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Doors, chairs and what lies between

Article Shaun De Waal - 27 Sep 2019

One might say that all the doors we pass through in our lives are ours. They belong to us, just because we passed through them, or we belong to them

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

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 20 Sep 2019

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

The pros of Myself (Pty) Ltd

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 28 Jun 2019

"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. "

Dylan pulls off another put-on

Article Shaun De Waal - 21 Jun 2019

As Picasso said, though he may have had TS Eliot’s words put in his mouth: “Good artists copy; great artists steal.”

World Cup’s his and hers moment

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 14 Jun 2019

'The revolution has spilled onto the screen'

You’ve got (sincere) mail

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 31 May 2019

Emails from clients and colleagues by far outnumber those from friends and family

We’ve GoT so many endings

Article Shaun De Waal - 24 May 2019

More than a million fans have signed a petition to have the last season of Game of Thrones redone

An evening routine unsullied

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 18 Apr 2019

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.

Tyresome lower-case tornado

Article Shaun De Waal - 12 Apr 2019

Tony Yengeni’s tweet implied Mashaba should be necklaced. He has been widely criticised for this, and the DA has laid a charge.

Bright lights, dark mutterings

Article Shaun De Waal - 29 Mar 2019

Are we so in thrall to images of wealth that we would just stand there, agog at the spectacle, and not wonder about all this wasted electricity?

‘Praise the Lord, I’m a real fat cat’

Article Shaun De Waal - 15 Mar 2019

Why would a pastor who was not only made rich by God but is also presumably protected by God need guard houses?

Doccies don’t lie. Or do they?

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Mar 2019

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

Pope thinks entrapment isn’t kosher

Article Shaun De Waal - 1 Mar 2019

Pope Francis has caused something of a storm by advocating a change to the Lord’s Prayer

Life (sort of) begins at 40

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 8 Feb 2019

'I was born to be 40'

The New Year’s resolutions solution

Article Hans Mackenzie Main - 11 Jan 2019

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

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Disrupt the corrupt

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Corporates: A force for good for a sustainable future

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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Secure your business from cyber threats

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