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2012 Wrap

Most bizarre iPad and iPhone apps of 2012
Article
/ 24 December 2012

Most bizarre iPad and iPhone apps of 2012

From performing nose surgery to grooming a virtual horse, iPad apps are sometimes addictive, sometimes useless, and other times just downright weird.

By Grethe Koen
There goes the neighbourhood…and here comes nuclear
Article
/ 21 December 2012

There goes the neighbourhood…and here comes nuclear

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

By Lionel Faull
OMG!!! *sobs* Your furry is giving me feels
Article
/ 21 December 2012

OMG!!! *sobs* Your furry is giving me feels

Welcome to the world of furry: a bizarre, sometimes pornographic, rambunctious new form of participatory pop culture.

By Shaun De Waal
Don’t pooh-pooh the benefits of biogas
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Don’t pooh-pooh the benefits of biogas

Biogas digesters, which are commonly seen in many Asian countries, are among the most viable immediate green energy prospects in South Africa.

By Teigue Payne
Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage
Analysis
/ 21 December 2012

Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage

Telling the real story behind the shocking killings on the koppie of Lonmin’s Marikana mine was never going to be easy, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Instagram turns amateurs into artists
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Instagram turns amateurs into artists

With her thumbs and a phone and despite zero artistic background, Verashni Pillay got her first exhibition.

By Verashni Pillay
Addicted to extreme performance
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Addicted to extreme performance

Endurance sports for amateurs are growing in number as junkies chase their next high, writes enthusiast Richard Poplak.

By Richard Poplak
RIP: Those who left us in 2012
Article
/ 21 December 2012

RIP: Those who left us in 2012

We look back at those who died in 2012.

By Mg Correspondent
New Jo’burg church has more than a whiff of cult
Article
/ 21 December 2012

New Jo’burg church has more than a whiff of cult

Victoria John reported on an infamous Mauritius institution in 2009. When a new branch opened in Johannesburg, she took another look.

By Victoria John
Cosatu: A labouring behemoth finally reaches the crossroads
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Cosatu: A labouring behemoth finally reaches the crossroads

The mighty Cosatu once revolutionised the labour scene, but did its transformation into an efficient bureaucracy unwittingly lead to Marikana?

By Yunus Momoniat
Jub Jub: The life and trial of a South African child star
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Jub Jub: The life and trial of a South African child star

The story of Molemo Maarohanye is about far more than a celebrity gone bad. Bongani Madondo tracks the breathtaking rise of the new money culture.

By Bongani Madondo
WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts
Article
/ 21 December 2012

WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts

Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.

By Niren Tolsi
The closing of Tygerberg Zoo
Article
/ 21 December 2012

The closing of Tygerberg Zoo

Tygerberg Zoo, in the Western Cape, became the latest casualty in the changing nature of conservation, writes Sean O’Toole.

By Sean Otoole 1
Controversial SA tweets of 2012
Article
/ 12 December 2012

Controversial SA tweets of 2012

We round up the cringe-worthy, jaw-dropping South African Twitter blunders of 2012.

By Rhode Marshall
Nine sexist statements that rocked 2012
Article
/ 4 December 2012

Nine sexist statements that rocked 2012

Important people make idiotic remarks all the time, but these are now so much easier to appreciate thanks to the viral power of social media.

By Verashni Pillay

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