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Southern African travel news

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Thursday, 20 May 2010

Visas, border security ready for World Cup

Cape Town - With 22 days till the kick off of the FIFA World Cup, South Africa was on track to issue free visas to soccer fans and process the thousands of visitors expected in the country next month.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Reggae icon Eddy Grant pens song for Bafana

Well-known reggae star Eddy Grant has penned a song for Bafana Bafana, South Africa's national soccer team, shortly before the start op the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010

South Africans hand in 30,000 guns

Over 30,000 firearms were surrendered during the firearms amnesty which ended this Sunday 11 April, South African Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Expert gives World Cup security thumbs-up

The security precautions taken by South Africa in the run-up to the Soccer World Cup meet the highest standards, a security expert from Germany's Parliament said.
Thursday, 1 April 2010

10 Million tourists to visit SA in 2010

A record 10 million tourists are expected to pass through South Africa's ports of entry in 2010, 500 000 more than were recorded in 2008.
Thursday, 1 April 2010

Tourism in SA up by 3.6 percent

South Africa outperformed most international tourist destinations in 2009 and recorded growth in foreign visitors of 3.6 percent Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk said earlier this week.
Thursday, 1 April 2010

$9m boost for SA wetland

The Isimangaliso Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site that spans 332 000 hectares along the north eastern coast of South Africa, received a US9 million grant (about R65.7 million) for empowerment projects in the area.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

South Africans say 'no' to porn channel on TV

A dedicated porn channel on South African television? Over our dead bodies, say more than 40 000 South Africans in a recent campaign launched by the Solidarity trade union.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Touring made easy with Cape Town Go Card

Sightseeing has become a whole lot easier (and cheaper!) with the introduction of the Go Cape Town Card offering access to three popular tourist attractions in the Mother City at a reduced price.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

First black airline for Lesotho

Lesotho entrepreneur Sam Matekane has launched a new airline at Moshoeshoe I International Airport in Maseru, the country's capital. Matekane is managing director of the Matekane Group of Companies (MGC). The new airline has two state-of-the-art aircrafts, an eight-passenger Hawker 700A jet and seven-seater Euro Copter 135 helicopter.
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