London Tops International Travel Poll

The annual travel report from flight booking website Opodo, examining search and booking data from travellers in key European markets and the USA, gives insight into 2025’s evolving trends, the most popular destinations attracting new interest...

Returning to my political roots in South Africa

Whenever I visit South Africa, I always feel at home. Norwegians and South Africans share a connection like no other, after the anti-apartheid struggle. For many of us in Norway, witnessing the brutality of the apartheid regime, led to a political...

Expedia reveals 2025’s hottest Christmas travel spot — and it’s in Asia

Ready to swap snowflakes for sunshine this Christmas? According to new data from Expedia, travelers are doing exactly that. And this year’s top-trending holiday destination is bringing the heat. After analyzing flight searches for trips departing...

I plan bucket-list trips for a living. Here are 4 mistakes I see travelers make when booking their own vacations.

As an adventure designer for Flash Pack, a company that plans trips for solo travelers, I put together cool itineraries for a living. I pay razor-sharp attention to all of the logistical details that go into planning our clients' excursions....

South Africans warned against unverified forex providers for international payments as regulatory scrutiny intensifies

For many South Africans, making international payments can feel like navigating a maze of regulatory requirements, confusing documentation, and uncertainty about whether everything is being done correctly. Whether it’s investing offshore,...

Comedian Sed Pillay returns to South Africa with exciting future plans

South African comedy creator Sed Pillay is back in South Africa after spending a year abroad. The comedian, who took TikTok by storm with his laugh-out-loud parodies, recently got back to his hometown, Durban, after deciding to travel with his...

Will December's hit song be South Africa's first AI-generated amapiano album?

South Africans are accustomed to getting new music as they approach the holiday season. What’s different in 2025 is that the music album came in the form of artificial intelligence. This is an important development for the South African music...

Rabies on the rise: Public urged to stay vigilant this holiday season

The Department of Agriculture has issued a warning regarding high-risk rabies areas in South Africa. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects all mammals, primarily spread through bites, scratches,...

Here’s where you can stargaze in and around Johannesburg 

While Johannesburg is known as the “City of Gold”, it tends to outshine the night sky, dimming the stars we often so long to see. Whether you’re travelling to Johannesburg or you’re a local, don’t let the light pollution put you off from seeing...

Man shares videos with his two girlfriends on vacation as a throuple

A Nigerian YouTuber is trending after his recent vacation video and content sparked conversations online. Jeff is a YouTuber along with his girlfriend Chidinma. Their channel, JeffandChidinma has over 10,000 subscribers on YouTube. The channel is...

Tourism recovery: South Africa welcomes over one million more international visitors in 2025

The Department of Tourism said that there has been an increase of over one million visitors to South Africa from the period of January 2025 to September 2025. Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille said these figures confirm that tourism has not...

Culinary delights spice up African trade and tourism

Participants visit stalls at the 2025 African Foods and Drinks Festival in Lagos on October 26 - COURTESYVisitors at the AfroGastro Festival last month swallowed morsels of fufu and watched chefs from 12 African and diaspora nations plate modern...

Cape Town and the Western Cape Host Landmark Week of Leadership and Investment

This November, Cape Town and the Western Cape will host a landmark week of leadership, investment and regional collaboration as three major events converge to advance inclusive growth, unlock new investment opportunities, and facilitate global...

The long way home: 6 South Africans set sail in South Atlantic Challenge

The Clipper Race fleet has had its second taste of the Atlantic and is on course for its finish port of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. One of the toughest endurance challenges on the planet, the unique Clipper Race sees ten teams of...

Fuel price drop tomorrow brings early holiday relief

Motorists will welcome the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s announcement of a decrease in fuel prices, effective tomorrow. Zululand Observer reports that, after several months of fluctuating costs, the latest fuel adjustment offers...

SA has received almost 8 million tourists from Jan-Sept this year

Edited by St Francis Chronicle: From January to September 2025, South Africa welcomed 7 634 261 international tourists to the country. This is a big increase from the same amount of visitors last year, for January-September 2024, when the country...

Online interest in New Haven rose, per list of suggested travel spots

Online searches for New Haven rose by 39 percent between January and June this year relative to the same period last year, according to a British search aggregator. Esmeralda Vasquez-Fernandez 2:55 am, Nov 04, 2025 Contributing Reporter Ximena...

Jetour Records Highest SUV Launches, Sales In Nigeria, S’Africa

1 Jetour automobile has made history as one of the brands to have introduced the highest number of sport utility vehicles in Nigeria in three years and recorded the highest SUVs sale figures in South Africa. Parading an array of SUVs, the brand...

Cardamom Tented Camp among the world’s most responsible tourism projects: ICRT

Car­damom Ten­ted Camp in Cam­bod­ia is among the world’s most respons­ible tour­ism pro­jects accord­ing to the Inter­na­tion­al Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism (ICRT). The eco­lodge was acclaimed among 30 final­ists at ICRT’s 2025 Glob­al...

South Africa: Volvo EX30 cross country becomes the first fully electric vehicle to conquer Sani Pass

Fifty-six years after the first Volvo made the climb, the all-electric EX30 Cross Country has proven that EVs can take on South Africa’s toughest terrain—powered by the country’s highest solar-powered charger. First EV to Conquer Sani Pass The...