Africa
South African Airways erweitert Streckennetz in Afrika
South African Airways (SAA) baut das Streckennetz auf dem Afrikanischen Kontinent aus und bietet Reisenden somit neue Verbindungen zu Destinationen, die mit dem Flugzeug bisher schwer erreichbar waren.
Zum 1. Oktober 2011 wird Ndola (Sambia) angeflogen. Ab 31. Oktober 2011 wird SAA Flüge nach Bujumbura (Burundi), Kigali (Ruanda) und Cotonou (Benin) aufnehmen. Die SAA Expansionsstrategie setzt auf den Ausbau bereits profitabler Flugstrecken sowie die Einführung neuer Verbindungen zu Zielen in Afrika.
Mit den geplanten Flugrouten bedient SAA neue Urlaubs- und Geschäftsreiseziele und stärkt somit nicht nur das globale Streckennetz, sondern auch die Bedeutung von Johannesburg als Drehkreuz mit den besten Anschlussverbindungen nach Afrika.
Bujumbura ist Burundis Hauptstadt, welche direkt am größten Hafen des Landes liegt. Als Hauptstadt von Ruanda ist Kigali das wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Zentrum des Landes sowie der wichtigste Verkehrsknotenpunkt. Cotonou, Benins wirtschaftliches Zentrum, ist zugleich die größte Stadt des Landes.
Es ist vorgesehen Ndola, Bujumbura und Kigali dreimal wöchentlich anzufliegen. Die Strecke Johannesburg-Cotonou wird dann zweimal pro Woche mit Zwischenstopp in Libreville (Gabun) angeboten. Die neuen Strecken werden jeweils mit einem A319 bedient.
Aktuelle Flugplanerweiterungen:
- Johannesburg - Entebbe (Uganda) täglich
- Johannesburg - Harare (Simbabwe) zusätzlicher Flug (insgesamt 18 pro Woche)
- Einsatz größerer Maschinen auf den Strecken Johannesburg - Nairobi (Kenia) und Johannesburg - Windhoek (Namibia) an ausgewählten Tagen
Africa has two elephant species
PressTV
Gene sequencing studies conducted by scientists from Harvard, the University of Illinois and the University of York in Britain showed that the African savanna elephant and the smaller African forest elephant are distant cousins.
Bizarre twists in Anni killing
Cape Argus
By Melanie Peters, Nathi Olifant and Vivian Attwood
Reuters: Businessman Shrien Dewani
As millionaire Shrien Dewani returned home to Bristol from Wandsworth prison on bail of R2.7 million, more extraordinary information about the murder of his beautiful Swedish wife Anni emerged this weekend:
* Monde Mbolombo, the man named by Zola Tongo – now serving 18 years in jail for his part in Anni’s killing – as the person who put him in touch with the hitmen, has posted some bizarre messages on his Facebook page.
On November 13, the night Anni was murdered, Mbolombo wrote in Xhosa: “Jengokuba undibilisela amanzi, awakho ayatsholoza.”
Honeymoon murder: Shrien Dewani is a 'monkey', says South African police chief
Telegraph
South Africa’s chief of police has described Shrien Dewani, the British businessman accused of arranging the murder of his wife during their Cape Town honeymoon, as a "monkey".
General Bheki Cele insisted that his force are right to consider Mr Dewani a killer, saying: "A monkey came all the way from London to have his wife murdered here."
He added: “Shrien thought we, South Africans, were stupid when he came all the way to kill his wife in our country. He lied to himself.”
His comments came as the sister of murdered Anni Dewani, 28, spoke out for the first time to praise her former brother-in-law and reveal that, when her family met him, ‘we liked him a lot’.
US-China relation impacts African agricultural development projects
Examiner
by Nick Doms
African officials, including embassy officials, expressed their concerns about the current US-China relationship and the negative impact this may create for agricultural development projects in Africa, according to a leaked cable earlier this year.
Earlier this year, Julius Ole Sunkuli, Kenyan Ambassador to China, expressed his concern about the US-China dialogue about Africa and how the US/European approach or the “Western approach” as Mr. Sunkuli referred to in his memo would be disruptive to the Chinese practical approach in developmental assistance throughout Africa.
South African diplomats joined Mr. Sunkuli and stated that Africa may lose its bargaining power due to Western interference and the tensions between the US and China in particular.
More Articles...
- South African police face questions over handling of honeymoon murder
- Zuma Says He Wants Debate on Ownership, Diversity of South African Media
- The pitfalls of renting
- Russia, South Africa seal deal on uranium delivery
- Russia ready to discuss South Africa joining BRIC
- Cape Town wins toll road battle
- Ke Nako – South Africa’s time has come
- Africa warns China: Money is not enough
- Economic stability a myth