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Don Makatile

Guiding light: Thandi Orleyn says that without mentorship, a lot of people become frustrated and give up. Photo: Supplied
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

Women first but there is hope for everybody

Thandi Orleyn, president of the IWFSA, highlights how young South African women in 2026 are better positioned for career success than their predecessors, thanks to robust support…

  • Don Makatile
8 min read
BOXING

Fate deals boxing’s Mean Machine a cruel uppercut

Aladin Stevens, once hailed as the Champ, consoles himself with memories of past glory.

  • Don Makatile
9 min read
Johanna Dorothea and her husband Christo Putter live in an RDP house in Kagiso.
DON MAKATILE

‘Life is good here’ – Kagiso in black and white

In Chief Mogale, in the west of Johannesburg, Afrikaner and African families live together in poverty and peace.

  • Don Makatile
8 min read
Closed factories have been turned into informal settlements that shelter many families. Most unemployed people spend their days searching for work in vain.
UNEMPLOYMENT

In Marlboro, living is no life at all

There was once work in the thriving industrial area north of Sandton. But industry left, spirits faded and lives and livelihoods ebbed.

  • Don Makatile
7 min read