More than 45 years after it first opened its doors in 1972, Club Med La Pointe aux Canonniers will reopen on November 10 after a more than R700 million (€39 million) refurbishment.The resort c…
Rwanda names its baby gorillas in star-studded ceremony
Rwanda’s Development Board (RDB) has completed its annual Kwita Izina festival. The festival, which took place from September 4-7, culminated with the naming of the gorillas born over the las…
Trafalgar and Sister Brands Expand Into Southern and Eastern Africa
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Major cash injection for Mpumalanga tourism company
The Graskop Gorge Lift Company in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is being given a further boost of R5 million (€300 000) by the Tourism Transformation Fund, which is set to jump-start further devel…
Maputo Airport receives new certification for international flights
Mozambique’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Carlos Mesquita, announced on Monday, that Maputo International Airport was now able to accept commercial flights, after its runway rece…
Biodiversity and ecotourism unlock opportunities for SA’s rural economy
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, says opportunities in the biodiversity economy, as well as wildlife and ecotourism products, have the potential to unlock the country’s rural econo…
AIRKENYA suspends coastal routes in 2019
AIRKENYA, the oldest operator to Lamu and the pioneer airline to offer scheduled flights into Ukunda, will suspend the three coastal routes of Diani, Lamu and Malindi, effective January 11, 2019.Th…
Thomas Cook Evacuates 300 Customers From Red Sea Hotel
Two Britons died under mysterious circumstances and several other Thomas Cook customers got ill at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada on Tuesday. Associat…
Cape Town dam levels above 60% for the first time since 2016
The City of Cape Town has reported that dam levels have improved slightly over the last week, and have passed the 60% mark for the first time since 2016.Over the past week, dam levels increased by …
Kulula passengers can now jump the Q
Passengers flying on kulula.com can now skip long boarding queues at the airport with the airline’s latest offering, Q-Jump.Luane Lavery, Brand Communications Manager at kulula.com and Britis…