no comment South African paraglider makes first legal flight off Everest A South African paraglider has made the first legal flight off Mount Everest, an expedition organiser said Tuesday, opening doors for "climb and fly" adventurers on the world's highest mountain. 24/05/2022
Travel News France entry rules for Brits travelling to the Champions League final Unvaccinated British tourists can travel to France if they take a Covid test first. 24/05/2022
Destinations South Africa's newest safari suite is a repurposed train carriage Train fans can now sleep inside a rail carriage complete with panoramic pool deck, while taking a safari holiday on South Africa’s Eastern Cape. 12/05/2022
no comment Thousands of plastic bottles litter beach following catastrophic flood Cleanup operations were underway after deadly floods hit parts of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province at the beginning of last week. 21/04/2022
no comment Protest in Durban after flooding cuts water and power Residents of Bhambayi township in South Africa's eastern city of Durban protested on Wednesday against the lack of public services after floods cut water and electricity. The death toll rose to 395 on Friday. 15/04/2022
Destinations Will a digital nomad visa boost tourism in South Africa? The country is set to introduce a digital nomad visa, but is it prepared for an influx of tourists? 14/04/2022
focus South Africa calls for investment to boost economic transformation Focus travels to Johannesburg for the South Africa Investment Conference, as Africa's most industrialised and advanced economy attempts to showcase its comparative advantages and woo investment. 30/03/2022
Stays Daring travellers will love this hanging train-turned-hotel The hotel opened in 2020 during the pandemic and proved to be an unexpected success. 11/03/2022
Euronews Debates Euronews Debates | The South Africa perspective: Can the EU & Africa reboot their relationship? A panel of experts discusses the key challenges facing the EU-Africa partnership today, including energy, security, education and the economy. 04/02/2022
Africanews The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA) So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba 29/01/2022
Netherlands 'This is unique': Stowaway survives 9,000-km flight in wheel section “Most of the time when we find somebody who is in a plane then he does not survive... but this is unique." 24/01/2022
no comment South Africa Parliament fire reignites South Africa's National Assembly building in Cape Town reignited on Monday, after a major fire the day before gutted the 138-year-old parliament complex. 03/01/2022
South Africa Fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town The fire that has already destroyed South Africa's main Parliament chamber flared up again about 36 hours after it started. 03/01/2022
no comment Fire burns Parliament building in Cape Town A major fire that erupted Sunday at South Africa's national Parliament complex in Cape Town has spread to the National Assembly 02/01/2022
South Africa Fire 'under control' after it ravaged Cape Town Parliament complex No one has been injured in the fire, which was reported by security guards. A suspected arsonist has been arrested and is due in court this week, authorities say. 02/01/2022
South Africa South Africa bids final farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu Tutu was a tireless opponent of the racist apartheid regime in South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. 01/01/2022
South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu funeral cortege arrives at Cape Town cathedral Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. 30/12/2021
no comment Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral 29/12/2021
no comment Flowers at Cape Town cathedral in memory of Tutu People gather outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town to pay tribute to South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu. His funeral will be held on January 1 at the church, his former Parish 27/12/2021
South Africa 'World's moral compass': Desmond Tutu died aged 90 The 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, human rights activist, and the first Black Archbishop of Johannesburg was an uncompromising foe of the apartheid in South Africa. 26/12/2021
world news Get vaccinated even if you've had COVID before, urges WHO Europe It comes with Europe in the midst of another wave of COVID, driven in some countries by the more transmissible Omicron variant. 22/12/2021
Health Omicron: What are the symptoms of the latest COVID variant? Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Omicron is "almost certainly" not more severe than the Delta variant. 14/12/2021
South Africa South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID-19 The statement did not specify whether he had been infected with the Omicron variant. 13/12/2021
Nature Meet the blind rhino who's become an ambassador for his species This rare black rhino is a symbol of hope in the fight against poaching 11/12/2021
South Africa Omicron variant linked to increased risk of reinfection, claims study The risk of reinfection appeared to increase in South Africa amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, a new study said. It is too early to determine whether the new variant causes more severe illness. 03/12/2021
Romania Romania plans to evacuate 90 Europeans stranded in South Africa It comes as Europe restricts flights from southern Africa after the detection of the new COVID variant Omicron. 29/11/2021
