UK red list blocks South Africa

UK red list blocks South Africa

This story has been updated since publication. Maldives and Turkey were added to the Red List. Although the UK’s, and specifically England’s, travel restrictions have been eased, the loosening of the UK lockdown does nothing to ease travel for South Africans or SA...
Rwandair returns to South Africa

Rwandair returns to South Africa

Rwandair has announced it will restart its flights from Kigali to Johannesburg (one a week direct, and two per week via Lusaka ) from May 7, and from Kigali to Cape Town (two per week, both via Harare) from May 14. The airline had re-started its flights to South...
New Act will appropriate SAA funds for Mango

New Act will appropriate SAA funds for Mango

A new Special Appropriation Bill, tabled by the Finance Minister on Tuesday and debated in a parliamentary committee meeting this week, aims to appropriate R2,7bn from SAA’s business rescue funds for the recapitalisation of its subsidiaries, including Mango. Deputy dg...
Zanzibar – clarity on permitted tourists

Zanzibar – clarity on permitted tourists

A bombshell announcement from the Tanzanian government on May 3, specifying 14 days of mandatory quarantine for travellers entering from unspecified countries “with new Covid-19 variants” threw the cat among the pigeons as travel agents and tour operators specialising...
Airlink resumes Lodge flights

Airlink resumes Lodge flights

Airlink resumes lodge flights Airlink will re-start its safari lodge air transfer service from July 1. The airline’s popular Lodge Link service will provide direct connectivity beyond Skukuza and Nelspruit KMIA airports to three popular safari lodge airstrips –...