South African clan king is arrested for ‘attacking members of his royal family with an axe’ King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is head of Nelson Mandela’s AbaThembu clan He allegedly attacked his son Azenathi following the king’s release from jail He was serving 12 years in jail for aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson Dalindyebo has been seeking … Read more
Caring and sharing: Wild dogs form a social, close-knit family The best way to find them? Don’t look. They are not a prize to be had by mere looking: they come and they go as they please. All you can do is hang out in the right sort of place — and then, well, you … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
Honeymoons can be tense affairs. Or so they tell me. Until now, I couldn’t possibly comment, but here I am with the wonderful woman who has agreed to marry me and I’m praying (a little nervously) that the next few days will go spectacularly well. This is Natasha’s first time in Africa. She’s not exactly … Read more
Widow of a South African farmer who was shot dead at his home is ‘accused of forging his will to benefit from his wine estate’ Stefan Smit was killed by masked gunmen at his Stellenbosch home last June Reports say his wife Zurenha is accused of ‘fabricating’ his will to gain from farm The farmer’s … Read more