0 "Africa on a Plate" - a webseries about South African cuisine

We just updated the "Africa on a Plate" playlist. "Africa on a Plate", produded by Green Zebra Productions & Jurgens van Wyk, is a web series that follows Lentswe Bhengu, a young hip chef around Cape Town and South Africa, discovering new and interesting dishes. The show is a regular feature on mweb.co.za. Enjoy!



Episode 01 [Video 02.03]: Tokai EarthFair Food Market
Episode 02 [Video 04.05]: Madame Zingara's "The Sidewalk Cafe"
Episode 03 [Video 06.07]: Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 04 [Video 08.09]: Josephine's Cookhouse
Episode 05 [Video 10.11]: Madame Zingara's "Cafe Paradiso" 
Episode 06 [Video 12.13]: Camphors Restaurant @ Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 07 [Video 14.15]: The Creamery
Episode 08 [Video 16.17]: Market day at The Biscuit Mill NEW!
tbc.

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0 Air Mauritius to resume flights to Durban

Air Mauritius, the flag carrier of the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, is set to reintroduce flights between its main base at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), located southeast of Port Louis, and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban. As from 05 July 2013 the airline will operate two weekly flights onboard an Airbus A319 between the two destinations.

• 09:00 MRU > 11:20 DBU


• 12:10 DBU > 18:00 MRU

With the reintroduction of the twice-weekly flights to Durban, Air Mauritius decided to discontinue its night flights on the Mauritius <> Johannesburg route from 02 May 2013. Operations to Johannesburg at daytime will remain unchanged at a frequency of 7 flights a week. During peak periods, Air Mauritius may operate supplementary flights on Johannesburg and Durban to cater for additional demand. As part of the airline’s cost-saving plan, Air Mauritius dropped its direct route to Durban in October 2012.

Air Mauritius presently flies to eighteen destinations in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Indian Ocean.

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0 Air Namibia to amend baggage allowances

Namibia's flag carrier, Air Namibia, is set to introduce the piece baggage concept on its flights. Effective from 01 May 2013, economy-class passengers on flights to Frankfurt (Germany), on regional flights, as well as on domestic flights will be allowed one piece of checked baggage weighing 23kg. Passengers travelling to and from Johannesburg (South Africa), Accra (Ghana) and Lagos (Nigeria) will be allowed two pieces of checked luggage in economy class at 23kg each. Travellers will be allowed one piece of hand luggage at max. 10kg (Size: 55x38x20cm) plus one laptop on all flights in economy class.
Business class passengers on flights to Frankfurt (Germany), on regional flights, as well as on domestic flights will be allowed two pieces of checked luggage, each weighing 32kg. Travellers will be allowed two pieces of hand luggage at max. 10kg each (Size: 55x38x20cm) plus one laptop.

Excess luggage
Passengers	1st piece @ no more than 23kg	Weight more than 23kg, but not above 32kg		any additional piece
to/from Germany	FREE	$150	NAD1275	$200	NAD1700
to/from Accra (ACC) & Lagos (LOS)	FREE	$80	NAD680	$150	NAD1275
regional flights	FREE	$90	NAD765	$110	NAD935
domestic flights	FREE	$50	NAD425	$100	NAD850

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0 Billabong drops annual "Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay" surfing contest

The annual Billabong Pro surfing contest at Supertubes in South Africa's surfing Mecca, Jeffrey's Bay, has been canceled for the first time in 25 years. Billabong, the event's main sponsor, had to withdraw all its funding as the surf and skatewear brand is currently facing financial troubles. The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay event, which usually attracted some of the biggest names in international surfing, used to take place in Jeffrey's Bay every July. Due to the cancellation of the surfing event, the coastal town stands to lose an estimated 15 to 20 million rand in potential revenue. Last year Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was already downgraded from World Championship Tour status and to a 6-star rated World Qualifying Series event. The good news is, that, according to Billabong SA marketing manager Chad D’Arcy, there are very serious discussions taking place at international board level to ensure that big time surfing does return to Jeffrey's Bay, either in 2014 or in the year thereafter. Hopefully!

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0 Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2013

Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town has been named Best Airport in Africa 2013 at the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™, held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva (Switzerland). OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg became second in the ranking followed by Durban's King Shaka International Airport. East London Airport in East London was named 6th best Airport in Africa while Port Elizabeth International Airport in Port Elizabeth was ranked 8th best on the continent. Congratulations!

1. Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town (South Africa)


2. OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (South Africa)


3. King Shaka International Airport, Durban (South Africa)


4. Cairo International Airport, Cairo (Egypt)


5. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Port Louis (Mauritius)


6. East London Airport, East London (South Africa)


7. Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)


8. Port Elizabeth International Airport, Port Elizabeth (South Africa)


9. Marrakech Menara International Airport, Marrakech (Morocco)


10. Seychelles International Airport, Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles)

The SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 12.1 million survey questionnaires completed by 108 different nationalities of airline customers during the nine month survey period in 2012 and 2013, covering more than 395 airports worldwide. The survey evaluates the total passenger experience across 39 different airport service and product features, from arrival at an airport, through transit and departure processes to the boarding gate. Operating since 1999, the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ is held in highest esteem for its clarity of process and rigorously applied rules of complete independence.

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0 Cape Town: Green Point Park opening hours change during winter

The 105 ha Green Point Park, previously a dysfunctional public open space, is one of the new highlights of Cape Town. The urban park, located close to the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point, is linking the city, the Waterfront and the Atlantic Seaboard to each other. Now that winter is approaching in Cape Town, the Green Point Park has instituted its winter operating hours. The new opening hours are daily from 07:00 to 18:00 (15 April - 30 Sept). The summer opening hours of 06:00 to 20:30 will resume on 01 October 2013, taking into account the longer summer days. The park management will use the winter month for some essential maintenance and upgrades to the gardens and park equipment, which will not affect park users.


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Green Point Park opened to the public at the end of 2010 and features a Biodiversity Garden, children's play park, outdoor gym area, amphitheatre, a network of pathways, shade structures and recreational areas. The new labyrinth, situated near the gate closest to the Mouille Point lighthouse, is now open to the public and is in use.
Entry to the Green Point Park is free.

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