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How religious will the world be in the future? Here’s what the data says.

Article Nechama Brodie - 23 Mar 2016

Far from the world becoming secular, there will be almost six billion Christian and Muslim believers by 2050, according to a series of reports.

[Archives] Is the student uprising of 2015 a harbinger of revolution?

Article Nechama Brodie - 22 Dec 2015

Protests against colonialism and fees made an impact, but it’s too soon to judge SA’s rise or fall.

As one, in a world apart

Article Nechama Brodie - 14 Nov 2013

A trio of Israeli films being shown around South Africa, explore the often invisible Palestinian and Israeli victims of armed conflict.

Are whites really being killed ‘like flies’?

Article Nechama Brodie - 10 Oct 2013

Comments on SA's murder rate and the quality of life of white South Africans have been grossly exaggerated. Nechama Brodie tells us why.

Revisiting childhood means no mean feet

Article Nechama Brodie - 20 Sep 2013

There are no cheap frills on Nic Haralambous's eye-catching men's socks.

Bitter bites the hand that feeds

Article Nechama Brodie - 28 Aug 2013

It’s been five years since their last appearance, but Konradski and Joe Dog are back: older, a little more jaded – and with fewer penises.

Unlocking silver’s magic with bold new designs

Article Nechama Brodie - 7 Dec 2012

Fortunate Moyo --- bartender, part-time musician and full-time jewellery apprentice at Keith White Designs --- does "a lot of creative work".

Best in show

Article Nechama Brodie - 21 Nov 2012

Nechama Brodie picks 10 of the most interesting items on display at this year's FoodWineDesign Fair, which takes place in Jo'burg this weekend.

Street of a past that foretold a future

Article Nechama Brodie - 10 Aug 2012

Rockey Street was a beachhead of the new South Africa in the late Eighties and the Nineties, but it has seen a lot of changes since those heady days.

Marcus Neustetter: Stamping his mark on stargazing

Article Nechama Brodie - 8 Jun 2012

The Post Office has drawn on a local artist to celebrate South Africa's contribution to astronomy.

A story woven into a bedspread

Article Nechama Brodie - 13 Apr 2012

Quilting, in some form or another, has been practised for thousands of years.

Sustainable lap of luxury

Article Nechama Brodie - 13 Apr 2012

A South African human rights lawyer is one of the brains behind the international Maiyet fashion label.

Athletes urged to vote for Jozi with their feet

Article Nechama Brodie - 10 Feb 2012

This is not just a T-shirt. It is a map of Johannesburg as it could be -- an invitation to plot the city with your own two feet.

A song in her heart

Article Nechama Brodie - 13 Jan 2012

Lerato Tshabalala is the new editor of <em>True Love </em>magazine and the host of the Beat 180 show on Rhythm100 radio.

Nature provides a real treat

Article Nechama Brodie - 23 Dec 2011

Animal, mineral or vegetable? <b>Nechama Brodie</b> makes some suggestions to help you to find the answers to Christmas-present questions.

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