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Zambia waives visa requirements for 53 more countries
News Diggers
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December 19, 2024
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has announced that Zambia has waived visa requirements for nationals from 53 countries, which include Argentina, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Morocco and Liberia. Others are Greenland, Sandwich...
Movers + Shakers: Luxury Travel Marketing welcomes Rovos Rail to portfolio
KARRYON
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February 10, 2025
For more than three decades, Rovos Rail has been known for its timeless elegance and offering travellers a blend of luxury, comfort, and adventure. Rovos Rail’s meticulously restored vintage coaches traverse some of Africa’s most picturesque...
African tourism is on the rise
Times Aerospace
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The continent saw an increase in tourist arrivals from both international visitors and those travelling within the continent. This makes Africa as the second fastest-growing tourist destination globally, following the Middle East. Economic...
6 Competing UN-Tourism Secretary General Candidates are not Created Equal
eTurboNews
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February 25, 2025
Officially, six candidates will compete to win the May election by the UN-Tourism Executive Council for Secretary-General, but not all candidates are created equal. It’s official: Six candidates for the post of UN Tourism Secretary-General will...
Navigating the skies: the impact of South Africa’s aviation recovery on business travel
IOL
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February 25, 2025
In a landscape often clouded by turbulence, South Africa's airline industry is experiencing a resurgence. With passenger numbers on the rise and newfound confidence in air travel, the country’s aviation sector is showing promising signs of...
'We've had enough': anger takes hold in Zambia over election controversy
The Guardian
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February 21, 2025
Zambia’s victory at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon remains one of football’s most compelling stories. Returning to the country where most of the Chipolopolo squad had been killed in a plane crash almost two decades earlier en route to a...
Afrik Allianz Initiative Will Turn Africa The Garden Of Eden To A True Tourist Destination
News Ghana
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February 24, 2025
Afrik Allianz, the multimodal single air transport alliance connecting Africa and beyond, is poised to turn Africa the Garden of Eden to a true tourist destination. This initiative envisions a future where Africa flourishes as a paradise on Earth,...
Beyond ordinary: the Australian operator redefining luxury travel
The Guardian
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February 24, 2025
We travel in search of different things. Some of us seek adventure that gets the heart pumping and spirit soaring, while others want to unwind, immerse themselves in what makes a destination unique, and arrive home restored. In a world where true...
Zambia Can Attract $21bn in Investments by 2030 says World Bank Group
Open Zambia
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The World Bank Group has projected that Zambia can attract up to $21 billion in cumulative new investment between 2025 and 2030, potentially creating 800,000 jobs in the mining, agriculture, tourism and energy sectors. Ernesto Cordova, Lead...
LUSAKA-NDOLA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WORKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SAYS MWANAKAMPWE
Zambian Observer
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December 12, 2024
LUSAKA-NDOLA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WORKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SAYS MWANAKAMPWE CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Milner Mwanakampwe has said the construction of Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway is ahead of schedule. Mwanakampwe expressed excitement at...
ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR URGES COMPLIANCE WITH ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES
Zambian Observer
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December 12, 2024
ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR URGES COMPLIANCE WITH ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Rose Kashembe Sakala, has urged Zambians traveling to that country to comply with the Ethiopian Government’s immigration procedures to avoid...
Fallen anti-apartheid activist who lived in Lusaka while in exile accorded justice with re-burial in SA
Lusaka Times
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February 24, 2025
By Dr Lebogang Maroo Zambia is the cradle of freedom of Southern Africa. Liberation movements from Angola and Namibia to Moçambique and South Africa established offices in Zambia and exiled activists found refuge here in numbers. Following years...
The most beautiful holiday destinations to visit in 2025 – without the crowds
The Independent
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February 26, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The Red Pill Or The Blue Pill : Choosing Zambia’s Future
Lusaka Times
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February 23, 2025
For years, Zambia was caught in a cycle of quick fixes, corruption, and short-term handouts. A nation where cadres ruled the streets, where “tantameni” became the norm, and where political commanders thrived while debt strangled the economy....
Tourism potential of India is set to grow in the coming years, with Northeast playing a pivotal role: GS Shekhawat
Travel Trends Today
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The International Tourism Mart (ITM) is an annual event organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, designed to highlight the tourism potential of the North Eastern region for both domestic and international audiences. The 12th...
Travel without borders: These are the most powerful passports in the world
Eye Witness News
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And South Africa? Well, it's not the highest-ranked country in Africa; that honour goes to Mauritius at number 67. Mzansi comes in halfway down the list at 97, before Ecuador and after Kuwait. Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia and Malawi occupy positions...
Zambia can attract $21bn investments between 2025, 2030 – WB
News Diggers
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December 15, 2024
THE Word Bank Group (WBG) says implementing key actions in Zambia’s mining, solar power, agribusiness and tourism sectors can help attract up to $21b in cumulative new investment between 2025 and 2030. WBG observes that the legacy of previous...
HOSTING OF FIRST NC’WALA ACTIVITY ANNUALLY IN LUANGWA – FEIRA TO BOOST LUSAKA TOURISM
Zambian Observer
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February 21, 2025
HOSTING OF FIRST NC’WALA ACTIVITY ANNUALLY IN LUANGWA – FEIRA TO BOOST LUSAKA TOURISM. GOVERNMENT is happy and optimistic that the staging of the first day of the Nc’wala traditional ceremony of the Ngoni speaking people of Chipata eastern...
ZAMBIA ADMITTED AS THE FIFTY SIXTH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Zambian Observer
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December 10, 2024
ZAMBIA ADMITTED AS THE FIFTY SIXTH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Paris, Tuesday 10th December, 2024 Zambia has officially joined the OECD Development Centre as its fifty-sixth (56th)...
Foreign arrivals shoot up to 2.2 million with tourists topping the list
Lusaka Times
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February 14, 2025
Zambia recorded a total 2.2 million foreign arrivals, an increase of 900,000 over the total arrivals of 1.3 million in 2023. This is a phenomenal growth of nearly 70 percent year on year. Tourism was one of the best performing sectors in 2024....