High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in South Africa.
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The well known franchise Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa
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South African Airways (SAA) announces extra flights between Ghana and the US
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Due to increased demand, South African Airways (SAA) has expanded its non-stop service between Ghana and the US.
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The South African airline Mango makes world top 20 for being on time
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Mango has been ranked the most on time airline in South Africa and on the continent. OAG Aviation’s latest Punctuality Report has been published and it features a South African airline. The data is compile from over 58 million flights in 2018.
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24 newly added South African words added to the Oxford Dictionary, some you can relate to
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A bunch of South Africanisms have been added to the Oxford Dictionary. We’ll tell you about them just now.
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Two ANC government ministers in hot water and now need to face fraud charges in US investigation
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A project that was meant to cost the City of Johannesburg R600m ballooned to R1.7b. The Justice Department of America is seeking answers from three of the ANC’s top brass – two of whom are in Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet – after they were accused of fraud following the failed attempt to roll-out a cheap broadband service across Johannesburg.
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What a travel nightmare: South African Airways cancel flights on Malawi route “for safety reasons”
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The airport in Blantyre, Malawi has come in for some some scathing criticism from SAA after failing to meet basic international safety standards.
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South African Courts:- Manuel Chang US extradition on the cards after Johannesburg court ruling
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Manuel Chang might be on his way to face the might of justice in the US. A South African judge on Wednesday ruled in favour of the arrest of Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang, who was detained at Johannesburg airport over alleged secret loans to Mozambican state companies totalling R27.9-billion.
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The alleged jihadist group instigator Andre Hanekom’s wife says allegations against him are baseless
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The 60-year-old Andre Hanekom runs a maritime business in the northern town of Palma and was arrested in August.
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A South African citizen charged on terror-related activities
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International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called for a probe into the terror-related charges faced by South African citizen Andre Mayer Hanekom in Mozambique.
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Emigration News: Some reasons why fewer people are moving to South Africa
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According to HSBC, moving to South Africa isn’t as popular as it used to be among the international community. Here’s why our emigration appeal is struggling.
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