Category: Travel
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Kenya’s official presidential jet, Harambee One, is in the Netherlands for its final round of maintenance before being permanently retired and replaced with a newer model. Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya confirmed that the aircraft will remain at Fokker Services Group warehouses for a year. The company, which manufactures its spare parts, is overseeing the…
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Tuesday, September 16, 2025 — Ride-hailing giant Uber has expanded into Kenya’s safari market with the launch of Uber Safari, a new service inside the Nairobi National Park. The service, available directly on the Uber app, allows users to pre-book guided wildlife trips through licensed safari operators. Each ride includes a professional guide…
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Kisumu based journalists are poised to benefit from a competitive grant from the department of tourism, culture and heritage as part of an initiative to further advance, Kisumu My Pride, as a brand while strategically positioning Kisumu as a tourism destination ahead of the World Tourism Day to be held from 24th to 27th of…
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Flying may look glamorous from the outside, but behind the clouds, aviation is one of the toughest industries to crack. From billion-shilling aircraft that barely make a dollar per passenger to the 100+ people needed to turn around a single flight, the realities of running an airline are anything but simple. Yet, there’s also room…
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TalkAfrica confirmed the number of foreign nationals living in South Africa is 2.4 million. An X post claiming 27 million as the estimated number of foreign nationals living in South Africa is FALSE. On 15 July 2025, X user @Lerato Pillay posted that “The estimated number of foreign nationals in SA is 27 million.” Another…
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Tevin’s First Flight After Acing His Visa Interview For Tevin Billy Ochieng, boarding a plane for the first time wasn’t just a milestone — it was the moment a lifelong dream finally took flight. From Nairobi, Kenya, he embarked on a 27-hour journey that would take him across three continents, through Brussels and Chicago, and…
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Rwanda Launches Africa’s First Self-Flying Electric Air Taxi Rwanda has made aviation history by hosting the first public flight of a self-flying electric air taxi on the African continent. The milestone event, held in Kigali, marked the launch of the EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This aircraft is developed by China’s autonomous…
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Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko attending to a passenger’s emergency A routine international flight took an unexpected turn when a passenger experienced a severe hypertensive crisis, a condition that can rapidly escalate to a heart attack or stroke. In a fortunate twist of fate, Dr. Mikhail Murashko, the current Health Minister of the Russian Federation,…
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emirates and flydubai Gulf-based carrier, Flydubai, will expand its footprint in Kenya next month by adding Nairobi to its network and upgrading its Mombasa route to a daily service as the airline deepens its push into East Africa. “Kenya is an important market for flydubai, and we are pleased to strengthen our operations with the…
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The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). PHOTO/Skytrax The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been recognized with a prestigious accolade from the Airports Council International (ACI) Africa. ACI Africa is the international association of African airports with 74 airport members as of July 1, 2025, from 53 African countries, managing more than 261 airports and…