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Hans Mackenzie Main

How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist
Article
/ 20 September 2019

How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist

There will be rejection in the form of no replies, which will haunt you for days. Keep going.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
And the award goes to …
Article
/ 6 September 2019

And the award goes to …

At the awards ceremony the billboard idea wins a grand prix prize, which is the most important prize to win.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
On the road to forgiveness
Article
/ 23 August 2019

On the road to forgiveness

Forgiveness is a lofty ideal, I find. The old recommendation to forgive and forget has always sounded to me like a bucket-list item

By Hans Mackenzie Main
Let’s hear it for silence
Article
/ 8 August 2019

Let’s hear it for silence

I have a fantasy in which a salesperson knocks on my door. I open the door and they open their briefcase presenting me with silence.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
Courageous thoughts on heroism
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Courageous thoughts on heroism

‘Moving into middle age, I’m at odds with the idea of a hero, of heroism’

By Hans Mackenzie Main
List of good leaders is receding
Article
/ 12 July 2019

List of good leaders is receding

‘I think it’s safe to say the world is experiencing a leadership crisis’

By Hans Mackenzie Main
The pros of Myself (Pty) Ltd
Article
/ 28 June 2019

The pros of Myself (Pty) Ltd

"I’ve been using a company name and have played with the idea of talking to clients about “us here at the office”… but I’ve realised it’s just me. "

By Hans Mackenzie Main
An evening routine unsullied
Article
/ 18 April 2019

An evening routine unsullied

By the time Game of Thrones is scheduled to air on Showmax, I’m asleep. That’s just the way I roll and no amount of suspense is going to change it.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
Drugs are not the problem
Article
/ 5 April 2019

Drugs are not the problem

Drugs and marketing don’t get people addicted; people get themselves addicted

By Hans Mackenzie Main
Shedding loads of tears
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Shedding loads of tears

We all carry loads — we all have crosses to bear

By Hans Mackenzie Main
Doccies don’t lie. Or do they?
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Doccies don’t lie. Or do they?

In Leaving Neverland two men make allegations refuted by the family of a dead man unable to defend himself

By Staff Reporter
A frightful night in False Bay
Article
/ 22 February 2019

A frightful night in False Bay

‘I don’t feel safer knowing our military can blow algae to bits’

By Hans Mackenzie Main
The New Year’s resolutions solution
Article
/ 11 January 2019

The New Year’s resolutions solution

To be resolute is to be unwavering and they waver (in the form of waivers), taking away our right to demand logic

By Hans Mackenzie Main
The ABC of a tough year
Article
/ 14 December 2018

The ABC of a tough year

Yes, 2018 was tough, but when last did we not have a tough year?

By Hans Mackenzie Main
A clever plan for silly season
Article
/ 2 November 2018

A clever plan for silly season

What we’re seeing is state-sponsored anarchy

By Hans Mackenzie Main
A 50-minute work week is remotely possible
Article
/ 19 October 2018

A 50-minute work week is remotely possible

In all the offices I’ve worked, I sat in the so-called bullpen — a shared working space modelled on ­war-time sweat shops.

By Hans Mackenzie Main

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