the distribution of digital set-top boxes.

The impact of the Covid 19 virus on individual industries

The lockdown presents an opportunity to research new business and new markets to pursue when it lifts. To assist South African businesses in these difficult times, Who Owns Whom is offering a 50% discount on all industry reports purchased during this period.

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