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National railway TransNamib is aiming to double the volume of freight which it moves, CEO Johny Smith told a recent Transport Events online conference.
TransNamib currently carries 1·6 million tonnes of freight per year across various commodity groups, and Smith said it was looking to boost this to around 3 million tonnes/year by 2023… read more
Victoria Falls lies on the mighty Zambezi River, forming a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Known as the “Smoke that Thunders” because of the clouds of mist that rise up when it’s in flood, it’s the largest sheet of falling water in the world. And as one of the world’s Seven Natural Wonders, it’s an experie… read more
Emirates has added another flight from Dubai to Harare, via Lusaka, taking the total number of flights to three a week.
The extra flight will operate on Fridays, using a Boeing 777-300ER, complementing the Saturday and Monday flights.
Flight EK714 … read more
Global hospitality design expert, Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) is celebrating the opening of a new 162-key Holiday Inn in the Zambian capital of Lusaka. DMA's design successfully incorporates the brand's next generation design principles; open-lobby, local food & beverage offerings and fully connected work-station area, all within th… read more
Days after Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority granted one of its carriers, Fly540 license to commence international operations, the agency has also licensed two other domestic carriers, Jambojet and Jetways airlines right to being international operations.
According to businessdailyafrica. com, with the approval competition amon… read more
More South African business travellers have started travelling into Africa, according to FCM Travel Solutions.
Bonnie Smith, General Manager FCM Travel Solutions revealed that travel to Kenya has picked up again, followed closely by Botswana and Zambia. Mozambique and Ghana have seen a revival when it comes to business… read more
Sylvestre Radegonde, the new Tourism Minister for the Seychelles, will also hold the portfolio of Foreign Affairs – a marked departure from the past government where Tourism was enjoined by Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine.The new Minister, in his first address yesterday to the nation after being sworn in, urged the tourism industr… read more
Proflight Zambia has increase the number of weekly flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg to seven.
Daily flights give a a far larger capacity, connecting into Proflight's Zambian domestic networl.
South Africa’s privately-owned airline Airlink is ending its 23-year-old franchise agreement with South African Airways. The airline entered a strategic alliance with South African Airways in 1997. Today, the airline revealed its new stunning livery to match its rebranding.
Airlink revealed its brand new livery today as it al… read more
From November 16, and until December 13, Air Namibia flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town (via Walvis Bay) will be suspended.
The temporary suspension of its 2 routes to South Africa is the consequence of the dispatch for maintenance of 2 of its 4 Embraer ERJ-135, for a period of 4 weeks (from November 16), exp… read more