Curious case of Israel's invasion of Gaza
Karen JayesThe trail of blame for three missing Israeli boys, which the Israeli government has used as the reason for their latest military exercise, is weak.
SA can save Equatorial Guinea
Tutu AlicanteJacob Zuma's cosy relationship with Obiang can be leveraged to bring about democratic change.
Parliament gets new life in Episode 5
Richard CallandAfter 10 years of torpor, SA's fifth Parliament seems to have entered an interesting and perhaps more important phase, with plenty of possibilities.
Letters to the editor: July 25 to 31 2014
LettersM&G readers speak up: Malema is no fascist leader and Mantashe's audacity is beyond belief.
Marikana shows gaps in Piketty thesis
Peter AlexanderThe famed economic historian looks at the massacre from afar. We need a closer view.
Editorial - Causes before clothes
EditorialThe legislature should not be fixated on clothes, and the EFF should stop their gimmicks. There is work to be done.
Good-news SABC is bad news
Franz KrügerAs under apartheid, the state broadcaster is still kowtowing to politicians it should be shunning.
Editorial - Death sentence won't stop crime
EditorialFrustration leads some people to long for the death sentence, but capital punishment would do nothing against the causes of crime.
Kasi kleva and the township twinkletoes
Johnny MasilelaMy stereotypical mind suggested that, like many of the physically challenged, the little man must be a recluse with low self-esteem. How wrong I was.
NPA probe should assess whether Zuma is to blame for the mess
SARJEANT AT THE BARThe National Prosecuting Authority is too important to be captured by a faction. A transparent, comprehensive inquiry is now essential.
In the name of (all) the fathers
Dean Peacock,Mandatory paternity leave would spur dads to play a more vital role in their children's lives.
Detention of bloggers is a violation of international law
LettersForty organisations have called on Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to free Zone 9 bloggers and revise it's overly broad anti-terror law.
Khaya Dlanga: Death isn't the answer to monstrous crimes
Khaya DlangaWhat do we have to do to prevent violent crimes from happening in our society in which our children are no longer safe, asks Khaya Dlanga.
M&G's Trevor Ncube responds to accusations
Trevor NcubeTrevor Ncube, publisher of the Mail & Guardian, responds to reports published in the Star newspaper that his operations are in financial trouble.
Zuma, are you sure we have enough inquiries on the go?
Verashni PillaySetting up a biased task team, investigation or inquiry does not equate with accountability.
Ramadan, the month for pro-Palestine Facebook activism?
Haji Mohamed DawjeeDigital activism seems more visible during the current month of fasting. Is it used as a tool for transient popularity, instead of pukka protest?
Gaza conflict: Lives that matter
Gabeba Baderoon, Nadia DavidsContemplating the war on Gaza, Gabeba Baderoon and Nadia Davids ask who decides on the line dividing those cherished from those who do not matter.
Israel deploying the 'Gaza doctrine' to terrorize civilians
Raji SouraniIsrael's use of disproportionate force to cause civilian terror in Gaza contravenes the laws governing armed conflict, writes Raji Sourani.
Letters to the editor: July 18 to 24 2014
LettersM&G readers speak up: The SABC spits in our face, Modise's farm scandal and Elvis wasn't the first.
Arms deal: Who should make the case against the state?
Asking phase two witnesses to disprove statements made by government witnesses will not get to the bottom of the arms deal.
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Pimples: Fikile Mbalula and the satanic voices
The devil made them boo Jacob Zuma, according to Minister Razzmatazz. But what's your excuse, Mr Sports Minister? Boo!
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Pimples: There's no match for Oscar
Oscar Pistorius is grabbing all the headlines and for good reason too. Who cares about corruption and the poor? We have Oscar.
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Partners
David Saks and the naturalness of white contemptLike every other day of my life, this morning I woke up femaleAn amputation for our Frankenstein anthem?The artefacts of the deadDon’t become just another statistic on September 5
Rape: A weapon on the battlefields and in the suburbsFrench winemaker Castel bottles its first Ethiopian wineOpen letter to the anti-TV brigade and my Nollywood peopleDear White PeopleEthiopia’s child brides see marriage as key to jobs abroad – study
Minimum wage: A domestic struggleNo more angry vaginas!Instagram’s misplaced moralismIsis denies ordering that all girls in Mosul undergo FGMSix tips for working in solidarity with Muslim women
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