TravelComments.com – Addo Elephant National Park Update: Matyholweni Rest Camp affected by burst water pipe
(Posted 05th August 2026) Visitors planning a stay at Addo Elephant National Park’s Matyholweni Rest Camp should be aware of a temporary water supply disruption affecting the camp and the nearby Colchester area…. READ MORE
Can science predict Africa’s next human-elephant conflict?
(Posted 05th August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Amos Murumba, The Standard (Kenya), August 3, 2026 New research suggests conservationists can identify future conflict hotspots decades before they emerge. For Kenya, where expanding farms, settlements and infrastructure increasingly intersect with elephant ranges, the findings could reshape how governments approach one of conservation’s […]
Restoring Confidence, Rebuilding Excellence: Uganda Airlines’ Journey Towards Growth
(Posted 05th August 2026) Courtesy of Pamela Mbabazi / Linkedin Great institutions are built through vision, resilience, and purposeful leadership. The encouraging progress at Uganda Airlines in just a few months is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when strategic focus is combined with decisive action. The successful return […]
Willie Walsh – Exit from IATA and Entry into INDIGO
(Posted 05th August 2026) Courtesy of Updesh Kapur / LinkedIn Earlier this week did aviation industry stalwart Willie Walsh enter a new chapter in his illustrious career. A new office, a new environment and new colleagues in a country away from the comfort zone of a life-long career working in Europe. […]
AeroTrail Africa: Marrakech Menara International Airport
(Posted 05th August 2026) Courtesy of Mr. Alex Koech and AeroTrail Limited Marrakech Menara International Airport (RAK) narrowly overtook Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to become Morocco‘s busiest airport by airline seat capacity during the first half of 2026. RAK offered 6,647,658 airline seats, marginally ahead of CMN‘s 6,641,771 seats, […]
AFRAA SkyConnect Dialogues| From Blocked Funds to Seamless Payments: Fixing Africa’s Airline Financial Flows | 05 Aug | 2:00pm EAT (11:00am UTC) P
(Posted 04th August 2026) Welcome to the 2026 AFRAA SkyConnect Leadership Dialogues session where industry leaders discuss critical matters and how to forge a way forward with practical and actionable solutions. This August Edition of the AFRAA SkyConnect Leadership Dialogues will host Mr. Abraham Osio, Head Strategy & Project Management – Pan African Payment […]
TravelComments.com – Cape Town Airport Disruptions: Flights diverted after Kenya Airways aircraft incident
(Posted 04th August 2026) Travellers flying to or from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa, should expect delays and operational disruptions after an aircraft incident temporarily affected runway operations…. READ MORE
TravelComments.com – Airlink launches Lanseria–Harare flights from November 2026
(Posted 04th August 2026) Travellers heading to Zimbabwe will soon have another way to reach Harare. From 15 November 2026, South African regional airline Airlink will introduce a new scheduled service between Lanseria International Airport (HLA), northwest of Johannesburg, and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare…. READ MORE
GISS 2027 is heading to Angola. Will you be there?
(Posted 04th August 2026) ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) Reserve the week of 24 May 2027 A new setting. New opportunities. Expanding the global aviation network. Every year, ICAO’s GISS brings together the people shaping the future of international aviation. In 2027, we’re taking you somewhere entirely different. Somewhere many aviation […]
The untold story in cyanide poisoning of 15 Amboseli elephants
(Posted 04th August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Stanley Ngotho, Daily Nation (Kenya), July 31, 2026 Between June 24 and July 24, 2026, a wave of unexplained elephant deaths swept through the Amboseli ecosystem in Kajiado County, claiming 15 animals and triggering alarm among conservationists in Kenya and across the world. […]
Harare, Tsholotsho men jailed nine years each for illegal ivory possession
(Posted 04th August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Chronicle (Zimbabwe), July 31, 2026 TWO men from Harare and Tsholotsho have each been sentenced to an effective nine years in prison after being convicted of unlawfully possessing raw ivory in separate cases, as authorities intensify efforts to combat wildlife crime. The pair was […]
Kenya sets Ksh.6.4M mandatory insurance cover for foreign visitors
(Posted 04th August 2026) Taken from Facebook by Kirimi Kirema The Kenya Government just put a price tag on your life. Fifty thousand dollars. That’s what Kenya’s government now says every visitor must be worth, on paper, before they’re allowed to set foot in the country. I read the gazette notice […]
FASTJET ZIMBABWE OFFICALLY WELCOMES AN AIRBUS A320
(Posted 04th August 2026) Fastjet Zimbabwe officially welcomed the Airbus A320-200 aircraft to its Flying Programme on Sunday, the 2nd of August 2026 at an event at Victoria Falls International Airport. The Airbus A320 aircraft will support the airline’s Flying Programme during the peak months of August and September 2026 on the high […]
Why Airlines Need a New Approach to Payment
(Posted 04th August 2026) By Nick Careen, IATA Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety & Security A passenger selects a flight. The schedule works, the fare is right, they add a bag and choose a seat. But the sale is not complete until the payment works. That final step needs to […]
TravelComments.com – Hartbeespoort named South Africa’s Town of the Year 2026: Why you should visit Harties
(Posted 04th August 2026) Just 45 minutes from both Johannesburg and Pretoria, Hartbeespoort – affectionately known as Harties – has added another reason to visit. One of Gauteng‘s favourite weekend getaways has been crowned Kwêla’s Dorp van die Jaar (Town of the Year) 2026, one of South Africa’s best-known community tourism competitions…. READ MORE
The East Africa Travel Podcast: Episode #32 – To Mombasa, a journey in sustainability and Swahili style
(Posted 04th August 2026) Courtesy of Charlotte Beauvoisin / Diary of a Muzungu In my latest podcast episode: the all-night bus trip across the Uganda Kenya border passes in a blink of an eye knowing that I’ll soon be gazing out of the train window at Tsavo’s elephants! From midnight border checks […]
UGM demands independent probe into ‘cyanide poisoning’ after Amboseli elephant deaths
(Posted 035d August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Spencer Walela, Capital FM (Kenya), July 31, 2026 The United Green Movement (UGM) has called for an independent investigation into the alleged “cyanide poisoning” of elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem, urging authorities to tighten controls on hazardous chemicals following the recent deaths of fifteen […]
NEW: Zimbabwe’s wildlife rangers get the much-needed legal backing
(Posted 03rd August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Luckmore Safuli, Herald (Zimbabwe), August 1, 2026 Just before sunrise, at Zimbabwe’s largest national park, Hwange National Park, 35-year-old Joseph Msipa begins another patrol. His backpack carries water, a first-aid kit and enough supplies to spend several days in the bush. The weight of […]
Farmers lose harvests, peace to booming jumbo population
(Posted 03rd August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Herald (Zimbabwe), August 1, 2026 Hordes of marauding elephants have been roaming the outskirts of Chirunya villages in Ward 8, Mbire District, as the perennial human-wildlife conflict intensifies. On July 19, terrified villagers watched from their homesteads as the spectacle unfolded, throwing the sleepy […]
Orphaned elephant calf Bungalu survived weeks alone, storms, and a lion attack
(Posted 03rd August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Aaron Goldstein, The Cool Down (U.S.), August 2, 2026 After surviving alone in the Kenyan bush for weeks, enduring severe storms and even a lion attack, an orphaned elephant calf named Bungalu is finally safe. New rescue footage is giving animal lovers a closer […]
IATA Market Analysis June 2026
(Posted 03rd August 2026) Air Passenger Traffic Contraction Eased Slightly in June 2.2% Industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) contracted by 2.2% year?on?year (YoY) in May. Industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) fell by 1.7% year?on?year (YoY) in June, compared to the 2.2% drop in May. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) dropped by […]
TravelComments.com – Table Mountain fire update: What Cape Town visitors need to know
(Posted 03rd August 2026) Travellers visiting Cape Town should be aware that firefighting operations are continuing on the slopes of Table Mountain National Park after a vegetation fire broke out above Kloof Nek Corner and Tafelberg Road…. READ MORE
Complimentary Executive Pass to the Fintech Festival Tanzania 2026 (August 20–21, JNICC)
(Posted 03rd August 2026) The financial services ecosystem across East Africa is evolving at an unprecedented pace. As open APIs, embedded finance, core modernization, automated underwriting and cross-border payment rails reshape institutional finance staying ahead requires strategic alignment with industry peers and policy makers. On August 20th–21st, 2026, 10,000 leaders, policy makers, innovators, executives and transformation […]
Indian Ocean island of the Comoros Islands on the move
(Posted 03rd August 2026) COMOROS Islands of the Indian Ocean appoints Faouzia Vitry to head “Special Purpose Vehicle’’ ahead of the JIOI – Indian Ocean Games 2027 Faouzia Vitry left her political career in Reunion Island to take up this important mission in Comoros Islands. Mme Vitry took the decision to […]
AeroTrail Africa | Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(Posted 02nd August 2026) Courtesy of Mr. Alex Koech and AeroTrail Limited Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Nigeria‘s busiest aviation gateway, recorded an estimated 4,373,754 scheduled airline seats during the first half of 2026, according to AeroTrail analysis. January was the busiest month, with approximately 815,419 scheduled seats, while June […]
Last Exhibition Booths Remaining | Showcase Your Innovation at Fintech Festival Tanzania 2026
(Posted 01st August 2026) The countdown has begun. With only a few premium exhibition booths remaining, this is your opportunity to position your organization at Fintech Festival Tanzania 2026, Africa’s leading fintech gathering. 20–21 August 2026 Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Why Exhibit Now? Meet 10,000+ fintech professionals Connect with 300+ […]
Elephant culling: Why Africa remains deeply divided over this issue
(Posted 01st August 2026) Courtesy of African Elephant News Mariana Balt, SA People (South Africa), July 29, 2026 Elephant culling divides opinion like few conservation issues. For some, it is a practical response to growing elephant populations in fenced reserves. For others, it is an ethical failure that ignores science and the complexity […]
The Pyne Awards Africa – Your Visa Guide for Maputo 2026
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TravelComments.com – Durban beaches update: All swimming beaches remain open (29 July 2026)
(Posted 01st August 2026) If you’re planning a beach day in Durban, the latest water quality results bring more good news for visitors. According to the eThekwini Municipality‘s 29 July 2026 update, all officially designated swimming beaches remain open, with water quality ranging from excellent to acceptable under the municipality’s E. coli monitoring programme…. READ MORE
Advance Your Air Transport Expertise with ICAO
(Posted 01st August 2026) Air Transport Professional Training Programme Today’s air transport environment demands professionals who understand both regulation and commercial realities. The Air Transport Professional Training Programme brings together three self-paced courses that cover air transport regulatory issues and economics, equipping participants with the knowledge to navigate complex policy environments, […]
