Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought
Well-known South Africans, including Trevor Noah, Siya Kolisi and John Steenhuisen, have lost their check mark as Elon Musk pushes for Twitter Blue
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
It is possible to convince newsrooms looking for a topical story that something is news when it isn’t, to dangerous effect
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
The purpose of business is to make money – but good leaders are more than bean counters
It’s not only Big Pharma that uses people’s fears and illness to boost profits. A company’s billboard on the M5 near Cape Town is doing the same
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing
Is Gates a superhero or a supervillain? That’s the wrong question. The right question is: How it is that one person can have so much influence over world health?
Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears
Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report
Large corporates whose business has thrived because of inequalities, could be hijacking the anti-racist movement by offering money and not tangible changes
Handling a global crisis is not that different from dealing with partnership break-downs
I’ve silenced the Bible Thumper and dumped social media drivel but physical distancing, an art the deputy prez has mastered, is tricky
Our global health is only as strong as our most vulnerable community. The coronavirus pandemic can be defeated — but only if we leave no one behind
The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong
We need to become perpetual students, and the range of training offerings just keeps increasing
Lately our worst AI dreams have entered a realm much closer to home
Allen died just two weeks after publicly revealing that non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago had returned
Alibaba’s co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy
Good things are being said about the World Health Organisation since Ethiopia’s man came on board
It takes political mobilisation, education, laws and economic opportunities
Finding a bitcoin buddy could send you off the deep end
Machanick reviews the merits of journalist Ashlee Vance’s biography of Elon Musk.
Malnutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths globally but receives 1% of foreign aid.
The billionaire philanthropist says we need to focus on curbing infections among teenage girls and young women.
This continent will be worst affected by climate change, the philanthropist warned in an interview with the Mail & Guardian.
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Philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates released their annual letter on Thursday. In it, they predict what the world would look like by 2030.
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates speaks to the Mail & Guardian about Africa’s health challenges.
The philanthropist says the rise of the continent will depend on whether its leaders are open to learning from each other, and from their own people.
Microsoft has named company veteran Satya Nadella its next chief executive, with Bill Gates stepping down as chairperson to become a "tech adviser".
Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.