Mandi Smallhorne
Fin24
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa
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'Water-guzzling' farmers deserve our respect
Let’s not treat our farmers as if they were gratuitously wasting water, instead of struggling to survive a terrible disaster, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
As Day Zero nears, Cape Town should rise to the occasion
Cape Town residents must take charge of their city’s destiny and turn it into a showcase of the best of human nature rather than the worst, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Let's all do unto others as we would like them to do to us
The universal Golden Rule from the Bible and many other sources is the foundation of a flourishing, healthy and functioning community, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
The scourge of poisoned pets
If the smuggling, distribution and sale of poisons goes unpoliced, both accidental and purposeful deaths will happen, warns Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
The only thing – land
Politicians understand its power, its emotional force: land is the only thing “worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for”, writes Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Ethics must come from the people
There’s no corrupt government without corrupt business – and both of them quite often have shady friends, at one or two removes, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Aquifer alert: are we drilling to water disaster?
Only air is more important than water, We need to have an urgent, transparent, non-partisan and inclusive conversation about water – right now, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Why boreholes may be a really bad idea
Before we go ahead and drill boreholes into our precious water resources, we should consider facts, figures and sustainability, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
The dark effects of light pollution
Light pollution is having a real impact on wildlife and plants, but it’s the effects on humans that we really need to think about, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Our brave new world demands innovation
Step out of the trap of tired binary thinking (capitalist vs socialist) and start thinking really big and different, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Let's enforce the law to silence cellphone pests
The Protection of Personal Information Act should be enforced to protect innocent persons from the ploys of seriously annoying marketers, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Irma points to stormy times ahead as SA's water shortage deepens
SA should make a real drive, led by real leaders, to show people why climate change should affect all policy decisions, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Guys, man up about gender violence
It’s time to ditch the idea that it's women's job to ‘make’ their brothers understand the damage they can inflict, directly or indirectly, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Coal can't be more important than food
We must demand that any state decision that interferes with ecosystems be filtered through some tough questions first, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Decriminalising dagga can create jobs
Legalising dagga and treating addicts rather than making criminals of users will enable its medical use and could start a new, job-creating industry, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Treason: the fight for water
What’s more treasonous: voting against a captured president, or allowing the country’s water to be wasted, polluted and lost, asks Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
SA's mafia is betraying the struggle and the people
SA is losing good people – not just to emigration, but also to the morass of poverty and the knock-on effects of money pouring into the wrong coffers, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Uber customer 'disservice with a click'
Companies should bear the cost of time wasted on endless loops of customer service calls and attempts to contact a live person to hear a complaint, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
Defence against the dark arts
Is there a Defence Against the Dark Arts course to help you counter the impact of propaganda campaigns like the one waged by Bell Pottinger, asks Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More
After Knysna, being fire-wary has become a burning issue
Fires have such awful fall-out that we need to make sure we are doing enough to make all South Africans fire-aware and wary, says Mandi Smallhorne. → Read More