Latest articles on Greece

George’s holiday in Greece with Madiba

National George Bizos - 12 Sep 2020

In his book 65 Years of Friendship: A memoir of my friendship with Nelson Mandela, George Bizos tells of their only holiday together

Refugees in Greece face rising hostility

Article Simon Allison - 23 Oct 2019

A new government is getting 'tough' on immigration – but local organisations provide crucial support

Thomas Cook’s big fat Greek wedding ruined after firm collapses

Article Agency - 27 Sep 2019

The couple, from the town of Hucknall near Nottingham in central England, said they had spent almost £10 000 on a wedding package with Thomas Cook

IMF wilfully takes austerity road

Article Jayati Ghosh - 23 Aug 2019

East Asia 1998, Greece 2008, Argentina 2018. The fund knows the suffering its loans cause, yet it has gone ahead in Ecuador

On politics and divine instruction

Article Shaun De Waal - 2 Aug 2019

When someone with such a magnificent name, and holding such an impressive position, tells you something, you have to believe her

My colleague’s stake in the Reserve Bank billionaire club

Article Kevin Davie - 15 Mar 2019

The bulk of the Reserve Bank’s shareholders are individuals,but include trusts, pension funds, unions, a library, and an archbishop

Macedonia lawmakers to vote on name change deal with Greece

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Oct 2018

Ever since its small neighbour proclaimed independence in 1991, Greece has maintained that the name Macedonia can only apply to its northern province

Macedonia president urges boycott of name-change referendum

Article Agency - 24 Sep 2018

The country could change its name to North Macedonia to appease Greece and ease its joining of international bodies

Turkey’s lira turmoil could herald a global financial crisis

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2018

A decade of unconventional monetary policy has stored up immense vulnerabilities in the world economy

Penning a route for lost Odysseus

Article Shaun De Waal - 3 Aug 2018

'Now there’s a bit of a cultural fudge going on here'

Scores dead as Greece wildfires blaze through villages

Article Peter Rothpletz - 25 Jul 2018

On Monday night, firefighters fought against the flames, which were fanned by winds of up to 100km per hour

Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jun 2018

The accord aims to end one of the world's longest diplomatic disputes, which began 27 years ago with Macedonia's declaration of independence

Macedonia: The decades-long quarrel over its name

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jan 2018

The name chosen by the eastern European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has been steadfastly rejected by its neighbour Greece

Refugees in Greece feel like ‘prisoners and hostages’

Article Agence France Presse - 3 Oct 2017

On Samos Island, some 2,000 asylum seekers are crammed in a refugee centre designed to accommodate only 700 people.

Rotten deals follow Cosmo Fruit

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Feb 2017

Liquidators are searching for assets after Ioannis Ntinos’s company was declared insolvent

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