Tanya Pampalone

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To the man who bled words

Article Tanya Pampalone - 20 Feb 2015

Tanya Pampalone pays tribute to a writer and a friend, Tiisetso Makube, who died this week.

The writing on the web: What the M&G is reading

Article Tanya Pampalone - 6 Nov 2014

What’s being read around the M&G newsroom? Here are some things we like. A lot.

How America’s next generation was outclassed

Analysis Tanya Pampalone - 26 Sep 2014

Growing inequality has left the capitalist dream on its last gasp. And the sooner we all stop fantasising about the American Dream, the better.

Cape Town’s rehabs for the rich and infamous

Article Tanya Pampalone - 3 Jul 2014

The Malibu Model has reached Cape Town. And for those who want to get sober, and have the kind of cash that gets you the best, it's a beautiful thing.

Addicted to drug addiction memoirs

Article Tanya Pampalone - 1 Jul 2014

The first instalment of our drug edition looks at books that are easy to get hooked on – if you're into misery, redemption and excruciating honesty.

How my daughter found – and lost – God in school

Article Tanya Pampalone - 16 Apr 2014

Tanya Pampalone's daughter learnt how to pray at school but later decided she wasn't a Christian, or anything else.

An old dog’s new trail

Article Tanya Pampalone - 21 Jun 2013

A trip to the Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park takes us back to the days of ox wagons and wild game.

Why the geeks will inherit the Earth

Article Tanya Pampalone - 10 May 2013

The Grugq, who is pale, balding, boyishly pudgy and was dressed in a black golf shirt and a zip-up black jersey, looked like he had just woken up.

It’s not only for tourists

Article Tanya Pampalone - 5 Apr 2013

The international celebrity hotel is cozying up to locals with winter specials and some of the best food in Cape Town. Tanya Pampalone fattens up.

To a journalist’s journalist: Mandy Rossouw

Article Tanya Pampalone - 12 Mar 2013

Tanya Pampalone remembers her friend, Mandy Rossouw.

Best little bookshop in Braamfontein

Article Tanya Pampalone - 23 Nov 2012

With its bright, floor-to-ceiling window shopfront, the Wits Hospice Shop just might be the coolest thing in town, writes Tanya Pampalone.

A high-seas education

Article Tanya Pampalone - 19 Oct 2012

Growing up in the global yachting community made for a great memoir.

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

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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

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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!