Slaying the Dragon: One man’s battle against opioid addiction

Don Makatile|Published

Soon he is no longer able to live without Oxy and goes through two years of hell trying to wean himself off the drug, an on-and-off pendulum of trying to quit.

Former government official hauls bank giant to court over alleged fraud

Don Makatile|Published

A former senior government official who purchased a vehicle through a scheme financed by Wesbank is taking his legal tussle with the bank to the highest court in ...

The Sweetest Taboo

Don Makatile|Published

I started reading the book but found myself going back to the Swazi story a few times.

Top achiever: taxman’s loss is big real estate win

Don Makatile|Published

As agent of the year for 2023 in his neck of the woods, he achieved over R100 million sales turnover in property value over 12 months.

Life Lessons

Don Makatile|Published

Alan Knott-Craig – the son, not the father – has a knack for these things. He writes an internal email meant for staff in 2008. It goes viral and ends up as a book! ...

Interior designer Ngoasheng has a ‘Sheeq’ touch

Don Makatile|Published

Mosima Mpho Ngoasheng runs Sheeqliving Interiors, a name that derives from ‘chic’. It is not exactly rocket science that she is passionate about fashion, a fact ...

Illegal mining sparks ire of Kagiso residents

Don Makatile|Published

This coming week the community will march to the local municipality offices to demand action against the open cast mines and the resulting zama-zama operations

‘I don’t need drugs to be high; dance is my opium’

Don Makatile|Published

Celebrated dance teacher Nomsa Manaka has come full circle, in almost all areas of her life, thanks to her craft.

Banking giant frustrates township business, threatens to close accounts

Don Makatile|Published

It is not unusual for banks to assist their model clients by either increasing the repayment term or reducing the amount involved

Ping-pong battle over water board members continues

Don Makatile|Published

Mchunu argues that it was well within his ambit to fire the five Board members, replacing them with his own

BPS signs off pilot and will roll out nationally over the next few months

Don Makatile|Published

At a time when South African authorities are smarting after the embarrassment of the Thabo Bester prison escape and subsequent rearrest in Tanzania, there is new ...

Cricket captain scores a double century with Alexandra learners

Don Makatile|Published

Realogile High School is a no-fee school and many of the learners come from impoverished backgrounds where a pair of takkies, even hand-me-downs, is a luxury.

Rolling blackouts put spotlight on municipalities

Don Makatile|Published

More often than not, the municipalities fall far short of expectations and fail to deliver, inviting the ire of residents who swiftly take to the streets in service ...

Dead man walking struggles to provide for family

Don Makatile|Published

But he speaks to us, in the flesh, and tells the tale of how a system error at Home Affairs declaring him dead has wrecked his life. According to Home Affairs records, ...

Golf is not a sport, it is business

Don Makatile|Published

Golf for business has, in the past, been described as a six-hour sales meeting.

Retail turnaround kingpin and Shoprite founder Whitey Basson could bring the lights back to power utility Eskom

Don Makatile|Published

The story of the birth of Shoprite and Checkers and subsequent acquisitions along the way is one of the modules at business schools.

Black billboard business demands share of billions

Don Makatile|Published

The BBOA cites racism as chiefly the reason they are being kicked to the kerb of this money-spinning business, which has traditionally been lily-white. Just recently, ...

Women must believe in the power of their voices - says celebrity author

Don Makatile|Published

Men will always pay lip service to concepts. Take the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence that ended yesterday. Men have talked their voices hoarse ...

Transitioning from the front of the camera to director’s seat

Don Makatile|Published

Renowned actor James Ngcobo is in charge of three theatres and imparting his experience to budding talents.

Remembering Juby Mayet: A prickly rose among thorns

Don Makatile|Published

It is a travesty that the women who wrote their names in ink alongside these men – the roses among the thorns – are only glibly mentioned whenever the Drum generation ...

R1. 8m fine imposed on billboard cartel

Don Makatile|Published

As part of the settlement, Corpcom will also pay R500 198 towards the Economic Development Fund. But BBOA is seeing red, adamant that the ruling will not address ...

Media dynamo forged from charming personality

Don Makatile|Published

But his frustration was that the company insisted on doing advertising by the book. This textbook advertising meant he could not suggest strategies to clients even ...

Local music is growing global wings

Don Makatile|Published

The organisers say the SAMW will also be acknowledging some of the country’s music greats and “those set to be honoured include the likes of DJ Black Coffee, Trompies, ...

Fore! Black girls are out on the golf course

Don Makatile|Published

Zethu Myeki, who hails from Mdantsane, is a professional golfer. This week she was playing at the two-day Standard bank Pro-Am Series tournament at the Houghton ...

Mama Action believes the system has broken down – ‘we must go back to basics’

Don Makatile|Published

“We need to pause a bit to reflect on what is happening to us. We grew up in big families, with uncles and everyone else around. I never became a victim of sexual ...