It is disgusting to think that covidpreneurs thought the pandemic was a time for them to enrich themselves, writes Mandy Wiener. Michela Wrong’s thrilling book It’s Our Turn To Eat tells the story of Kenya’s anti-corruption czar John Githongo and his efforts to stamp out graft under the Mwai Kibaki regime from 2003 to 2005.What struck me…
Government is failing its hungry children spectacularly, writes Mandy Wiener. I don't know what it feels like to be hungry - true, gnawing, hollow hunger.But what I do know is that it is a feeling I would never want myself or my children to experience. In fact, it is an almost debilitating fear that that could ever…
Barry and Heidi Volkwijn, who both died of Covid-19. Heidi Volkwijn via Facebook It is fundamentally important that those who have either contracted the virus, or who have lost someone to it, speak out and share their stories. We must know the names and faces of these people, instead of losing them to the anonymity…
Young children can't be placed in circumstances which make them even more vulnerable. We simply cannot allow them to be left unattended and uncared for as their parents are faced with no choice but to go out and earn a living to sustain them.With President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement last week another sector of industry -…
Mass celebration of the 40th anniversary for the 16 June uprising at Orlando Stadium. Noko Mashilo/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images It is easy not to write about racism. It’s easy not to write about anything controversial. It’s far safer to just not wade into treacherous waters, says Mandy Wiener.I have spent many hours over the past two weeks…
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It’s easy to sense when someone’s the oldest child. Usually, she’s part neurotic, part anxious—always the first to send meticulously detailed calendar invites or drop words of wisdom whenever someone’s having a rough week. Ask any firstborn daughter you know, and she’ll relate to this kind of emotional maturity alongside the painfully familiar experience of