Most bizarre iPad and iPhone apps of 2012

Most bizarre iPad and iPhone apps of 2012

24 Dec 2012 10:51 - Grethe Koen
From performing nose surgery to grooming a virtual horse, iPad apps are sometimes addictive, sometimes useless, and other times just downright weird.
Don't pooh-pooh the benefits of biogas

Don't pooh-pooh the benefits of biogas

21 Dec 2012 00:00 - Teigue Payne
Biogas digesters, which are commonly seen in many Asian countries, are among the most viable immediate green energy prospects in South Africa.
Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage

Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage

21 Dec 2012 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
Telling the real story behind the shocking killings on the koppie of Lonmin's Marikana mine was never going to be easy, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
WTF: The internet's secretive hangouts

WTF: The internet's secretive hangouts

21 Dec 2012 04:00 - Niren Tolsi
Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.
The closing of Tygerberg Zoo

The closing of Tygerberg Zoo

21 Dec 2012 03:00 - Sean O’Toole
Tygerberg Zoo, in the Western Cape, became the latest casualty in the changing nature of conservation, writes Sean O'Toole.
OMG!!! *sobs* Your furry is giving me feels

OMG!!! *sobs* Your furry is giving me feels

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - Shaun De Waal
Welcome to the world of furry: a bizarre, sometimes pornographic, rambunctious new form of participatory pop culture.
New Jo'burg church has more than a whiff of cult

New Jo'burg church has more than a whiff of cult

21 Dec 2012 04:00 - Victoria John
Victoria John reported on an infamous Mauritius institution in 2009. When a new branch opened in Johannesburg, she took another look.
There goes the neighbourhood...and here comes nuclear

There goes the neighbourhood...and here comes nuclear

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - Lionel Faull
What happens when government plans to build a nuclear plant in your hometown? Lionel Faull went to the Eastern Cape to find out.
Addicted to extreme performance

Addicted to extreme performance

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - Richard Poplak
Endurance sports for amateurs are growing in number as junkies chase their next high, writes enthusiast Richard Poplak.
Cosatu: A labouring behemoth finally reaches the crossroads

Cosatu: A labouring behemoth finally reaches the crossroads

21 Dec 2012 04:00 - Yunus Momoniat
The mighty Cosatu once revolutionised the labour scene, but did its transformation into an efficient bureaucracy unwittingly lead to Marikana?
Instagram turns amateurs into artists

Instagram turns amateurs into artists

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - Verashni Pillay
With her thumbs and a phone and despite zero artistic background, Verashni Pillay got her first exhibition.
Jub Jub: The life and trial of a South African child star

Jub Jub: The life and trial of a South African child star

21 Dec 2012 04:00 - Bongani Madondo
The story of Molemo Maarohanye is about far more than a celebrity gone bad. Bongani Madondo tracks the breathtaking rise of the new money culture.
RIP: Those who left us in 2012

RIP: Those who left us in 2012

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - M&G Correspondent
We look back at those who died in 2012.
Controversial SA tweets of 2012

Controversial SA tweets of 2012

12 Dec 2012 13:40 - Rhodé Marshall
We round up the cringe-worthy, jaw-dropping South African Twitter blunders of 2012.
2012: Through the M&G's lens

Slideshow | 2012: Through the M&G's lens

05 Dec 2012 13:04
From the Marikana killings to male initiates, exploring music festivals and township life, we present our very best images shot in 2012.
Nine sexist statements that rocked 2012

Nine sexist statements that rocked 2012

04 Dec 2012 13:53 - Verashni Pillay
Important people make idiotic remarks all the time, but these are now so much easier to appreciate thanks to the viral power of social media.
African leaders in 2012

African leaders in 2012

10 Dec 2012 09:52 - M&G Online reporter and agencies
The Mail & Guardian takes a look at the continent's new and not-so-new leaders who were elected into office this year.