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If they want to change the world, social innovators must first transform themselves, argue academics from the UCT Graduate School of Business
Duo takes printing from A to Z
Minenkulu Ngoyi and Isaac Zavale’s work as Alphabet Zoo is visually striking, serious but also funny
Forbes: Women actors are “best value”
From US actor Scarlett Johansson to Jennifer Lawrence, Forbes names the top five “best actors for the buck” 2015 list,
Rape report fall-out angers students
Part of the worries about a retracted Rolling Stone article is that it may inhibit other people from coming forward with their stories.
DJ Sbu’s thirst for success speaks of the excess of ego
There is substantial evidence that suggests self-promotion is a valuable tool, especially in the creative industry, but how much is too much?
Rooney top Premier League earner on Forbes list
But Ronaldo, Messi and Bale way outearned him, sitting alongside Ibrahimovic, Falcao and Neymar in the top 20 of the world’s highest-paid athletes.
Music journalism’s new tune missing a beat
Has the role of music journalist been relegated ?to being simply a punter of product?
Rocker Lou Reed dies at 71
Lou Reed, whose band the Velvet Underground became one of the most influential in rock has died at the age of 71.
Chimurenga finds its true south
The magazine and its news offshoot were nurtured in a climate of alienation in Cape Town.
Chronic: A late-colonial enkwayary
Chronic ranges across the post-colonial world, exposing multiple contradictions and a bewildering range of trajectories across this landscape.
Billion-dollar brother: Motsepe challenges others
Patrice Motsepe’s huge financial pledge to help less fortunate South Africans has set a new benchmark for South African philanthropists.
Media: The yarn gets a shot in the arm
The receding dominance of print and the pre-eminence of the internet had every writer and reader thinking articles would be reduced to 140 letters.
Editorial: Taxing the whales
The new SA, was founded on the basis that those who had benefited from privilege in the past would pay to fund the reconstruction of the country.
Gates misses top spot in Forbes’ richest
Mexico telecoms czar Carlos Slim has topped the <i>Forbes</i> annual world’s richest list, sporting a $69-billion fortune that outpaced Bill Gates.
Rolling Stone: International standards with a local twist
The first South African edition of legendary music magazine <i>Rolling Stone</i> launched in November. We speak to editor-in-chief Miles Keylock.