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Football’s dashed hopes: The teenagers sold a Premier League lie
They thought they were signing up for a dream but it turned out to be a trafficking nightmare.
The testing ground: Could an experimental vaccine save the DRC from Ebola?
The virus’ resurgence, this time in a city of more than one-million people could set the scene for a fast-spreading disaster.
Landmark US event on women’s reproductive rights
On April 28 in Washington DC a landmark event will be hosted to highlight links between reproductive health services and women’s economic well-being.
‘Unacceptable’ that King Zwelithini ‘fobbed off’ xenophobia task team – DA
Following xenophobic comments about foreign nationals last year, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of hate speech.
UN mulls sending troops to Central African Republic
European aid chief Kristalina Georgieva said that CAR could still be saved from becoming another failed state like Somalia.
Jolie’s doctor blogs intimate details of actor’s treatment
Dr Kristi Funk’s account of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy aims to help women understand the preventative treatment.
African leaders in 2012
The Mail & Guardian takes a look at the continent’s new and not-so-new leaders who were elected into office this year.
Shoot the boer: ‘That’s how a genocide can start’
A South African court on Monday ruled that ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema was guilty of hate speech for singing an apartheid-era song.
BlackBerry maker RIM to launch seven new smartphones
RIM once dominated the corporate smartphone market but has been struggling to come up with a device to compete with Apple’s iPhone.
Google seeks integration with Twitter and Facebook
Google may cooperate more closely with Facebook and Twitter and believes there is room for multiple social networks.
Zuma replaces seven ministers in reshuffle
President Jacob Zuma announced a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, replacing ministers including those responsible for communications and labour.
Nuke talks ‘above Pik Botha’s pay-grade’
A US academic told the <em>M&G</em> on Tuesday that Pik Botha would not have known about discussions with the Israel regarding nuclear weapons.
Killer confessed to Gauteng crime head
Gauteng head of crime intelligence, Joey Mabasa, told the <i>M&G</i> that George Smith called him to allegedly admit to the killing of Lolly Jackson.
Lolly’s killer ‘wanted to hand himself over’
The man who killed Teazers boss Lolly Jackson wanted to hand himself over to the police, but then disappeared, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Lolly: ‘My girls were not here to f***’
Lolly Jackson: If it wasn’t a story about the glamour of naked women or Russian dancers, it was about assault or tax evasion.