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Personal growth crucial to social change

If they want to change the world, social innovators must first transform themselves, argue academics from the UCT Graduate School of Business

Isaac Zavale and Minenkulu Ngoyi of Alphabet Zoo.

Duo takes printing from A to Z

Minenkulu Ngoyi and Isaac Zavale’s work as Alphabet Zoo is visually striking, serious but also funny

Hollywood actor Jennifer Lawrence.

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.

Fake cover Forbes Africa.

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.

Those were the days: Charl Blingnaut

Music journalism’s new tune missing a beat

Has the role of music journalist been relegated ?to being simply a punter of product?

Lou Reed.

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.

Seeking difference: Chimurenga founder Ntone Edjabe chose Cape Town for its distance from Lagos

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.

Mampoer flowed at the launch of the website of the same name

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.

“Many of the other business in the Steinhoff group offer good prospects and I strongly believe every attempt possible should be made to restructure the group as expeditiously as possible

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

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.

US nears 11th hour with no deal in sight

Obama tops Forbes’ most powerful list

Barack Obama topped Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful people in 2011, while Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin came in at No. 2.

Out of the blues

A concert on Friday evening pays tribute to one of South Africa’s most innovative jazz groups ever.

Street focus becomes Chronic

Street focus becomes Chronic

Literary magazine <i>Chimurenga</i>’s first newspaper will retell the xenophobia story from the inside.

Facebook puts six on Forbes billionaire list

Facebook not only made household names out of its founders thanks to the movie <em>The Social Network</em>.

Chinese gaze in awe at rise in country’s billionaires

China may be struggling with growing income disparities, but when it comes to making a fortune, Chinese still believe that to get rich is glorious.

Recycled culture assumes cult proportions

Recycled culture assumes cult proportions

<i>iJusi</i>, a global cult phenomenon, has just published its 25th issue, something of a record for a self-publishing enterprise.