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Laura Grant

Africa: The not-so-happy continent
Article
/ 28 April 2015

Africa: The not-so-happy continent

The 2015 World Happiness Report has been published, and South Africa doesn’t even make it into the the top 10 countries in Africa.

By Laura Grant
SA’s richest people live … where?
Article
/ 12 March 2015

SA’s richest people live … where?

There are some big surprises in the most recent tax statistics, but there’s no escaping the endemic disparities in income everywhere.

By Laura Grant
Sona 2015: The walk falls short of the talk
Article
/ 12 February 2015

Sona 2015: The walk falls short of the talk

We looked at the data to see if Zuma had lived up to promises he made in the seven speeches leading up to this year’s State of the Nation address.

By Laura Grant
Class edition: Inequality by numbers
Article
/ 26 September 2014

Class edition: Inequality by numbers

Who earns how much and what exactly do we spend it on?

By Laura Grant
DA, EFF win over disgruntled Cope voters in N Cape
Article
/ 8 May 2014

DA, EFF win over disgruntled Cope voters in N Cape

The DA and new kid on the block, the EFF, have together absorbed almost the same number of votes as Cope has lost in the Northern Cape.

By Laura Grant
Born-frees’ lukewarm response to voting follows a global trend
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Born-frees’ lukewarm response to voting follows a global trend

At least two million 18-to-19 year olds will be eligible to vote for the first time and only Twenty-three percent of them have registered.

By Laura Grant
Dispatches: One night with the swim team
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Dispatches: One night with the swim team

Children are learning from a young age what it takes to be a Chad le Clos or a Natalie du Toit – and their parents are learning too.

By Laura Grant
Dispatches: Sun, sea and city slickers
Article
/ 16 August 2012

Dispatches: Sun, sea and city slickers

Locals on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast have attempted to free beach-loving tourists of more than just urban tension and winter baggage.

By Laura Grant
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Article
/ 24 December 2011

Ten ways green can set you free

<b>Fiona Macleod</b> and <b>Laura Grant</b> explain that energy efficient needn’t cost a fortune.

By Fiona Macleod and Laura Grant
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Article
/ 27 October 2011

From social to silence, everybody is catered for

When you are childless you don’t want to hang out with families, particularly those with noisy children in hyper-drive brandishing melting ice creams.

By Laura Grant
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Plan now before taps run dry

Ask people where water comes from and they’re likely to answer: "a tap".

By Laura Grant
Going green can put you in the black
Article
/ 23 December 2010

Going green can put you in the black

Cost is a big wake-up call, which is why the green revolution is starting to make financial sense.

By Laura Grant

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