They were scenes reminiscent of the infamous ‘Sharpeville Massacre’ at the height of the racist apartheid regime. The police murders of 34 striking miners, at the Lonmin platinum mining company at Marakan, revealed the true nature of the present South African government. The promise of the historic ending of apartheid in 1994 lies in tatters. [...]

Formula One blasts back onto our television screens this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix at the classic Spa Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes. The extended, month-long summer break has given the teams and drivers a chance to regroup after the first leg of the season, and with eleven races [...]

Despite African states’ leadership changes, China still wishes to cooperate with Libya. Post-war reconstruction could be the new big business. “China will encourage its companies to participate in Libya’s reconstruction,” said Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China after the visitation of the Libyan Foreign Minister, Ashour Ben [...]

Saturday 25th August 2012 – 12.45pm kick off Liberty Stadium, Swansea Swansea City vs. West Ham United Starting Line Up: SWANSEA CITY: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Taylor, Britton, de Guzman, Michu, Dyer, Routledge, Graham. Subs: Tremmel, Tate, Moore, Dobbie, Agustien, Gower, Davies. WEST HAM UNITED: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Reid, McCartney, [...]

As thousands of people receive the results of their summer exams, be it GCSEs, A-levels or Degrees, the focus of success centres around the single letter or number printed on a sheet of paper, that presumes to measure how much a person has learnt. This raises questions about how we [...]

Former American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first human being to set foot on the moon, died yesterday aged 82 from complications following heart surgery earlier this year. The Apollo 11 commander was hailed as being ‘among the greatest of American heroes’ by President Barack Obama. His death reduces the number [...]

As a memorial service at the site of the Lonmin mine disaster gets underway, questions abound over the future of the platinum industry against a backdrop of devaluation.

Topshop Makeup has taken a leap and plunged into the realm of designer collaboration with Louise Gray, a Scottish Central Saint Martins graduate. Alongside the makeup range, she has designed a six-piece capsule collection of crazy, bright disco-wear, which, she declares, she designed ‘to go dancing in’. Dance in them [...]