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Your free in-fl ight magazine Issue 04 September 2013 - November 2013
travelsmartSmart Thinking Smart Shopping Smart Travel
UncrownedQueen Mexican soap star Ana Brenda Contreras
JACQUELINE KIBACHATurning dreams into jewels
SOUTH AFRICAN FASHION WEEKA fashion lovers treat
AFRICAN FOOTBALLTravelsmart’s ones to watch
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IN THIS ISSUE
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REGULAR FEATURES
3 weLcome A message from fastjet’s Chief Executive
7 FAstjet news
10 propertyproFiLe Small but perfectly formed
23 product review Samsung Galaxy S4
24 LAtest reLeAses What’s new in your bookshop and cinema
32 Food For tHougHt
Fine dining at Tanzania’s fi rst revolving restaurant
52 kids’ corner
USEFUL INFORMATION
43 FAstjet FLeet
43 FAstjet contActs
54 trAveL inFormAtion
SPECIAL FEATURES
14 soutH AFricAn FAsHion week
Pop-up shop gives fashion-lovers a treat
18 kiLimAnjAro goLF & wiLdLiFe estAte
wow-factor golf
26 m-commerce M-commerce makes fl ying even
easier
29 buiLding boAts Revolution on the lake
34 serengeti bALLoons
Trails across the Serengeti sky
COVER STORY
37 meXicAn soAp stAr The face that launched a thousand soaps
40 AFricAn FootbALL Travelsmart’s ones to watch
44 jAcQueLine kibAcHA
Jacqueline turns her dreams into jewels
48 jowett jupiter Turning a rust heap into a rally star
Issue 04 September 2013 - November 2013
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Ningependa kukukaribisha kwenye
ndege yetu ya fastjet, shirika la ndege
linalopendwa zaidi katika nchi za chini
ya jangwa la Sahara.
Toka toleo lililopita la jarida
hili,tumekuwa tukifanya kazi kwa
bidii sana ili kufanikisha ahadi yetu
ya kuwaletea safari za ndani na nje ya
nchi katika mtandao wetu. Tunafuraha
kuwaarifu kwamba, kwa msaada wa
mamlaka husika ndani yaTanzania,
tumefanya maendeleo makubwa
kuhusiana na kuruka vituo vingi zaidi
ndani ya Afrika na kuwa kweli shirika la
ndege litakalounganisha nchi za Afrika.
Moja ya safari za nchini ambazo
tunashughulikia ni Mbeyas Uwanja
wa ndege umekuwa ukifanyiwa
matengenezo makubwa na karibuni
utakuwa tayari. Ukishamalizika, fastjet
kwa kutumia ndege yake aina ya Airbus
A319 itaanza kupaa kutoka Dar es Salaam
kuelekea uwanja mpya wa ndege wa
Songwe, Mbeya.
Vituo vingine ambavyo tunania ya
kuviongeza kwenye mtandao wetu hivi
karibuni ni Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Kenya, Malawi na Msumbiji. Nina tumaini ya
kwamba hadi kufikia mwisho wa mwaka huu
tutakuwa tukihudumia vituo hivi kutokea jiji
la Dar es Salaam. Hivi karibuni tulitangaza
pia mpango wetu wa kutoa huduma ndani
ya Nigeria, ambapo tunatarajia kuanza
shughuli zetu hivi karibuni.
Hatahivyo, habari ya kusisimua na
ambayo ni hatua muhimu sana kwetu
ni kuanza kuuzwa kwa tiketi kwa safari
zetu za nje ya nchi kutoka Dar es Salaam
kwenda Johannesburg, Afrika ya Kusini.
Unaweza kununua tiketi kupitia wavuti
Welcome on boardKaribu KWenye ndege yetuWelKom aan boord
A message from fastjet Chief Executive Ed Winter
i would like to extend a personal
welcome on board fastjet,
Sub-Saharan Africa’s most ‘liked’
airline.
Since the last issue of this
magazine, we have been working
really hard to deliver on our
promise to add more domestic and
international routes to our network.
We are pleased to report that, with
the help of the Tanzanian authorities,
we have made significant progress
towards our goal of flying to more
destinations across Africa and
becoming a truly pan-African airline.
One domestic destination we
have been focusing on is Mbeya.
The airport has recently undergone
a major redevelopment programme
and the improvements are almost
complete. Once finished, fastjet will
be able to fly its signature Airbus A319
aircraft from Dar es Salaam to the new
Songwe Airport in Mbeya.
expansion
Other exciting destinations we are keen
to add to our network in the near future
include Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. I am
confident that we will be serving a
number of these destinations from our
Dar es Salaam hub by the end of the
year. We have also recently announced
our plans for Nigeria, where we expect
to develop operations very soon.
However, our most exciting news,
Welcome
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and a really important milestone
for us, is that tickets for our very
first international route from Dar
es Salaam to Johannesburg, South
Africa, are now on sale. Tickets can
be purchased through our website
(fastjet.com) and fares start from as
low as TSH 160,000 (excluding taxes),
substantially cheaper than our nearest
competitors.
This is a huge breakthrough for fastjet
and the people of Tanzania, and we
are delighted to have reached this
significant milestone in our history.
Despite a number of challenges,
fastjet is now able to respond to huge
consumer demand and provide an
alternative and affordable link between
Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg, having
secured all required permissions to do so.
For far too long, flights between
these two extraordinary cities have
been limited and prohibitively
expensive. We expect our lower fares
to stimulate a huge increase in the
numbers of passengers travelling on
this route, as has been the case on our
“we have made significant progress towards our goal of flying to more destinations across Africa”
See the cityRight: Visit Johannesburg with fastjet
Welcome
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IN THIS ISSUEFrom soAps to soccer.........Welcome to the fourth edition of
Travelsmart – fastjet’s quarterly
in-flight magazine.
Travelsmart is published at a
time when fastjet launches its first
international route between Dar and
Jo’burg. Our cover story features
scrumptious Mexican soap star Ana
Brenda Contreras. We see many –
perhaps too many – Mexican soaps on
TV, but we rarely get a chance to read
about the stars of these torrid and
seemingly endless sagas.
As the English Premiership gets
under way, Travelsmart names and
ranks its top 10 hot-shot African
soccer players to watch during the
2013-14 season.
Staying with sport, but closer
to home, we visit the Kiligolf
development in Usa River, look at
boat building on Lake Victoria, eating
out at Dar’s Akemi Restaurant, hot-air
ballooning and an interview with
jewellery designer Jacqueline Kibacha.
We visit South African Fashion
Week. And for something a bit
different, there is the story of one
sports car lover’s enthusiasm for the
venerable Jowett Jupiter.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your
on-time flight with fastjet. Please
feel free to write to me with any
comments about Travelsmart.
Gary Gimson Publisher
domestic routes in Tanzania.
Overwhelming public support for
fastjet’s low-cost model has been a
significant factor in our decision to
launch this route. We believe that the
obvious desire for a change in the
competitive landscape will result in
fastjet soon being awarded licences in
even more African countries, bringing
consumers the benefits of choice
and lower prices on many more
international routes.
routes
We hope it will be just a matter of
time before further news regarding
domestic and international routes
across Africa is announced. Make
sure you register at fastjet.com to be
among the first to hear about new
routes and special offers. Also, follow
fastjet on Twitter or ‘like us’ on our
energetic Facebook page to keep up
to date with announcements and to
gain insights into the experiences of
our other customers.
Thank you so much for your
support and for the opportunity
to serve you. We appreciate the
confidence you have placed in us and
we look forward to welcoming you on
many more fastjet flights in the future.
If you think we can do something
better, please let us know at customer.
[email protected] or customer.
[email protected], and if you
like what we are doing, please tell your
friends!
Yours sincerely / Wako mwaminifu,
Ed WinterChief Executive Officer
yetu (fastjet.com), nauli zinaanzia
tsh 160,000 (Bila gharama ya kodi),
nauli ambayo ni rahisi kuliko nauli za
washindani wetu.
Hili ni jambo kubwa kwa fastjet na
watu wote wa Tanzania, tunafuraha sana
kufika hatua hii katika historia yetu.
Japo tunachangamoto kadhaa, fastjet
sasa inaweza kutekeleza mahitaji mengi
zaidi kutoka kwa wateja kwa kuwapa njia
mbadala na nafuu kati ya Dar es Salaam
na Johannesburg, baada y kupata ruhusa
ya kufanya hivyo.
Kwa muda mrefu safari kati ya miji hii
zimekuwa ni chache na za bei ya ghali.
Tunatarajia nauli zetu za chini zitachochea
ongezeko kubwa la wateja watakaokuwa
wakisafiri kuelekea huko, kama ilivyo kwa
safari za ndani ya Tanzania.
AfrikaMsaada mkubwa kutoka kwa umma
umeifanya fastjet ambalo ni shirika la
ndege linalotumia mfumo wa bei ya chini
kuweza kuamua kuanzisha safari hii.
Tunaamini kwamba kutaka kwetu kufanya
mabadiliko katika mazingira haya ya
ushindani kutapelekea kupewa vibali vya
kufanya shughuli zetu katika vituo vingi
zaidi katika nchi za Afrika, na kuwaletea
wateja chaguo mbadala na nauli za bei ya
chini kwenye safari nyingi zaidi za nje.
Tunatumaini kwamba ni muda tu sasa
kabla hatujatoa taarifa zaidi kuhusiana na
safari za ndani na nje ya nchi kuzunguka
Afrika kutangazwa. Hakikisha unajiiunga
na fastjet.com ili kuwa kati ya watu wa
kwanza kusikia juu ya safari zetu mpya na
kupata ofa maalum. Pia tufuatilie kwenye
twitter au ‘penda’ kurasa yetu kubwa ya
facebook ili kuweza kupata matangazo
mbalimbali na kujua jinsi wateja wetu
wengine wanavyosema.
MsaadaAsante sana kwa msaada wako na
kwa kutupa nafasi ya kukuhudumia.
Tuanshukuru kwa imani mliyoweka
kwetu na tunategemea kuwakaribisha
kwenye ndege zetu nyingi zaidi mbeleni.
Kama unafikiri tunaweza kufanya kitu
bora zaidi, tafadhali tujulishe kupitia
kama unapenda tunachofanya, tafadhali
waambie rafiki zako!
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NewsDesk fastjet yamshangaza shabiki wake Martin
HAppy surprise For FAstjet FAn mArtinMartin Mwafongo amekuwa shabiki wa fastjet toka kuanzishwa kwake. Martin anaishi Dar es Salaam, ambako fastjet ilizinduliwa na anafanya kazi katika moja ya hoteli kubwa za nyota tano. Japokuwa Martin hakuweza kusafiri na fastjet, alikuwa akifuatilia maendelea ya fastjet kwa kufuatilia kurasa yetu ya facebook Pamoja na kusikiliza matangazo ya radio na luninga. Anaipenda sana fastjet na anaisifia kwa marafiki zake,familia na wafanyakazi wenzake na mara kwa mara amekuwa akiwashauri wageni kutumia fastjet kwa safari zao za nchini pale ambapo aliulizwa ni shirika gani la ndege ni zuri zaidi kusafiria hapa nchini. Alipomwambia mmoja wa wateja kuhusu fastjet hakujua kama mtu huyu angekuja tusema hili kwa fastjet. Shirika lilifurahishwa sana na shabiki huyu ikawazawadia tiketi mbili kwaajili yake na mke wake kwenda na kurudi Mwanza kwaajili ya kufunga Ndoa ya Kitamaduni.
Martin Mwafongo has been a fan of fastjet since the beginning. Martin lives in Dar es Salaam, where fastjet launched, and works in one of the city’s five-star hotels. Although Martin was unable to fly with fastjet, he has avidly followed the company’s progress by interacting on the facebook page and listening to radio adverts. He speaks highly of fastjet to friends, family and colleagues and has often recommended fastjet to customers when they ask which airline would be best to fly with. When Martin told one of his customers about fastjet’s affordability and how everyone praised its customer service, he did not know that this particular customer would tell fastjet about his avid support. The airline was so impressed with his recommendations that they offered Martin and his wife a return ticket to Mwanza to attend a traditional family wedding.
Viwanja vya ndege vyapewa tuzo ya heshima
Airport pArtners Honoured by industryViwanja viwili ambavyo ni washirika wakubwa wa fastjet vimetambuliwa kwenye African heats of the Routes Airport Marketing Awards. Uwanja wa ndege wa kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere ‘umepongezwa sana’ kwakuwa uwanja huu ulipata ushindi wa pili kwenye orodha ya ‘under 4 million passengers’ wakati Uwanja wa ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro ukishinda kipengele hiki ‘Na kuibuka mshindi wa jumla’. Kama matokeo ya tuzo hizi Uwanja wa ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro umewekwa kwenye orodha ya Word Routes Airport Marketing Awards iliyofanyika Las Vegas toka tarehe 5 hadi 8 Octoba.
Two of fastjet’s key airport partners have been recognised in the African heats of the Routes Airport Marketing Awards. Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport was awarded the ‘highly commended’ title, placing second in the ‘under 4 million passengers’ short-list, while Kilimanjaro International Airport won this section and has been declared ‘overall winner’. As a result of these awards, Kilimanjaro International Airport has been short-listed for the World Routes Airport Marketing Awards in Las Vegas from 5 and 8 October.
DedicatedBelow: fastjet fan flies
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Followfastjet www.fastjet.com
www.facebook.com/fastjet
www.facebook.com/fastjetza
www.twitter.com/fastjet
Ndeshi abahatika na kujishindia tiketi mbili za ndege
Lucky ndesHi wins Free FLigHtsNdeshi alifurahi sana baada ya kusikia kuwa yeye ndiye mshindi wa tiketi mbili za bure kwa safari zetu mpya kutoka Kilimanjaro kwenda Zanzibar Pamoja na kulala siku mbili Mji mkongwe baada ya kubahatika kuwa msafiri wa 200,000. Akiwa ni msafiri wa mara ya kwanza na fastjet Ndeshi alikuwa akienda kusalimia wazazi na kujikuta akiibuka na mwenye bahati. Toka tulipozindua safari zetu mwezi Novemba 2012 fastjet imebadilika kwa kiwango cha kuridhisha na kuendelea kubeba abiria wengi zaidi. fastjet imekuwa ikiendelea kutoa huduma za hali ya juu na hadi sasa shirika hili la bei ya chini tayari limeshapata ruhusa ya kurusha ndege zake kutokea Tanzania kwenda Afrika ya Kusini, Rwanda and Zambia.
Ndeshi Wakwe was pleased to find herself the winner of two free flights on the new Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar route, together with two nights’ accommodation in Stone Town, when she was the lucky 200,000th passenger. A first-time traveller with fastjet, Ndeshi was on her way to visit her parents when she took the winning ticket. Since its launch in November 2012 fastjet has evolved to a considerable degree. It continues to offer a high-quality, low-cost airline option in Tanzania with permission to fly from Tanzania to South Africa, and Zambia. Passenger numbers look set to rise exponentially.
Kipindi cha Maswali na Majibu facebook chathibitisha umaarufu
FAcebook Q&A proves popuLArAfisa biashara mkuu wa fastjet, Richard Bodin, aliendesha kipindi cha moja kwa moja cha maswali na majibu ndani ya facebook tarehe 15 Julai. Tulipata mwitiko mzuri sana na maswali haya yalienda moja kwa moja kwa Mr. Bodin, zaidi ya maoni 500 kuhusu mada mbalimbali kama viburudisho na safari mpya. Katika kipindi hiki cha maswali na majibu, Richard alitoa habari nzuri na kusema kwamba “sasa tumejikita katika uzinduzi wa safari zetu za nje kwenda Afrika ya Kusini kutoka Tanzania ambazo ziko katika hatua za mwisho.” Richard pia alisema kwamba safari za ndani ya Afrika ya Kusini na safari za nyongeza ndani ya Tanzania ni kitu Muhimu sana kwa ukuaji wa shirika.
The chief commercial officer of fastjet, Richard Bodin, held a live question-and-answer session on the fastjet facebook page on Monday 15 July. There was an overwhelming response to the opportunity to put questions directly to Mr Bodin, with over 500 comments on a range of topics including in-flight refreshments and new routes. During the Q&A session, Richard shared the good news that fastjet was focusing on the launch of new international routes over the next few months. “The preparations for our South Africa route from Tanzania are in the final stages,” he said. Richard was also keen to mention that domestic routes within South Africa, and the addition of Tanzanian routes, were key to fastjet’s growth.
Lucky flightLeft: Ndeshi Wakwe the lucky 200,000th passenger
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small but perfectly formed
Alexander’s Hotel
nestling in one of the
quietest spots in Dar es
Salaam is a boutique hotel
that offers guests a tranquil setting
with top quality personal service.
Alexander’s, one of the city’s
smallest hotels, has been looking
after guests from around the world
for 12 years. It has become a popular
destination for those conducting
business in the commercial capital as
well as for tourists stopping over in
Dar en route to Zanzibar or one of the
country’s safari circuits.
The secure premises are located
on a peaceful residential road in the
Msasani Peninsula, which juts out into
the ocean just north of the city centre.
With its serene location, Alexander’s
offers a perfect refuge from the bustle
of the central business district. The
hotel has just 14 rooms built around
a central garden space and charming
pool area. Its air conditioned rooms
are clean and tastefully decorated.
Rooms have a mix of walk-in showers
and baths. Free wireless and wired
internet connection are provided.
treetops
One of the most popular features
is the shady rooftop bar, where
guests can experience the peaceful
atmosphere of the hotel. Guests can
look out at the surrounding treetops
and spot examples of the abundant
local birdlife, such as the brightly
coloured malachite kingfisher, or
listen for the harsh call of a paradise
flycatcher.
Guests can sit up at the private
bar or relax in the comfortable
seating areas along the length of the
shady open-air bar. As well as simply
enjoying the daytime breeze, guests
can have a meal or use the tables for
work. Crisp white linen is laid out on a
small cluster of tables for an alfresco
lunch or dinner.
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LuxuryLeft: A welcome dipBelow: Style and comfort
By Tony Shoo
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RelaxAbove: Home from homeBelow: Space with friends
The à la carte menu offers a range
of sophisticated main courses plus
daily specials. There is also familiar
Western ‘comfort food’ such as
chicken pie and beef lasagne. Great
care is taken to source the finest
ingredients. Lamb chops, legs and
ribs are specially ordered from the
southern region of Iringa. The chef
also prepares an exciting range of
seafood, carefully selected from the
city’s central fish market. Starters
include langoustine and crab.
cuisine
Diners can then enjoy specials featuring
lobster, dorado, grouper, tuna or parrot
fish. Mains are served with seasonal
vegetables and garden herb salad with
potatoes or rice. Non-meat dishes
include vegetarian lasagne, spicy penne
all’arrabiata pasta and vegetables in
tempura batter. The dessert menu
features a tempting vanilla and coconut
ice cream with basil and lime. There is
also a frozen zabaglione (an Italian-style
custard) as well as an indulgent whisky
bread-and-butter pudding.
Breakfast, served in the elegant
ground-floor dining area, consists of
a mini buffet with an array of tropical
fruit. Guests can also order a cooked
breakfast. The wonderful coffee is from
Mbeya and Arusha. This attractive space
can also be booked for private dinners
by arrangement with the management.
A distinctive feature of this hotel is
the remarkable coral-lined wine cellar,
which is viewed through a glass floor
in the elegant dining area. This houses
the hotel’s much-prized collection of
wine. Gordon Alexander, the hotel’s
genial owner, personally selects the
impressive range of New World wines,
which include many award-winning
South African offerings as well as fine
Argentine and Chilean wines. Wine is
also available by the glass.
Gordon is equally attentive to all
aspects of this friendly hotel. “We try to
cater for our guests’ needs,” he explains.
“If they want something out of the
ordinary, we try to help them out.”
peaceful
The owner-manager has a deep
understanding of the country where
he lived as a child and is happy to pass
on his knowledge to visitors.
Although it is tucked away in a
side street at the northern tip of the
peninsula, Alexander’s Hotel is only
a five-minute taxi ride from many
local amenities. They include the
Slipway complex (the nearest), with
a variety of shops, restaurants and a
craft market alongside the ocean; the
Sea Cliff Walk shops; the Tinga Tinga
art centre; the compact Oyster Bay
Shopping Centre; and Coco Beach, a
popular spot for young people.
Visitors to Dar es Salaam seeking
a relaxed hotel that offers hospitality
with a personal touch should certainly
consider this peaceful oasis. Alexander’s
combination of good service and
fine food in a superb location makes
this a genuine haven of peace within
Tanzania’s hectic commercial capital.
www.alexanders-tz.com
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“if a guest wants something out of the ordinary, we try to help them out.”
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that special time of year for the
clothing trade, South African Fashion
Week, offered fashion lovers the
opportunity to catch up with the latest
trends at its Pop Up Shop in Pretoria from 29
August to 1 September.
The Pop Up Shop turned Pretoria’s
Brooklyn Mall into a centre of high fashion
with all the best designer looks on offer. This
flagship event coincided with the launch of
Brooklyn Mall’s new high-end image and was
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cutting-edge coLLectionThe list of designers with ready to wear available at the South African Pop Up Shop was nothing less than impressive. The cutting-edge collection Cutterier by Laz Yani, Jean Kelly, Isabel de Villiers and Kottin & Twille kept the fashionistas fl ocking to the event. Lucky visitors were also given a chance to sneak a look at the latest trends.
South African Fashion Week’s
Pop Up Shop is an annual event and
has been running for the last three
years. It is usually held at Sandton
City in Johannesburg, but the change
in venue has given a fresh face to
the event. With the mention of
fresh faces, the event also included
the Brooklyn Mall Face of Fashion
competition. Entries closed on 12
At the showAbove: Buyers line up
August with a casting at Woolworths
Court in the Brooklyn Mall on 17
August. The competition had both
male and female sections and the
prizes were impressive.
eligible
Top fi nalists were eligible to attend a
casting at which models were selected
for the installations at the Pop Up
Shop at Brooklyn Mall. These fi nalists
were also able to attend the castings
for the South African Fashion Week
Autumn/Winter Collection 2014. If
selected, they will fulfi l the dream of
walking the runway at South African
Fashion Week.
The winners are also eligible for
possible representation with the
world-renowned Ice Models. And, in
addition to all of this, they will receive
tickets to attend one show per day
at the South African Fashion Week
Autumn/Winter Collections. Needless
to say, this is the chance of a lifetime.
In addition to the golden
opportunity presented by this
competition, the Pop Up Shop was
the perfect place for devoted
followers of fashion to have the
fi rst choice of the Summer 2013
Collections. These included 50 of
South Africa’s top designers. In
addition, a wide range
of local products
was also available to
visitors, including
shoe and accessory
collections as well
as handcrafted
jewellery by various
designers.
The Pop Up
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upcoming tALentIn further fashion news, organisers of the South African Fashion Week Renault New Talent Search have announced their semi-fi nalists. The competition is hotly contested as it gives young designers the opportunity to build brand and develop talent. This is a true signal of South Africa’s upcoming talent and a great leaping off point for any winner. The list of semi-fi nalists:
• Anmari Honiball
• Erre by Natasha Jaume & Carina Louw
• Cutterier by Laz Yani
• Lara Klawikowski
• Lo Studio by Elzanne Louw
• Mej Lues by Hanrie Lues
• Missshape by Jamal Nxedlana
• Take Care Clothing by Jessica Harwood.
Keep an eye out: these designers are going to be creating big collections.
• Mej Lues by Hanrie Lues
• Missshape by Jamal Nxedlana
• Take Care Clothing by Jessica Harwood.
Keep an eye out: these designers are going to be creating big collections.
Queenspark Atrium – home of the
new fashion precinct and a perfect
spot for showcasing the latest trends.
Installations ran daily from 11 am to 2
pm of the top designers involved in
the Pop Up Shop.
Keep up to date with South African Fashion Week on the web at:www.safashionweek.co.za @safashionweek safasionweek
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wow-factor golfBy Tony Shoo
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The Kilimanjaro Golf & Wildlife
Estate – known as Kiligolf
– is one of Tanzania’s most
exciting real estate developments in
a truly enviable setting.
Against the magnificent backdrop
of Mount Kilimanjaro, this impressive
development features an 18-hole
course and spacious villa plots, while
the beautiful terrain around Kiligolf is
a haven for wildlife.
Property markets from the Middle
East to North America have seen a
significant downturn as a result of the
world economic situation. Golf real
estate, which had enjoyed a worldwide
boom in the 1990s, suffered a dramatic
slump on many continents. In the
United States, for example, there was
over development of high-end golf
‘against the magnificent backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, this impressive development features an 18-hole course and spacious villa plots’
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been created as the primary amenity
and feature attraction for selling lots in
master-planned communities. The rising
number of golfers within the expanding
middle class across Africa has created
the perfect market for these new
estates. This trend can be seen from the
golfing heartlands of South Africa up to
East Africa. According to David Jones,
a former touring professional who now
runs an accomplished course design
consultancy, Kenya now has three golf
real estate developments. Three more
are under construction and a further
three are on the drawing board. One
of the most successful, at Vipingo
Ridge, near Mombasa, was designed
by David Jones.
“Vipingo Ridge proved if you are
committed and rigorous you can
create an outstanding golf course
and set new standards for the sport in
East Africa,” says David Jones, whose
career highlights included a spell
as Irish national coach in addition
to being made Ireland’s only PGA
‘Master’ professional.
His two celebrated courses
contributed to the creation of this
popular estate, where over 100
families now live on the 2,500 acre
development. David Jones is now
applying his skills to mastermind
Kiligolf ’s course, which already has
nine holes completed. Its design and
construction have been handled
by experienced professionals to
ensure conformity with international
standards in everything from the
seeding of Tiff Dwarf Bermuda grass
to a pop-up irrigation system. The
clubhouse will be completed in the
next phase.
“The result is a challenging,
interesting course that is fun to play.
It’s caddy-based golf on a ‘walkable’
course, so no need for buggies,” says
David Jones, who won the Kenya
Open shortly before retiring as a
player in 1989.
master planning
The development is the vision of
expatriates with long-standing roots
in Arusha region in the heart of the
Northern Safari Circuit of Tanzania.
Careful master planning – taking into
account economic, environmental
and social considerations – has
created a golf real estate project
based on detailed market analysis in
relation to buyers’ preferences and
comprehensive site appraisal. Work is
now under way to refine and extend
the course, which has attracted local,
regional and international interest.
Several residences are now complete
Mountain viewsLeft: Golf in the sunset
courses linked to luxury real estate
communities. The onset of the global
depression then led to a serious
downturn in the market.
robust
African property markets, however,
have remained largely robust. In an
exciting move for the continent’s
property sector, golf courses have
and occupied while others are under
construction.
“Kiligolf’s unique selling point
has to be its location,” says Zummi
Hubertus Cardoso, the development’s
general manager. The 4,000 acre site
in Usa River is just a 25-minute drive
from Kilimanjaro International Airport
and a similar distance to the safari
stopover town of Arusha. Nairobi can
be reached in just under five hours
from the estate thanks to an upgrading
of the road to the Namanga border.
attraction
Mount Kilimanjaro is not the only
tourist attraction close to Kiligolf. The
magnificent Mount Meru in the nearby
Arusha National Park is an easier trek
than the world-famous Roof of Africa,
which attracted 52,000 climbers last
year according to the Tanzania National
Parks authority. In Arusha town
you can buy local craft items, visit a
Tanzanite museum and see community
development projects. From Arusha
town, you can drive to the iconic
safari destinations of Lake Manyara,
Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Serengeti.
On the Kiligolf estate, the 360 plots
are surrounded by a mass of wild flora
and fauna. The former sisal estate has
been converted from a ‘dustbowl’ into
fertile greens and fairways surrounded
by beautiful wilderness. “It is now home
to zebra, dik-dik, steinbuck, wild boar,
hyena, jackal, an abundance of birdlife
and a crocodile,” says Mr Cardoso,
whose family has played a pivotal role
in wildlife conservation around Arusha
for several decades.
The development is intended
to harmonise with nature, and the
management also works closely with
local communities to support various
‘the management work closely with local communities to support various projects and generate employment for young people’
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Testing courseBelow: Out of the trap
projects and generate employment
for young people. Kiligolf ’s strong
corporate commitment to its
neighbours has been channelled
through the Kilimanjaro Golf &
Wildlife Estate (KGWE) Community
Development Programme. This
initiative has worked in harmony with
local representatives to complete
education, youth development, water
and health projects.
Kiligolf has welcomed a range
of clients. They include business
professionals from East Africa’s
commercial centres and expatriates
who have lived for several years in
Arusha. Golf enthusiasts, of course,
are attracted by the proximity of
the course. Buyers enjoy full access
to the course through an annual
maintenance charge that also covers
services such as road maintenance
and security.
Plot owners are also attracted by
the convenience of purchasing land
with all title deeds, administration
and legal requirements completed.
Every plot has access to water and
electricity. Finally, buyers see the
investment potential of a golf course
in driving up the price of plots within
the development.
choice
“We see our course as offering more
golfing choice to players in Tanzania,
but tourists are also welcome to enjoy
the facilities,” says Mr Cardoso, who
already has Chinese and Western
visitors coming to the estate to enjoy
a ‘safari stopover’ game of golf.
Thanks to sound business
planning, professional course design
and an amazing location, Kiligolf is
leading the way in offering golf real
estate within Tanzania.
For more information about Kiligolf visit: www.kiligolf.com
oNE vEry sMart phoNESamsung Galaxy S4
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is
one of the most eagerly
anticipated android phones
to date, garnering rumour, two
launches and numerous mumblings
before its release date. So what is the
hype and why choose the S4 over the
S3 or rival smart phones?
The first and most noticeable thing
about the Galaxy S4 is the design.
Aside from a subtle diamond pattern,
some small changes to the shape and
a slight increase in size, it is almost
identical to the S3. Compared with
rivals such as the HTC One and the
iPhone, the design is not innovative
or elegant; but where the Galaxy S4
comes into its own is functionality.
Samsung has added features to the
point of distraction. In fact, they
are so plentiful that most users will
only scratch the surface of what this
gadget can do.
For those who enjoy watching films
on the move, there is the eye-tracking
feature. It may sound like a gimmick,
but in practice it is exceedingly useful.
The phone automatically detects
when you are watching a video. When
the screen is no longer being viewed,
the video is paused automatically.
This means you never have to miss
a moment, even when someone
interrupts with a distracting question.
The eye-tracking has been taken to
another level for the Galaxy S4 with
the ability to scroll up and down web
pages with a tilt of the head.
In addition, the Galaxy S4 carries the
Knox tracking system, which lets you
find your handset if lost or stolen; the S
Translator, which can translate into nine
languages through text or speech; and
the S Health feature, which tracks the
food and exercise of the user.
bonus
With the bonus of superb full HD
screen quality, this phone is a
winning combination of quality
and functionality. The battery life is
excellent, too, and the removable
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caMEra trIcKsThe camera in the Galaxy S4 has useful features like the dual shot function, which allows you to take the picture in two directions, forward and backwards, so you can be in the picture, too. It is also possible to animate sections of a picture; to shoot a continuous burst of photos and then select your favourites, discarding the rest; and the eraser, which allows you to erase parts of a photo such as an unwanted moving object.
back cover allows you to carry a spare
for long trips or power-sapping apps.
The phone is rather too big for
comfortable use and the mono
speaker on the back is disappointing
when combined with a high quality
HD screen, particularly when the
HTC One has front stereo speakers
offering superior sound quality. Also
there is no FM radio, in contrast with
the Galaxy S3 and the HTC One.
On balance, the Galaxy S4 is a
clever gadget with an abundance of
functionality. Its design is unlikely to
attract envious stares; but it is solid,
smart and well worth the price tag.
‘compared with rivals the design is not innovative or elegant; but where the s4 comes into its own is functionality’
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BooKworM
STranGE PiLGrimaGES by achmat Dangor
WE nEED nEW namES by noViolet Bulawayo
amEricanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie
a hiLL of fooLS by mtutuzeli nyoka
An intriguing and haunting collection of short stories, ‘Strange Pilgrimages’
is the latest offering from the award-winning pen of Achmat Dangor. Each
tale takes the reader on a journey into the complex world of characters
whose association with the past explores what it means to be South African.
Memory – and in particular how the effects of memory have played an
integral part in the ‘struggle years’ – is the theme of a group of stories with a
nostalgic yet modern sentiment. They deal with the nature of love through
identity, country, place and individual perceptions. Despite their complexity,
these stories are easy to read as well as absorbing.
Living in a violent and unstable Zimbabwe, 10-year-old Darling and her
friends navigate a world in which homes have been destroyed, schools
have closed and fathers have left; but Darling is lucky enough to have an
aunt who lives in America. Making the journey with ideas of a new life,
Darling’s promises of hope in a new land are called in to question. In a novel
that examines ideas of immigration, displacement and place through the
perspective of a child, NoViolet Bulawayo’s debut novel offers a story that is
difficult to forget.
From the pen of multi-award-winning Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author
of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and ‘Purple Hibiscus’, comes her latest book,
‘Americanah.’ This is a truly international novel of relocation, migration and
perceptions of race set in the varied locations of Adichie’s home country of
Nigeria; England; and the USA. The novel starts in Lagos, where teenagers
Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Because of the growing dysfunction and
corruption of the country, however, Ifemelu and Obinze decide to leave,
something many others were doing at that time. Obinze is refused entry to
post-9/11 America and must go to England, while Ifemelu stays on the US
East Coast. What follows is a story of love, home and American culture seen
from the outside.
Crafted in a traditional storytelling style reminiscent of African oral history,
Mtutuzeli Nyoka’s ‘A Hill of Fools’ takes a look at the complex subject of
slavery completely set on the continent of Africa through its effects on
the ordinary African person. In the fictional African country of Doma,
corruption is prevalent under the rule of King Kutu, a dictator focused on
wealth, land and women. When Queen Anuba is murdered a high-ranking
police officer, Anday, is called in by the king to investigate the case. Anday
finds himself a policeman-turned-leader and becomes instrumental in
leading the people to rise against the oppressor.
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ThE WoLVErinEStarring: hugh Jackman, famke Janssen, Will Yun LeeDirector: James mangoldGenre: action, adventure
ThE comPanY You KEEPStarring: robert redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie christieDirector: robert redfordGenre: Thriller
KicK-aSS 2Starring: chloë Grace moretz, aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim carrey Director: Jeff Wadlow Genre: action, comedy
monSTErS uniVErSiTYStarring: John Goodman, nathan fillion, Steve Buscemi Director: Dan Scanlon Genre: animation, family, comedy.
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Hugh Jackman has reprised his role as X-Men’s Wolverine
in the sequel to 2009’s ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’. ‘The
Wolverine’ takes its inspiration from the 1980s Chris
Claremont and Frank Miller Marvel incarnation that saw
Wolverine explore Japan; and this is the setting for the film,
which sees an encounter with an enemy from Wolverine’s
past that will impact on his future.
Living in the suburbs, public interest lawyer and single father
Jim Grant (Robert Redford) had led a peaceful and quiet
life. However, when Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) turns up
exposing the truth about Jim’s true identity, he must go on
the run from the FBI in an effort to locate the person who can
clear his name.
The long-awaited sequel to the smash-hit action comedy
‘Kick-Ass’ has finally made it to the screen. The movie picks
up the story of Dave/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and
Mindy/Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) as they are preparing to
graduate from high school and embark on a venture as a
crime-fighting team. But as Mindy’s strict parents foil her
crime-fighting plans, Dave joins a group of masked vigilantes
and comes face to face with a vengeful Red Mist (Christopher
Mintz-Plasse).
Twelve years after the original ‘Monsters Inc’ the team at Pixar
have made ‘Monsters University’, a prequel to keep the whole
family entertained. After the antics in ‘Monsters Inc’ it would
be safe to think that Mike and Sully were always the best of
friends; but a trip back to their days at Monsters University
may show that this was not always so. How did they settle
their differences to become the best of friends?
‘World War Z’ is a film adaptation of the 2006 best-seller of the
same title written by Max Brooks, son of director Mel Brooks
and actress Anne Bancroft. The runaway success of the novel
has led to an action-packed blockbuster with a horror twist
in which a zombie pandemic sweeps the world and a United
Nations employee, Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), is in a race against
time to save humanity.
M-coMMErcE MaKEs flyINg EvEN EasIEr
m-commerce
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In recent years, mobile
technology has played a pivotal
role in helping to expand the
travel and tourism industry around
the globe.
The buying and selling of goods
and services through a variety of
handheld devices is called mobile
commerce – or m-commerce – and
this ‘next generation’ technology has
taken the industry by storm.
innovations
Airlines are now working to offer
m-commerce innovations to assist
passengers right from the point of
deciding where to go all the way to
the time they unpack their bags at
final destination. Fastjet’s team are
harnessing the ‘anywhere, anytime,
at once’ capability of m-commerce
devices to roll out a range of services
to passengers.
Already, smart phone applications
are changing the way we travel. They
include built-in GPS functionality,
comparison of air fares and hotel rates,
sharing of information about travel
experiences, virtual visitor guides and
audio walking tours for downloading.
Transaction World Magazine,
the leading publication for the
payments industry, reported in
May that mobile transactions were
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growing at an annual compound
rate of 43.1 per cent and said this
technology was especially popular
in developing economies such as
India. The magazine said airlines had
acknowledged this trend and 84 per
cent of operators were looking to
offer their customers more choice in
mobile payment technology in the
next two to three years.
Mobile technology is being used
to change the way passengers interact
with airlines, whether you’re making
a reservation or booking, cancelling
bookings, securing refunds on
e-tickets, checking in or obtaining
in-flight customer service.
In 2010 London’s World Travel
Market identified Africa as being
at the forefront in using mobile
commerce in the travel industry.
According to WTM, this is due, in
part, to the ‘mobile’ boom in Africa,
embracing some 490 million phone
users, with over 60 per cent using
them to purchase goods.
Africa’s telecom companies have
been working with airlines across the
continent to offer greater flexibility
in the purchase of tickets using
mobile payment systems – an ideal
service for customers on the move.
The payment methods of fastjet now
include M-Pesa and Tigo Pesa.
“Most standard phone models
manufactured in China and elsewhere
enable you to reserve and pay for
flights providing you have sufficient
internet connectivity,” says Lucy
Mbogoro, marketing executive with
fastjet in Dar es Salaam. “Passengers
using this method should remember
to ensure that all booking details are
accurately entered or the process may
have to be fully repeated.”
booking
Once your booking is made on your
mobile phone, fastjet will send your
unique booking number by SMS. If
full payment has not been received,
your booking may be cancelled and
your fare subject to change. Once
full payment is received, fastjet will
confirm your booking by SMS and
send your ticket by e-mail. Please
visit our website for details on our
payment terms and conditions.
This convenient and secure
purchase method saves passengers
the time and trouble of going to a
booking office to pay for tickets.
Passengers using a handset can
also access a range of information,
from baggage charges to identity
requirements for flights and how to
cancel a ticket. Moreover, using a
handset saves money as the cost will
probably be less than travelling to the
nearest fastjet office or telephoning
the call centre.
M-commerce is certainly
offering to take a passenger’s travel
experience to another level. An
integrated travel experience through
the mobile phone is emerging to
include the whole flight process from
ticket purchase to boarding.
So remember, whether it is a ticket
booking or a general inquiry, just go
to m.fastjet.com and take advantage
of the latest features we are offering
through your handset.
To access fastjet’s mobile website go to: m.fastjet.com
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already, smart phone applications are changing the way we travel
Lake Victoria’s boat-building
business has been given a
new lease of life through the
enterprise and skill of a mwanza man
who studied marine engineering in
England.
He is Major Songoro, whose father
Saleh owns the Songoro Marine
Transport Ltd boatyard in Mwanza.
For generations, communities
around the lake have relied on wooden
dhows and canoes for fishing and
for transporting people and cargo.
Through the years, village craftsmen
have met the local demand for boats
and in colonial times dry docks were
installed to build larger craft using
riveted steel.
collaboration
After independence, however, the
industry gradually declined until the
1980s when the Dutch government
opened a boatyard in collaboration
with the government. The vessels
built there were used to transport
cotton around the lake.
Saleh Songoro originally came as
a customer to the boatyard he now
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‘I definitely planned to come back and revolutionise the boat-building industry in tanzania’
rEvolutIoN oN thE laKE By Tony Shoo Pictures supplied by Songoro Marine Transport
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owns. In 1998 he bought the yard and
combined Dutch expertise with local
skilled labour. Now his son, Major, is
bringing Songoro Marine Transport
into an exciting new era with the
capability to build vessels of up to
1,500 tons.
Major Songoro, who was born in
1983, attended Lake Primary School in
Mwanza, where he spent his free time
sailing and fishing in a Laser dinghy.
After completing O-levels at secondary
school in Dodoma he decided to follow
in his father’s footsteps and learn the
craft of boat-building.
At the time his sister was studying
in London, where she found out about
Falmouth Marine School in Cornwall,
south-west England. Major was
enrolled on a BTEC National Diploma
course in marine engineering and
naval architecture.
practical
“It was a very practical course, working
in workshops with fibreglass, wood,
steel and aluminium,” recalls Major,
who returned for a year at the Songoro
Marine boatyard after completing
the two-year course. The aspiring
boat-builder then enrolled in a BEng
course in marine engineering and naval
architecture at Portsmouth University
on the south coast of England.
Major says the year in Mwanza
proved invaluable to his degree
studies: “There was a lot of theoretical
work at university, but I successfully
completed this coursework based
on my practical experience at the
boatyard in Mwanza.”
During his time in the UK he
especially valued the opportunity
to encounter a diversity of people
as well as being exposed to the
culture of the marine industry. Major
also appreciated the opportunity,
while at university, to test designs
and simulate them to assess the
performance of vessels.
After graduating, he decided against
pursuing a career outside Tanzania.
“I definitely planned to come back
and revolutionise the boat-building
industry in Tanzania and meet the
growth in demand while improving
marine safety,” he says.
Returning to Mwanza, he
introduced new technology to the
boatyard and improved the design
of vessels. “My father welcomed my
new ideas. We combined his practical
experience with my new theoretical
learning.” Major introduced
computer-aided design, which
enabled him to evaluate a vessel’s
strength, stability and performance.
equipment
One of the biggest challenges has
been the cost of introducing new
technology to the yard and installing
new equipment such as navigation
aids in vessels. Such forward thinking
enables the yard to offer custom-
‘one of the biggest challenges has been the cost of introducing new technology to the yard and installing new equipment such as navigation aids in vessels’
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Out on the lakeAbove: Shipyard view
designed vessels, newbuilds, major
repairs and after-sales services as well
as upgrading and modifications to
existing vessels to a high standard.
The company is able to build a
range of vessels, including fishing
boats, patrol vessels, passenger/
cargo ferries and cargo ships. Major
has undertaken a variety of exciting
commissions, including two research
vessels for the European Union in 2007.
“Songoro Marine Transport
designed the vessels in co-operation
with a Dutch company,” he explains.
“We pre-cut the steel in Holland,
then assembled the boats here. It
was interesting to combine local
experience with European knowledge
and machinery.”
Asked what was the biggest
challenge faced by a boatyard
company in Tanzania, he says: “To
make sure you have the capacity to
compete for new projects against
international competition. We also
have the challenge of continuing to
update in terms of new techniques,
training and equipment.”
slipway
Songoro Marine Transport’s site
has an office block, a metal plate
processing area, overhead cranes
in the main shed and a slipway. Its
labour force of skilled men and
women undertake a range of trades
such as welding, painting, plumbing,
mechanical and electrical work.
They work in steel, fibreglass and
aluminium. The company sources
equipment and material from South
Africa, the Netherlands, Dubai,
Ukraine, the UK, Sweden and the
United States.
In March the Permanent Secretary
at the Ministry of Works, Ambassador
Herbert Mrango, announced that
the boatyard would construct Lake
Victoria’s new TZS 1.8 billion Kahunda-
Maisome ferry. The vessel will have
a capacity of 85 tons, equivalent to
200 passengers and 10 small cars.
According to IPP Media, Songoro
Marine Transport beat off six rival
companies to secure the project.
Looking ahead, the company
is now securing more work on the
Swahili coast and has a contract with
Azam Marine to build a landing barge
with gangway in Dar es Salaam for the
Zanzibar ferry service.
Mwanza’s master boat-builder is
confident the company can meet new
challenges beyond Lake Victoria: “The
future is to build a new shipyard in Dar es
Salaam in order to bring business from
Mombasa back to the Tanzanian coast.”
For more information about Songoro Marine Transport visit: www.songoromarine.com
Fine dining at tanzania’s First revolving restaurant
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the latest, most chic addition
to Dar es Salaam’s restaurant
scene is Akemi. Located 21 floors
above the central business district, this
revolving restaurant offers a unique
setting for fine dining, with spectacular
views of the ever-changing skyline.
Under a shimmering chandelier,
the sophisticated interior is
dominated by a dining area that
slowly revolves, taking about one
hour to complete a full rotation and
treating diners to a remarkable bird’s-
eye experience. The adjacent area
consists of an elegant cocktail bar and
a cosy lounge with sofas and coffee
tables. Prompt and efficient staff are
on hand to take orders and advise on
food and drink choices.
In addition, diners are entertained
by live music on Thursday and Friday
evenings and on Sunday afternoons.
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Classy, for sureAbove: Striking décor, yummy food
The menu at Akemi has something
for every taste and each dish is
described succinctly. Starters
range from spicy Tom Yum soup to
home-smoked chicken with mango
salad. From the daily specials, the
red snapper and lobster ravioli
with a champagne sauce was truly
magnificent. Equally impressive were
plump and delicately spiced tandoori
shrimps presented on a colourful
plate of crispy leaves, mango pieces
and ribbons of red pepper.
Mains were equally diverse, with
a tempting selection of pasta dishes,
a great spread of grilled meats and
a varied choice of fish. The slow-
roasted leg of lamb in a rich gravy
was perfectly cooked and served
with tasty fried artichoke and feta
cheese, together with fondant
potatoes. Akemi’s seafood platter
was a generous portion of freshly
caught lobster, crab, red snapper and
more. The sides had to be served on a
separate dish.
dessert
Stars of the dessert menu were
undoubtedly the two cheesecakes.
Special of the day was a baked
version with smoked apple and white
chocolate accompanied by a vanilla
Riesling sauce – unusual but delicious
flavours. Blueberries and cherries
were served alongside the splendid
no-bake lemon cheesecake.
One of Akemi’s great
achievements has been to create a
truly exciting, accessible and diverse
wine list. The superb selection of wine
by the glass enables diners to sample
everything from refreshing whites,
such as Nubiola Sauvignon Blanc from
the Languedoc region of southern
France, to robust reds, like Gran
Malbec from Mendoza in Argentina.
wine
For many of the dishes, a wine
suggestion is thoughtfully provided
by the menu. The entire wine list
is well described to help any diner
select a suitable bottle. Look out for
the impressive selection from South
Africa’s celebrated winemaker, Ken
Forrester, the ‘King of Chenin Blanc’.
For stylish but relaxed dining,
Akemi offers a variety of options
including a lunchtime buffet, a
cocktail happy hour, a Sunday
afternoon buffet and corporate
hospitality. The Japanese word ‘akemi’
means ‘bright and beautiful’. This
perfectly describes the restaurant.
Dining in Dar is certainly reaching new
heights with Akemi.
‘The menu at Akemi has something for every taste and each dish is described succinctly’
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trails aCross the serengeti sky Already well established in Tarangire National Park and across the border in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Adventures Aloft opened its new Serengeti balloon bases in June this year.
up, up and away. Yes, that’s
the new Serengeti hot
air balloon operation
of leading East African specialist
Adventures Aloft.
Already well established in
Tarangire National Park and across
the border in the Masai Mara National
Reserve, Adventures Aloft opened its
new Serengeti balloon bases in June
this year.
Run by Tinu Mhajan, who also
heads up the Mada Hotels group,
Adventures Aloft adds fresh capacity
to the Serengeti, which has long
lagged behind the Mara in the
availability of balloon flights. These
flights add an extra dimension to any
game-viewing experience.
Adventures Aloft‘s two Serengeti
bases are located in the Togoro plains.
One is located between Mbuzi Mawe
Serena Camp and Lobo Wildlife Lodge,
just east of Four Seasons Safari Lodge;
the other is in Kogatende, on the Mara
River, in the north of the reserve.
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Of course, every new service
has to start from somewhere.
Adventures Aloft launched its first
flight from Togoro with just two
fare-paying passengers on board.
But if Adventures Aloft’s experience
elsewhere is any guide, numbers soon
pick up.
Getting operations off the ground
– both literally and metaphorically
– has not been without its share of
challenges. “You need about nine
months to a year if you’re starting
from scratch,” explains Tinu. “And
it takes six months from order to
delivery of the balloon, and there is
quite a bit involved in actually setting
up the bases.”
remote
He adds: “Our bases are in remote
areas and transport and logistics were
a factor. We went behind schedule in
opening our Kogatende site due to
the rains, which made is impossible
to truck in supplies. Bases have to be
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equipped with pilot accommodation,
crew accommodation, stores, gas and
fuel tanks, etc. If there is no water
supply, then bore holes also have to
be put in.”
Aside from the creating the
physical presence, Tinu’s chief
concern is safety: “You need to
choose an area which allows nice
landing spots; and as the Serengeti
was a new area for us, we had to
undertake several test flights first
to see which flight path would allow
for a scenic and safe flight. As there
is a limited road network, a major
challenge is to see how passengers
can be retrieved quickly; and with the
help of the park authorities we were
able to find areas with suitable tracks
to be able to follow a balloon.”
So how does ballooning in
the Serengeti compare with, say,
Tarangire or the Mara? Again, Tinu
explains the difference: “Clearly, the
landscape of the Serengeti is different
from Tarangire. It has more open areas
than Tarangire and the landscape has
more shrubs as opposed to baobab
trees. Tarangire is also famous for its
huge elephant population, while the
Serengeti has plenty of plains game
and, of course, the migration.
The Serengeti and Mara share
many similarities as they are part
of the same eco system’ but the
Serengeti is much bigger. Whereas the
migration in the Mara is basically for
Reach for the skyAbove: Heading up Below Game viewing
just four months in the year, clients in
the Serengeti can follow the migration
for almost the entire year.
“In my opinion, Kogatende is one
of the most beautiful areas of the
Serengeti and flights here over the
kopjes and the Mara River make it
one of the best balloon flights in the
world,” says Tinu.
heartened
Those who have already flown with
Adventures Aloft, either in the Mara
or in Tarangire, will be heartened to
learn that the company’s legendary
post-flight breakfasts are part of the
package. In comparison with some
operators, which provide some
rather unappetising-looking cheese
and then ply their passengers with
lashings of cheap sparkling wine,
Adventures Aloft serves a delicious
hot breakfast cooked on site – just
what you need after an early start and
some hours out in the fresh air.
It’s fair to say that ballooning
does not come cheap. Expect to pay
US$499 per person per flight. But
in terms of value for money, many
believe no game park visit is complete
without an up-at-dawn balloon ride.
Adventure Aloft’s operation is not
the first in the Serengeti. Another
operator flies in the western and
central areas. The new Adventures
Aloft bases are in the north central
area and north (near the Mara River).
So the two operators fly in different
geographical areas and do not
compete directly.
Between them, they appear to have
the Serengeti well and truly covered.
“In my opinion, Kogatende is one of the most beautiful areas of the Serengeti”
the FaCe that launChed a thousand soaps…Ana Brenda Contreras, the uncrowned queen of Mexican TV romance
her intense Latin beauty
and the popularity of
Mexican soap operas
produced by Televisa Internacional
have made her name famous
across five continents. The
fictional characters she plays can
be compared to other legends
of Mexican melodrama such as
Verónica Castro, Lucía Méndez,
Barbara Mori and the singer Thalía.
Hers is the face of romance each
evening, admired by over 300 million
viewers who never lose the hope of
transforming a sweet fiction into
their own reality.
Her full name is Ana Brenda
Contreras Pérez, but in the world
of showbiz she is always Ana
Brenda. Like many stars born on the
Mexican-United States border, she
draws on the mythology of both
sides of the Bravo River. Ana Brenda
was a beautiful pre-Christmas gift,
born on 24 December 1986 in the
metropolitan area of Reynosa, Rio
Bravo and McAllen. For some, it is
Mexico’s Tamaulipas; for others, the
State of Texas.
competition
At the age of 15 Ana Brenda moved
to Mexico City to take part in the
reality TV show ‘Pop Stars’, which
encouraged new young singers. She
was a finalist in the competition and
a member of the band t’detila, with
whom she recorded her first album.
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In 2003 she entered the Televisa
Centre for Arts Education to study
acting and two years later won the
role of Juanita Sánzhez in the soap
opera ‘Barrera de Amor’.
In 2006 she was Sonia, a character
in the musical ‘Grease’, produced by
Mexican showbiz legend Julia Isabel
de Llano (‘Julissa’). Soon afterwards
she played the part of Claudia in the
soap ‘Duelo de Pasiones’ produced by
Juan Osorio.
In 2008 she was Bibi, a central
character in the film ‘Divina
Confusión’ directed by Salvador
Garcini in the role of and got her first
starring role in the soap opera ‘Juro
Que te Amo’ (‘Oath of Love’). Her
character, an innocent girl called
Violeta Madrigal, inspires love in a
boy her own age, José María, played
by José Ron. In real life, however, Ana
Brenda had a passionate affair with the
story’s villain, Alexis Ayala, 20 years
her senior.
In 2009 she guest-starred in the
film ‘Cabeza de Buda’ (‘Buddha’s
Head’), while preparing her first
‘antagonistic’ role as the villainous
Maura Albarran in the drama
‘Sortilegio’.
In 2010 she played the beautiful
Aurora, a friend of the protagonist, in
the popular soap opera ‘Teresa’, and
that same year she was in the much-
praised TV series ‘Tiempo Final’ (‘Final
Time’) and ‘Mujeres Asesinas (‘Killer
Women’).
Hers is the face of romance each evening, admired by
over 300 million viewers
FIRST oF THe SoAPS
The first Mexican soap opera was ‘Senda Prohibida’ (‘Forbidden Pathway’), which aired on 9 June 1958 on Channel 4 Televicentro. An experimental broadcast inspired by a successful radio drama, it was directed by the film-maker Rafael Banquells. The protagonists were popular actors of the time: Silvia Derbez, Francisco Jambrina, Dalia Iñiguez, Alicia Montoya and Hector Gomez.
‘Forbidden Pathway’ tells the story of Nora, a poor girl who comes to Mexico City to fulfil her dreams and ambitions. Young and beautiful, she gets a job as a secretary and seduces her boss. So begins a prohibited affair, because he is married and the astute girl uses this fact to her advantage. The boss leaves his wife and children to begin a life of self-indulgence that leads to personal and financial ruin. He asks his wife to give him another chance. She forgives him and helps him overcome poverty.
In the end, Nora, by now an old woman, repents for the evil done, while looking in the mirror with a wedding dress she never used.
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SuccessFar left: From singing to actingBelow: A major role
Between 2011 and 2012 she starred
in another successful soap, ‘La Que No
Podía Amar’ (‘The One Who Couldn’t
Love’), as Ana Paula, alongside José
Ron and was nominated for the TV y
Novelas Awards in the Best Actress
category.
Wild at Heart
The Mexican soap opera ‘Corazón
Indomable’ (‘Wild at Heart’), starring
Ana Brenda and the Colombian actor
Daniel Arenas, was first broadcast
on 25 February this year by the Stars
Channel of Televisa. It tells the story
of Maricruz, a poor girl who lives with
her grandfather, Ramiro, and her
sister, Solita.
Maricruz works on the ranch of the
powerful Narváez family, where she is
abused by Miguel and his wife Lucia.
But the proprietor’s younger brother,
Octavio Narváez (Daniel Arenas), soon
becomes captivated by this innocent
and beautiful girl.
Along the way, the protagonist
suffers the intrigues and lies of the
villainous Lucia. The young woman is
sent to prison for crimes she did not
commit. On her release, she moves to
Mexico City to work at the residence
of millionaire Alejandro Mendoza
Olivares, unaware that he is her
biological father. There she finds again
Octavio, who is still in love with her
and wants to help her to regain her
true identity. Maricruz and Octavio
decide to start a new life together.
Beauty and the bullfighter
The name of Ana Brenda has been
coupled with actors Alexis Ayala and
Sebastian Zurita in acres of media
coverage. Earlier this year, however,
she married the Mexican bullfighter
Alejandro Amaya. “Do not expect
me to tell if my next church wedding
will be in Mexico City or Madrid,
because I want to take my own photos
to publish a magazine that is very
important,” said Ana Brenda, has sold
the exclusive media rights to cover
her wedding.
Sweet smell of success
“It would be a farce to say we’re best
friends, because I am a loner, but we
get along,” said Daniel Arenas, her
Colombian co-star in ‘Wild at Heart’.
“With her I feel a beautiful energy.
We connect and we have a very great
confidence, to the point that when we
kiss there is something flowing.”
The Colombian actor denied
rumours about conflicts for body
odour of Ana Brenda. “We took a
photo in which she gave me gum and
I gave her a deodorant. It was funny!
Unfortunately, some people invent
stuff, but they did us a favour because
people learned even more about the
soap opera,” said Arenas.
aFriCa’s hot-shot preMiership stars
Travelsmart’s ones to watch
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Chelsea starLeft: Victor Moses
as the August window closes
and English Premier League
(EPL) teams marshal their
forces for this season’s gruelling
38-game slog, what can we expect
from Africa’s footballing crème de la
crème in the months ahead?
Well, there are some new African
faces, some wily old campaigners,
some switching of clubs and, sadly,
some retirements; others are leaving
the League to play out their fi nal days
elsewhere; and, of course, there has
been the discarding of a few who have
failed to make the grade.
Somewhat unscientifi cally, here
are my 10 African players to watch
this season. They’re either new to the
League, have changed EPL clubs in the
off -season or are tipped to achieve
another fi ne year fl ying the fl ag for
African football.
I’m sure others will have their own
list and mine is far from exhaustive.
Leaving out Everton’s Steven Pienaar
was diffi cult; and Kolo Touré also had
a strong claim. Moreover, at time of
writing, there were still two weeks
before the transfer window closed and
I could not forecast with any certainty
who might make a last-minute switch
to the EPL.
My number one African player has
to be Kenya’s adaptable box-to-box
midfi elder and Harambee Stars captain
Victor Wanyama. So, here goes. >>
What can we expect from Africa’s footballing crème de la crème in the months ahead?
VIcToR WANyAMASouthampton/Kenya
Brother of Parma’s McDonald Mariga, Wanyama
stole the show on many occasions last year at
Scottish club Celtic and attracted the attention
of several EPL clubs, including Arsenal. In a GBP
12 million deal, Wanyama wisely chose the south
coast side Southampton, where he is more likely
to find his name on the team sheet each week
and where he can gain valuable Premiership
experience before moving on to a bigger club.
Wanyama is Kenya’s first EPL player.
WIlFRIed BoNySwansea City/Côte d’Ivoire
Swansea paid a club-record GBP 12 million to
entice Bony away from the Dutch Eredivisie
side Vitesse Arnhem. Bony scored an amazing
31 goals in just 30 league games last season in
the Netherlands. Bony performed strongly in
pre-season games and he looks set to work well
alongside Swansea’s Spanish star Michu.
yAyA TouRéManchester City/Côte d’Ivoire
It has to be said Yaya’s 2012-13 season did
not quite match the dizzy heights of the one
before. But class is permanent, as they say.
And Manchester City (with new manager
Manuel Pellegrini) must be hoping for a better
all-round level of achievement after last season’s
disappointments – especially in the Champions
League. So here’s hoping for more of those
trademark Yaya charges up-field.
ARouNA KoNeEverton/Côte d’Ivoire
Kone certainly impressed last season for
relegated Wigan and now rejoins his former
manager Roberto Martínez at Everton on a
three-year deal. Price tag: GBP 6 million. Kone
netted 11 times in 2012-13; but expect more goals
from him this time in a better side.
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Lagos-born Moses was in and out of the Chelsea
team last season making only 23 appearances
in all competitions for the London club. He was
praised for his performances and even won ‘man
of the match’ against Manchester United in the
League Cup. Expect to see more of Mr Moses in
Chelsea blue this season.
PAPISSe cISSéNewcastle/Senegal
Cissé got the season off on the wrong foot when
he refused to wear the club shirt sponsored
by a controversial pay day loan company. He
made a slow start last year, but showed more
responsibility after the departure of Demba Ba to
Chelsea. He now has to dovetail with impressive
Newcastle new boy Loïc Remy, on loan for the
season from relegated Queens Park Rangers.
cHeIcK TIoTéNewcastle/Côte d’Ivoire
Tioté is my wild-card pick and something of a
gamble. Combative midfielder Tioté is almost
as famous for his yellow cards as he is for
performances for the Magpies. Last season,
Tioté averaged a yellow card every two games
and was sent off once. He’s on a six-and-a-half-
year contract at Newcastle, so manager Alan
Pardew must really rate the 27-year-old Ivorian.
Let’s hope Tioté picks up fewer yellows this term.
STéPHANe SeSSègNoNSunderland/Benin
Sessègnon performed strongly in a generally
underwhelming Sunderland side in 2012-13.
The arrival of new manager Paolo di Canio has
certainly shaken up things at the Stadium of
Light with numerous arrivals and departures.
But di Canio seems to be keeping faith with the
Beninese striker. He will be wise to do so.
eMMANuel FRIMPoNgArsenal/Ghana
Midfielder and my outside bet, Frimpong was
born in Ghana but grew up in London. He has
been on the fringes of the Arsenal first team
and has been out on loan several times. Despite
strong competition for places in the middle of
the park, Frimpong now has a chance to really
make the grade at the Emirates.
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Ba moved from Newcastle to Chelsea during last
season’s January transfer window. He impressed
up front for the Blues, often being chosen ahead
of GBP 50 million striker Fernando Torres in
Chelsea’s starting line-up. This season he will
have to fight for his place alongside the excellent
Romelu Lukaku who returns to Stamford Bridge
from a stellar on-loan season at West Brom.
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‘My dream triggered a realisation that I could transfer my creativity into something people could wear’
the Tanzanian designer and
entrepreneur Jacqueline
Kibacha has every reason to
celebrate the first year of trading for
Heart 365 Emporium. Her couture label
has quickly won accolades for jewellery
that have appeared at prestigious
shows and in fashion media.
“I used to make and sell beaded
jewellery on the school bus and in the
playground,” says Jacqueline, who has
spent a lifetime exploring her various
creative passions – poetry, music, art
and design.
degree
After completing a degree in fine art
in the UK, she began a career in the
public sector but continued to pursue
her creative interests.
Her decision to design jewellery
came through an unconventional
route in 2010. “I had a dream about
a string of Heart 365 Emporium
crystals,” she says. “It triggered a
realisation that I could transfer my
creativity into something people
could wear.”
This experience inspired her to
take a course in jewellery design
and the bold decision to open a new
business in the middle of a global
economic crisis. “I am a hard worker,”
explains Jacqueline. “And, with the
luxury end of things, the impact
has not been so severe. Sales of
accessories in the high fashion market
have been robust.”
The process from concept to
production of her jewellery is an
intensely personal journey. “I am
inspired by messages, stories and
journeys,” says Jacqueline. “It starts
with an inspirational thought or
message that I’d like to share. I then
consider the materials, how and
where it will be made. I also consider
trends, colours and seasons.”
Her approach to ‘design’ combines
both words and images. These are
made into sketches and a ‘prototype’
or sample piece. Her next collection
has been inspired by landscapes.
In addition to being a creative
director, she has mobilised a range of
business skills to launch her start-up
company: “I have learned that I’m
actually very business-minded. Starting
on my creative journey has brought out
my entrepreneurial skills.”
Dream jewelleryTop: A perfect displayAbove: Jacqueline Kibacha
By Tony Shoo
Jacqueline’s advice to aspiring
jewellery designers is to do their
research before launching a business
so as to have a clear vision about what
they intend to produce. She also
has a special word of advice for all
novice design enterprises during their
critical first year of trading: “Don’t
front-load your business by pouring
all resources into a huge media launch
when time and effort would be better
spent building a solid foundation and
understanding your customers.”
creations
A woman who wears creations by
Heart 365 Emporium is described by
Jacqueline as “someone who wants
a piece with meaning, that carries
a story, a lady who wants to be
flamboyant,” adding: “My pieces are
statement jewellery.”
The industrious mother-of-two is
always looking for new knowledge about
her craft and new ways of articulating her
vision. Although she loves gemstones,
Jacqueline chose to work in gold plate for
her second collection.
‘I have learned that I’m actually very business-minded. Starting on my creative journey has brought out my entrepreneurial skills’
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GlamourLeft: Uhuru Wings
Earlier this year, Heart 365
Emporium was selected, along with
two other labels, to represent Tanzania
at the International Fashion Showcase
for London Fashion Week, where it
showed alongside Chichia London and
Anna Luks. The exhibition was held at
the Tanzanian High Commission and
curated by stylist and creative director
Samson Soboye. Further accolades
for Heart 365 Emporium include
nominations for design awards and
having one of its creations included in
a feature on London Fashion Week by
‘Vogue Italia’ magazine.
devoted
Jacqueline is a devoted fan of the
legendary British fashion designer
Vivienne Westwood. “You get a sense
of her personality in everything
she does,” she says. “She injects
imagination into fashion.” She also
admires British designers Matthew
Williamson and Henry Holland. “I get
a sense of their personality from their
labels. I really enjoy the things they
send down the catwalk. I love how they
operate their brands. I aspire to that.”
accessories
In the future, the founder of Heart
365 Emporium is looking to create
an international fashion house
with accessories, bags, shoes and
jewellery. However, Jacqueline insists
she will stay loyal to her roots: “I want
people to see that quality comes
from Tanzania. Heart 365 Emporium is
inspired by Tanzania. I want to create
a successful business, built on firm
foundations and a reputation for
good quality that will make my
country proud.”
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turning a rust heap into a rally star
JowettJupiter
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nothing drives the true
aficionado like an
impossible challenge,
and when Jowett Jupiter enthusiast
David Kennedy found a no-hope
example in a dried-up riverbed
on a farm in South Africa, he was
determined to give it new life.
David, who had previously owned
a Jupiter back in England, was
desperately keen to own another
sports car – preferably a Jupiter. His
job had taken him to Johannesburg
in the 1960s. Sports cars were rare
enough in South Africa at that time;
the discovery of a Jupiter for sale,
even in that condition, must have
Pictures courtesy of David Kennedy
Track and rally successBoth on the race track and on the rally circuit, the Jupiter did remarkably well in the early 1950s before it was literally overtaken by newer and faster cars. The Jupiter achieved class wins at Le Mans in 1950, 1951 and 1952 as well as a class 1-2 in the 1951 Monte Carlo International Rally and an outright win at the 1951 Lisbon International Rally.
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Peak conditionAbove: Table Mountain backdrop
seemed like a miracle. Only a handful
of Jupiters had been exported new
to South Africa in the early 1950s and
David says he never saw one until that
day in 1972 when he bought the badly
mauled example that he had decided
to restore.
“Restoration was a major project
which took me 14 years to complete,”
recalls David. “There was virtually
a complete lack of spares locally,
which was why the car had been
dumped in the first place. I did all of
the restoration myself, including all
the welding, the mechanical overhaul,
a new hood and all the upholstery. I
relied on the Jowett Car Club to assist
with most of the required spares.” He
was helped by the fact that the main
body of the car was aluminium and
therefore still intact.
restoration
In 1986 the restoration was complete
and David was able to enjoy the
fruits of his labour. He had the car
authenticated by the South African
Veteran and Vintage Association
and then, accompanied by his wife
Jennifer, he took part in the World
FIVA International Rally, a two-week
event in South Africa covering 1,750
miles and involving over 150 cars from
the all over the world.
The restored Jupiter was more
than equal to the challenge of this
‘regularity rally’, in which the cars had
‘There was virtually a complete lack of spares locally, which was why the car had been dumped in the first place’
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By Jove, iT’s an english classic…Among the names of classic English sports car makers, Jowett is an unsung hero. Better known for its Javelin saloon, Jowett also produced a rare but remarkable sports car, the Jupiter. It was made in such small numbers (only about 900 in all) that most people have never seen one in the flesh.
Yet, in its understated way, the Jupiter was a classic. A two-seater drop-head coupé with a stubby aluminium body, the car had quirky but attractive lines, from its purposeful grill and oversized headlamps, through its curvaceous bonnet and wings, to its long, sweeping tail.
Launched at the London Motor Show in October 1949, the Jupiter was manufactured from 1950 to 1954.
A novel feature of the Jupiter was its tubular chassis, using a light alloy steel derived from the aircraft industry, which greatly enhanced the car’s handling and ride qualities, opening the way to success in rallies and track events.
Among the new car’s admirers was the American detective story writer Raymond Chandler. The Jupiter made a guest appearance in his 1953 novel ‘The Long Goodbye’ as a rich man’s runabout.
The restored Jupiter took part in the World Fiva international rally, a two-week event in south africa covering 1,750 miles and involving over 150 cars from all over the world
A work of auto artAbove: In the UK
to be driven very consistently at set
speeds with the instruments blanked
out. “Despite our inexperience, we
managed to come somewhere in the
mid fifties,” recalls David.
rallies
After that, David and Jennifer took
part in many more regulatory rallies
all over South Africa, and when the
couple returned to England in 1992
they brought the Jupiter back with
them and continued to enjoy putting
the car through its paces at club rallies
and hill climbs.
A special moment came in June 2000
when they joined nearly 50 other Jupiters
at Le Mans to mark the anniversary of
the 24 Hours event of 1950 at which a
Jupiter had brought off the first of three
consecutive class wins.
Tour high poinTDavid and Jennifer Kennedy with the Jupiter in Cape Town in 1988. They had driven the 900 miles from Johannesburg, with one overnight stop, as part of a ‘regularity’ rally for cars made after 1945. The rally included a visit to the Killarney race circuit, where they drove several laps at high speed.
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HEALTHVaccination requirements for international travellers
• No cholera vaccination certificates are required of travellers coming from all over the world.
• Only valid yellow fever vaccination certificates are required of all travellers over one year old, arriving from yellow fever infected countries mainly in central and West Africa, South and Central America South East Asia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
• Vaccination for international travellers are obtainable from all international air and sea ports, city and major municipal councils
NB: Make sure you get your yellow fever shot in good time since the yellow fever certificate is valid for travel use 10 days after vaccination.
VISAINFORMATIONMost nationals require visas to enter East Africa. Citizens from the five East African states require no visas while those from the Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states have relaxed entry requirements into East Africa.
However, East African member states have their own visa requirements for various nationals.
TANZANIANVISASAll foreigners from non-Commonwealth countries are required to have a valid visa unless their countries have agreements with Tanzania under which the visa requirement is waived.
Exemptions: Citizens of Commonwealth countries are not required to obtain visas unless they are citizens of the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand or Australia.
Tanzanian visas are issued by the following:
• The office of the Director of Immigration Services, Dar es Salaam, and the office of the Principal Immigration Officer, Zanzibar.
• Entry points to the United Republic of Tanzania: principally Namanga, Tunduma, Sirari, Horohoro, Kigoma Port, Dar es Salaam International Airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Zanzibar Harbour and Zanzibar Airport.
• Any other gazetted entry point.
• From Tanzania High Commissions or embassies abroad.
For more information on Tanzanian diplomatic missions visit: www.tanzania.go.tz
TRAVELinformation
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BAggAgESAVVyAirlines have varying baggage rules that can often be confusing and can lead to unforeseen costs at the airport. An outline of the fastjet baggage guidelines will help make your flight smooth and enjoyable.
If booked prior to departure each passenger is entitled to one bag that can be checked in and placed in the hold at the cost of R60 or Tsh 10,000. If hold baggage is not booked in advance it is still possible to check one bag per passenger into the hold while at the airport on the day of departure, this is at the cost of R100 or Tsh 15,000. All baggage being checked into the hold must weigh less than 20 kg but if baggage weighs more than 20 kg arrangements can be made to carry it at an additional cost of R50 per kilo. However, maximum weight for any single piece of hold baggage is 32 kg due to health and safety restrictions and no passenger can check in more than 50 kg of baggage.
Each passenger is entitled to carry only one item of hand luggage, which could be one brief case, one handbag, a rucksack or a suit or dress carrier. Hand baggage can measure a maximum of 56 x 45 x 25 cm and anything measuring larger than this must be checked and placed in the hold. However, hand baggage must be able to be placed in and retrieved from the overhead lockers safely but there is no weight restriction on hand luggage. If hand baggage is larger than the specified dimensions it will be necessary to check this into the hold at the specified fees and charges. Infants travelling without a seat do not have hand baggage allowance.
For further rules on fastjet’s baggage allowances please visit www.fastjet.com
SOUTHAFRICANVISASVisitors’ visas are a requirement for many travellers entering South Africa on a temporary basis. The purpose of visit can be for either business or leisure but is restricted to 90 days or less when using a visitors’ visa. For longer trips a different type of visa is required and information regarding this can be obtained from the Department of Home Affairs.
The visa application must be produced on arrival and visitors are restricted to the activities given as the reason for travel during the visa application process. For a smooth trip, ensure that visas are applied for before departure as they are not issued on arrival in South Africa. Moreover, the visa must be fixed to a passport and shown to immigration upon landing. Visa applications do not need to be submitted in person but can be submitted on behalf of the traveller, for example, by a travel agent.
There are other visa requirements that must be adhered to for entry into South Africa:
• A valid passport needs to be produced which must not expire for at least 30 days after the duration of the intended visit
• At least one full, unused page left in the passport
• Travellers also require a completed application for visa form
• A yellow fever vaccination certificate if over one year of age and travelling from a yellow fever belt country
• Documentation confirming the purpose of stay
• Two colour passport photographs
• A return or onward ticket is also a necessity
There is a fee associated with obtaining a visa, this fee can change often but can be checked by contacting the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa. For this and further information on visa requirements for entering South Africa visit www.home-affairs.gov.za
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