Kampala, Uganda — The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has given Uganda Airlines one month to come up with a staff structure after it emerged that several officers are being paid exorbitantly. Officials from Uganda Airlines led by their Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Bamuturaki appeared before the committee on Tuesday, 16 […]
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Liberia’s premier airport, the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Margibi County, once pride in the sub-region (Roberts Flight Region) during the country’s pre-war era is currently running on life support, as flights continue to close their routes here. Right now, there are only six airlines flying in and out of the country: Brussels, ASKY, Kenyan […]
Rwanda is looking to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic impact on the country’s conference tourism, Nelly Mukazayire, the chief executive of Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) has said. In the last fiscal year, over $38.5 million was collected in 86 conferences that attracted more than 18,400 international visitors. The outlook represents a record growth of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November this year, saying they are opportunities to showcase the nation’s rich heritage in culture, arts, tourism and entertainment as well as advancements on media freedom. Nigeria will be hosting the 2022 UNESCO Global Media, […]
Ghana has recorded over 400,000 international arrivals for the first half of this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said. This he said it is against the target of one million tourists expected for the whole of 2022. The Minister disclosed this during the launch of this year’s […]
Nairobi — The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has opened a one-month photo exhibition at the National Museum of Kenya aimed at raising awareness of Mt Kenya as a prime adventure tourism destination. The exhibition dubbed “Mt. Kenya Photography exhibition” will allow the public to interact and purchase amazing pictures of the incongruous Mount Kenya […]
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Banyana Banyana’s victory at the maiden Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will go a long way in positioning the country as an attractive sports tourism destination. Banyana Banyana were crowned the new queens of the continent after they beat hosts Morocco 2 – 1 to win the maiden Women’s Africa […]
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has said one of the many reasons some airports are restricted to sunrise – sunset flight operations in Nigeria is to eliminate or mitigate the safety implications and challenges of night operations. He spoke just as it emerged that Nigerian airlines lose at […]
Cape Town — THE Western Cape is encouraged by the recovery of its tourism industry after some areas performed better than before the COVID-19 crisis. Wesgro, the province’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency, noted tourism was among the industries that are leading the post pandemic recovery. “It’s encouraging to witness the sector being […]
Johannesburg — AFRICA has recorded a more than 150 percent increase in international arrivals in the first five months of 2022 as compared to the same period last year. The increase comes as international tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the pandemic, despite significant mounting economic […]
Ahead of World Ranger Day, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy paid tribute to Timbavati’s Head Ranger, Anton Mzimba, who was gunned down outside his home this week. Creecy said Mzimba dedicated his life to conservation and the promotion of sound relations between conservation authorities and communities living on the outskirts of […]
THE executive director in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Teofilus Nghitila, said young people have a key role to play in reviving the tourism sector. Nghitila was speaking during the fourth edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge in Windhoek recently. “Let us as a government, private sector and […]
Kwame Agbodza, the Ranking Member for the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, is not enthused about the government’s intent to charge road tolls after the completion of expansion works on the Tema Motorway Road. He described the move as annoying, the Minister of Finance should probably resign for introducing unfavourable policies and his attempt […]
Cape Town Cape Town Bureau — OVERSEAS visitors are already booking their December holiday trips to South Africa, after over two years of limited travel. According to a report by Sojern, international travellers are planning further in advance in 2022 in comparison to 2019, before COVID-19 struck. Sojern, a provider of digital marketing solutions for […]
Lusaka, Zambia — ZAMBIANS are divided over the warning by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Victoria Falls could lose its world heritage site status. The agency attributed the likely loss of the status to development of a golf course, lodges and a hydroelectric dam near the natural wonder that is between […]
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Gambia: On New Urban Bus Transport System
Effective transport infrastructure is critical to the overall development of nations. And free movement of people is a key in that regard. For far too long, commuters in urban Gambia have been yearning and continue to face endless hardships and exploitation at the hands of greedy and merciless private drivers on our roads. These visible […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday laid a wreath at the refurbished ‘Asomdwee Park’ in Accra to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the late Professor John Evans Atta-Mills, the 3rd President of the Fourth Republic. The Atta-Mills family, the Methodist Church, traditional leaders, Diplomatic Corp, and the Atta-Mills Institute also laid wreaths […]
DYSFUNCTIONAL airports at Namibia’s top tourist markets might limit the number of flights coming to Namibia, thereby limiting tourist inflows into the country, until the situation has been resolved. According to a report by Simonis Storm, in countries across Europe, thousands of flight cancellations have occurred because of shortages in airport and airline staff. The […]