Travel news Zambia

• Rail
• 30/05/2020 08:21

TAZARA: Track ok, operations restarted

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has re-constructed the track formation that got damaged at KM32 in Mwakanga (32Km South West of Dar es Salaam), following a landslide that occurred on 30th April 2020 and resulted in the track being rendered impassable.

With this development, full operations have resumed and trains have… read more

• Rail
• 24/05/2020 05:56

TAZARA operations interupted by landslide

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) is frantically working on restoring train operations following a disruption occasioned by a landslide that occurred on 30th April 2020 around the Mwakanga area, 32 kilometres South-West of Dar es Salaam.

The landslide was caused by heavy and persistent rainfall in the area, which weaken… read more

• Miscellaneous
• Destinations
• 17/05/2020 08:55

Zambia reopens border with Tanzania

Zambia reopened its Nakonde border with Tanzania on Friday for cargo after a five-day closure of the key transit point for copper and cobalt exports and fuel imports, but people were still not allowed to cross, a provincial minister told Reuters.

President Edgar Lungu had shut the border on Sunday after the town of Nakonde recorded 76 case… read more

• Destinations
• 14/05/2020 05:36

Zambia: President Lungu re-opens Victoria Falls

President EDGAR LUNGU has opened the Victoria falls to the public which was closed due to the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic. President LUNGU says he wants key sectors of the economy running whilst observing the new normal of following Covid 19 health guidelines.

The President also said government will give incentives to sectors such … read more

• Miscellaneous
• Destinations
• 13/05/2020 06:23

Zambia, Tanzania in talks over border closure

Zambia and Tanzania are in talks over public health management amid the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the former shut its joint international border, officials said.

Last Saturday, Zambia recorded as many as 85 virus cases, 76 of which were detected in Nakonde. Chitalu Chilufya, Zambia’ s health minister, said both the countries were p… read more

• Rail
• 31/03/2020 14:39

TAZARA without cross border traffic

From next week, the TAZARA passenger trains will not cross the border between Tanzania and Zambia. Instead, the passenger trains will run within the respective boundaries of Tanzania and Zambia.

• Flights
• 31/03/2020 14:22

Also Proflight Zambia halts flights

However, Proflight has already published a reduced schedule for the period between 1st of May and 30th of June 2020

• Flights
• 31/03/2020 14:15

Mahogany Air suspends all flights

• Flights
• 07/02/2020 11:09

Press Release: AIRLINK WILL CONTINUE OPERATING ON ROUTES ABANDONED BY SAA

Airlink, the privately-run South African airline, will operate services linking Johannesburg with Port Elizabeth, Entebbe, Ndola and Luanda after 29 February 2020, even though its franchise partner, SAA, will stop serving those destinations from that date.

“We want to reassure travellers that as far as Airlink is … read more

• Flights
• 01/02/2020 08:47

Proflight Zambia increases capacity to Johannesnburg

Beginning mid-Februarypassengers can fly four times in week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays on the Ndola-Johannesburg route.