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Now is the time for SA and Nigeria
The 160-million strong Nigerian market is seen as South Africa's biggest competitor on the continent, and is set to overtake its southern neighbour as the largest African economy by 2020.
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Top five off-peak destinations for summer 2013
Summer is one of the busiest travel times of the year in a lot of places-with a few exceptions.
Author Paul Theroux on his final African journey
Author Paul Theroux, known for such travel classics as The Old Patagonian Express, The Great Railway Bazaar, and Dark Star Safari, has spent a lifetime famously chronicling his travels to some of the farthest Author Paul Theroux, known for such travel classics as The Old Patagonian Express, The Great Railway Bazaar , and Dark Star Safari , has ... (more)
A car chase too far: What SA film can't learn from Hollywood
Blitz Patrollie: South African films cover a wide range of genres, but generally it is the B-grade car chase or comedy scripts that seem to be preferred.
Synchrotron cabal brings SA into the light
South Africa has become a full member of the European A Synchrotron Radiation Facility, a A massive light source that can "see" into any material.
Locust plagues point to grim future of climate change
The desert locust , the most notorious of about a dozen locust species for its ability to rapidly multiply and travel long distances, threatens an area of 32 million square kilometres, stretching across 50 countries from west Africa to India.
Q & A with Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors
In February, Global Post profiled an interesting startup in Africa called Mobius Motors that is working to manufacture affordable cars designed specifically for Africans.
Portugal's African community hit hard by austerity
Cova da Moura, a poor district north-west of Lisbon, was built illegally in the late 1970s by African migrants Economic migrants from Africa have been coming to Portugal for more than 50 years but they have rarely encountered such challenging times.
Show proves there's more to a name
Just when you think you have heard it all when it comes to TV shows, you come across What's in a Name and discover how wrong you've been.
Nigeria: Tender opens for oil sales
Nigeria had opened a tender to sell its oil through multibillion-dollar annual contracts starting in August, Africa's top oil producer said in an official notice yesterday.
Japheth Omojuwa: "Nigeria, Togo Need To Take Travel & National Branding Lessons From Senegal"
Asserts the Nigerian libertarian blogger, who has been traveling throughout West Africa : " It was inspiring to see women run the security and protocols at the in Togo but one's spirit was dampened by the sight of queues for the rest room and the fact that tissues were rationed to users.
Lessons From a Nigerian Entrepreneurial Queen
The day resonated for thousands, but for Nigerian noblewoman, economist, and banker, The Otunba Ayora, Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, it was magic, instructive -- a beautiful experience.
Saints coach's epic bike ride to Africa
Southampton football coach Chris Harding is gearing up for adventure of a lifetime when he will cycle more than 11,000 miles from Southampton to Lesotho to raise money for the Saints Foundation and Kick For Life charity which uses football to help disadvantaged children.
We were out at Tongg's surf break when the world's best-traveled writer paddled past in a kayak.
Weird Together: Music worlds collide [+free EP]
Music collective Weird Together were inspired by the travelling that DJ and man about town Nick Dwyer did as part of his music documentary series, Making Tracks .
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Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, inaugural flight today touched down in Abha, Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in Sharjah.
Bridgewater Woman Co-Founded Taaluma Project
She just enjoys making other people happy, and Bridgewater resident, and recent Virgina Tech graduate, Valerie Hengemuhle is continuing to do that with her work overseas to help underprivileged youths attend school.
Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation
With scandal swirling about the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama may be considering an extended exit from Washington this summer, fleeing for weeks to the Obamas' traditional summer haven, Martha's Vineyard.
France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security
France will invest about 20 million euros to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Central Africa: In Africa's Great Lakes Region, Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal
Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades.