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Air Seychelles to launch Lagos-Dar es Salaam flights

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has announced the inauguration of twice-weekly flights from Lagos to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The statement by the company said the service, commencing on December 2, 2014, would mark the next stage of growth in the airline’s regional strategy. The statement said that the Tanzanian capital would become the third destination in Air Seychelles’ Indian Ocean and African network, after Mauritius and Johannesburg. It added that the route would be operated using a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 Business Class and 120 Economy Class seats. The Chief Executive Officer, Air Seychelles, Mr. Manoj Papa, said, “We continue to build strength and depth in our global network, and the addition of Dar es Salaam, one of Africa’s fastest-growing business and tourism destinations, will enhance traffic flow to the Seychelles and beyond, fulfilling our mandate to be a key economic enabler for the Seychelles, supporting tourism a

Sakhumzi Restaurant – a TEP hidden treasure

Sakhumzi’s Restaurant is a must-do  stop  for hundreds of foreign and domestic tourists visiting Soweto. It’s also a popular watering hole and dining spot for locals. This is the remarkable story of Sakhumzi Maqubela, an inspirational  entrepreneur  who traded in his lucrative job to become the owner of a restaurant in the world-famous Vilakazi Street in Orlando West, Soweto. Sakhumzi had been working in the banking industry for 13 years with First National Bank, repairing their ATMs and  computers . Because he was so good at what he was doing, the repairs that he carried out lasted and so he found himself with a fair amount of free time on his hands. The inspiration for a restaurant came with him and his friends relaxing in the house that he had inherited from his parents. The story continues with friends dropping in after finishing their day at work for a beer and food prepared by his wife Bukelwa, who was a dab hand in the kitchen. Later, passing tourist groups en route