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A three-hour drive to this auspicious bio-diverse reserve, ignited both anxiety and excitement cos one- didn’t know what to expect; secondly why it does not feature rhinos on its list? Beauty of nature, tranquillity as we made our way (with my crew) to our destination, we could not help but enjoy the tapestry associated with […]
As a result fourteen Mpumalanga’s game reserves managed by the agency have been shut since Tuesday, as employees continue to protest, and this has also affected the operations at some parks. It is led by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), who are picketing outside the MTPA head office in Nelspruit. “This employer […]
Note: We used a different image for this review. See the corrected version. This exclusive hideaway invites travellers to explore the secrets of Safari Plains Lodge, one of the best kept secrets in mzansi. Yours truly was invited along with his ‘crew’ to experience the ambience and stunning retreat for two-days in an effort to […]
The hotel will welcome guests with newly renovated rooms and public areas while the full refurbishment is expected to be completed in the coming months. The renovations have been led by Millat working closely with the Hyatt team and award-winning, international interior designers – LW Design Group. “We set ourselves the challenge of opening an […]
SOWETOLIFE MAG ONLINE: What impact has the Covid 19 had on your brand? CINDY SHEEDY WALKER: The impact of Covid 19 has been brutal. Our Lodges and Hotels were all closed during the hard lockdown in 2020. Our staff were impacted upon, and being located in the more remote areas of South Africa the resultant […]
The airline has noted the new regulations issued by the French government on the 29th of January 2021 and can confirm that all flights will continue to operate to South Africa as scheduled. In order to comply with these new entry regulations, passengers with final destination France are advised to check the conditions for entry at […]
The fund was launched by President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa on Tuesday. Its key mandate is to help finance black emerging entrepreneurs, particularly in rural/remote areas, and transform the sector. “The dedicated fund will provide a combination of debt finance and grant funding to facilitate equity acquisition as well as new project development in the tourism […]
Recently, the airline celebrated 25 strong years serving South Africans. This means over 18million travellers have connected from Dubai to SA and other way round, creating a global network and firmly establishing the airline as a long-term partner of South African aviation, tourism and trade. Says Badr Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Africa:” […]
He died this week following a lengthy ill-health. Ntsabo, was the owner of a well known Lengau Tours in Rustenburg- North West Province that eventually grew to become Lengau Africa Group. He ventured into tourism after a stint with then North West Parks & Tourism as a research technician, were the love of the industry […]
This took place at the Tourism Month media launch on Monday at Cullinan, as minister of Tourism Mamoloko Kubayi- Ngubane, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Mosupye Morakane and Yoland Kona (CE Gauteng Tourism) took the center stage. Bracing the chilly weather which is not synonymous with Pretoria, minister Kubayi- Ngubane draped in her isiNdebele regalia […]