L’état c’est mo”. The state is me (or I am the state) – attributed, dubiously, to the French King Louis XIV. In Kenya sometimes (‘jokingly’?) “L’état c’est Moi” during the 24-year rule of Daniel ...

1780 – The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor was published for the first time. It was the first Sunday newspaper in Britain.

These are some of the key features of South Africa's upgraded banknotes: The special quality of banknote paper and the raised print give it a distinct feel. Unlike normal paper, banknotes have a ...

With one exception. The Trump administration has thrown open the doors to white Afrikaners from South Africa, establishing a program called “Mission South Africa” to help them come to the ...

and mismanagement as key factors in South Africa’s water crisis. “This is an emergency, and we need a reliable national plan for water urgently,” he said. [News24] Food price red flags: The ...

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Ford South Africa as a global carmaker continues to go from strength to strength. The Blue Oval’s Silverton plant in Pretoria has the honour of being the first to ramp-up full-scale production ...

Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's largest conscription drive in 14 years. His ultimate goal is to have an army larger than America's, our Moscow correspondent explains. Follow the latest below ...

We earn a referral fee for some brokers & services we list on this page. Learn more... In this guide to South Africa’s National Debt, we discuss the amount of the debt, how it’s calculated, who ...

Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. By Alissa Wilkinson Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at ...

There are probably a few common indicators of what constitutes as a dodgy or subpar pub that many can relate to. These 'red flags' can be a good sign to try somewhere else, which was discussed in a ...