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Rolls-Royce puts its Phantom back on its quiet pedestal, paying homage to the brand’s traditional engines with inspiration from its 1920 iconic models. Photo: Supplied
DESIGN

Objects of Desire: Opulent Tips

Over-the-top objects for the elegant and prestigious, the glitterati globe-trotters

  • Kimberley Schoeman
2 min read
During the coup, Obote dispatched one of his most trusted lieutenants, a young Idi Amin, to ransack Mengo Palace, the royal compound in Kampala. Among the items seized were the Kabaka’s collection of luxury vehicles, including four Rolls-Royces. (Image: Nicholas Bamulanzeki)
1961 PHANTOM

The return of Uganda’s royal Rolls Royce

The Kabaka of Buganda’s fleet of Rolls-Royces was seized in a coup nearly 60 years ago. Now his successor has brought the only known ‘survivor’ home

  • Andrew Arinaitwe
3 min read
Thabang Selo organises asbestos miners in the Kgatelopele municipality
GRACE MUGABE

Zimbabwe’s first shoppers keep on rolling

Grace Mugabe’s eldest son, Russell Goreraza, has recently purchased two luxury Rolls-Royce limousines — worth a neat R70-million together

  • Simon Allison
2 min read
BMW

Rolls-Royce ratchets up record sales

UK-based carmakers making a fortune from emerging markets’ penchant for luxury vehicles.

  • Dan Milmo
2 min read
Qantas makes first move to take Rolls-Royce to court
AUSTRALIA

Qantas makes first move to take Rolls-Royce to court

Qantas stepped up pressure on Thursday on engine-maker Rolls-Royce to settle damages related to an engine failure on one of its Airbus A380 aircraft.

  • Balazs Koranyi
2 min read
Qantas: Forty A380 engines need to be replaced
AIRBUS A380

Qantas: Forty A380 engines need to be replaced

Up to half of the Rolls-Royce engines of the type that disintegrated on an Airbus superjumbo this month may need to be replaced.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Rolls-Royce to take back A380 engines from Airbus
AIRBUS

Rolls-Royce to take back A380 engines from Airbus

Engine maker Rolls-Royce has asked Airbus EAD to return some Airbus A380 engines from production lines.

  • Balazs Koranyi
3 min read
BOEING

Engine problems blamed for Heathrow crash-landing

Investigators said on Friday that the engines of a British Airways Boeing 777 failed to respond to demands for more thrust shortly before it crash-landed at London’s Heathrow…

  • Paul Majendie
  • Jeremy Lovell
2 min read