The once-popular idea of an African renaissance is now almost forgotten. The African renaissance first advanced by South Africa supposedly as a slogan leading its post-apartheid political and economic ...

That was probably the first time we started to get calculating in that sense.” Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr is acknowledging a pivotal moment in Simple Minds’ career. Rock stars will cite all manner ...

Johannesburg was seen as being one of the most dangerous cities in the world. But the building turned itself around 15 years ...

Víctor Bugge, presidential photographer who captured Videla, Menem and the Rolling Stones, retires after 47 years.

The winners of the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards the most prestigious honours in sport are to be announced in Madrid on April 21 ...

Picture a very tall — 6'7" in his stocking feet — smiling man in a top hat and mutton-chop sideburns greeting tired arrivals ...

To this day, it is almost shocking to learn that most of the original Looney Tunes characters were brought to life by just one actor. Until he passed away in 1989, Mel Blanc provided the diverse ...

Under the new dispensation the only books with any hope of international success were about the globally famous Nelson or, less frequently, Winnie Mandela. As a result, these horses have been flogged ...

Ken was a Senior Cadet, Boxer, and Ruggerite at Royal, and the game closest to his heart was rugby, as he was knocked unconscious during boxing. He continued playing rugby and became a member of the ...