Luke Feltham

Luke Feltham runs the Mail & Guardian's sports desk. He was previously the online day editor.

Football legend Maradona dies

Sport Luke Feltham - 25 Nov 2020

The Argentinian icon died at his home on Wednesday, two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain

How the Unabomber was caught or, why we need subeditors

Opinion Kiri Rupiah & Luke Feltham - 19 Nov 2020

Subeditors are the people who turn a reporter’s words into coherent work with the correct use of grammar and language, without removing the author’s voice or misrepresenting the report

The beautiful game isn’t perfect

Sport Luke Feltham - 18 Nov 2020

And it shouldn’t be. The search for absolute fairness is spoiling the way football is played

The Hunt is on for ruthlessness

Sport Luke Feltham - 5 Nov 2020

Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach may have all the excuses but he’s likely just buying time for his ethos to take root

Audi Q8: Perfectly cool

Motoring Luke Feltham - 30 Oct 2020

The Audi Q8 is designed to be the king in the elite SUV class. But is it a victim of its own success?

Capitalism rotten to the cor(p)

Opinion Kiri Rupiah & Luke Feltham - 29 Oct 2020

Pushback from strong social movements have recovered democracy for the people of Bolivia and Chile

BMW X3 thrives in the M stable

Motoring Luke Feltham - 28 Oct 2020

The compact SUV is so at home with its new badge that’s it’s surprising it didn’t happen sooner

Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?

Politics Luke Feltham - 27 Oct 2020

Land ownership and its equitable distribution has floundered. Changes to a section of the constitution and the expropriation act are now before parliament, but do they offer any solution?

Everton stake claim to Merseyside

Sport Luke Feltham - 16 Oct 2020

After a painfully limp decade, the Toffees are once more looking like worthy foes for The Reds

Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions

Sport Luke Feltham - 9 Oct 2020

Thanks to several unique circumstances, this season will likely confound everyone, from pundits to economists

Expect no charity from football’s elite

Sport Luke Feltham - 3 Oct 2020

We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis

Q&A Sessions: ‘Each generation must open doors for the next’ — Desiree Ellis

Sport Luke Feltham - 2 Oct 2020

Desiree Ellis has a deep understanding of the development of women’s football in South Africa. The Banyana Banyana head coach talks to Luke Feltham about how the women’s game has changed over her 40-year career

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Press Releases

Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

Special Reports

Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

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Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

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Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

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National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

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Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!