From the return of the Gupta controversy, to the 1990s hit-making group, we talk headlines – including riots in Soweto.
The crime-fighting body announced on Thursday that it had appointed Major General Nhlamvu Elias Dlamini as acting head of the Hawks in Gauteng.
The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of their May elections.
Two people have died and a foreign-owned shop burnt in Soweto since violence broke out between community members on Monday.
Married, uneducated and pregnant: These are the standards by which women in President Jacob Zuma’s world should be judged. Beyoncé begs to differ.
The Mail & Guardian’s weekly round-up of the country’s hot-ticket events.
Bill and Melinda Gates believe poor people’s live will change rapidly in the near future. M&G’s Health reporter Amy Green speaks to Bill Gates.
Days after the M&G revealed that Eskom bosses plan to attend the WEF summit in Davos, the broke power utility announced the trip has been scrapped.
Eskom is receiving approximately 200MW of electricity from its counterpart in Namibia, NamPower, as it struggles to keep the lights on.
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/ 20 January 2015
Anti-apartheid activist, communist, journalist, prisoner, academic, mother and victim of assassination: Ruth First indeed led an extraordinary life.