Tom Eaton

Tom Eaton works from Cape Town, South Africa. Columnist, screenwriter. Half my followers are Gupta bots. Andile Mngxitama says I have a "monopoly of stuff". https://t.co/8fpg07OXU5 Tom Eaton has over 99923 followers on Twitter.

MPs seek end of captive lion trophy hunting in SA

Article Susan Njanji & Tom Eaton - 27 Nov 2018

Campaigns to ban the importation of captive-bred lion trophies have gathered steam in Australia, France, The Netherlands and the US in recent years

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The Rivers Church pastor accused of racism – what’s the story?

Videos Staff Reporter & Tom Eaton - 30 Jun 2016

Pastor Andre Olivier made divisive comments about black and white South Africans on Sunday and as news broke of his sermon he was accused of racism.

Protests: Squashing the burning desire

Article Tom Eaton - 16 May 2016

Burning stuff is a sad state of affairs considering the inroads made recently by protesting done right, writes Hansie Smit.

Fearless Bangladesh ‘nothing to lose’ against India

Article Tom Eaton - 17 Mar 2015

Bangladesh will have to play fearless cricket to reproduce their shock 2007 World Cup win over India to knock them out in the quarter-final.

Meet the judges

Article Sponsored Feature & Tom Eaton - 31 Oct 2014

These experts have considerable collective experience in the field

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Dreaming big: 13 memorable speeches

Article Tom Eaton - 28 Aug 2013

Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech is considered one of the greatest in history. Here's a list of other memorable monologues.

There goes the neighbourhood … here comes nuclear

Article Sally Evans, Verashni Pillay & Tom Eaton - 21 Dec 2012

What happens when government plans to build a nuclear plant in your hometown? We went to the Eastern Cape to find out.

Reduced to ashes

Article Staff Reporter & Tom Eaton - 13 Oct 2011

Bernie Seale's Gateway is part of her Black Smoke Rising trilogy.

Lost and found in Soweto

Article Staff Reporter & Tom Eaton - 14 May 2010

Last Sunday, I grabbed a buddy and we headed down to check out the Credo Mutwa Village in Soweto, a place that I had only read about before.

Xingwana: But is it art?

Article Verashni Pillay & Tom Eaton - 4 Mar 2010

The Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, told the Mail & Guardian on Thursday that she was not homophobic.

Costing the greatest show

Article Kevin Davie & Tom Eaton - 8 Jan 2010

Nothing pulls in the audiences like the World Cup. But how do the rands and cents stack up? Kevin Davie explains.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

Special Reports

JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'