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SA’s self-publishing rock stars

Article Rofhiwa Maneta - 18 May 2018

There’s a new wave of local writers who are abandoning the conventional way of doing things

Pikoli bites big, chews smart in his first attempt at self-publishing

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jan 2017

Phumlani Pikoli used crowdfunding to produce ‘The Fatuous State of Severity’, a collection of short stories. These are three excerpts from the book.

Authors are (not) selling themselves

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 18 Nov 2016

Self-publishing is providing a way of beating a system that many believe compromises writers

Moving smoothly into print

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jul 2010

If you're an aspiring author struggling to get your work published, help is at hand. Porcupine Press will edit, publish and promote your book for you.

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Historic tobacconist decides to quit

Lester Kiewit - 4 Jun 2020

The Cape Town institution, which has traded from the same location for 200 years, has been forced from its premises because of being unable to sell tobacco during the lockdown

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Satanists say ‘hell no’ to gatherings during level three

Lester Kiewit - 4 Jun 2020

Because of Covid-19, the newly formed South Africa Satanic Church will not emerge from the shadows under new lockdown rules

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Judge trashes entire lockdown regime as constitutionally flawed

Franny Rabkin - 3 Jun 2020

The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time

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Former bursary student hits a six and lands top job at WPCA

Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2020

Thuthuka Bursary recipient Tennyson Botes decided to make a difference in his community — and he's doing exactly that

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SANRAL to professionalise its finance division with world-class professional accounting designations

Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2020

'It is about how I can get my staff to acquire more skills and sharpen those skills that they already have,' says SANRAL CFO Inge Mulder

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Empowering his people to unleash their potential

Staff Reporter - 2 Jun 2020

'Being registered as an AGA(SA) means you are capable of engineering an idea and turning it into money,' says Raymond Mayekisa

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What is an AGA(SA) and AT(SA) and why do they matter?

Staff Reporter - 2 Jun 2020

If your company has these qualified professionals it will help improve efficiencies and accelerate progress by assisting your organisation to perform better

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Mining company uses rich seam of technology to gear up for Covid-19

Staff Reporter - 1 Jun 2020

Itec Direct technology provides instant temperature screening of staff returniing to the workplace with no human contact

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Covid-19 and Back to School Webinar

Staff Reporter - 29 May 2020

If our educators can take care of themselves, they can take care of the children they teach

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5G technology is the future

Staff Reporter - 29 May 2020

Besides a healthcare problem Covid-19 is also a data issue and 5G technology, with its lightning speed, can help to curb its spread

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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers

Staff Reporter - 29 May 2020

The tobacco ban places 109 000 jobs and 179 000 wholesalers and retailers at risk — including the livelihood of emerging farmers