Marrakech

LRNCE and the politics of making slowly

Named Decorex Designer of the Year, LRNCE embodies a broader movement redefining African design through slowness, imperfection, and deeply collaborative craft practices

Lesego Chepape

7 min read

Changing tracks: The Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix in 1993 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Kyalami drew the crowds. (Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images)

AUSTRALIA

6 MAR 2020

F1 flirts with a return to SA

Motosport’s top competition is dropping hints of coming back, but would we want this to happen?

Luke Feltham

8 min read

Mohamed is a tout, one of an army of unofficial guides that hassle tourists in Marrakechs old city. They offer to navigate through its narrow alleys, for a generous tip, or escort you straight to the best-priced souvenirs in town.

JOURNALISM

8 AUG 2019

The pushy tout’s guide to Marrakech

The Marrakech that tourists are shown is a very different place from the city that locals live in

Simon Allison

5 min read

AMINA BENKHADRA

24 OCT 2007

France seals nuclear deal with Morocco

France will help Morocco build a civil nuclear energy industry to underpin its development, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on a visit to the North African country. Morocco…

Staff Reporter

2 min read

MARRAKECH

6 JUL 2007

Rationing looms in Africa energy crisis

Sub-Saharan Africa must urgently impose power rationing on companies and populations to limit the effects of a worsening energy crisis, industry and government experts said.…

Tom Pfeiffer

3 min read