Travel news Malawi

• Rail
• 22/11/2023 07:18

Zambia Railways resumes Mulobezi train service

Zambia Railways Limited has recommenced its train operations between Livingstone in the Southern Province and Mulobezi in the Western Province. The service, suspended in May due to the unsafe condition of Bombwe Bridge, resumed on November 14 following successful repairs funded by the government.

Engineer Fred Mwila, the Acti… read more

• Flights
• 22/11/2023 07:14

South African Airways suspends flights to Malawi

South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will suspend services from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) in … read more

• Destinations
• 16/11/2023 21:56

Malawi launches 'Visit Malawi' branded cab in London

Malawi has on Wednesday launched "Visit Malawi" branded taxi in London in a bid to position Malawi as the best tourism destination in the world. Minister of Tourism Vera Kamtukule launched the taxi in London along with some ministry and embassy officials.

Writing on her face book wall, Kamtukule said this endeavour is not merely abo… read more

• Flights
• 07/11/2023 05:15

Malawi Airlines introduces a Boeing 737-700 to replace its Dash 8-400

Malawi Airlines is planning to expand its network by opening several regional routes. In preparation for this expansion, the airline, in which Ethiopian Airlines is a minority shareholder, is banking on higher-capacity modules.

• Flights
• 05/11/2023 20:27

SAA returns to Brazil with two intercontinental routes

South African Airways (SAA) has relaunched service to Sao Paulo—marking the only intercontinental destination to which the airline operates.

The carrier commenced flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport (GRU) on Oct. 31. It will operate the route 2X-weekly. … read more

• Flights
• 05/11/2023 20:16

Airlink Expands South Africa-Malawi Operations

Southern African carrier Airlink is expanding its South Africa–Malawi operations with additional flights between Johannesburg and Lilongwe from 16 December 2023. The airline says that it “launched services to both Lilongwe and Blantyre in its foray into the Malawi market, which became the 15th  country in its comprehensive rou… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 05/11/2023 20:10

The role of the AfCFTA Agreement in Africa’s Tourism drive

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, as one of the flagship projects of the African Union’s Agenda 2063: “the Africa We Want”, entered into force on 30 May 2019 following the deposit of the twenty-second (22nd) instrument of ratification of the Agreement. Following the decision of the 13th Extraordinary Sess… read more

• Rail
• 20/10/2023 12:29

Zambia to rehabilitate three rail lines in 2024

Zambia plans to rehabilitate 150 km of the Zambia Railways, TAZARA, and Mulobezi Railway lines, the 2024 budget documents have revealed. Total railway transport rehabilitation is expected to reach 67 million Kwacha, up from K57 million in the 2023 budget, according to the figures in the budget.

The Ministry of Finance has all… read more

• Destinations
• 12/10/2023 21:55

Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2023 - February 2024) outlook!

According to the findings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-27), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for most of the period from October 2023 to December 2023. The north-western part of Angola… read more

• Flights
• 11/10/2023 03:56

Connecting the continent to North America

The latest edition of Africa Showcase successfully concluded after two weeks of engaging activities across four key cities: Seattle, Denver, Fort Lauderdale and Boston. Africa Showcase, known as North America’s premier Africa-focused travel trade show, provided an excellent mix of networking opportunities, destination insights and val… read more