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Collective action: Participants were invited to bring wool, knitting needles and crochet hooks, joining fellow volunteers in creating blankets that will be distributed to vulnerable South Africans. Photo: Marion Smith

67 Blankets marks a  brand-new chapter

Since its founding in 2013, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day has grown from an idea into a national movement. Thousands of volunteers have contributed their time, skill and…

South Africa’s medical technology landscape is characterised by deep structural dependence and systemic inefficiencies. The sector remains heavily import dependent. Photo: Supplied

Creating the future of medical technology in South Africa

21 April marks World Creativity and Innovation Day — a day recognised by the UN to celebrate creation. In light of this, Sara Grobbelaar highlights a recurring pattern in the…

Pseudocracy: American exceptionalism continues to present as intact, despite actions such as bombing Iran and eviscerating Venezuela. Is America’s blatant lying today, in a sense, the boldest form of truth-telling? Photo: Trump Facebook page

The creative power of lies

America’s scale of its invented narratives are hard to match. Trump has normalised the idea that rhetorical bombast matters more than accuracy

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Adaptability trumps answers in these elections

We must ponder how we might be inspired by Africa Day to use creativity techniques in, and after, this election to create a better South Africa.

Flooding in Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images

Breaking barriers: Inclusive innovation for a fairer future

Traditional innovation often relies heavily on large-scale investments in infrastructure and trained workers, two factors that are often lacking in economically depressed areas

Universities are engines of innovation and research

African tertiary institutions have a role to play in generating the knowledge and inventions which will allow the continent to solve its unique problems

Today, 21 April, is World Creativity and Innovation Day, a day recognised by the UN to celebrate creation. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

World Creativity Day is a time to celebrate yourself

Although destruction tends to dominate headlines, we engage in thousands of acts of creation every single day