EASTERN CAPE, South Africa – February 2026 A juvenile male meerkat is set to begin his journey back to the wild at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, marking another meaningful “flight to freedom” for the reserve’s wildlife rehabilitation programme. The young meerkat was originally discovered alone on a farm in the Northern Cape, found next to…
<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2603/804853-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Cape wine estates poised for luxury tourism boom, says Vergenoegd Löw owner” align=”left”><p>South Africa’s wine tourism sector is attracting growing attention, driven by global demand for luxury, authentic, and sustainable travel experiences.</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-wine-estates-poised-for-luxury-tourism-boom-says-vergenoegd-low-owner-733792a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=266132″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2603/804759-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Image source:” align=”left”><br><span >Image source: [[gettyimages.com Gallo/Getty]]</span><p>Africa’s aviation sector is experiencing record expansion in 2026, with international seat capacity up 18.6% year-on-year, according to the African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA).</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/atta-report-africa-dominates-global-aviation-growth-with-186-surge-399378a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=266103″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2602/804237-240×135.jpg?4″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”New zipline on N2 offers travellers a stopover adventure near Cape Town” align=”left”><p>A new zipline experience on the N2 is giving travellers heading south from Cape Town a reason to pause before reaching their destinations.</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-zipline-on-n2-offers-travellers-a-stopover-adventure-near-cape-town-062895a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265977″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2602/804129-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Supplied” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Supplied</span><p>Kerzner International will assume management of the hospitality division at Shamwari Private Game Reserve from 1 April 2026, with the property becoming part of Kerzner’s Rare Finds Hotels & Resorts portfolio.</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kerzner-international-adds-shamwari-to-rare-finds-portfolio-173996a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265948″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2602/804117-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Skatebiker via” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Skatebiker via [[wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons]]</span><p>Cape Town International Airport has resumed normal operations following a fire at the International Inner Lane on Tuesday, 24 February. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly extinguished.</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/operations-return-to-normal-at-cape-town-airport-after-fire-284007a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265940″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2602/804095-240×135.jpg?2″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026″ align=”left”><p>South Africa recorded 1,133,533 overnight visitors in January 2026, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Total traveller movements, including arrivals, departures, and transits, reached 3,373, 931, with foreign travellers comprising 73,6% of the total.</p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-welcomes-over-11-million-tourists-in-january-2026-406269a”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265935″>Email</a></p><div style=”clear:left”></div>
Rainbow Chicken remains committed to making a meaningful and lasting social impact in the communities where it operates. One such community is Mkhambathini Local Municipality, home to Cosmoore Primary School, situated on Ingomankulu Road along the B7 and B8 route. Recently, Cosmoore Primary School experienced a significant setback when strong winds destroyed one of its…
Pangolin.Africa Launches Campaign to Secure Emoji Recognition for World’s Most Trafficked Mammal Conservation Organisation Seeks to Build Search Data Following 2019 Unicode Rejection and COVID-Era Traffic Spike – February 21, 2026 (World Pangolin Day) – Pangolin.Africa today announced a coordinated campaign to achieve the approval of a pangolin emoji with the Unicode Consortium, marking…
