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Fikile has a daring plan for taxis

The transport minister presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry

Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 13 Aug 2020

Coronavirus

Say hello to lockdown lite

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

Mg Reporters - 13 Aug 2020

Opinion

When imprisonment becomes a business, the profit motive rears its head at the expense of the good of the prisoners. Three recent books deal with the murky workings of the prison-industrial complex in South Africa

Education

The girl who fell out of school

Bongekile Macupe - 13 Aug 2020

The Free State education department and a special needs school have failed to enrol a pupil in class despite a court ordering them to do so

National

Carrying ‘weapons’ while striking is still a sticking point

Sarah Smit - 13 Aug 2020

An upcoming CCMA case will consider whether workers carrying sticks at a strike is an act of intimidation or a call for unity

Business

Locked-down bars survive through gamblers’ luck

Lester Kiewit - 13 Aug 2020

Forced to turn away drinkers, bars and pubs with slot machines have managed to keep their doors open during the tough national lockdown

Archives

1985: The year it all started

Mail Guardian Online Reporter - 13 Aug 2020

In the coming weeks we will take you back, year by year, through our history and the history of this country and continent. So much has changed since 1985. So much more needs to change.

National

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Sipho Kings Mcdermott - 13 Aug 2020

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Special Reports

Let’s unite behind our masks

special reports - 12 Aug 2020

We owe it to young people who hold our dreams for the future to not be discouraged by the Covid-19 pandemic – or our poor leaders

From the archives

A celebration of 35 years of the
Mail & Guardian’s journalism

Archives

June 21 1985

The second edition of The Weekly Mail

mg archives - 14 Aug 2020

Archives

November 15 1985

The twenty second issue of The Weekly Mail

mg archives - 14 Aug 2020

Archives

June 14 1985

The very first issue of The Weekly Mail.

mg archives - 14 Aug 2020

Africa

10 rules for aspiring politicians, according to Namibia’s First Lady

Pick your battles. Be careful who you sleep with. And learn to accept defeat

Simon Allison - 13 Aug 2020

Mauritius weeps as the island is surrounded by oil

Africa deeya jahajeeah & jess auerbach - 12 Aug 2020

The Wakashio freighter spilled 4 000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the Mauritian coast. Now the island’s residents are working together to recover from the disaster.

Lies, damn lies and WhatsApp: Why it pays to listen to political rumours in Zim

Africa Nicole Beardsworth & Nic Cheeseman - 12 Aug 2020

The rumour mill can shape politics — and reveal uncomfortable truths

Business

Econ Oil gears up for R5-billion fight with Eskom

The power utility’s tender cleanup exposes rifts inside Megawatt Park amid allegations of selective prosecution

Sabelo Skiti - 13 Aug 2020

War of words over declined medical aid merger

Business Thanduxolo Jika - 13 Aug 2020

Sizwe Medical Fund has taken a swipe at the Council for Medical Schemes for declining its merger with Hosmed

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

Business thando maeko - 9 Aug 2020

The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk

Politics

Gupta-linked Bobat was hired on merit, Van Rooyen tells Zondo commission

Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser

Sarah Smit - 11 Aug 2020

Calls for climate change to top DA policy conference agenda

Politics Lester Kiewit - 7 Aug 2020

Some people in the Democratic Alliance apparently have a narrow view of what sustainability means, but voters are concerned about the climate crisis

ANC still at odds over how to tackle leaders facing serious graft allegations

Coronavirus Paddy Harper & Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 6 Aug 2020

The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members

Opinion

Greed has an insatiable thirst

The water department says even water tankers are not immune to the selfish acts of Covidpreneurs

andile tshona - 12 Aug 2020

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Towards a people’s economics of education

Opinion ashley visagie - 12 Aug 2020

Saved by literature and love

Opinion Barbara Boswell A - 11 Aug 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

Opinion Eusebius Mckaiser - 11 Aug 2020

Environment

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EU methane emissions policies will affect Africa’s energy transition

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

joel sam - 9 Aug 2020

Shongweni stink: EnviroServ bosses back in court

Environment Paddy Harper - 5 Aug 2020

Dumpsite fire that smoked out Pietermaritzburg is finally out

Environment Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2020

Residents raise a stink over landfill

Environment Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2020

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Special Reports

Empowering the voice of women in leadership to enable full participation in their roles...

Sibanye-Stillwater has 13% female representation in its workforce and is actively working to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Covid-19: Outlook on the economy, politics and labour

Old Mutual had experts unpack the effects of the pandemic and provide practical tips on how to deal with the financial impact of job losses and salary cuts

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

Arts & Culture

Friday

The landscape of meaning: mechanism and memory in depictions of disaster

‘There Are Mechanisms in Place’ posits that the all-encompassing physicality of the landscape does not reference an ‘abstract’ danger, but one that is created by both nature and human design

amie soudien - 13 Aug 2020

Review: ‘A New Country’ portrays the lingering aftertaste of a bittersweet freedom

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 13 Aug 2020

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The List: Five films on the transition, selected by Sifiso Khanyile

Friday sifiso khanyile - 13 Aug 2020

The Portfolio: Ramadan Suleman

Friday ramadan suleman - 13 Aug 2020

Exclusive

Inside the secret world of US commandos in Africa

Investigation reveals the scale of operations of America’s elite combat troops in Africa

Education

Northern Cape education MEC Mac Jack dies

The ‘seasoned cadre of the movement’ and active public servant died in hospital on Wednesday, Premier Zamani Saul said in a statement.

Bongekile Macupe - 12 Aug 2020

Matrics will write exams in November

Education Bongekile Macupe - 12 Aug 2020

The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.

We need more women in STEM careers

Education nox makunga - 9 Aug 2020

Local solutions are needed to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths

Sport

Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90

The Indomitable Lions’ class of 1990 put Africa on the international football map with their showing in Italy, where they stunned the world champions. But they have since gone backwards. Why?

daniel ekonde - 4 Aug 2020

Lampard vs Arteta: Managers of a forgotten generation

Sport Luke Feltham - 29 Jul 2020

Two of football’s youngest coaches are competing for one of its highest honours. This tells us something about how the Premier League appoints manager

Africa, tune in: The NBA is back on your screens

Sport Refiloe Seiboko - 28 Jul 2020

The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?

World

Top Six

‘Killing the chicken to scare the monkey’: what Jimmy Lai’s arrest means for Hong...

Although self-censorship has long been a concern, Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed a vibrant free press

brendan clift - 12 Aug 2020

WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

Coronavirus Agence France presse - 11 Aug 2020

President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the new coronavirus

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands

World Agence France presse - 5 Aug 2020

The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city

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Special Reports

Accounting technician beats the odds to obtain a professional qualification

'Being an AT(SA) offers lifelong learning and professional development opportunities because you never get to stop learning'

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Associate general accountant reveals why she chose to work in the public sector –...

Rakshika Danilala is part of the team tasked with auditing the R500-billion fiscal package allocated by government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Accounting for sustainability: A South African case study

The accountancy profession has been recognised and seen its models replicated as successful models for projects that contribute towards the SDGs

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

BIO Africa is set to launch its 2020 BIO Africa Convention digitally this year

The pandemic has opened room for those within the biotechnology sector to join forces and exchange a wide range of expertise and knowledge to fight Covid-19

special reports - 14 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Capital Legacy shakes up the South African financial services industry

The company has created an exciting and industry first, end-to-end financial services solution that addresses the needs of the country’s one million Muslims

special reports - 14 Aug 2020

Special Reports

BIO Africa Convention

The convention is a platform to co-create solutions based on knowledge sharing strategies and it is driven by solidarity

special reports - 14 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Brand South Africa’s statement in response to allegations of corruption

The Board of Trustees and the Management of Brand South Africa have undertaken to investigate any allegations presented against it

special reports - 11 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Grants for the production of Covid-19-relevant medical and pharmaceutical products: call for proposals

Winning innovative projects may be supported with a grant expected to range from €50 000 to to €200 000 depending on whether your initiative is for- or non-profit

special reports - 11 Aug 2020

Special Reports

WiMSA shines a light on the future of women in mining

Men in mining must begin to take it upon themselves to support the development of women in the industry

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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