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Sufficient water in the Fish River Canyon for the upcoming hiking season
The Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), in collaboration with Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), have announced that there is sufficient water in the Fish River Canyon for the upcomi… read more
Durban: Nine beaches are currently closed
The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has release… read more
Delta Air Lines expands African service: resumes Nigeria flights, and more
Delta Air Lines is reinforcing its position as the leading U.S. carrier to Africa by relaunching daily service from New York-JFK to Lagos, Nigeria, starting December 1st. This initiative complements its existing daily service between Atlanta and Lagos, offering a total of 14 weekly flights to Nigeria in December and 10 weekly fligh… read more
Dubai initiates construction of ‘World’s Largest’ airport
Dubai has commenced construction on what is touted to be the “world’s largest” airport terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport aka Dubai World Central (DWC). With a projected cost of around $35 billion, the new terminal aims to accommodate 260 million passengers annually, boasting five parallel runways and 400 aircraft … read more
LIFT temporarily suspends one of its daily routes to Durban
South African domestic airline LIFT has announced that it will temporarily discontinue one of its daily routes to Durban in Kw… read more
Tourism contributes N$14 Billion to GDP
The tourism sector in Namibia is a significant industry that directly contributes 6.9% to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which amounts to N$14.3 billion in monetary value. According to the 2022 Namibia Tourist Satellite Account Report, tourism-related industries employ a total of 57 277 individuals, accounting for 7.9%… read more
Dana Suspension: Minister’s actions are a step backwards
The Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative (ART) says, the suspension of DANA Airlines’ operations is a step backward, threatening safety and security in the sector. The ART in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Olumide Ohunayo
expressed disappointment with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development’s actions, which… read more
Addo Elephant National Park: Matyholweni Rest Camp experiencing an electricity supply problem
South African National Parks (SANParks) earlier today (27 April 2024) announced that the Matyholweni Rest Camp in … read more
Land-Linked Zambia event highlights Zambia's railway and transport vision for regional integration
During the Land-Linked Zambia event held on April 4-5, 2024, Honourable Frank Tayali, Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics, outlined the nation’s ambitious plans to become a central transport hub in Southern Africa. The conference, themed ‘Connecting Zambia by Land,’ brought together industry experts to discuss enhancing tr… read more
ONCF seeks to complete Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line before 2030 World Cup
MOROCCO: National operator ONCF is stepping up the pace of planning and preliminary construction work for the 40bn dirhams high speed line between Kénitra and Marrakech.
Due to open between September and November 2029 in time for the FIFA World Cup being staged the following year in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, the 430 … read more
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