Cape Town: Robben Island Museum introduced "off-peak tour schedule"!

The Robben Island Museum has introduced its "off-peak tour schedule" a couple of days ago. Tours to Robben Island droped from four to three daily tours; they now run at 09:00 and 11:00, with the last ferry leaving the Nelson Mandela Gateway at 13:00. The 15:00 tour will return in peak season, which will recommence in September 2015.
The Robben Island Museum also announced that ticket prices will get increased from the current R280 for adults to R300 on 01 June 2015.

Malawi: New ferry launched on Lake Malawi!

The famous steel-riveted MV Ilala, which was in service on Lake Malawi since 1951, has been replaced by a brandnew ferry. The new vessel, named MV Chilembe, is 32 metres long and 7 metres wide, with two fixed-pitch propellers and two Caterpillar C32 TTA (WOSR) engines rating 2460 bkW (3300 bhp) power. It will carry 120 passengers and 20 tons of cargo, including food and medicines, at a maximum speed of 28 knots. The ferry's twice weekly schedule will call at the remote villages and islands in the north of Lake Malawi, and take only two hours to reach Likoma Island, a journey which previously took over seven hours. The MV Chilembe is operated by privately owned Malawi Shipping Company.