Tumi Makgale
819 articles published
Tumi Makgale is a Cape Town-based journalist whose crisp reportage on the city’s booming green-tech scene is regularly featured in the Mail & Guardian and Daily Maverick. Born and raised in Gugulethu, she still spends Saturdays bargaining for snoek at the harbour with her gogo, a ritual that keeps her rooted in the rhythms of the Cape while she tracks the continent’s next clean-energy breakthroughs.
Articles by Tumi Makgale

Sip into the spirit of the valley at Franschhoek Cellar
24 Aug 2026

Stroll along the Golden Mile
23 Aug 2026

Incidents of school vandalism and theft decline in the Western Cape
23 Aug 2026

The grievance podium
19 Aug 2026

Striking UCT staff demand 7% increase
19 Aug 2026

DIRCO urges South Africans to leave Middle East
17 Aug 2026

Western Cape High Court deems VAT Act provision unconstitutional
17 Aug 2026

Western Cape estimates May storm damage at nearly R10 billion
16 Aug 2026

Khayelitsha teacher turns pandemic loss into preschool success
15 Aug 2026

Chuck Norris, iconic martial artist and actor, passes away at 86
14 Aug 2026

Cape Town port climbs to second
14 Aug 2026

Koeberg Unit 2 powers year of stability
14 Aug 2026

Gagged pastor pushes for ‘queer-free' Cape Town
14 Aug 2026

Could where you live shape the healthcare you get in a climate crisis?
13 Aug 2026

News, Events, Food and Lifestyle in the Mother City - Cape Town ETC
11 Aug 2026

Where history checks in: Five iconic South African hotels with remarkable stories
19 Jul 2026

El Niño could make South Africa’s next summer a scorcher
15 Jul 2026

South African rugby mourns rising star after tragic death in France
11 Jul 2026

Why The Odyssey is a must-see on IMAX when it lands in South African cinemas
11 Jul 2026

HiAnime arrests shine spotlight on South Africa’s growing online piracy problem
08 Jul 2026