Africa

Shipwreck Lodge recently opened in Namibia’s famous Skeleton Coast Central Concession, between the Hoarusib and Hoanib Rivers, in the Skeleton Coast Park.Katja Haase, Marketing Manager of the lo…

Kapama, outside Hoedspruit in the Kruger National Park area, recently completed the construction of its own tarred 1.5km runway, to be used by its newly acquired and branded Pilatus PC12NG aircraft.Th…

South African Airways (SAA) has added capacity to the Eastern Cape for business travellers between East London and Johannesburg.SAA currently operates 24 flights per week between Johannesburg and East…

Shark-cage diving is in the spotlight, after a study published in the journal Conservation Physiology revealed the possible consequences of shark-cage diving.Currently, great white shark-cage diving i…

Riebeek Valley in the Western Cape sees its upmarket art event, Solo Studios, growing the footprint of art tourism for the region.Klaus Piprek, the originator and organiser of Solo Studios, says that …

AVANI Maseru hotel in Lesotho has a new look.The hotel has recently completed a R25m (€1.7m) revamp, that included an overhaul of all 105 hotel rooms, the hotel’s water supply and reticulat…

The Bungee Tower at Adrift Riverbase in Jinja, Uganda has closed indefinitely due to a landslide that occurred underneath the building structure caused by heavy rainfall.Jinja Municipal Council declar…

Airlink and FlySafair’s competition tribunal hearing has been set for July 5-10. The hearing was requested by the airlines in order to address and allay Competition Commission concerns.In Februa…

Fancourt Hotel and Estate, situated on the Garden Route in George, Western Cape, will be undergoing a series of upgrades over the next few months.The Spa at Fancourt will see facilities such as the Ro…

The Kilifair and Karibu Tourism Fair is scheduled to open on Friday (June 1). It will take place in Moshi in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania and will run for three days, ending…