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Why South Africans are ditching Trump's US to return home
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1179+ words) With its white sandy beach and green hills, Plettenberg Bay on the Western Cape in South Africa is sometimes compared to California. So Naomi Saphire's decision to move her husband and three daughters there after 20 years in the United States…...
Business rates reform could pummel life sciences sector
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) More than a hundred laboratories and R&D facilities could be hit hard by a new higher tax rate...
Mexico, Mauritius, Maldives" holidays that elevate all-inclusive
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1302+ words) Michelin chefs, sunset cruises, spa treatments and world-class golf " not to mention daily minibar refills May 1 2026, 12: 01am All-inclusive holidays are, at heart, about relaxation and ease: sunset cocktails, children happily absorbed in activities at kids" clubs, and long, bright days given…...
Soldier jailed in 1989 "had papers on British plot in Zimbabwe
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (981+ words) A former polo player and commando'who has spent'almost 40 years in prison was monitored by the security services amid claims that he held documents that would have caused "great embarrassment" to the Thatcher government,'his'legal representative has alleged. Clive Freeman, a…...
Mauritius or Maldives? Two resorts redefining Indian Ocean getaways
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (10+ words) The Times...
Pioneering TB researcher, 91, wins The Times Active Life Award
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (803+ words) At 70 years old, with more than 200 scientific papers under his belt, Professor Juraj Ivanyi could respectably have looked back upon an illustrious career and decided to call it a day. Instead, he kept going. Twenty-one years and 32 scientific papers later,…...
British & Irish Lions considering tour to France, the Americas or Japan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (849+ words) The British & Irish Lions have taken a step towards changing their established touring schedule by exploring new destinations including France, the Americas and Japan " with their 2029 trip to New Zealand not yet finalised. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have…...
I've been a safari expert for 50 years. Here's how Africa has changed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1231+ words) In the summer of 1970 a Sunday Times travel writer joined a press trip to Kenya. It was his first visit to Africa, and when he arrived he took great care to check under his bed for cobras and hairy baboon…...
An ancient crater, Masai warriors and Africa's Tourism Inc
1+ week, 3+ day ago (855+ words) It's been three years since John Mc Enroe flew in a synthetic tennis court from China and set it up in Tanzanian bush for a knockabout. The memory lingers long, however, for Masai herders who for decades have complained that…...