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St Helena inches closer to commercial air service

The government of Saint Helena has announced that SA Airlink has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of a scheduled commercial air service to St Helena.SA Airlink is a privately owned airline registered in South Africa.It is…

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Wilderness Safaris commences rebuild of flagship camps

Wilderness Safaris has begun a rebuild of its flagship camps situated in Mombo Concession in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The proposed opening date for both Mombo and Little Mombo camps is end February 2018.“We are thrilled to have begun the…

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New conference offerings at Tintswalo at Waterfall

Tintswalo at Waterfall in Kyalami, Johannesburg has introduced two new conference products to coincide with the launch of the Mongolian Executive Boardroom this month.The Mongolian Executive Boardroom offers WiFi, conference call facilities, LCD screens, as well as a private lounge…

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Flyafrica take-off on the horizon

Low-cost carrier, Flyafrica Zimbabwe, will re-launch operations within the next two weeks.While launch dates have not yet been set, the airline says it will first start daily return flights from Harare to Bulawayo to Victoria Falls.The airline also plans to…

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Department mum on elephants poaching stats

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has yet to release the elephant ivory poaching statistics for 2017.Last week, environment Journalist, Tony Carnie raised concern on the delay of the elephant poaching statistics .“SA National Parks has refused to provide statistics…

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Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, Western Cape was damaged by fire, May 28.The fire began in the heart of the hotel, affecting the hotel reception, restaurant, lounge, bar and staff offices. No harm was caused to guests or staff, Manor…

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New restaurant to replace The Tasting Room

La Petite Colombe in Franschhoek, Western Cape will be opening in August.La Petite Colombe will be replacing ‘The Tasting Room’ at Le Quartier Français, a new partnership with Leeu Collection.Proprietor chefs and business partners, Scot Kirton and Head Chef, James…

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Hotels doing their bit to respect water restrictions

Recently, Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape has closed its swimming pool effective June 1, due to the water restrictions in Cape Town.The drought in the Western Cape has recently intensified. The City of Cape Town revealed…

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fastjet sees losses widen in challenging African market

Low-cost African carrier fastjet has recorded a group operating loss of US$64 million for the financial year to December 31st.The figure reveals losses widening from US$37.9 million the previous year.Nico Bezuidenhout, fastjet chief executive, commented: “Last year was a challenging…

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