The government of Tanzania has pledged to undertake an environmental impact assessment for its proposed hydroelectric plant in the Selous Game Reserve. This comes after international opposition to the…
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Regency Group opens new hotel in Menlyn, Pretoria
The Regency Group opened its newest hotel, The Regency Apartment Hotel, in Menlyn, Pretoria, on Thursday June 28.The R350-million (€21.8m) ‘urban’ hotel was created to welcome both le…
New wildlife corridor to link Eburru Forest to Lake Naivasha
The Eburru Forest Management Trust Fund is constructing a wildlife corridor that will link Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake in Kenya that is part of the Great Rift Valley, and the forest.The Eburru F…
Etihad suspends Dar es Salaam service
Etihad Airways, the national carrier and second-largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be suspending flights between Abu Dhabi and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.The airline responded to a…
Portion of wildlife-rich Masai Mara region earmarked for military facility
Over 1 000-hectares of Kenya’s Masai Mara region has been targeted by government for purchase to set up a new military facility.This was announced late last week in a gazette notice posted by th…
Zimbabwe’s new airline to take off soon
Zimbabwe’s new airline, Sol Air, is expected to take-off in September this year with reliable domestic and regional flights.Nkosilathi Sibanda, Managing Director told local newspaper, The Indepe…
Register for the Cape’s Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference
Registration is open for The Business of Wine and Food Tourism Conference, which will take place at the Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch, Western Cape on October 17, featuring a panel of local and inte…
Zimbabwe woos Chinese tourists with visa relaxation
The Zimbabwe government will be relaxing visa restrictions for Chinese tourists entering the country as of July 1, in an effort to boost inbound tourism.The new visa regime will see China migrating fr…
Saxon Hotel commemorates birth of Mandela with new package
To mark the forthcoming centenary of the birth of the late South African president and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela, The Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa and Shambala Private Game Reserve are introduci…
Radisson Blu named Africa’s fastest growing hotel brand
Radisson Blu, part of the Radisson Hotel Group, has taken over as the fastest growing hotel brand in Africa with the largest number of hotels under construction in Africa, according to this year&rsquo…