Airbnb is the lead investor in a new $160 million funding round for hospitality startup Lyric. The $30 billion home-sharing platform...
Email and smart phones can be stressful. Academics are calling this constant work connection “technostress”. Consequently, many European countries are now...
The great outdoors now come with all luxury trappings. Glamping offers comforts that, at times, exceed services provided by five-star hotels. Tourism in Soweto, a township...
The Welwitschias are committed to world cup glory, and to elevate other structures within Namibian rugby. Namibia’s 20-year hunt for a victory at the Rugby World...
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, I became the first African and black woman to compete in the daring sport of Skeleton. Skeleton,...
On Saturday, the world’s largest aircraft, the Stratolaunch, made its first complete test flight. The aircraft flew for about two and a half hours over the...
Dennis Muilenburg has earned a reputation as a high-energy CEO, bicycling 140 miles a week, sometimes taking groups of employees along for high-speed bonding sessions. The...
The 83rd Masters will go down as one of the most memorable events in modern golf history. Many fans point to Jack Nicklaus’ unexpected run to...
The NBA may be a star-driven league, but its financial structure ensures that building a roster requires more than identifying talent. It’s not just about finding...
People carry some ailments for decades before symptoms manifest and it’s too late for treatment. Those who do get diagnosed must grapple with expensive medical costs....
At a board retreat in Orlando, Florida, in 2006, a pair of senior Disney executives predicted a seismic shift in the media landscape — one fueled...
Turns out there is literally no difference between lab-grown diamonds and natural diamonds, well, apart from the price. Ever wondered what the difference between lab-produced diamonds...
The globally-popular Naomi Campbell was in Durban, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal, for the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA 2019 Leading Women Summit, to talk about her abiding interest...
South Africa is a linguistically and culturally diverse country. There are 11 official languages and several other minority languages. But English continues to be preferred as...
Last month, after Forbes named Kylie Jenner the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, we unintentionally set off a heated debate on social media about the meaning of the word “self-made.”...
Mountain Gorilla conservation in Rwanda is a great success story. A number of extreme conservation measures – like daily monitoring and protection, veterinary interventions and controlled ecotourism...
It was confidently billed at the time as the “deal of the century”. The Sino Congolaise des Mines (Sicomines) was the most significant Chinese investment project in...
