Business

In Liberia, abandoned hotel stands as symbol of haunted past

Monrovia – Towering above Liberia’s ramshackle capital Monrovia stands a hotel that once symbolised an African dream yet today... Read more

10 Jan

Business

‘Have mercy on the economy and the people’: Moroccan tour operators protest pandemic restrictions

Rabat – Moroccan tour operators threatened with bankruptcy due to border closures protested on Tuesday, calling for the tourism industry... Read more

5 Jan

Fintech

Russia to send Japanese tycoon to ISS in return to space tourism

Baikonur – Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move... Read more

6 Dec, 2021

Fintech

Yusaku Maezawa: irreverent billionaire fascinated by space

Tokyo – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who blasts off for the International Space Station this week, is an irreverent... Read more

6 Dec, 2021

Business

Omicron empties South Africa safari lodges

Hoedspruit – Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Business

Morocco border closure spells doom for tourism sector

Rabat – Moroccan tourism operators are facing potential ruin after the country abruptly shut its borders over the Omicron... Read more

2 Dec, 2021

Business

South Africa hits out as travel bans gain pace

Johannesburg – More African countries on Monday joined the rush to suspend air links with the south of the... Read more

30 Nov, 2021

Business

South Africa says travel ban by African nations ‘regrettable, sad’

Johannesburg – South Africa on Monday said it was “regrettable… (and) sad” that fellow African nations had joined a... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Business

South Africa tourism in turmoil after variant sparks travel bans

Johannesburg – Helpless and furious, South African tour operators are flooded with cancellations as countries follow Britain’s decision to ban... Read more

26 Nov, 2021

World

Tourists panic as Mexico beach shooting leaves two dead

Cancún – A shooting involving rival gangs on a beach near Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Cancun left two suspected... Read more

5 Nov, 2021