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Like a bookworm on a hook

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2009

The Investing in the Future judges praised Project Literacy's model, saying it could be emulated by other NGOs.

Off the streets and motivated

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2009

The Investing in the Future judges praised the NGO for its innovation in finding ways to attract young people.

Riding on hand signs

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Oct 2009

Percy Mabandu recently went on a hunt to find out where some of the hand signs originated.

Dame Sibongile in a retrospective mood

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Oct 2009

Kaldi's coffee shop in Newtown, Johannesburg, is full of people trying not to notice that a national treasure is sitting among them.

So, what tribe are you?

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Sep 2009

There's a "blacker than thou" attitude that often permeates ethnic identity in post-apartheid South Africa.

Serving the environment

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2009

The EnviroServ method eliminates odours and kills pathogens because it involves high temperatures during composting

SABC’s turnaround strategy gets bad reception

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Aug 2009

The SABC's financial woes threaten to sink many small black economic empowerment (BEE) TV production companies.

Cause célèbre

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Aug 2009

Celebrity philanthropy is on the rise and there's no stopping it.

Pops and the joint commission

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Aug 2009

Percy Mabandu meets up with jazz icon Pops Mohamed ahead of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz.

It’s not rubbish, it’s high art

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Aug 2009

Percy Mabandu speaks to eco-friendly artist Mbongeni Buthelezi about the skill and hard work required to 'paint' with plastic.

SA reporters eye stake in Independent Newspapers

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Aug 2009

Journalists at the financially troubled media organisation Independent News and Media are clubbing together to buy a stake of its SA shares.

Ambition made flesh

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Jul 2009

Mary Sibande is more than just another arty-farty township chick, writes Percy Mabandu.

Race relations in verse

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jul 2009

The Urban Voices International Poetry Festival is on Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Hope lives in Solms-Delta

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2009

A wine farm in the Western Cape has seen a dramatic decrease in alcohol abuse among its farm workers over the past three years.

GMSA workers stand to lose jobs after Hummer sale

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Jun 2009

Three hundred workers at General Motors South Africa stand to lose their jobs following the sale of GMSA's Hummer H3 brand to a Chinese company.

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