AS part of the Mail & Guardian’s continued efforts to provide our readers with the best newspaper reading in South Africa, from this week we add to and welcome back some of the top voices in journalism in the country.
Robert Kirby joins the team with Loose Cannon, a humorous column itching to take on the pompous and the vain (PAGE 31). A playwright-cum-newspaper columnist and broadcaster, he has eight plays and countless columns to his credit. He has recently published a book, Rude Shelters – an anthology of some of his best writings.
Gaye Davis returns to the paper after six months on maternity leave following the birth of her first child, Jack. Formerly the M&G’s political editor based in Cape Town, she will now provide in-depth investigative stories from around the country, as a special writer.
Wally Mbhele rejoins the newsroom after a five-year absence, as a senior political reporter with special responsibility for covering African National Congress politics and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He started journalism as a trainee in 1990 on The Weekly Mail before carving out an illustrious career on Vrye Weekblad, New Nation and City Press – where he was responsible for breaking several major news stories.