Thebe Mabanga
Thebe Mabanga is a former journalist.
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/ 27 September 2002

Conflict soils ‘unity’ conference

The ”unity” theme of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry national conference this weekend has been thrown into ironic relief by last-minute legal challenges and fresh infighting. The federation’s former president asked the Pretoria High Court to stop the conference at Sun City.

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/ 8 August 2002

M&G’s future imperfect

The Mail & Guardian is poised for nothing less than an imperfect and challenging future as it looks to become commercially viable and increase its presence and influence in the region. This emerged at a panel discussion addressed by the newspaper’s new owner, Trevor Ncube.

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/ 4 July 2002

Giants out to alter fortunes

Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will use this fortnight to set the tone for a season during which both will look to drastically alter their fortunes. This will be against continental opposition in the annual Vodacom Challenge, taking place this weekend at the Mmabatho stadium in the North West and next weekend at King’s Park in Durban.

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/ 27 June 2002

Eastern promise fulfilled

Saitama, Sapporo, Niigata. Daejeon, Daegu, Seogwipo. These are no longer just strange and difficult to remember names but an integral part of the international vocabulary. They are names of towns, cities and an island that have staged a football revolution in the form of a World Cup full of upsets.

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/ 14 June 2002

Young creators of wealth

SA’s 16- to 30-year-olds find themselves living in times of contradiction. Some were not eligible to vote in the two democratic elections and now find themselves on the verge of adulthood and exposed to opportunities undreamed of by past generations.

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/ 14 June 2002

Boys to men

At the end of the World Cup, South Africa will complete a decade of playing international football since readmission into the international sporting fold. It has been a decade in which the team showed promise and remains capable of so much more.