ARTICLES RELATING TO RICHARD BRANSON

£1m for space trip with Leonardo DiCaprio

2013-05-24 13:45

A seat beside Leonardo DiCaprio on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flight has sold for almost £1m at amfAR's annual gala and auction at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Branson loses bet, wears skirt

2013-05-12 14:25

British billionaire Richard Branson has strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant - complete with fishnet stockings and figure-hugging red pencil skirt.

Virgin Galactic spaceship flies

2013-04-29 22:25

Virgin Galactic's spaceship has made its first powered flight, going supersonic in a test over California.

Virgin gives you wheels

2013-02-21 12:50

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson will tick this year's Argus Cycle Tour off his bucket list.

Kate Winslet's intergalactic wedding gift

2012-12-29 16:00

Kate Winslet and her new husband Ned RocknRoll will celebrate their marriage by going into space, courtesy of Ned's billionaire uncle, Sir Richard Branson.

Branson plans to launch satellites

2012-07-11 21:00

Flamboyant British businessman Richard Branson, whose Virgin empire has encompassed airlines, music stores, mobile phones and condoms, is turning his hand to launching satellites.

Branson abandons kite-surf bid

2012-06-30 21:36

Richard Branson was forced to abandon his bid to set at least two world records by kite-surfing across the English Channel.

Hillary Clinton an astronaut wannabe

2012-04-26 21:15

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she wanted to be an astronaut.

Branson headed to 'centre of Earth'

2012-03-31 13:08

British tycoon Richard Branson may have lost his race to the bottom of the ocean, but not his sense of humour, declaring a faux plan to top his rivals by voyaging to the centre of the Earth.

Stars, political money mix at Obama dinner

2012-03-15 12:04

A giant state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife has dished up a potent mix of celebrity glam, corporate heft and political money.

Richard Branson weighs in on Virgin racist attack

2012-02-07 16:09
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An incident of racism at a Johannesburg Virgin Active gym has become such a hot topic, that CEO of the entire Virgin group, Richard Branson has weighed in.

Kate Winslet slammed by ex-boyfriend

2011-12-12 20:17

Kate Winslet didn't "behave well" during her break-up from Louis Dowler by ditching him for Sir Richard Branson's nephew Ned Rocknroll.

Richard Branson plans Kenya game lodge

2011-12-08 19:49

Richard Branson is opening a game reserve in Kenya's Masai Mara which will help protect the wildebeest migration.

Virgin buys nationalised UK bank

2011-11-17 12:03

The British government has agreed to sell failed mortgage lender Northern Rock to Virgin Money at a loss.

Virgin Galactic opens spaceport terminal

2011-10-17 22:47

Virgin Galactic's Branson is in New Mexico for the dedication of the commercial spaceport terminal of the company.

Climate talks - eyes on 'cowardly lion' SA

2011-10-10 22:48

The Dalai Lama visa debacle has raised worries about the country's next big diplomatic test - when it hosts global climate talks that could collapse without firm guidance.

Kate Winslet will 'never forget' fire

2011-08-25 12:13

Kate Winslet has said that she will "never forget" fleeing the fire that destroyed Sir Richard Branson's Caribbean home.

Kate Winslet escapes raging fire

2011-08-22 16:43

Kate Winslet and children have escaped unhurt as fire engulfed Richard Branson's Caribbean home.

Global war on drugs 'a failure'

2011-06-02 14:27

A high-level international commission declared the global "war on drugs" a failure and urged nations to consider legalizing cannabis and other drugs.

Branson unveils deep-sea plans

2011-04-06 06:46

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says he plans to explore the deepest parts of the world's oceans with a jet-like submarine.

Virgin banks on progress in SA

2011-02-07 13:48

South Africa's economy is stable and it is a key market for the Virgin Group, says its CEO.

Virgin Galactic opens space runway

2010-10-22 12:01

The world's first private passenger spaceship is set to pass another milestone toward its commercial lift-off, at a remote spaceport in the New Mexico desert.

Branson urges investment in Zim

2010-09-21 09:27

Billionaire Richard Branson has urged investment in Zimbabwe and says the world is wrong to play a waiting game with the impoverished nation.

Branson abandons Channel kitesurf

2010-08-25 23:11

British tycoon adventurer Richard Branson has been forced to abandon a second attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel.

Branson kite-surf fails

2010-08-24 13:48

British tycoon adventurer Richard Branson has been forced to abandon an attempt to kite-surf across the English Channel due to the rough seas.

 

Space tourism won't hurt environment

2013-05-13 12:15

Richard Branson said that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.

Branson and his 'A-team'

2013-03-07 10:19

A group of SA celebs will be riding the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in the company of Virgin founder, Sir Richard Branson.

Miracle of SA liberation comes to small screen

2013-02-08 16:25

DStv will, for the first time on TV anywhere in the world, premiere the new documentary special Miracle Rising: South Africa, a stirring and emotionally resonant account of South Africa's road to the 1994 democratic elections.

Branson plans to keep Virgin Atlantic

2012-12-10 19:45

Richard Branson said he planned to keep control of Virgin Atlantic and IAG boss Willie Walsh was misguided for saying the brand would be ditched.

Branson sets kite-surf record

2012-07-02 08:05

British tycoon Richard Branson has become the oldest person to kite-surf across the English Channel.

Branson reintroducing Scarlet Ibis

2012-06-18 12:31

Richard Branson has said he is reintroducing flame-red bird to the British Virgin Islands.

Tutu, Robyn snap for the future

2012-04-11 13:02

Swedish pop star Robyn has teamed up with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Richard Branson and people from all over the world to digitally capture a day in the life of the planet.

Ashton lands 500th seat to space

2012-03-20 15:16

Richard Branson has said his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it's none other than Ashton Kutcher.

Virgin Active defends brand in racism row

2012-02-07 22:33
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Two complaints of racism at Virgin Active gyms in Johannesburg have been dealt with "as expeditiously as possible", Virgin Active SA says.

'Government needs to support entrepreneurs'

2011-12-13 16:18

Sir Richard Branson says that black economic empowerment is a way of eradicating poverty and unemployment.

Kate Winslet to return to Necker Island

2011-12-09 22:36

Kate Winslet and her boyfriend have been invited back to Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island just months after she saved his grandmother from a fire.

A-list celebs to attend COP 17 in Durban

2011-11-21 15:00

Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie and U2 frontman Bono are expected to attend the environmental summit Conference of the Parties, COP 17, in Durban.

Branson opens US 'spaceport'

2011-10-18 10:02

Richard Branson has opened a commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic.

Branson linked to plan to remove Mugabe

2011-10-11 22:47

Virgin Group boss Richard Branson had plans to bankroll a diplomatic move aimed at persuading Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, according to WikiLeaks.

Space tourist cancels trip

2011-10-04 13:01

Virgin Galactic space tourist Alan Walton has dropped his bid to fly like an astronaut seven years after waiting for SpaceShipOne to take off.

Winslet saves Branson's mom from fire

2011-08-23 08:39

Kate Winslet carried Richard Branson's 90-year-old mother Eve out of his home when fire tore through it in the middle of the night.

A News Corp without newspapers?

2011-07-14 10:07

The phone-hacking scandal in Britain that has led to the closure of the News of the World is raising the possibility of a News Corp without newspapers.

Virgin Galactic looking for pilots

2011-04-16 12:02

Virgin Galactic, the spaceline founded by Sir Richard Branson, has put out a call for pilots to operate its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft and WhiteKnightTwo mother ship.

Richard Branson plans deep-ocean dives

2011-04-05 22:18

Richard Branson has announced that he plans to travel to the deepest parts of the world's oceans in a single-person submarine.

Branson thumbs-up for SA entrepreneurs

2011-02-02 16:51

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says he is encouraged by local small business owners' efforts.

Branson: Space travel in 18 months

2010-09-27 11:42

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months, and that space hotels are next on the drawing board.

Branson abandons Channel kitesurf

2010-08-25 23:11

British tycoon adventurer Richard Branson has been forced to abandon a second attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel.

Branson's English Channel kite surf aborted

2010-08-24 15:12

British tycoon adventurer Richard Branson was forced to abandon a bid to kite surf across the English Channel due to rough seas and high winds, says a spokesperson.

Virgin, BA face price-fixing claims

2010-04-27 17:54

Bosses from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic secretly discussed an illegal price-fixing deal during a cricket match at Virgin boss Richard Branson's country estate, prosecutors have claimed.

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