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Rhino sanctuary rescues 12-hour old rhino calf
The Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has taken in a 12-hour old rhino calf on Thursday afternoon, 9 December. The calf was discovered, rescued and brought to the sanctuary by a South African National Parks (SANParks) team who were performing a routine operation i… read more
UK removes South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe etc. from the travel red list
According to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, the Government of the United Kingdom is set to remove all eleven countries from the travel red list as of 15 December 2021 at 04:00.
The list, which was reintroduced in late November 2021 as a precaution after the emergence of the Omicron variant, currentl… read more
South Africa to launch new eVisa system in March 2022
South Africa's Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has announced during the presentation of his … read more
SAA restarts flight to Lagos Nigeria amid fanfare
South Africa Airways on Sunday made a grand entry into Nigeria as it returns back on the Johannesburg-Lagos route 18 months after temporarily withdrawing from the lucrative route.
The South African Airways (SAA) flight touched down at 8.04 pm on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos amid excitement from … read more
Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR
In a shock reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website on Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five Southern African countries into its global network.
It was only this past Thursday, December 9, wh… read more
South African Tourism gets New Acting CEO
The Board of South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed the organization’s Chief Marketing officer Themba Khumalo as SAT’s new Ac… read more
Global travel agency associations agree; Closing borders is not the answer
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Association of South African Travel Agencies (ASATA), Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA) and World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA), collectively re… read more
Time to change the face of Cape Town tourism
The City of Cape Town says it wants to change the perception that tourism in the city is limited to the city’s major attractions and is looking to encourage visitors and locals to explore the city’s hidden gems. The 20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a big blow to the country’s tourism sector. Covid-19-induced lockdown restricti… read more
MSC Orchestra suffers COVID outbreak in Durban, cruises suspended
A number of passengers aboard MSC Orchestra in Durban, South Africa have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the cruise ship into lockdown upon her return to port. MSC Orchestra arrived back in port on Friday, with several cases of COVID-19 onboard, prompting authorities to place the ship on lockdown while all guests were re-test… read more
AirLink’s CEO on the future of its fleet
Although South African regional carrier AirLink is currently focused on surviving the global health crisis and restoring its balance sheet, the airline’s leadership already has an idea of what the future of the carrier’s fleet will look like. This was discussed during an interview with AirLink CEO Roger Foster in November as part of our F… read more
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