The positron is the acknowledged anti-particle of the electron. Electrons are plentiful, particularly in metal conductors, and can readily be generated by an electron gun or by the Photoelectric Effect. Positrons, on the other hand, are relatively rare in Nature, and high-energy processes are required to generate useful quantities. The mystery around positrons started with their discovery as a by-product of radioactive decay, and they were called positive beta particles. That label remained for 34 years until they were re-discovered in cosmic particles by Carl Anderson in 1932.Because pair-production, the main mechanism put forward for the creation of electrons and positrons, create them in equal numbers, why are electrons more plentiful and readily available? Why do electrons, defined as a structureless point-form monopole particle, have an electric charge of -1e and positrons a charge of exactly +1e? How do positrons relate (if at all) to ‘normal’ matter? With positive charge carriers required to fully explain semiconductor current generation, is it possible that positrons are mobile positive charge carriers rather than the static cations referred to as ‘positive holes’? These are some of the questions associated with the mystery that surrounds electrons and positrons as explored in this paper.