At Travel Indaba 2026 South Africa reported 2.91m arrivals, up 12.5%, and pitched itself as Africa’s aviation hub. What it takes to deliver.
Section
Lifestyle
Cage Business: How PFL Africa’s Pretoria Card Grew the MMA Economy
PFL Africa’s second-season card at Pretoria’s SunBet Arena drew thousands, with 11 fights and backing from Siya Kolisi and Wayde van Niekerk.
Masunga Sports Complex Opens; Council Eyes Solar and Fee Review
Masunga’s new sports complex opened end-March 2026 as councillors weighed solar lighting and a booking-fee review to keep the facility affordable and running.
Pink Retreat: How Tintswalo’s Summer House Adds Whimsy to the Cape Coast
Tintswalo Summer House, a 12-suite pink boutique hotel in Glencairn, opened April 2026 with themed suites, a pool and local cuisine.
Malaria Cases Surge as Residents Shun Indoor Spraying in the North West
Botswana’s North West District logged 38 malaria cases and one death over the 2025-26 rains as 964 residents refused indoor spraying, exposing a coverage gap.
46th SADC Summit across SADC — destination and travel value for businesses across SADC
A summit dedicated to industrialisation, agriculture and critical minerals does not sound, on its face, like tourism news. Yet the same infrastructure and mobility questions that determine whether a mine's output reaches a port also determine whether a visitor...
P4m Investment Breathes Life into UB Hotel and Conference Centre
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has leased Gaborone’s dormant 80-room UB Hotel, investing over P4m to restore conference capacity. What the revival signals for the city.
Blue Economy growth agenda across SADC: the lived regional economy and what comes next
Walk the beaches of Luanda's Ilha do Cabo or the coastal roads south toward Benguela and the blue economy is not a policy phrase, it is the boats coming in at dawn, the informal fish markets, the dive operators and lodges depending on marine conservation areas...
Angolan kwanza in RTGS across SADC — the lived regional economy for regional operators
A tourist changing money at an airport kiosk, a tour operator invoicing a South African client in rand for a package built around Angolan destinations, an airline settling interline fares across a shared regional booking system — none of these everyday transactions...