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Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles

Coronavirus Kate Bartlett - 7 Aug 2020

Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends

Cutting the fat from Cabinet could save R300m

Article Athandiwe Saba - 24 May 2019

Bloated, excessive and overweight — that has been the Cabinet for more than 10 years

Indonesia aviation in spotlight after Lion Air crash

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Nov 2018

Indonesia is one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, but it has come under fresh scrutiny since a fatal Lion Air crash last month

Africa’s airports are busier than ever before

Article Simon Allison - 18 Aug 2017

More tourists are choosing to holiday on the continent according to data.

Break these borders of prejudice

Africa Staff Reporter - 28 Feb 2015

Black people routinely face humiliation from border officials on their travels around the globe.

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Belgian air traffic strike grounds SA diplomats

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jun 2013

South African officials from the international relations department have been unable to leave Belgium because of a strike by air traffic controllers.

Scores feared dead in Iran plane crash

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Jan 2011

At least 70 people were killed and 35 injured when an Iranian Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed in bad weather in north-western Iran on Sunday.

Africa shows air travel growth as other regions slow

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Dec 2010

African carriers were the only region to show an increase in air travel growth rates from October (12,6%) to November (16,4%).

Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Europe

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Dec 2010

Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.

US holiday travel smooth despite new security

Article Bernd Debusmann Jr - 25 Nov 2010

Millions of Americans took to the skies on Wednesday for the start of the Thanksgiving holiday but air travel flowed smoothly.

Airport security always one step behind

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2009

Imposing more restrictions won't make air travel safer. Only correct use of intelligence and a targeted approach can work.

Raving retreat

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jul 2009

I'm perched on the end of a longtail boat, cocktail in hand, head to the wind.

Confessions of a chardonnay socialist

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Nov 2008

Nicole Johnston savours the (vegetarian) culinary delights of Dubai.

Kulula.com takes on tour operators

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Sep 2008

Maya Fisher-French looks at how the airline is flying high in the industry.

Gulf nations splash out on Boeing, Airbus jets

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jul 2008

Persian Gulf countries have announced deals worth $15-billion for the latest fuel-efficient aircraft and other planes made by Boeing and Airbus.

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The young and the rentless: Inside Camps Bay’s “hijacked” mansion

Lester Kiewit - 23 Sep 2020

An activist art collective is refusing to leave a luxury holiday home, claiming their protest is to highlight landlessness and growing inequality in Cape Town

National

Sticks and stones: Qwelane and the violence of words

Sarah Smit - 22 Sep 2020

Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it

Coronavirus

Long Read | SA must fix its ‘dop system’

carlos - 22 Sep 2020

The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back

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Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working