Anton Harber

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How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in SA

Article Anton Harber - 19 Mar 2018

Investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.

Campaigning journalist was a ‘mensch’

Article Anton Harber - 16 Feb 2018

Eddie Koch was a relentlessly determined reporter and the people he wrote about mattered

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Two books that tell the unsettling tale of South Africa’s descent

Article Anton Harber - 8 Nov 2017

South Africa has produced two must-read thrillers in the past week. They are non-fiction, yet are as gripping and readable as any page-turner.

David Beresford: Reporter who was also a great writer

Analysis Anton Harber - 28 Apr 2016

David Beresford was known and admired by his peers for his dedication to the craft of journalism.

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Investigative reporter David Beresford saw the big picture

Article Anton Harber - 27 Apr 2016

David Beresford was known and admired by his peers for his dedication to the craft of journalism, writes seasoned journalist Anton Harber.

Unbanned and uncertain: How we found new purpose

Analysis Anton Harber - 29 Jan 2015

The unbanning of political parties and the end of emergency media laws meant the Weekly Mail had to reassess its role.

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Gordimer: A leader quite prepared to grubby herself in struggle politics

Article Anton Harber - 17 Jul 2014

It was 1988, Salman Rushdie had been 'disinvited' from the Weekly Mail Book Week and SA literature giants were at loggerheads, recalls Anton Harber.

Honour outs revolutionary newsman

Article Anton Harber - 21 Nov 2013

Founding co-editor of the "Weekly Mail" Irwin Manoim has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Wits University.

Naspers: Going for a global empire

Article Anton Harber - 2 Nov 2012

An edited extract from Anton Harber's e-book sheds light on Naspers boss, Koos Bekker.

Yes, it’s a party. No, there’s no leader – yet

Article Anton Harber - 15 Dec 1988

The leaders of the three white parliamentary parties to the left of the government emerged late yesterday...

Press Releases

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

Special Reports

JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'