President Biden will lift a travel ban he imposed last month on non-U.S. citizens traveling from South Africa and seven other southern African countries, according to a senior administration official. The administration will lift the restrictions effective Dec. 31 at 12:01 a.m., the official said. Mr. Biden put the restrictions in place as the Omicron variant began…
Concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have led Emirates airline to place restrictions on flights from a number of African countries. Bans initially covered southern African nations, following a decree from the UAE government in November preventing travellers from seven countries, including Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia, from entering the UAE. Restrictions have since…
Tanzania on Tuesday signed a major contract with Turkish construction firm Yapı Merkezi to build a 368-kilometer (228.67-mile) section of a standard gauge railway linking the largest port city in the East African nation with the hinterland. The deal, which is expected to cost $1.9 billion and will be funded by loans, is part of…
The Government of Zambia has announced that, with immediate effect, the entry regulations have been changed. This is contained in a government-issued notice ‘Guidance for travel to Zambia in view of the Covid-19 Pandemic’. Arrivals from all countries need only a negative PCR test certificate, from a test taken in the 72 hours before departure.…
The South African Tourism is mourning the passing of one of SA’s tourism sector’s pioneers, Lebo Malepa, the multiple-award-winning business owner and founder of Soweto Backpackers, who passed away on 25 December 2021, following a long period of ill-health. Malepa started off selling crafts to tourists in 1998, and as he got to learn more…