Lifestyle & Travel

VENTURES AFRICA – Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis and Malaria No More, a leading global charity, have announced a partnership – Power of One campaign – geared towards reducing the treatment gap and accelerating progress in the fight against malaria. Over the next three years, Novartis will support the campaign financially and also donate up [...]

VENTURES AFRICA- South Africa’s tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has expressed optimism that Africa’s largest economy may become one of the world’s top tourist destinations by 2020. Speaking at an event in New York, van Schalkwyk revealed that the country’s tourism sector grew by 10.5 percent, surpassing global estimate. “Last year we grew at more [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Recognized as one of the safest countries to visit in Africa, Zambia is home to people who live in peace and harmony. Country of legendary African walking safari, Zambia has the largest waterfall in the world. The Zambezi, the wild river, the swamps, the lakes and the breathtaking profusion of birds are [...]

VENTURES AFRICA - In recent years the art world has been focusing on new and emerging markets: Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe and now Africa seems to be taking a centre stage. There has been a surge of interest in contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora especially as its artists from El Anatsui, Wangechi Mutu, [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Known as the warm heart of Africa, Malawi offers pleasant scenery and incredibly friendly people. The picturesque Malawi is dominated by one of the most beautiful lakes in Africa, Lake Malawi, which is located in a stunning mountainous setting, surrounded by white sand beaches. Malawi also hosts national parks offering good opportunities [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – With its exceptional richness of the great work done for more than 10 years by hundreds of experts, scientists, and international environmentalists from Gabon in all areas of sustainable development and Climate Plan, the late President Omar Bongo Ondimba, then, wished to bring the eyes of the international community to Gabon. His [...]

VENTURES AFRICA - The mere mention of a trip to Tanzania immediately revives the images of animals in the wild, African savannah landscapes or large tracts of land, interrupted only by natural parks and lakes in the sumptuous beauty, like Tanganyika and Victoria. More realistically, Tanzania, which is located in East Africa, remains a very [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Nigeria’s capital Abuja, and commercial city Lagos, have been rated as the second and fourth most expensive African cities respectively, according to an index by theEconomist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on 25 African cities just ahead of the Nigerian Summit 2013. The index scored Abuja’s cost of living to 107.4, with Luanda following [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Leading Nigerian financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), has partnered with the Goethe-Institut of South Africa and executive producer Steven Markovitz to support African Metropolis – a project aimed at exploring and promoting African short films and filmmakers from different capitals of the continent across key platforms. The seven short films which [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – After narrowly winning a race against time to get extended refugee status, passports and visas, brothers Harun and Ali Mohammed are flying from Cape Town to Hollywood today for Sunday’s Academy Awards, where their film Asad will compete in the Best Short Film category. The Somali refugee child stars will be accompanied by their [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – About 24, 000 United States tourists visited Rwanda, which has seen a major tourism boom after revenue from the sector and support industries firmed by 17 percent in 2012 compared to the previous contrasting year. Major tourist attractions in the east African country include the Congo Nile Trail, Lake Kivu, and mountain gorillas, [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Eko Photo Club of Lagos (EPC) rounds off the maiden-annual-crossover international exhibition titled Eko Photo Open Exhibition (EPOE) 2012-2013. The official closing ceremony for EPOE 2012-2013 was held at the tranquil venue of the exhibition, Ember Creek, Victoria Island, on the 20th of January 2013. It was graced with the presence of [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – In keeping with its status as one of the most exciting fashion destinations in the world, Selfridges & Co launched Ndani, the Nigerian Fashion Project, in December 2012. Any self confessed shopper will have spent a huge portion of their disposable income in Selfridges & Co, an international award winning department store [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – South Africa’s Tourism Minister is undertaking a tour of China to celebrate expanding tourism links between the two countries, fuelled by closer trade relations. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Tourism Minister of South Africa, is currently touring China making media appearances promoting bilateral tourism, acknowledging the increasing number of Chinese tourists flocking to South [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Mozambique, Malawi and Rwanda have been named among the top 10 world adventurous places for 2013 by Globe Spots, an international travel guide for tourists. Mozambique placed second, Rwanda ranked sixth while Malawi was rated as the ninth top destination to travel globally. Portugal was ranked number one while others on the [...]