Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus
Paris: Veteran Afro jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the new coronavirus, his music publisher told AFP. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul […]
Covid-19: Prez Ramaphosa announces 200 Million rand package for Tourism SMEs
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has announced a 21-days nationwide lockdown from midnight Thursday 26 March 2020. […]
Mali music star Rokia Traoré on hunger strike after ‘kidnapping’ arrest
Photo Credit: om@nski photo There are growing concerns for the health of Rokia Traoré, the internationally celebrated Malian singer, who has been on hunger strike at the Fleury-Mérogis prison near […]
South Africa: Founder of Southern Sun Hotel Group Sol Kerzner dies at 84
Cape Town – Sol Kerzner, the founder of the Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International, has died. He was 84 years old. Kerzner died on Saturday night surrounded by […]
Youthfulness and digital transformation: A Powerful Combination!
During these challenging times with some travel restrictions, we have seen that the world is becoming more digital. For me, digital transformation is gaining more power and is becoming the […]
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Flights to 30 Destinations
In an attempt to reduce the spread of pandemic coronavirus, Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to 30 countries, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia said. In a televised message today, […]
SAA suspends all international flights till end of May
Troubled state-owned airline South African Airways has announced that it is immediately suspending all international operations until 31 May 2020 in light of a government travel ban aimed at stopping […]
Air Seychelles takes delivery of second A320neo aircraft
Air Seychelles has today announced that the airline has taken delivery of its new A320neo aircraft registered as ‘S7-PTI’. Named Pti Merl Dezil, the aircraft landed in the Seychelles late […]
COVID-19:CEO of Seychelles Tourism Board speak on impact of outbreak on sector
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Seychelles Tourism Board Sherin Francis in an open letter to stakholders of the tourism sector outlines the impact of the coronavirus to the […]