November 23, 2020: Kenya Airways Cargo has started direct freighter service from Johannesburg hub to Maputo, Harare, Lilongwe, Lusaka, and Dar-es-Salaam.

The first flight departed from Johannesburg to Lusaka and Lilongwe last week.

The news was posted by Kenya Airways on it LinkedIn page.

Previously, all traffic departing from Johannesburg had to pass through its Nairobi hub. With this new development, cargo from Africa's largest manufacturing economy will now fly directly to these markets.