Q&A: Changing Perception
Chapman Freeborn has been around since 1973 and today has 35 offices around the world, including a presence in South Africa and Uganda. It offers a range of services and ultimately would like to be regarded as the world’s foremost aircraft charter service organisation. But Iain Clark, Managing Director of the group’s African operation, acknowledges that it’s a competitive market, with little or no room for error.
President Walmont opens in Malawi
The Umodzi Park precinct and the President Walmont Hotel has opened in Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe
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