15 November 2012

Namibia: Kolmanskop now open to visitors without taking a guided tour

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According to the official facebook page for the Namibia Tourism Board (15 Nov 2012), the ghost town of Kolmanskop , located a few kilometre...
14 November 2012

United Kingdom: Cape Town voted "Favourite Worldwide City"

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UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph is annually running its prestigious "Telegraph Travel Awards" to name the travel destinations, t...

Uganda Wildlife Authority: Uganda is home to more than 400 mountain gorillas

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According to the latest census data (2011) released by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the total world population of mountain gorillas ...

South Africa: Bloemfontein International Airport officially renamed Bram Fischer International Airport

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update (14 Dec 2012) : Bloemfontein's airport has been officially renamed Bram Fischer International Airport by President Zuma ahead of...

Tanzania: Fastjet to launch operations on 29 Nov 2012

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update (15 Nov 2012) : Fastjet , Africa's first pan-African low cost airline, has launched ticket sales in Tanzania . Tickets are on sal...
13 November 2012

Bradt Travel Guides: First edition of "Swaziland guidebook" out now

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Guide book publisher, Bradt Travel Guides , has published a new guide to Swaziland . It is written by Mike Unwin , a freelance travel writer...

South African Tourism: New Western Cape video

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South Africa's tourism body, South African Tourism , has released a new Western Cape (promotional) video on youtube.com . The video fea...