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We continue our interviews, stories and reflections of The Real South African's trip to Zatex Travel and Tourism show in Lusaka. Ken Banda, Managing Director of Bon Voyage Tours Limited from Malawi, shares his thoughts on Zatex as well as his home country of Malawi. We chatted about the origins of Nyasaland, the fish of Lake Malawi and other reasons why you should visit this beautiful country. Following on his heels is Margaret Kulokoma from Maggie Holidays whose role is not only to make holidays to Kenya and Africa fabulous, but also is the Chair of Kenya's Association of Tour Operators. Natasha Manda of Third Culture Entertainment shares why theatre is such an integral part of tourism and how entertainment should be a key part of itineraries. And then it was the turn of a fellow South African. Sihle Duhle, whose journey as been from being a part of SA Tourism's events like the Travel Indaba to running her own company, Highway24, responsible for the Embassy Conference and Expo, as well as MICE being a key part of her business
Chapters
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:49 Sihle Duhle interview
  • 10:45 Ken Banda Interview
  • 21:00 Margaret Kulokoma from Maggie Holidays
  • 27:41 Natasha Manda of Third Culture Entertainment
  • 37:28 Outro
26 Jun 2025 English South Africa Leisure · Society & Culture

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