As Africa’s Travel Indaba shines a global spotlight on Durban and KwaZulu-Natal, attention is also turning to the local businesses powering the tourism experience behind the scenes.

As Africa’s Travel Indaba shines a global spotlight on Durban and KwaZulu-Natal, attention is also turning to the local businesses powering the tourism experience behind the scenes. One of them is Syavaya Tours — a homegrown KZN company that has risen from humble beginnings to become an official shuttle service provider for this year’s event. It’s also a success story of how tourism incubation programmes and local support can help small businesses grow into major industry players.  Guest: Phetheni Mbonambi: Director, Siyavaya Tours,