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MdW Writes For:

  • Thought Leader
    Commentary at Mail & Guardian's Thought Leader.
  • Mandy de Waal
    Riffs on media, marketing, business, philosophy and life.
  • Mail & Guardian Online
    The smart news source
  • iMaverick
    iMaverick is a news revolution - an iPad newspaper for people with brains and money. iMaverick is a full-feature daily newspaper with the luxurious look and feel of the magazine. A combination of long and short form news and analysis, iMaverick contains short, sharp insights and longer magazine-quality articles. iMaverick contains everything SA's intelligentsia needs to know about South African and global business, politics, life, sport, arts and lifestyle.
  • Daily Maverick
    Daily Maverick is home to some of the South Africa's most intellectual and influential people, who enjoy the expert analysis and unique style of journalism.
  • brandchannel.com
    | branding and marketing online magazine | brands | brand | branding news |
  • 3StrangeAngels
    My fiction, essays, poetry & short stories.

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Contact

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  • Website: http://mdw.typepad.com/
  • Location: South Africa

One-Line Bio

Writer. Thought Activist. Journalist.

Biography

+ writer + thought activist + journalist

Mandy de Waal is a writer and journalist who reports on technology, corruption, business, psychopaths, scams, science, the media sector and whatever else she finds interesting. Back in journalism after spending time in the corridors of corporate greed, de Waal has written for Noseweek, MoneyWeb, ITWeb, Brainstorm, Brandchannel (New York) and a number of other good titles. She now writes for Daily Maverick, iMaverick and Mail & Guardian because it’s the smart thing to do. de Waal has a predilection for good coffee, smart atheists, intelligent writing and well constructed arguments.

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Email Mandy de Waal at mandyd-at-mweb-dot-co-dot-za or mandyldewaal-at-gmail-dot-com.

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Interests

media, journalism, stories, blogging, writing, poetry, satire, parody, technology, people, social media, love, writers, comedy, stand up, culture, culture jamming, fighting greed and corruption, innovation, Africa.