The Keurbooms–Soetkraal area within the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park is currently being ravaged by wildfire, which has been burning for about two hours according to a report on from SANPark. Believed to have been caused by lightning, the fire is burning in very remote, mountainous terrain on SANParks-managed land, generally referred…
Ahead of the anticipated opening of the Kampala Marriott Hotel and Apartments, the Quality Assurance (QA) team of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) held a technical engagement with the management of the property on location as part of preparations. The meeting, according to reports focused on providing guidance on licensing requirements and grading operational systems,…
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), through the VISIT RWANDA partnership, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports (MINISPORTS) and the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), is pleased to announce the launch of an Expression of Interest (EOI) for youth football coaches in Rwanda to apply for the “Training for Coaches Program” led by ATLETICO DE MADRID. This initiative aims to strengthen grassroots football development in Rwanda…
A historic milestone in wildlife conservation was achieved yesterday Wednesday 7 January 2026, by Uganda with the successful translocation of rhinos from one protected area to another within the country for the first time. Four southern white rhinos were relocated from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to Ajai Wildlife Reserve, according to reports. This marks…
Indian Ocean island nation, Mauritius has reassured travelers and tourists, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade that the country is a safe destination as highlighted by the 1,008,098 tourists who visited the country from January to September 2025. The Ministry issued a communiqué on December 30, 2025 reassuring tourists, on…
The Chinko Carbon Project in the Chinko Conservation Area (CCA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) serves as a useful case study for community management and allocation of carbon credit revenues. When we first heard about carbon credits, the idea seemed quite far-fetched… but today, it is becoming a reality. Marcel Kogoro – Mayor of…
“Salone man nor dey fraid moto car.” I tell myself this after serenading the ears of a pedestrian walking unattentively along Howe Street with the car horn; one would think I was lining up a remix for DJ Kent’s “Horns In The Sun” (great track). It always comes as an inside joke between me and…
In the third quarter of 2026, starting from 02 July, the leading airline in Africa and one of the fastest-growing airline brands in the world, Ethiopian Airlines, will launch a new thrice-weekly passenger service to Lyon, France, via Geneva, Switzerland. This plan was announced via a press release dated Tuesday 06 January 2026. With the…
Born and bred among the mountains of Nemanwa, I grew up under the shadow of a giant. Not a living giant, but one of stone, of memories, of power: the sleeping giant known to the world as the Great Zimbabwe Monuments. These stones trace the fingerprints of our ancestors their domain, their habitat not merely…
The management of More Cream Than Coffee, a digital travel media/destination promotion company is proud to announce that front desk expert, Jumoke Okuromade has joined its editorial team. Jumoke (Jummy) is a hospitality professional and front desk expert with over four years of hands-on experience across hotel operations, guest relations, and service delivery. Having worked…
