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Namibia/Botswana: Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno border post operates 24/7
The Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) has announced that the Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno border post between Namibia and … read more
Angola gives itself two years to certify Catumbela and Lubango airports
Angola welcomes an average of 3.5 million air passengers per year, of which around 70% are handled by the Luanda hub (Quatro de Fevereiro) alone. Backed by its geographical position, the Portuguese-speaking country wants to multiply its gateways and attract more international passengers.
New Chiawa Safaris experience has star power
Chiawa Safaris, a collection of luxury safari camps in the Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa, will debut its Star Drift experience and Star Bed tower when it opens for the 2023 season on May 1.
The Star Drift experience includes a romantic floating private dinner on the Zambezi River aboard a custom-built pontoon boat followed … read more
Zambia: Lifting of all Covid-19 travel related restrictions at points of entry
The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) announced on 21 March 2023 (Ref No: ZNPHI/CIR/09/0004) that all Covid-19 travel related restrictions for entry into … read more
Hospitality and Tourism sector will boom with Sanwo-Olu’s Return…Sunmonu
President, Nigeria Hotel and Catering Institute (NHCI), Mr. Gbenga Sunmonu, says his association is over joyed at the reelection of governor Babajide sanwo-Olu for a second term in office.
According to him, his selection will have a multiplyer effects on growth of Hospitality, Tourism and catering businesses in the state.
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Mozambique announces visa exemption for 28 countries!´
The Government of Mozambique has introduced a visa waiver for citizens of 28 countries that present a low risk of illegal immigrati… read more
A potential Tourist site lies in ruins
In other countries, the gravesites of their first Presidents are historical sites, and tourists come from all parts of the world to see them. However, it is not the case in Liberia as the first President of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and his entire family's graves are abandoned by the government and are lying at the historic … read more
This town in the Western Cape has the cleanest air in South Africa
Swiss air quality technology company IQAir yesterday (14 March 2023) released the 5th Annual World Air Quality Report, which reveals details of the world’s most polluted countries, territories, and regions in 2022. For this year’s report, data from more… read more
Botswana wants to scrap passport requirement for Zimbabweans
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is flirting with a proposal to allow nationals of the two countries to use national identity cards (IDs) to enter either jurisdiction.
Currently, citizens from both countries require valid passports for cross-border travel. According to media reports emerging from Botswana at the week… read more
Namibia: MR118 (Rosh Pinah to Oranjemund) has been reopened
The Namibian Roads Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain Namibia's road sector, has informed the public that the MR118 (… read more
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