The chickens have finally come home to roost: if we do not end the looting, it will end us
On Tuesday, Free State farmers set a police van on fire and stormed the Senekal magistrate’s court to get to the cells where two people accused of killing a farm manager were being held. The police took no action. “I want police to treat me like they treat a white man.” This was one wry […]
The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially
Department of health officials know they haven’t paid many community health workers on the ground in Gauteng since June. Do they care?
The ANC’s response to its senior officials’ lockdown trip to Zimbabwe leaves much to be desired
If a man has the temerity to shoot a woman inside a police station, in front of law enforcement officers, then the country has an even bigger GBV problem than it thinks.
Every year, the Mail & Guardian canvasses the country to find the 200 most outstanding young South Africans. Then we celebrate them and their achievements. We are delighted to announce this year’s winners at our special website here: https://200youngsouthafricans.co.za, and in the video below. Congratulations all!
There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability
What chance do we have of tackling the deeper psychological and societal problems that drive violence against women if we cannot even do the basics?
The SIU revealed that it is investigating 658 companies that may have profited unfairly from the Covid-19 crisis. Together those companies raked in over R5-billion — money that could have been better spent plugging some of the many leaks that have imperilled South Africa’s democracy.