Carlos Amato, Author at The Mail & Guardian

Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest

Article Carlos Amato - 23 Feb 2020

From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity

Would wage transparency work in SA?

Article Carlos Amato - 25 Jan 2020

In Scandinavian countries, citizens can look up what any other citizen earns in an online national database. Could South Africa use a version of income transparency? Economists, as usual, are divided.

Edwin Cameron’s fight for humane prisons

Article Carlos Amato - 30 Nov 2019

The retired Constitutional Court judge is the new inspector of prisons and he argues that SA’s courts should stop filling them up

Let the small gods live on in cowpats, Santa and song

Article Carlos Amato - 18 Apr 2019

In an era of crumbling secular belief systems, what can atheist parents give to their children in the place of religion?

Mighty Phil Masinga’s final whistle

Article Carlos Amato - 14 Jan 2019

The footballer's prodigious physique was matched by his heart and mind — and when history called, he answered.

Mbappé and the City of the Fight

Article Carlos Amato - 11 Jan 2019

The ultras remain the heartbeat of the PSG fan base and they have a vexed and complex history

Uncaptured: The money problem and the journalists who have ‘stopped looking’

Article Carlos Amato - 20 Dec 2018

Part IV: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are staring into an abyss of their own

Uncaptured: Newsroom weaknesses and the trap of false narratives

Article Carlos Amato - 20 Dec 2018

Part III: Investigative journalists helped pull South Africa back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture

Uncaptured: Journalistic ethics in the era of diversionary retaliation

Article Carlos Amato - 20 Dec 2018

Part II: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are now staring into an abyss of their own

Uncaptured: How it all began

Article Carlos Amato - 20 Dec 2018

Part 1: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are now staring into an abyss of their own

No gain without pain, says Cyril’s capitalist comrade

Article Carlos Amato - 14 Sep 2018

Colin Coleman and Cyril Ramaphosa go way back, and the Goldman Sachs banker has the ear of ANC policy gurus

Return of the irrepressible Bra X

Article Carlos Amato - 10 Aug 2018

This, an interview with radio personality Xolani Gwala, is the first in a series of profiles that will be a regular feature in the M&G

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Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2020

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SAB Zenzele’s special AGM postponed until further notice

Staff Reporter - 24 Mar 2020

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20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2020

Teachers are seldom recognised but they are indispensable to the country's education system

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Awards affirm the vital work that teachers do

Thabo Mohlala - 23 Mar 2020

Government is committed to empowering South Africa’s teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world

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2020 Humanities Award winners reflect a contribution to diversity and social justice, echoing South Africa’s socioeconomic condition

Anele Ngcoya - 23 Mar 2020

The HSS Awards ensure that the humanities and social sciences thrive

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SAB Zenzele special AGM rescheduled to March 25 2020

Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2020

New voting arrangements are being made to safeguard the health of shareholders