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Airlink inaugurates Entebbe in Uganda
Intra-African flights are gradually returning to normality as travel restrictions are eased. With this momentum, Airlink, Southern Africa's leading regional carrier, is spreading its wings to the east of the continent.
Airlink, Southern Africa's largest regional carrier is gradually rebuilding its network. The airline inau… read more
Kenya Airways and 18 other SkyTeam members commit to IATA's 25by2025 initiative
Launched by IATA on September 26, 2019, the 25by2025 initiative, which is a voluntary commitment, aims to increase the number of women in airline leadership positions by 25% over current staffing levels, or a minimum representation of 25% by 2025.
On Thursday, September 9, SkyTeam, which groups 19 airlines including Kenya … read more
Fly Okavango set to launch in November
Botswana’s national airline flies to destinations within that country as well as to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa. Air Botswana does not operate a major international route network that facilitates the arrival of overseas tourists.
Botswana has always relied on major international airports in neighbourin… read more
Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2021 - March 2022) outlook
According to the findings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely t… read more
Privatisation of Air Botswana: what if this time is right?
Initiated five years ago, all attempts to privatise Air Botswana have so far failed.
And yet, the Botswana State has still not given up hope of finding an investor to revitalise the national carrier, which has been loss-making for several years. This is what is at stake in the discussions recently opened with a potential partner.
Botswana rolls out e-visa regime to boost tourism and investments
The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched the Online Visa Application Platform.
Speaking during the launch, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs Ms. Anna Mokgethi said through the platform applicants will be able to apply f… read more
Tembo Plains Camp
Great Plains, the iconic eco-tourism company is thrilled to announce the much anticipated Tembo Plains Camp, scheduled to open in August 2021. The new Zimbabwean opening, located on the private 118,000-hectare Sapi Reserve, whose northern border is over 40kms of the Zambezi River. The well-known Mana Pools Reserve, a UNESCO … read more
Zimbabwe – two tourism land borders to reopen
Zimbabwe has reopened the Victoria Falls land border with Zambia for fully vaccinated tourists to allow the smooth flow of tourists between the two neighboring countries. The development follows the successful rollout of a vaccination program that has seen more than 60 percent of residents in the border town of Victoria Falls being v… read more
Great Plains' new Botswana tours transform guests into explorers
Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation, and his wife, Beverly, will be launching a new range of conservation expeditions in Botswana.
The expeditions will be about discovery-based adventures, as opposed to ticking off a checklist, and will contribute to science by cataloguing events and wildlife. Travelers will reli… read more
Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe re-opens the Victoria Falls & Kazungula border post for vaccinated persons
The Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, has announced during a post-Cabinet briefing on 27 July 2021 that the Victoria Falls border post (… read more
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