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Carlos on the 21-day corona lockdown: Tsek!- Cartoon

Article Carlos - 26 Mar 2020

Heyi maan voetsek!

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We’d be extinct if it weren’t for hope

Article Suntosh R Pillay - 20 Mar 2020

Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times

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Edwin Cameron’s fight for humane prisons

Article Carlos Amato - 30 Nov 2019

The retired Constitutional Court judge is the new inspector of prisons and he argues that SA’s courts should stop filling them up

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Let the small gods live on in cowpats, Santa and song

Article Carlos Amato - 18 Apr 2019

In an era of crumbling secular belief systems, what can atheist parents give to their children in the place of religion?

Mighty Phil Masinga’s final whistle

Article Carlos Amato - 14 Jan 2019

The footballer's prodigious physique was matched by his heart and mind — and when history called, he answered.

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Uncaptured: Newsroom weaknesses and the trap of false narratives

Article Carlos Amato - 20 Dec 2018

Part III: Investigative journalists helped pull South Africa back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture

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No gain without pain, says Cyril’s capitalist comrade

Article Carlos Amato - 14 Sep 2018

Colin Coleman and Cyril Ramaphosa go way back, and the Goldman Sachs banker has the ear of ANC policy gurus

Return of the irrepressible Bra X

Article Carlos Amato - 10 Aug 2018

This, an interview with radio personality Xolani Gwala, is the first in a series of profiles that will be a regular feature in the M&G

Half the game is lost off the pitch

Article Carlos Amato - 29 Jun 2018

The toxic debates that have dogged former titans demonstrate how national attitudes shape team performance

Winners need a devil in the detail

Article Carlos Amato - 22 Jun 2018

This World Cup is proving that the best footballers must have the evil eye as well as boring old ball skills

Great expectations of the cartoon world war

Article Carlos Amato - 15 Jun 2018

In the first of a series of columns for the duration of the World Cup, Carlos Amato looks at the prospects ahead of Russia 2018

Obituary: A leader with backbone

Article Carlos Amato - 13 Apr 2018

Historians may struggle to pick Zola Skweyiya's greatest political legacy, because there are several contenders

SA’s Ayanda Patosi wants to net the big one in Europe

Article Carlos Amato - 14 Dec 2012

Gavin Hunt believes SA's Ayanda Patosi, who currently plays for a Belgian club, has the ability to outdo Steven Pienaar on the European soccer field.

Soweto derby: Fullbacks to the forefront

Article Carlos Amato - 7 Dec 2012

Once considered the sluggards of the game, now they must have both defensive and attacking skills

Telkom Knockout: Siwelele on song for a samba duel

Article Carlos Amato - 30 Nov 2012

Whoever wins the Telkom Knockout final, the power balance of South African football will become a shade healthier when the final whistle sounds.

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Kaya FM whistleblowers say they are being victimised

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Former and current employees claim the radio station’s management has begun a witch-hunt to weed out whistleblowers after reports of financial and sexual misconduct

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Sekhukhune’s five-year battle for water back in court

Sarah Smit - 8 Aug 2020

The residents of five villages are calling for the district municipal manager to be arrested

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Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs

Sarah Smit - 8 Aug 2020

The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone

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Let’s unite behind our masks

special reports - 12 Aug 2020

We owe it to young people who hold our dreams for the future to not be discouraged by the Covid-19 pandemic – or our poor leaders

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Brand South Africa’s statement in response to allegations of corruption

special reports - 11 Aug 2020

The Board of Trustees and the Management of Brand South Africa have undertaken to investigate any allegations presented against it

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Grants for the production of Covid-19-relevant medical and pharmaceutical products: call for proposals

special reports - 11 Aug 2020

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WiMSA shines a light on the future of women in mining

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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Department of Public Works and Infrastructure reveals second gender-based violence advocacy artwork

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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Empowering the voice of women in leadership to enable full participation in their roles in leadership and decision making

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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Surviving the tobacco ban

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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Smokers hold thumbs for cigarette ban to be lifted

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

SATTA is worried about the impact of the ban on its own members activities and how the ban is helping black marketeers to make millions of rands illegally