Tumi Makgetla
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Local jewellery design needs more than creativity to become a vibrant sector of the economy, writes Tumi Makgetla
Bling school welcomes you
Tumi Makgetla profiles Intsika, a jewellery school in the East Rand
Botswana’s small step for fashion
Tumi Makgetla speaks to fashion designer Mpho Kuaho from Botswana who has dressed models for the Durban July horse race.
The true measure of a latté
The flush <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reader might not mind spending almost R40 in Angola on his or her favourite weekly newspaper, but he or she would get better value in Malawi,…
Single currency for Southern Africa?
The same currency will be traded from Kinshasa to Kimberley, if the vision of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is realised. The SADC hopes to create a free trade…
‘Our demands are simple and straightforward’
Public servants expressed their determination to continue their indefinite strike this week, closing down schools across the country and interrupting hospital and other…
Eliminating indiscriminate poisoning
A vulture swooping down on a piece of meat cannot know that the juicy morsel might be its last meal. But, when farmers put poisoned meat around their farms to protect their herds…
SA books go online
Publishing group hopes to digitise about a quarter of a million local titles, writes Tumi Makgetla
The riddle of the middle
Defining the middle strata in one of the most unequal countries in the world is a tricky but unavoidable challenge that Businessmap Foundation researchers Khehla Shubane and…
Beyond shares
The emergence of a black middle class is not solely the product of equity transactions but also of the skills development, employment equity, enterprise development and…
Shaping rough diamonds
Tumi Makgetla speaks to publisher Solomon Solani Ngobeni about scouting for new African voices.
Food price inflation under scrutiny
Retailers and agro-processing companies are under investigation by the National Agriculture Marketing Council, which is concerned that these groups may use their "excessive"…
Milking the consumer
If the consumer pays between R5 and R6 for a litre of milk in the shops, how much should the farmer get? The milk industry is currently under investigation by the competition…
Jo’burg eyes 9% growth
The Johannesburg economy must grow at 9% for the country to achieve its economic growth target of 6%, according to economist Michael Schussler, speaking as a representative of…
Vehicle tracking devices contribute to drop in theft
Vehicle tracking companies have recovered tens of thousands of vehicles since they started up just more than a decade ago. But not only do these companies find stolen cars, their…