Next Pathology will open its rapid PCR testing facility at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday, August 5. The testing centre promises a swift turnaround time of only two hours for delivery of results. It is situated in the Kafue Room on the ground floor of the InterContinental Hotel, OR Tambo, which is outside…
The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved measures to reopen the country to tourists arriving by road. It announced last week that its Victoria Falls and Kazungula land border posts would be reopened to tourists who were fully vaccinated. Operators are welcoming the move and clarify that no quarantine requirements are currently in place for international tourists,…
Delta Air Lines has resumed its Atlanta-Johannesburg service, with the arrival of the first inbound flight in the late afternoon of Monday, August 2. The service, which was first launched by Delta in December 2006, will initially operate three times weekly. Inbound flights will depart Atlanta on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 19h00 and arrive…
The SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has confirmed that it has concluded SAA’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC) renewal. This was the final hurdle that, according to the airline, needed to be completed before it could restart its operations. This should pave the way for SAA to end the speculation and announce its routes and the…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its coronavirus travel risk map on its website, with Egypt being ranked as level two or “medium risk.” The assessment includes four levels, with four being the highest risk and one being the lowest. In the update, the CDC added 16 destinations to its “extremely…