Algeria
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Capital: Algiers
Population: 38,295,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two-pin round
Dialling code: +213
Currency: Algerian dinar. Exchange rate: $1= DZD78.4
Language: Arabic
Visa
All non-Algerians need to apply for a visa...
Poised for growth
A close neighbour of South Africa, Namibia has always operated under the radar, but now appears ready to capitalise on its natural resources with...
A New Dawn
After more than 30 years of Mugabe rule, Zimbabwe has a new president and the hopes of a more prosperous future, but the
Swaziland
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Capital: Mbabane
Population: 1,077,000
Time zone: UTC +2
Plugs: Three pin round, South African style
Dialling code: +268
Currency: Swazi lilangeni. Exchange rate: $1 = 9.86281 SZL
Language: English, siSwati
Make...
Angola
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Population: 12 million
Time zone: GMT+1
Plugs: Round-pin attachment
Dialling code: +244
Currency: Kwanza - $1=97.5AOA
Language: Portuguese, Bantu, other African languages
Background
Once a Portuguese colony, Angola achieved independence...
Seychelles
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Capital: Victoria
Population: 94,000
Time zone: GMT +4
Plugs: Three pin square, British style
Dialling code: +248
Currency: Seychellois rupee. Exchange rate: $1 = 12.0233 SCR
Language: English, French
Visas
No visa is...
Burkina Faso
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Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 17,338,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +226
Currency: CFA Franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do...
Fit for purpose
South Africa now has 5,201 graded establishments – totaling 124,268 rooms – across the TGCSA’s three main categories of ‘Hotel’, ‘Non-Hotel Accommodation’, and ‘Venues’.
That’s...
Egypt
Egypt’s transition from authoritarian pseudo-democracy to full democratic state has not been smooth. 2012’s elections, though, may herald a new dawn for this most...
Welcome to Kenya
It’s not only popes and presidents who visited Nairobi in 2015 – growth in trade and industry is bringing in business travellers too, reports Business Traveller UK’s Jenny Southan.
Namibia
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Population: 2.1 million
Time zone: GMT + 2 hours (summer); GMT + 1 hour (winter)
Plugs: Three-prong square
Dialling code: +264
Currency: Namibian dollar; SA Rand -...
Interesting journey
The Maslow Time Square hotel in Menlyn Maine, Pretoria has just celebrated its first birthday, and whilst the complex as a whole has been in operation for longer, it was a good time to check in with resort General Manager, Brett Hoppé, to get a better sense of