Victoria Falls

Africa

/ 29 June 2021

Victoria Falls rises again

One of Africa’s top tourist attractions has a strategy to encourage travellers to return: mass vaccination.

By Refiloe Seiboko

The Green Guardian

/ 8 October 2020

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

By Sheree Bega

Article

/ 9 November 2018

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:

By Advertising Supplement

Article

/ 19 September 2016

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.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 29 December 2014

Don’t miss this: The Vic Falls Carnival

The three-day music and adventure festival returns for the third year running.

By Arts Desk

Article

/ 19 September 2013

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.

By Cat Pritchard

Africa

/ 30 August 2013

Goofy plans for Vic Falls

After successfully hosting a major United Nations event, Zimbabwe Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi can be forgiven for talking big.

By Jason Moyo

Africa

/ 30 August 2013

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.

By Jason Moyo

Africa

/ 3 August 2012

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.

By Ray Ndlovu

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Africa

/ 12 November 2010

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.

By Ray Ndlovu

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Article

/ 13 July 2008

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.

By Sibongile Khumalo

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Article

/ 2 June 2008

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.

By Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya

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Article

/ 1 June 2008

Top Zim opposition figure arrested

The leader of a rebel faction of Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change became the most senior opposition politician to be arrested when he was held on Sunday over a written attack on President Robert Mugabe. Arthur Mutambara was picked up at his home in Harare, his party and lawyer said.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 7 September 2007

Zim wants to cash in on 2010 Cup

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC) has described as ”scandalous” the decision by Zimbabwe to spend up to -million on sprucing up hotels and its infrastructure to cash in on the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. ”It’s a tragedy to try to create world-class facilities in a situation of misery,” CZC spokesperson Elinor Sisulu said.

By Percy Zvomuya

Victoria Falls rises again

Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu

Cresta upgrades hotels to accommodate Zim tourist increase

Warm, friendly Zambia should be on foreign tourism radar

Don’t miss this: The Vic Falls Carnival

Barking up the right tree

Goofy plans for Vic Falls

Zimbabwe bridges the tourism divide as visitors return

Zimbabwe’s tourism triumph turns sour

Victoria Falls heritage status threatened

SA firms tough it out in Zimbabwe

Falling for Victoria

Top Zim opposition figure arrested

Zim wants to cash in on 2010 Cup

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