Africa

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the suspension of Silverstone Air’s Dash 8 fleet following an audit.A statement from KCAA confirms that, effective November 19, the fleet can resume…

The Spirit of the Masai Mara, a boutique lodge in Kenya’s private Siana Conservancy, is under new management.Offbeat Safaris has taken over reservations for the lodge from mid-November and owner…

Wilderness Safaris’ desert retreat in Namibia’s extraordinary Sossusvlei area, Little Kulala, has closed for remodelling.Scheduled to reopen in June, the refurbished camp will maintain the…

Visit Stellenbosch, the town’s new destination marketing company, aims to package Stellenbosch beyond its recognised wine and food offering to unlock tourism potential.“Our mission is to i…

Five Palm Jumeirah has added two new stellar names to the upcoming Luvya festival.The event, which will take place at the hotel from December 12th-14th, will now welcome the record-breaking DJs and pr…

For tourist purposes, Cave 13b is the focal point of the Pinnacle Point cave system, the given name suggesting the number of caves that have been and are being excavated along this stretch of rocky co…

Jonathan Hudson has been appointed general manager at Matetsi Victoria Falls.Hudson will take over from Franco Rienzo, who has been general manager of the property for the past two and a half years, o…

Construction of the Port of Durban’s new cruise terminal has started.Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) consortium, in which MSC Cruises is a partner …

The longest beachfront promenade in Africa was officially opened on November 16 in Durban.The 750m extension of the promenade has increased the promenade to over eight kilometres, from Blue Lagoon to …

Embraer has confirmed that Air Peace has signed a contract for three additional E195-E2s, confirming purchase rights from the original contract, signed in April this year.The deal was signed today at …