Luke Feltham

Johannesburg

Acting Editor-in-Chief at Mail & Guardian

Journalist. Writer. Mail & Guardian acting editor-in-chief

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Bassem Youssef on the comedy of resistance - and its limits

2 months ago | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

When Bassem Youssef speaks, people listen. That is his fate. His words sent him into superstardom in Egypt, before forcing him to flee the land of his birth. His words have become an internet phenomenon, earning him celebration and antipathy. His words have taken him around the world in a career that, for the first time, has a stop in South Africa this weekend.
Blood dollars to water pistols: Tale of the unwanted tourist

2 months ago | t.ly | Luke Feltham

After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Blood dollars to water pistols: Tale of the unwanted tourist

2 months ago | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

After the stall during 2020’s pandemic, travellers have come storming back exponentially each year This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
M&G mourns the passing of political editor Paddy Harper

2 months ago | mg.co.za | Des Erasmus |Luke Feltham

Mail & Guardian political editor Paddy Harper died in his Durban home on Saturday morning. Staff at the M&G are devastated by the news, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. Paddy was highly regarded in both the journalism industry and political circles. He began his career in Natal and over many years earned a reputation as a reporter with an impeccable word, unimpeachable ethics and a fearless drive to speak truth to power. His contribution to our pages has been invaluable.
Breathing life into Joburg’s dying Brixton cemetery

Nov 30, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

One of the city’s historic sites is on its knees, besieged by those seeking shelter, vandals and criminal opportunists This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Hard truths in Hamburg hit home

Oct 12, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

Among the truths is that most of the 17 sustainable development goals adopted by UN member states are doomed to fail This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
The City of God - and contradiction

Mar 30, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

Few places mangle the ideas of a Westerner so spectacularly as Tehran. On the Tabi’at Bridge (Farsi for “bridge of nature”), the sun begins to set behind the scaffolded, half-built buildings in the city centre. The only reminder of military antagonism is the cheerful young air force conscripts, buttoned up in light blue, who saunter on its wide walkway. Hugging the bridge are stretches of park filled with lush trees and benches.
Kenya’s Haitian bind

Mar 24, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham |Des Erasmus

Kenyan President William Ruto has never wavered in his determination to send a force to Haiti. He has faced opposition outcry, international criticism, a successful court challenge and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation — announced only days after his visit to Nairobi, intended to confer bilateral legitimacy on the plan and push it through the fractious legal channels in which it’s stuck.
Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity

Feb 17, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

When the illicit is legalised and researched into mundanity, where’s the magic, asks Luke Feltham This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member.
Scorsese, the king of nonfiction

Jan 27, 2024 | mg.co.za | Luke Feltham

South Africans no longer have to fly to Europe to enjoy MSC’s Splendida, which will be sailing out of the new terminal in Durban This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free AccountThe Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member.