Star Wars

‘May the Fourth Be With You’ – fans celebrate Star Wars Day

Article Reuters - 4 May 2016

May 4 is globally recognised as Star Wars day as a result of a pun between the popular phrase "May the force be with you" and May the fourth.

Forbes: Women actors are “best value”

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Jan 2016

From US actor Scarlett Johansson to Jennifer Lawrence, Forbes names the top five “best actors for the buck” 2015 list,

Jacob Zuma cancels Christmas

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Dec 2015

Star Wars as The Wrecker fires Santa

A novice’s primer on the Force

Article Shaun De Waal - 17 Dec 2015

A quick guide through everything Star Wars

Star Wars film location back on Tunisia’s tourist map

Africa Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2014

Tunisia hopes the landscape that provided the backdrop to George Lucas's "Star Wars" films will again attract tourists as it inches towards democracy.

Disney to draw shutters on LucasArts

Article Reuters - 3 Apr 2013

Walt Disney Co plans to shut the 30-year-old LucasArts studio it inherited with the acquisition of George Lucas' film company last year.

Carrie Fisher to play Prince Leia in Star Wars sequel

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Mar 2013

More than four decades after first playing Princess Leia, the actor confirms she will be returning for the seventh film in the blockbuster series.

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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 28 Feb 2020

As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions

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The Facebook group taking on South Africa’s white right

Simon Allison - 28 Feb 2020

Online battle over the ‘white genocide’ narrative on social media has dangerous real-world consequences

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Trolley tender causes Acsa eruption

Zaza - 28 Feb 2020

Stolen contract exposes rift in the senior ranks at the state airport’s management companies

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Over R400-m given to businesses since launch of three-minute overdraft

Derek Davey - 27 Feb 2020

The 3-minute overdraft radically reduces the time it takes for businesses to have their working capital needs met

Special Reports

Tourism can push Africa onto a new path – minister

Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

The continent is fast becoming a dynamic sought-after tourist destination

Special Reports

South Africa’s education system is broken and unequal, and must be fixed without further delay

Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

The Amnesty International report found that the South African government continues to miss its own education upgrading targets

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Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

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Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

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SAB Zenzele Kabili B-BBEE share scheme

Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

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Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

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TFSAs are the gymnasts of the retirement savings world

Derek Davey - 25 Feb 2020

The idea is to get South Africans to save, but it's best to do your research first to find out if a TFSA is really suited to your needs