Africa, South Africa Travel News

Thousands of mainland Chinese have permanent residency in The Gambia, a place they most likely have never visited and never will, as the African country has been unexpectedly profiting from a Hong Kong immigration scheme.

It takes a certain amount of trust to allow a man to put a straight razor to your neck or run scissors around your head.

Have you ever wanted to travel around the world ? For many people, a trip around the world is a dream or a bucket list entry.

The gleaming new front desk which greets visitors as they enter the International Criminal Court's, ICC, Hague-based headquarters does not exactly scream austerity.

Welsh author Liz Davies tells Rachel Mainwaring why she decided to travel the world with her old school pal Hilary Linstead and document their experiences to produce their hilarious book of travel memoirs - and why she always comes back to Cardiff for the opera If you think retiring is all about sitting round, sipping coffee and doing crochet, ... (more)

South Africa's growing importance in regional and international affairs as well as its relations with the United States will come under the spotlight when US President Barack Obama visits the country later this month.

The president and first lady will begin an 8-day trip to Africa on June 26, stopping in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

We have the power to do many remarkable things in life, but sometimes, fear of the unknown can keep people from life changing experiences.

SOUTH Africa has always had close ties with the Dutch and nowhere is this more visible than in the arts.

India, that has about 137 million Internet users, accounted for 8 per cent of the total phishing attack volume worldwide in April 2013, after the US, UK and South Africa, a report by IT storage solutions firm EMC said.Phishing is a fraudulent practice of sending e-mails purporting to be from legitimate companies in order to induce individuals to ... (more)

YOUNG GUNS: The enthusiastic cast of Can You Feel It? the Pansa Rainbow Young Performers Project for 2013, which will take place at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

Intelligence services were even said to have set up internet cafA©s at the summit venues which they used to read emails Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

Watching video of the recent test flight from thousands of miles away in Central Florida, Marc Hagle imagined the G-forces pressing against his chest as the rocket motor ignited and the spaceship accelerated, just as he'd experienced in a simulator.

Travel Author Paul Theroux says he's done with Africa, the continent that has served as his muse and foil for decades.

The former head of the White House Travel Office says he "can't imagine any of the presidents" he worked for making a trip as costly as President Barack Obama's journey to sub-Saharan Africa later this month.

President Obama is under fire for the price of the first family's upcoming weeklong trip to Africa, which could cost taxpayers as much as $100 million at a time of federal budget cuts and furloughs.

In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.

A signed painting by the artist for a book illustration. Pefung calls art a live "conversation" between the artist and the viewer.

The Angsana Spa at the Wyndham Grand Regency Doha has recently been presented with the Platinum award for 'Best Spa' at the MENA Travel Awards 2013.

Brava to Alicia Keys , the hugely popular, 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, for standing up for truth and cultural freedom in refusing to join the insidious campaign to delegitimize Israel.