- Windhoek - Walvis Bay (from 01 Oct 2012)
One flight per day. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays the flights will operate in the afternoon; on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays they will operate in the morning. - Lusaka - Windhoek (from 01 Oct 2012)
Flights on Fridays and Sundays will switch to afternoon/evening departure - Windhoek - Maun - Victoria Falls - Windhoek (from 28 Oct 2012)
from daily to 4x weekly service (28 Oct 2012 - 30 March 2013) - Windhoek - Luanda (from 28 Oct 2012)
flights increase from 5 to 6 weekly flights with a new Saturday frequency - Windhoek - Frankfurt (from 01 Oct 2012)
- departure time (WDH > FRA) to change from 21:05 to 21:45 (arrival time to change from 07:00 to 06:55 (Europe Winter time change)).
- departure time (FRA > WDH) to change from 20:10 to 19:10 local time (due to Europe Winter time change)
13 September 2012
Air Namibia announces more timetable changes
Air Namibia already announced some schedule changes in August 2012 that are aimed at improving its service offering and to rationalize the capacity offered on Air Namibia's regional and domestic route network. The airline has now annouced some additional schedule changes, including schedule changes on the Frankfurt route.
South Africa: 381 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2012
According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South Africa has lost 381 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2012.
Kruger National Park remains the hardest hit by poachers, having lost 236 rhinos since the beginning of this year. Limpopo has lost 43 rhinos to illegal poaching; the North West province has lost 40 and KwaZulu-Natal 34 rhinos.
The number of individuals arrested in connection with rhino poaching is 199. Of those arrested, 176 are at the level of poacher, 10 are receivers and 13 are couriers.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 11 September 2012):
Kruger National Park remains the hardest hit by poachers, having lost 236 rhinos since the beginning of this year. Limpopo has lost 43 rhinos to illegal poaching; the North West province has lost 40 and KwaZulu-Natal 34 rhinos.
The number of individuals arrested in connection with rhino poaching is 199. Of those arrested, 176 are at the level of poacher, 10 are receivers and 13 are couriers.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 11 September 2012):
- Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 336 rhinos poached
- Mapungubwe National Park (SANParks) - 3 rhinos poached
- Gauteng - 1 rhino poached
- Limpopo - 43 rhinos poached
- Mpumalanga - 19 rhinos poached
- North-West Province - 40 rhinos poached
- Eastern Cape - 3 rhinos poached
- Free State - 0 rhinos poached
- KwaZulu Natal - 34 rhinos poached
- Western Cape - 2 rhinos poached
- Northern Cap - 0 rhinos poached
12 September 2012
Video: Skateboarding in Cape Town
The dudes from the adidas Skateboarding Team South Africa are back with a new video. This time it is not only about skateboarding through the streets of Cape Town (also check out the Maputo video), but also about the meaning of skateboarding to them. Check it out for some great shots of Cape Town, its skaters and their skills as well as for some true words about skateboarding! Enjoy! Kudos @ adi three leaf & Pieter Retief, Jansen van Staden, Yann Horowitz, Khulu Dlamini!
adidas originals | Represent | Skateboarding from adi three leaf on Vimeo.
adidas originals | Represent | Skateboarding from adi three leaf on Vimeo.
Beer prices in Malawi
update (16 April 2013): Prices for beer (Carlsberg) and soft drinks in Malawi have increased by 20%. [more]
Travellers usually like to know what they can expect to pay for food, drinks and all these other everyday costs before they are heading to Southern Africa. Well, we are trying to provide as many info about it as possible and are therefore updating the "Supermarket prices in South Africa" blog post every couple of month, but we never posted anything about prices in Malawi. So this post is going to be a first one.
Having an ice-cold beer in the evening is probably part of most travellers "social interaction" with other travellers and with the locals. Due to varirous reasons, the Malawian's favourite beer is Carlsberg [read more]. Not a cheap beer overseas, so we want to look at the current price in Malawi. The beer price in the country recently went up by 17%, so that the new official retail price for the popular Carlsberg Green (340ml) is now MK180 (€0.5, £0.4, US$0,65, ZAR5,40), while Carlsberg Special and Stout are both going at MK200 (€0.6, £0.45, US$0,75, ZAR6.00). Kuche Kuche costs you MK170 (€0.48, £0.39, US$0.62, ZAR5.00) and Carlsberg Green Light is MK230 (€0.65, £0.52, US$0.84, ZAR6.90). The prices for drinks in restaurants, pubs and bars are likely to be a bit higher.
The unit of currency in Malawi is the kwacha (MK), which is made up of 100 tambala. The best foreign currencies to carry with you are US$, British £ and South African rands. Enjoy Malawi!
Travellers usually like to know what they can expect to pay for food, drinks and all these other everyday costs before they are heading to Southern Africa. Well, we are trying to provide as many info about it as possible and are therefore updating the "Supermarket prices in South Africa" blog post every couple of month, but we never posted anything about prices in Malawi. So this post is going to be a first one.
Having an ice-cold beer in the evening is probably part of most travellers "social interaction" with other travellers and with the locals. Due to varirous reasons, the Malawian's favourite beer is Carlsberg [read more]. Not a cheap beer overseas, so we want to look at the current price in Malawi. The beer price in the country recently went up by 17%, so that the new official retail price for the popular Carlsberg Green (340ml) is now MK180 (€0.5, £0.4, US$0,65, ZAR5,40), while Carlsberg Special and Stout are both going at MK200 (€0.6, £0.45, US$0,75, ZAR6.00). Kuche Kuche costs you MK170 (€0.48, £0.39, US$0.62, ZAR5.00) and Carlsberg Green Light is MK230 (€0.65, £0.52, US$0.84, ZAR6.90). The prices for drinks in restaurants, pubs and bars are likely to be a bit higher.
The unit of currency in Malawi is the kwacha (MK), which is made up of 100 tambala. The best foreign currencies to carry with you are US$, British £ and South African rands. Enjoy Malawi!
11 September 2012
Namibia: Rainfall forecast October 2012 - March 2013
The Meteorological Service of Namibia has released the regional rainfall forecast for Namibia for the duration October 2012 - March 2013. The good news is that the greater part of the country is expected to have only a 25% probability of receiving below average rainfall. The not so good news ist that the meteorlogists are estimating a probability of a below average rainy season of 35% for the western parts of Namibia, including the Caprivi region, most of the Kunene region, the western half of the Erongo region, and about a third of the Hardap region and the Karas region.
Namibia has two seasons for rain, both in summer. The small rainy season lasts from about September to November. During the three month, small showers fall from time to time across most of the country. The main rainy season in Namibia lasts from January to April and can be extremely hot. Violent thunderstorms accompanied by flash floods particularly in the north are not unusual.
Namibia has two seasons for rain, both in summer. The small rainy season lasts from about September to November. During the three month, small showers fall from time to time across most of the country. The main rainy season in Namibia lasts from January to April and can be extremely hot. Violent thunderstorms accompanied by flash floods particularly in the north are not unusual.
region
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month
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probability
|
rainfall
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Namibia
(except for 2.)
|
Oct. - Dec.
2012
|
25%
|
above normal
|
40%
|
normal
|
||
35%
|
below normal
|
||
Caprivi
region, most of the Kunene region, the western half of the Erongo
region, about a third of the Hardap & Karas regions (2.)
|
Oct. - Dec.
2012
|
35%
|
above normal
|
40%
|
normal
|
||
25%
|
below normal
|
||
Namibia
(except for 2.)
|
Jan. - March
2013
|
35%
|
above normal
|
40%
|
normal
|
||
25%
|
below normal
|
||
Caprivi
region, most of the Kunene region, the western half of the Erongo
region, about a third of the Hardap & Karas regions
|
Jan. - March
2013
|
25%
|
above normal
|
40%
|
normal
|
||
35%
|
below normal
|
Rwanda: Nyungwe National Park promotional video (8min)
Rwanda Tourism, the tourism authoriy of Rwanda, has uploaded another video about Rwanda to their new youtube channel. The quality, in terms of the low resolution of the video, is again not the best, but the video presents the viewers some useful information about the Nyungwe National Park in the south-west of the country.
Nyungwe National Park, covering an area of approximately 970km², is located at Lake Kivu and Rwanda's border with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The nearest town to the National Park is Cyangugu, about 50km to the west.
Nyungwe National Park, covering an area of approximately 970km², is located at Lake Kivu and Rwanda's border with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The nearest town to the National Park is Cyangugu, about 50km to the west.
10 September 2012
Air Namibia: Temporarily time schedule adjustments on Windhoek > Frankfurt route
Namibia's flag carrier, Air Namibia, has announced that it will change all Windhoek > Frankfurt flights between 19 - 25 November 2012 to 12 hours earlier. The temporarily time schedule adjustments have to be made due to routine maintenance. All passengers will automatically be rebooked on the day flights operating on the same day as their initial bookings during the period.
Full refunds for unused tickets will be granted regardless of terms and conditions of the fare (even non-refundable tickets). Air Namibia will not provide accommodation and transport. Please contact your nearest Air Namibia office.
Full refunds for unused tickets will be granted regardless of terms and conditions of the fare (even non-refundable tickets). Air Namibia will not provide accommodation and transport. Please contact your nearest Air Namibia office.
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