by chantelle | Jul 24, 2026 | News
On Friday 17 July, I attended the launch of the “Green Piketberg” Route 366 in the village of Goedverwacht—the heart of this regenerative tourism initiative. After presenting the DEDAT Tourism Ambassador Programme in the region earlier this year, it felt like a...
by chantelle | Jul 21, 2026 | News
On Friday 10 July in Hawston, the Griekwa community gathered for a moment that felt both ancient and urgently present: the ceremonial finishing and blessing of a !Haru oms, the traditional mat house that has anchored Griqua identity for generations. I was honoured to...
by chantelle | Jul 21, 2026 | News
On Saturday, we gathered at the Rupert Museum to celebrate an important milestone in the DEDAT Visit Stellenbosch Tourist Guide Training Programme. Sixteen new tour guides officially received their guiding badges and cards, including nine Adventure Guides and seven...
by chantelle | Jul 21, 2026 | News
I have journeyed with Pynotage Youth Development Academy (PYDA) for over 10 years and continue to be impressed by the quality, consistency, and real-world success of their youth training, development, and work placement outcomes in the tourism and wine sectors....
by chantelle | Jul 21, 2026 | News
I recently facilitated a partnership development workshop for NPO leaders in the SCAN network—and it reinforced a simple reality: SDG #17: Partnerships for the Goals is the enabling force behind all the SDGs. Without it, socio-economic development initiatives cannot...
by chantelle | Jul 21, 2026 | News
DEDAT Tourism Ambassador Co-developer Workshops were recently convened in Drakenstein (Paarl) and Bergrivier (Piketberg), bringing together a diverse cross-section of municipal leadership, tourism stakeholders, tourism businesses, heritage representatives, NPOs, and...
