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2022 Skytrax: FlySafair named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa
For the second year in a row, South African airline FlySafair has been named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Fastjet (Zimbabwe) came in second in the ranking, followed by Jambojet, fly540 (both Kenya) and Lift, also from … read more
New rhino population estimates released
According to a report to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups, the total rhino population worldwi… read more
$500m Trapped Funds: Unending Crisis Stifling Operations, Burdening Air Travellers
Nigerian air travellers are going through a hard time travelling out of the country with hyper-inflated airfares from foreign airlines, which have skyrocketed to N2 million and N5 million on economy seats. OLUSEGUN KOIKI writes.
Events in the Nigerian aviation industry have been engulfed in crisis since the first quarter of 2022 at a time … read more
Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2022 - March 2023) outlook
According to the findings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* ar… read more
Air Tanzania to land in Burundi in Q1 2023
Air Tanzania wants to build a strong intra-African network. As a prelude to its expansion into West Africa, the company is working on establishing air links between Tanzania and all its neighbouring countries.
Air Tanzania continues its African expansion. The Tanzanian state-owned carrier plans to open a direct route to… read more
ProFlight Zambia makes Malawi its second international destination
Operating since 2011, ProFlight Zambia has so far been heavily focused on the domestic market. The Zambian private carrier is now eyeing the international niche where there is competition.
On 1 June 2023, ProFlight Zambia is expected to launch a Lusaka - Mfuwe - Lilongwe route. The private carrier is planning three weekly … read more
Air Belgium connects Belgium and South Africa and thirty-eight other destinations on the African con
With the launch of its new routes between Brussels Airport, Johannesburg and Cape Town, Air Belgium offers business and leisure travellers direct flights to South Africa and thirty-eight destinations in Southern Africa.
Air Belgium restores direct air connections between Belgium and South Africa. From September 14, travellers will t… read more
Air Zimbabwe, Airports Company partner Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo
The Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo continues to attract quality and credible sponsors as evidenced by the coming on board of Air Zimbabwe and the Airports Company of Zimbabwe for the upcoming expo to be held from 13 to 15 October.
The 15th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo will be held in Bulawayo and is expe… read more
Airlink strengthens its presence in Mozambique with the opening of a route between CPT and MPM
Mozambique is Airlink's most important international market in terms of services. Today, the South African private carrier is helping to boost economic exchanges (USD 3.8 billion in 2020) between these two neighbouring countries in southern Africa.
Airlink's Mozambican network benefits from a new route. Cape Town - Maputo, as… read more
Rehabilitation of Railway Line from Victoria Falls to Chingola
The project to rehabilitate approximately 1029 km of railway track, from the border with Zimbabwe in the south (Livingstone) to the border with DCR (Dem. Rep. of Congo) (Chingola) in the north, is being implemented in two phases. The project involves the rehabilitation of the track superstructure, as well as, the installations of t… read more
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