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Airzim to buy new planes, expand routes in 2022
TREASURY will support flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, to recapitalise through acquisition of new planes and expand its routes in 2022 under the airline's six-year strategic turn-around plan. The plan was unveiled by Finance and Economic Development Minister Prof Mthuli Ncube in his 2022 national budget last week.
Minister Ncube s… read more
Kenya has no plan to close borders due to New Covid-19 variant from South Africa
Kenya said Sunday it was not planning to close its borders immediately due to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant believed to have originated from South Africa.
According to Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache, the government was determined to ensure Kenyans operate in an environment that is not hampered by an economic depression as a r… read more
WHO criticizes travel bans over Covid-19 omicron variant
The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant.
WHO's regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, called on countries to follow science and international health regulations in order to avoid using travel r… read more
New Covid-19 variant: United Arab Emirates bans travelers from Southern Africa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is suspendeding flights from South Africa, Lesotho, … read more
Passengers stuck inside KLM planes inbound from South Africa
Passengers onboard two KLM flights that arrived from South Africa earlier today appear to be stranded on the aircraft at Schiphol. The passengers are being held while they await the results of a COVID test, as Europe continues to shut down connections to southern Africa over worries of a new variant of the virus. Passengers were eventually allow… read more
Airlines Association of Southern Africa ...
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) notes with distress the UK government’s announcement that it will place South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini back onto its “Red List” of countries to which it imposes severe travel restrictions and quarantines.
“While we respect every nation’s sovereign ri… read more
Witness the zebra migration in Botswana
When thinking of animal migrations in Africa, the first thing that springs to mind is the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. And although this event is a phenomenal bucket-list experience, there are many other migrations that are worth experiencing in Africa.
One of these is the zebra migration in northern Botswana. … read more
Mack Air to launch daily flights between Victoria Falls and Hwange
Mack Air, the first private commercial operator in Botswana to be granted an International Scheduled Service License, has annou… read more
Better cooperation between Namibia & Botswana to benefit tourism
THE Namibian Wetland Route Association has called for better bilateral agreement between Namibia and Botswana to ensure an easy flow of travel for tourists, which will benefit both Namibian and Botswana operators along the Chobe River.
The chairperson of the organisation, Simone Micheletti, during an interview with The Namibi… read more
Poaching crisis: Botswana moves all rhinos out of Okavango Delta!
According to a media statement by Dr Kabelo J. Senyatso, the director at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in … read more
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