Mail & Guardian - Black Friday

Covid-19 info lags as cases shoot up

Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays

boitumelo kgobotlo - 27 Nov 2020

DA leader bought wife a car with ‘corruption’ earnings

Politics khaya koko - 27 Nov 2020

SAA funds may need a top-up

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 27 Nov 2020

Trump’s mantra of ‘fake news’ harmed media

Opinion khaya sithole - 27 Nov 2020

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Politics

ANC: ‘We’re operating under conditions of anarchy’

Athandiwe Saba & Paddy Harper - 26 Nov 2020

In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again

National

Q&A Sessions: ‘I think I was born way before my time’ — Mamodupi Mohlala

nicolene de wee - 26 Nov 2020

The chief executive of the Estate Agency Affairs Board and the deputy chair of the SABC board, shares her take on retrenchments at the public broadcaster and reveals why she hates horror movies

Surveys predict Black Friday likely to fuel e-commerce

Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

Fear of contracting the coronavirus while fighting off other shoppers will probably change how people shop for sales

Coronavirus

We must keep Covid-19’s gains in education

David Harrison - 27 Nov 2020

COMMENT: The disaster regulations mandated zero-rating for some websites. Now it is time to expand this access

Sport

Between dark and light was Maradona

Niren Tolsi - 26 Nov 2020

The life of Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week, will always remind us that the smell of shit is as important as the perfume of flowers, writes Niren Tolsi

National

Public protector’s ‘mistakes’ were made to nail the president, court hears

Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!

A colossus with feet of clay

South Africa is disproportionately targeted by cybercriminals. Digital attacks call for digital solutions and technology is a the prime weapon in this fight

daryl bhana - 25 Nov 2020

Journey through anxious Joburg

Opinion nicky falkof & cobus van staden - 25 Nov 2020

See people as individual humans, not as a race

Opinion Ellapen Rapiti - 25 Nov 2020

Africa study finds three million new genetic variations

Opinion zane lombard - 24 Nov 2020

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Under cover of Covid, Uganda targets LGBTQ+ shelter

Pandemic rules were used to justify a violent raid on a homeless shelter in Uganda, but a group of victims is pursuing a criminal case against the perpetrators

madlen davies - 25 Nov 2020

JJ Rawlings left an indelible mark on Ghana’s history

Africa audrey donkor - 25 Nov 2020

The air force pilot and former president used extreme measures, including a coup, enforced ‘discipline’ through executions, ‘disappearances’ and floggings, but reintroduced democracy

Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price

Africa Ayin In Khartoum Guest Author - 24 Nov 2020

Economists question the manner in which the transitional government partially cut fuel subsidies

China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals

Are RFIs a viable model for aiding Africa’s economic development?

adrian joseph - 25 Nov 2020

The price of violence: R145-billion

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 22 Nov 2020

The costs include expenditure on security, justice and health rather than on productive efforts, investment is driven away and psychological effects results in lower productivity

Ramaphosa: We want investment pledges to translate into new jobs

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 18 Nov 2020

To move out of South Africa’s economic funk, Ramaphosa is prioritising the materialisation of pledges made at the previous investment conferences.

General Council of the Bar slams Zuma Foundation

Another summons has been served on Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla residence, requiring the former president to appear before the Zondo Commission next year

emma balfour - 26 Nov 2020

Beneath Mashaba’s ‘centrism’ lurks the reactionary

Politics Christopher Mcmichael - 21 Nov 2020

A fanatic of the free market, Herman Mashaba advances extreme economic policies for South Africa. But he needs political power first, so he rides on xenophobic sentiments for votes

#CR17 fight heads to the Constitutional Court

Politics Sarah Smit - 20 Nov 2020

amaBhungane’s arguments about the disclosure of campaign funding are also expected to be heard

‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’

A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis

sheree bega - 26 Nov 2020

Sharp sting of the Green Scorpions

Environment sheree bega - 22 Nov 2020

Artificially dimming the sun may reduce the risk of future droughts in Cape Town

Environment sheree bega - 21 Nov 2020

Wake-up call for SA’s coal-dependent energy sector

Environment sheree bega - 19 Nov 2020

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Nurturing expert teachers

There's a shortage of resources in many schools and it's important for teachers to understand that they are the biggest resource in a classroom

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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Land reform still a hot potato

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The Portfolio: Antony Kaminju

Antony Kaminju shares his experience of making a photo of the Roving Bantu Kitchen’s Sifiso Ntuli

Antony Kaminju - 27 Nov 2020

Indians in South Africa, a historical excerpt

Friday kiru naidoo - 27 Nov 2020

Don’t Miss: A weekly round-up of virtual and in-person events

Friday Arts Desk - 27 Nov 2020

How the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation promotes ‘slow’ looking

Friday Mary Corrigall - 27 Nov 2020

Student funding scheme gets new chief executive and board

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been under administration for two years after its board was dissolved and its boss resigned not even halfway through his term

Bongekile Macupe - 26 Nov 2020

A template for 21st century education

Education patrick naughton - 22 Nov 2020

Project-based learning, where learners find solutions in groups, builds sustainable livelihoods

There is no honour in leaking a matric exam paper

Education Bongekile Macupe - 21 Nov 2020

Those involved in the breach must be ‘dealt with swiftly and harshly’

Football legend Maradona dies

The Argentinian icon died at his home on Wednesday, two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain

Luke Feltham - 25 Nov 2020

South African football has lost a feminist in Anele Ngcongca

Sport Siwaphiwe Myataza - 23 Nov 2020

The Bafana Bafana defender valued women who loved sport

Busy Bee continues to sting despite challenges

Sport Adrian Ephraim - 18 Nov 2020

Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources

World

A Biden win isn’t necessarily a win for the rest of us

Much like there was an overwhelming euphoria that gripped many Zimbabweans when they finally said asante sana to Robert Mugabe, Trump’s removal won’t change the colour of America’s fabric too drastically

mg newsroom - 5 Nov 2020

War and Covid slow trade in Saluki dogs

World Delil Souleiman - 4 Nov 2020

Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the Middle East and are some of the fastest canines.

As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors

World timothy rich - 3 Nov 2020

The pandemic will challenge international observation missions, but ensuring fair elections in an essential component of American democracy

National Science and Technology Forum

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Special Reports

Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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Free data for your bank card spend every month will go that extra mile to help keep South Africans connected to their dreams

special reports - 26 Nov 2020

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Introducing Greening the Future 2020

We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment

Staff Reporter - 26 Nov 2020

Special Reports

Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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