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South Africa: Intercity bus service Greyhound resumes operations
South African intercity bus service Greyhound, which ceased operations in early 2021, has announced on its social media channels the resumption of services in … read more
Flights from SA to St Helena restart – but you need to quarantine on arrival, for now
Airlink flights from between South Africa and the remote island of St Helena resume on Saturday, following a two-year disconnection due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
St Helena is one of the most remote islands in the world. Until the construction of the island's airport in 2016, the only way to access St Helena was via ship on a … read more
Africa’s Travel Indaba to showcase continent’s diverse tourism offerings
With the return of tourism activities in Africa having seen a leap in the first quarter of the year, the continent’s tourism sector is bracing itself to once again conduct business at the upcoming Africa’s Travel Indaba.
The successful hosting of the 16th Meetings Africa event by South Africa has sent a strong signal to the world about the… read more
A giant step for Africa tourism
Africa is finally putting the dreaded, and costly, PCR test for vaccinated travelers in the rearview mirror. In the past month Kenya, Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia and Tanzania all lifted the requirement for fully vaccinated travelers to present a negative Covid-19 test. And this week, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa … read more
Afrail Express High-Speed Passenger Rail Systems to connect the african continent
Afrail Express seeks to transport more than 600 million paying passengers and more than 500 million packages through its express courier service, every week.
Afrailways is developing Afrail Express as a high-speed passenger rail system, based on Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Technology, to connect the entire African continent, from South Af… read more
World Bank launches Wildlife Conservation Bond for rhinos in South Africa
The black rhino population suffered the most dramatic decline out of all the species in recent years. Between 1970 and 1993, the population of black rhino dropped by 96%, going from an estimated 65 000 to only 2300 surviving in the wild. … read more
Big travel changes coming for South Africa – including a new ID system
The Department of Home Affairs is working on a number of new technologies which it says will help speed up travel times.
In its recently tabled annual performance plan for 2022/2023, the department said this will include the introduction of new biometric solutions at both the country’s airports and land borders.
The country is also i… read more
Air Belgium to launch fligths to South Africa
Belgian charter airline Air Belgium is set to launch flights to South Africa. Effective 14 September 2022, the airline will operat… read more
Botswana to host 5th and 2022 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) & Awards
Botswana will host the 5th and 22nd edition of the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) at the Grand Palm GICC.
Themed “Igniting Intra-Africa tourism through inclusive intra-Africa trade, partnerships and Investments”, the intra-African travel game-changing event will take place in Gaborone in November 2022 and is expected … read more
South Africa eases entry requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers!
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday announced in an address to the nation the easing of several Covid-19 restrictions as part of … read more
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