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Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in South Africa, will offer business and leisure travellers two daily flights between OR Tambo International and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in Nelspruit as part of its new schedule.

Starting July 1, British Airways will introduce an increased schedule that will include an early-morning and late-afternoon departure from OR Tambo to Nelspruit.

Johannesburg - The Congress of SA Trade Unions hoped the implication on Tuesday of a non-South African in the murder of tourist Anni Dewani would help restore the country's reputation.

"Let us hope that the swift and efficient way in which this case has been dealt with, and the fact that it is now becoming clear that it was planned by a non-South African, will help to restore the country’s reputation to the levels we achieved during and after the World Cup," the union federation said in a statement.

Johannesburg - The chief organiser of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, said on Thursday the current tally of foreign fans attending the tournament stood at between 100 000 and 200 000 - less than half of the original forecast of 450 000.

"We are way over 100 000 fans here, maybe 200 000 now," World Cup local organising committee chief executive Jordaan told reporters at a World Cup ticketing centre in Johannesburg, as tickets went on sale over the counter around the country.

Cape Town - South African passengers flying to the northern parts of Europe can expect cancellations or delays in their flight schedule as ash from a volcano in Iceland has closed airspace in that region.

Although details are still sketchy, South African Airlines with European routes are expected to cancel flights affected by a four-hour restriction from 11:00 GMT until at least 17:00 GMT.

According to Airports Company South Africa's Deidre Hendricks at least one SAA evening flight to London has been confirmed as cancelled.

A local tour company has introduced its ‘Walk with Lions’ tour in a nature reserve north of Pretoria.  The itinerary includes tea or coffee on arrival, a 40-minute talk on lion behaviour, a 40-minute walk with the lions to the reserve’s dam, python display, feeding and interacting with the lion cubs and a light lunch.

CAMP Jabulani in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has launched its ‘Team Tusker’ programme to cater for safari goers under the age of 12.The programme is structured to stimulate and entertain younger guests, thus allowing their parents to enjoy time on their own, particularly during night-time elephant safaris. Children under the age of 10 are allowed on early-morning elephant safaris if their parents accompany them.The activity menu covers spoor identification, tracking, camp and survival basics, orienteering, basic bush cooking, baking and Land Rover orientation. 

The Kruger National Park had dedicated three of its camps to the event: Skukuza, Berg en Dal and Pretoriuskop.

Schalk van Schalkwyk, Beeld

Kruger National Park - Tourists watched in tears as an elephant bull bade farewell to its "friend", the deceased bull Alexander.

The bull tried to chase vultures and hyenas away from Alexander's carcass and even tried to pick Alexander up.