Namwali Serpell, the winner of this year’s Caine Prize for African writing, is subverting literary competitiveness by sharing the cash with her peers.
The Numsa-funded organisation has been struggling with issues of trust, shaky funding and the lack of a clear political direction.
The third special national congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP) saw some classic rethoric.
The Mail and Guardian looks at key moments that shaped the discourse surrounding the Marikana massacre, which took place in August 2012.
Difficulties in obtaining leases on communal land in the Eastern Cape are discouraging investors in renewable energy.
Aryan Kaganof’s film about Wits deceptively reflects on the political grandstanding at the institution.
After his declaration at the Franschhoek Literary Festival to opt out of the "colonial literary system", the author clarifies his point
Transformation of South Africa’s literary scene will take more than one writer crying ambiguously.
A Bill aims to blacklist defaulting parents, but a staffing crisis is eroding good legal intentions.
President Jacob Zuma has reached a "settlement" with national prosecutions head Mxolisi Nxasana.