Victoria Falls
latest news & developmentsSouthern and East Africa plug into shared power future
Zambia and Zimbabwe have each committed US$220 million to restarting the long-delayed $4.2 billion Batoka Gorge Hydropower Station near Victoria Falls
Zambia tourism taking off
In the past three years, Zambia has recorded a nearly 300% increase in international tourist arrivals, following the removal of visa fees
Falls and a bathtub with a view
A trip to Zimbabwe and Zambia, where nature meets luxury – but it does not come cheap
Victoria Falls rises again
One of Africa’s top tourist attractions has a strategy to encourage travellers to return: mass vaccination.
Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
Cresta upgrades hotels to accommodate Zim tourist increase
In response to questions from the Mail & Guardian, the country director in Zimbabwe of Cresta Hotels, Chipo Mandela, said:
Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar
A meander through "the sweetest country" leads to all kinds of finds: local musician JK, the Lusaka National Museum and Zamtel telecom outlets.
Don’t miss this: The Vic Falls Carnival
The three-day music and adventure festival returns for the third year running.
Barking up the right tree
Cat Pritchard ventures to the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls to ‘join the treevolution’ by helping to plant 5 000 trees in three weeks.
Zimbabwe bridges the tourism divide as visitors return
The “interview” is conducted while we dangle from a rope off the Victoria Falls bridge, over 100m above the raging Zambezi.
Goofy plans for Vic Falls
After successfully hosting a major United Nations event, Zimbabwe Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi can be forgiven for talking big.
Zimbabwe’s tourism triumph turns sour
An official has revealed that Zimbabwe made promises it cannot keep to win a UN World Tourism Organisation conference bid. Ray Ndlovu reports.
Victoria Falls heritage status threatened
One of Africa’s most famous landmarks, Victoria Falls, is in danger of losing its status as a world heritage site.
SA firms tough it out in Zimbabwe
South African firms are resisting the urge to pull out of Zimbabwe despite an increasingly hostile business climate.
Falling for Victoria
Musi wa Thunya, Setswana for ”the smoke that thunders”, is the South African name for the glorious falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe.