Denis Worrall, who served as SA ambassador to the UK and Australia, explains how a seemingly innocuous decision by President Zuma has major ramifications.
* Nationalists leader Salmond concedes defeat * Unionists to secure 55 percent of vote – Reuters calculations * Pound, stocks head higher By Alistair Smout and Angus MacSwan EDINBURGH, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s … Read more
Kate, duchess of Cambridge, and her husband, Prince William, are expecting their second child, a spokesman said Monday, adding that as with her first pregnancy, she is being treated for acute morning sickness. “Their royal highnesses the duke and duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the duchess of Cambridge is expecting their … Read more
Prince William and his wife Kate are “very pleased” to announce that they are expecting their second child, Kensington Palace said on Monday. The prince’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was said to be “delighted” at the news, which comes less than 14 months after the birth of the couple’s first child, Prince George. ar/kah/yad © … Read more
Joan Rivers epitomised an inimitable, unapologetic personality. As she put it, she got where she was because she said what everyone else was thinking, but not saying. Although her controversial sense of humour was sometimes met with criticism, and seen as offensive, nobody could deny her genius when it came to comedy. She will certainly … Read more
From SAPA-AP British lawmakers have criticized the financial affairs of Queen Elizabeth II and her household, urging the monarch to bring in more income by opening up Buckingham Palace to visitors more often. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said in a report Tuesday that the royal household needed more cash to address a … Read more
You have to feel for Cyril Ramaphosa. Until Lonmin hosted the spectacular explosion of the festering sore that is mining labour relations, he seemed blissfully unaware of a nasty human trait called envy. Allowing his mind to drift to a thought that his time at the top was coming. The Presidency of South Africa. One day not too far away.