Laura Grant
latest news & developmentsAfrica: 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.
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.
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.
Class edition: Inequality by numbers
Who earns how much and what exactly do we spend it on?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Plan now before taps run dry
Ask people where water comes from and they’re likely to answer: "a tap".
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.