United States President Donald Trump says indirect talks between Hamas and Israel over a potential ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an exchange of captives were going “very well” and that he may travel to the Middle East later this week. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said that a…
For black people living in South Africa during apartheid, simply moving around the country was a fraught activity, let alone crossing its borders. This was especially the case for black women, who were “rock bottom of the racial pile”, as South African writer Lauretta Ngcobo expressed it. Coming to power in 1948 and ruling for…
President Paul Kagame has made a call for lowering the high cost of air travel across Africa, stating that flying should not remain a luxury reserved for the rich. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali, Kagame underscored the need for a more inclusive and dynamic aviation sector–one that fuels…
Jason Lane-Sellers Travel fraud and related crime is on the rise worldwide as criminals take aim at the security vulnerabilities of rewards programmes offered by airlines, among other loopholes. According to Jason Lane-Sellers, director of fraud and identity for Europe, Middle East and Africa at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, criminals are hacking into multiple rewards programme…
A Qantas Airways Boeing 737 aircraft takes off from Sydney International Airport in Sydney on August 18, 2025. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Australian flag carrier Qantas rose to a record high Thursday after its full-year earnings results beat estimates, buoyed by resilient demand across its domestic and international networks. Qantas…
Peter Shankman, an American, said he looked forward to free drinks when he flew business class for work. The entrepreneur would have a drink, then a few more, sleep, then land. All was well, he said. Until it wasn’t. “Eventually, I realized that I wasn’t fine,” he said. “I was tired, cranky … [it] wasn’t…
South African travel-focused fintech TurnStay has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand across African markets The round was led by First Circle Capital and joined by TLcom Capital, Enza Capital, Incisive Ventures, CVVC, and Equitable Ventures The startup operates a merchant-of-record structure combined with payment orchestration, allowing card payments to be processed in…
Orzala, of RUSI, said that while influencers with Western passports “roam freely, pose for photos and gain online fame,” those privileges are denied to Afghan women, who are barred from schools, jobs or even walking freely in public without being accompanied by male guardians. There are also moral and ethical dilemmas, she added, because profits…
Visitors to the United States will need to pay a “visa integrity fee,” according to a provision of the Trump administration’s recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fee applies to all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter, and cannot be waived. However travelers may also be able to get the fees…
Less than six months into his current term in office, President Donald Trump has already imposed visa and travel restrictions on nationals from eleven countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa traveling to the United States. In official statements, the Trump Administration has made several arguments for why such country-specific visa and travel restrictions are necessary….
