Our front cover for this edition features an iconic rhino viewing safari scene from the image bank of South African Tourism. An appropriate image considering the rhino poaching issue that will be debated at the SATSA 2014 Conference, from 08 to 09 August at the Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, during a session titled 'Preserving our rhino – pro-trade versus anti-trade'.
The rhino horn trade debate in this edition includes a Statement by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, a summary on the OSCAP Conference by Susan Barrett an opinion piece by the late Brian Sandberg, titled 'A Litmus Test for Environmental Governance'. (Read these articles on pages 27 to 31).
In the Attractions section of this edition, we feature Cape Town's V&A Waterfront (page 08), and profile the artists of Seychelles (pages 10 to 14). Our regular features in the Business section include the SATSA MIR on the latest inbound travel and hotel occupancy statistics (page 16), plus much more.
