Investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
Eddie Koch was a relentlessly determined reporter and the people he wrote about mattered
South Africa has produced two must-read thrillers in the past week. They are non-fiction, yet are as gripping and readable as any page-turner.
David Beresford was known and admired by his peers for his dedication to the craft of journalism.
David Beresford was known and admired by his peers for his dedication to the craft of journalism, writes seasoned journalist Anton Harber.
The unbanning of political parties and the end of emergency media laws meant the Weekly Mail had to reassess its role.
It was 1988, Salman Rushdie had been ‘disinvited’ from the Weekly Mail Book Week and SA literature Âgiants were at loggerheads, recalls Anton Harber.
Founding co-editor of the "Weekly Mail" Irwin Manoim has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Wits University.
An edited extract from Anton Harber’s e-book sheds light on Naspers boss, Koos Bekker.
​In an extraordinary diplomatic turnabout, President-elect FW de Klerk has been upstaged by the UDF leaders currently touring Western capitals.