News & Reviews

South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal province will soon explode with thrills and spills as more than 1700 contestants take up the challenge to paddle, run, walk and swim over three days from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in what is considered one of the world’s toughest canoe events.

South Africa heads the list of Top Ten Far Flung Hotspots for 2009 as predicted by British Airways. Cape Town and Johannesburg have clinched both the No 1 and No 2 positions.

Tour Operator Thomson Worldwide has divulged its top tips for the hottest travel experiences and destinations for 2009, including Gorilla trekking in Rwanda and a luxury beach holiday in Mozambique.

An innovative Google Earth layer created to help tourists plan their trip to South Africa has won an international e-marketing award. It features more than 120 points of interest ranging from scenic drives, safari destinations and cultural attractions to 2010 Fifa World Cup venues.

South African Airways (SAA) is planning new routes to several African cities, adding up to a dozen new flights in the next six months.

South Africa and Finland have signed a cooperation agreement to support biosciences projects within the Southern African Development Community (SADC).