Articles tagged ‘South Africa Travel News’
South Africa Scoops Top Awards at World Travel Awards Ceremony
By Peter Baxter | May 15th, 2008 |
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World Travel Awards Africa
Unsurprisingly South Africa shone at the recent World Travel Awards Ceremony held at the ICC in Durban on 12 May. The first World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony was opened on Monday evening by Zulu King Zwelithini Goodwill kBhekuzulu, and was attended by 400 VIPs and leading industry figures. South Africa scooped awards [...]
Swaziland
By Peter Baxter | May 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
An African Oddity
Swaziland certainly is an oddity. It is a tiny landlocked country that is viable as an independent nation only in the loosest sense of the word. It is also one of the few remaining absolute monarchies in the world. Statistically notable for both its extreme rates of poverty and having one of the [...]
Zimbabwe: The Prodigal Son?
By Peter Baxter | March 31st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Today the entire southern African region is on the precipice. Part of what makes southern Africa such a dynamic travel destination is that it can be here today and gone tomorrow. South Africa came online with a bang in 1994 after 50 odd years of growing isolation under apartheid, Mozambique followed a little later after [...]
Iceberg sighted of Cape St Francis: What the heck next?
By Philip | October 18th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well there is no sight of the mysterious iceberg that was sighted last week at 6pm on Monday, 35 nautical miles south east of St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape by the crew of the fishing vessel Ntini.
The air force on routine patrol were asked to keep a lookout for the bobbing block, but [...]
Volunteer work in South Africa: A helping holiday
By Philip | September 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Volunteering holidays are a highly enriching and immersive way to experience a foreign culture at the most grass roots level.
A number of exiting and exotic opportunities are now listed on Bootsnall, where you can choose your destination, activities and budget.
Most include accommodation and some include meals and excursions, all look like fantastic life changing experiences.
These [...]
13th MCQP: Mother City Queer Project - Comic/Strip.
By Philip | December 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The “Mother City Queer Project” has been running for 13 years now and this year’s theme is Comic/Strip. Which means you HAVE to dress up as either, a comic character or a comic character without his/her clothes on. No costume, no party those is the rules!.
Two blank page passport law: Heads up
By Philip | December 12th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
A very big NB, for tourists coming to South Africa is the recent enforcement of a bizarre passport regulation.
The rules state that visitors are required to have, not one, but two blank pages in your passport on arrival in South Africa.
A German tourist was sent home last month, after a 12 hour flight, because [...]
Operation: Mozambique #2, Mango Airlines
By Philip | December 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
After bumping my head against a wall a few times, trying to remotely arrange car hire from Johannesburg to Mozambique it seems no-one wants anyone to drive their precious cars into out neighboring country. What spoil sports. I am pretty sure my 1973 Peugeot 404, would rather not go and my wife’s 230E Merc would [...]
2010 South Africa, World cup: Cape Town (not Bafana Bafana) may lose semifinal!
By Philip | December 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Seemingly not all Capetonians are keen on hosting the world cup semifinal, at least not in a revamped Greenpoint stadium. The “Greenpoint common association” seeks to block the reconfiguration of the commons area including a golf course and football clubs, with court action.
If it goes to court, the delayed start may well put us out [...]
First in Africa: Gay marriage legalized.
By Philip | December 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments »
As of yesterday Thursday 30th November, South Africa became the first country in Africa to offer the legal right of marriage to same sex couples. The legislation was approved in Thabo Mbeki’s absence, by deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
The talk radio stations are abuzz with heated debate on the subject. The black majority, hold mainly conservative [...]
