Lisa Van Wyk
Lisa van Wyk is the arts editor, which somehow justifies her looking at pretty pictures all day, reading cool art and culture blogs and having the messiest desk in the office. She likes people who share her passion for art, music, food, wine, travel and all things Turkish. She can't ride a bike, but she can read ancient languages and totally understands the offside rule.
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/ 9 November 2001

Reaching out to touch

Mail & Guardian reporter Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are the things television people make when they have a bit of spare time on their hands and a good feeling in their hearts. The annual Vuka Awards are promoted by MultiChoice Africa and this year they celebrated the achievements of newcomers in the field of video […]

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/ 10 March 1995

No scope for loose canons here

The Markets Jacques Magliolo South African institutions are strong enough to avoid being forced into bankruptcy by a “loose operator”, especially under present statutory regulations. To determine whether a Barings-type financial disaster could happen in South Africa I looked at the exposure of a number of institutions’ to non-equity financial instruments, such as bonds and […]