The South African-based safari company Natural Selection has announced it will open the Hoanib Valley Camp in the remote and wild Kaokoland in northwest Namibia in May. The camp is a joint venture between Natural Selection, the local communities and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Located in the Sesfontein Community Conservancy, the camp sits on the…
Cape Town brought in new restrictions on the use of water on 1 January, as South Africa’s Western Cape region faces its worst drought in a century. The newly implemented “level six” restrictions to face the worst drought that has affected the Western Cape region in 113 years differ depending on who you are: Nobody…
AndBeyond plans to open the Tengile River Lodge in South Africa’s Sabi Sand Game Reserve next Dec. 1. The new lodge will share unfenced borders with the Kruger National Park. The lodge will feature nine riverfront suites that open out onto the forest; each features a private deck, a lap pool and an outdoor lounge.…
In June, UNICEF partnered with U.S. company Zipline to use the city of Kasungu in Malawi as Africa’s first drone “air corridor” to test the use of unmanned aerial vehicles as a rapid transport method of delivering time-sensitive medicine and supplies. In a country plagued with a severe lack of functional infrastructure, aerial transportation could…
Etihad Airways had a bad year in 2017. The airline lost their investment partners airberlin and Alitalia. It amounts to a record loss for this airline owned by the UAE government. Luckily the airline is owned by the oil-rich government, what eliminates bankruptcy, but saving money without compromising premium services seems to be on the…
(Seychelles News Agency) – The year 2017 has been good for Seychelles’ tourism industry, which has seen a 20 percent increase in tourism earnings over the previous year, the tourism minister said on Monday. “We have, since November, set a new tourism arrival record. The important point is the corresponding tourism earnings which up to…
Escape the hustle and bustle of Dar es salaam’s domestic terminal in our New Transit Lounge, where complimentary hot coffee is served up alongside free high speed WiFi connectivity. Auric Air passengers can now relax in our couches and catch up on their choice of local news publications, or use our charging station to get…
Come and experience horseback riding across the African plains! The drive to Ride Kenya is approximately 30 to 45 minutes from Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp with a game drive en route. Ride Kenya offer a two hour horse safari from a gentle walk to a canter, depending on equestrian skill with the minimum age being…