Tag: Mail
Covid will decide if home refurb boom continues – The Mail & Guardian
The home improvement industry’s boom, triggered by the Covid-19 lockdown, will probably level out in 2021 — if life returns to normal.With people...
False hope of ‘miracle’ remedies – The Mail & Guardian
Every now and then a new Covid Miracle Cure™ pops up. First, it was hydroxychloroquine, now it’s ivermectin.Hydroxychloroquine shot to fame after a...
Luxor Paints loses CCMA case, must pay workers R40-m in back pay – The...
Workers dismissed for carrying sticks during a strike must be reinstated, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruled last week.In February...
Bitcoin rules take edge off crypto-nite – The Mail & Guardian
On the back of a record-breaking year in 2020, Bitcoin’s growth has stumbled in recent weeks. But analysts say the cryptocurrency has staying...
An experiment in what school could be – The Mail & Guardian
For every school community that has lived through what is being referred to as an annus horribilis (2020), it’s not surprising that a...
Covid-19 on the rise in Zimbabwe – The Mail & Guardian
Because he lives with his 84-year-old father and 75-year-old mother, Zimbabwean farmer Paul Mtisi and his family decided to be proactive to prevent...
Covid-19 vaccine will not be a magic bullet for the ailing healthcare system –...
The crippling second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is officially underway in South Africa, characterised by full hospitals in both public and private...
The inefficiency of the Gini coefficient – The Mail & Guardian
Ask just about anyone in South Africa about the Gini coefficient and they will either stare at you blankly or tell you only...
Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments – The Mail & Guardian
In 2020, the entire world knew what it was to be hungry. Millions of people went without enough to eat, with the most...
The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown – The Mail & Guardian
NEWS ANALYSISAs Jacob Zuma’s due date to take the stand at the Zondo commission nears, hope that he would testify has all but...
Poachers in prisons tell their stories – The Mail & Guardian
Before he became a poacher, the man in interview 36 said he had noticed in his village that “there are many guys who...
F*ck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’ – The Mail & Guardian
When I met with Phumlani Pikoli and Tariq Munshi, I was reminded that Gauteng brasse skarrel differently. They think nothing of driving from...
Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda election – The Mail & Guardian
Uganda’s electoral commission has declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the country’s presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival...
The Portfolio: Nocebo Bucibo – The Mail & Guardian
If a family tree falls in the middle of a township and no one is around to hear it, does it make a...
Nompumelelo Ebronah Moholo: The first lady of jazz – The Mail & Guardian
It is often said that a beautiful soul shines through a person’s eyes. That was certainly true of Nompumelelo Ebronah “Mpumie” Moholo. She...