Covering basically the 7 southern countries on the African continent, this site now has 350 pages of information and pictures. Interesting items in this issue are the additional luxury train from Victoria Falls to SA and drawings of the Sun International hotel to be built at the Cape Waterfront. This is the same hotel group that run the famous Sun City, Lost City and Palace hotels. This issue includes an article on re-introducing cheetah at Zulu Nyala, objections to massive increases in hotel tarifs at some establishments, and developments at Victoria Falls. Issues since June 1995 are availableproviding over 400 pages of information.
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This edition contains a further 52 pages of info with numerous pictures. With the excellent rains in southern Africa over the summer, the countries are currently experiencing a relatively high period for malaria infection. We have added a page to Travel Southern Africa detailing the areas where malaria is currently prelavent and describing precautions that should be followed for tourists visiting those areas. The page also includes a map. The May 1996 issue of Southern African Tourism Update is now available electronically.