Virgin threatens to pull out of projected spaceport
Richard Branson's plan is in the balance as Virgin Galactic argues with New Mexico over $200-million spaceport.
Branson adds pressure on SA to support entrepreneurs
British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson feels more needs to be done to support upcoming entrepreneurs and existing ones to fight high unemployment.
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Desert spaceship factory launched
The $8-million production plant where the first fleet of passenger-ready Virgin Galactic spaceships will be built, has been completed in California.
Branson to work as stewardess after losing bet
British billionaire Richard Branson will dress and serve as a stewardess on Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X after losing a bet.
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Branson plans deep-ocean submarine dives
Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson announced on Tuesday that he plans to travel to the deepest parts of the world's oceans.
Branson to serve as AirAsia 'stewardess' after losing F1 bet
Lotus F1 boss Tony Fernandes said he will auction off seats on an AirAsia flight where Virgin boss Richard Branson will dress up as a 'stewardess'.
Branson sells Virgin Racing shares to Russians
Virgin Racing has sold a major shareholding in the team to a Russian sportscar maker, Marussia Motors, Virgin boss Richard Branson revealed Thursday.
Runway unveiled for world's first 'tourist' spaceship
The world's first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to take-off on Friday, as tycoon Richard Branson unveiled a new runway.
Billionaire Branson urges investment in Zimbabwe
Billionaire Richard Branson has urged people to invest in Zimbabwe, saying the world was wrong to wait instead of helping the nation.
Branson fumes at ash cloud travel restrictions
An Angry Richard Branson has branded Britain's airport closure a joke as volcanic ash cloud continues to cause travel chaos in Europe.
Branson backs Formula One team
New Formula One team Manor GP is to be rebranded as Virgin Racing following the announcement of a sponsorship agreement with Sir Richard Branson.
Branson hails SpaceShipTwo 'the sexiest spaceship ever'
If this was the start of the second space age -- as Richard Branson and enthusiastic fans insisted -- then someone forgot to inform the weatherman.
Branson, SA govt join in fight against disease
Businessman Sir Richard Branson and President Jacob Zuma intend establishing a disease-control centre in South Africa by next year.
Branson dares young entrepreneurs to dream
Virgin CEO Richard Branson was in Johannesburg to present awards to students at his School of Entrepreneurship on Saturday.
Rainbow nation, red tape
I have spent most of my life trying to fight injustice -- and thankfully there is still the space to do so in South Africa. But not once did I consider the impact of South Africa's archaic public- and private-sector rules on people who were born elsewhere. Of course, for many if not most political and economic refugees, coming to South Africa is a harrowing experience.
Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships
Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in 2010, an official said on Thursday. Prospective space travellers have so far placed deposits totalling more than $31-million for tickets that cost $200 000 each.
UK backs Northern Rock bonds, seeks rescue bids
Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock on Monday, as it confirmed plans to convert its billions of pounds of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal. The financing package will tie the government to Northern Rock, Britain's biggest casualty of the global credit crunch, for years to come.
World grapples with aviation's climate-change footprint
Air travel is booming as the world's population grows and fares fall, but its impact on the Earth's sensitive climate must be taken into account in any new global-warming pact, green groups say. More than 900 delegates flew into Bangkok this week for a meeting on global warming, spewing about 4 181 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Stephen Hawking to spend time in SA
He's been described as science's first real rock star and the most famous physicist never to win a Nobel Prize. He knows black holes and p-branes inside out and he's headed for South Africa. Cambridge Professor Stephen Hawking, author of the best-selling A Brief History of Time, arrives in Cape Town this week to deliver a public lecture, his first on the African continent.
Sector-sharing power? No -- April Fool's Day!
You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Bleary-eyed readers of the Mail & Guardian Online on Tuesday April 1 could be forgiven for falling for Eskom's bold new "sector-sharing plan" to save electricity. We round up some of the day's best pranks.
