Many of us love stuffing our backpack and heading off on the latest adventure. After all, the world is a pretty impressive place. Why shouldn’t we enjoy our time exploring every inch of it? These travels can often teach us all about the areas we never believed existed until now. Sadly, it seems as though..
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We have found some more interesting places & stories behind these intriguing locations, where all visitors are banned
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The Chinese are sowing havoc in countries they ‘own’, they evicted scores of villagers, Zim now in the firing line!
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SCORES of villagers from Domboshava near Harare face eviction after a Chinese quarry miner took over a mountain in the area where it intends to start mining operations, it has been revealed. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi, who is also the MP for the area, put the number of affected people..
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Weekend travel information for 10 May 2019
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Here is our weekly travel update to help you get around London this weekend, 11 and 12 May, and the following week.
Most of the network will be open with services running as normal so you’ll be able to get wherever you need to go, but please check if any of the following affect you.
London Underground
Circle line
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May, there will be no service on the entire line. This is due to line modernization work. Use alternative Tube and local bus routes. Rail replacement buses will run.
District line
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May, there will be no service between South Kensington and East Ham. This is due to line modernization work. Use alternative Tube and local bus routes. Rail replacement buses will run.
Hammersmith & City line
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May, there will be no service between Baker Street and Barking. This is due to line modernization work. Use alte
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A new flight schedule on the map for the South African Airways, they offer direct flights to Guangzhou
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SAA says this will create a direct link to China’s bustling commercial environment. South African Airways (SAA) will this spring offer direct flights between Johannesburg and Guangzhou in China. “The decision to launch this direct service between Johannesburg and Guangzhou means we remain on track in executing our strategy to transform SAA into a ‘fit..
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Now this could be the worst discrimination case ever, Brownies and Downies coffee shop faces chop after owner banned from SA
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Brownies and Downies, a coffee shop situated in the heart of Cape Town, is under threat of closing down after one of the owners, Dutch social worker Wendy Vermeulen, has been banned from entering the country for five years by the Department of Home Affairs. The coffee shop made headlines in the past for training..
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Thousands of expats head to the polls to make their mark – Nearly 30 000 South Africans living abroad cast their votes on Saturday!
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Twenty-five years to the day when South Africans voted in the first democratic elections, voting in the sixth national elections got underway at 7 am on Saturday 27 April 2019 at South Africa’s high commissions, embassies and consulates-general around the world. Overseas voting continued for almost 24 hours as voting stations opened and then closed..
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It is wonderful to see the South Africans in London take to the voting polls!
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Thousands of South Africans from all over the United Kingdom rallied together at Trafalgar Square on Saturday to make their mark! London, United Kingdom – A patriotic buzz filled the chilly London air around the South African High Commission at South Africa House in Trafalgar Square; On the 27th April 2019 South Africans from across..
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Weekend travel information for 26 April 2019
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Here is our weekly travel update to help you get around London this weekend, 27 and 28 April, and the following week.
Most of the network will be open with services running as normal so you’ll be able to get wherever you need to go, but please check if any of the following affect you.
London Underground
Circle line
On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April, there will be no service on the entire line. This is due to line modernisation work. Use alternative Tube and local bus routes.
District line
On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April, there will be no service between Edgware Road and High Street Kensington. This is due to line modernisation work. Use alternative Tube and local bus routes.
Metropolitan line
On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April, there will be no service between Aldgate and Wembley Park. This is due to line modernisation work. Use alternative
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South African Airways cancels flights to Blantyre, Malawi amid runway closures
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The national carrier will compensate passengers who had purchased tickets to travel in the premium cabin. South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday cancelled its scheduled flights to Blantyre, Malawi, after the announcement of the closure of the main runway at Chileka International Airport for maintenance. “The aircraft size which SAA operates to Blantyre does not..
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TRAVEL INFORMATION: Comair strike – Labour Court halts Numsa protest plans
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Numsa says they are awaiting an explanation from the Labour Court on its decision. The Labour Court of South Africa, in Johannesburg, has ruled in favour of Comair, forcing the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) to halt their protest plans. As reported by EWN, the trade union, which represents a fraction of..
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