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'We're prisoners in our own homes'
Westbury residents express deep frustration over relentless gang wars, unfulfilled government promises, and an escalating distrust of police during a Gun Free South Africa…
CANAL+ listing on JSE a historic moment for the bourse
CANAL+ made its Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) debut on Wednesday, becoming the first French company – and the only global media and entertainment group – ever listed on the…
Peabo Bryson, the voice behind Disney’s greatest love songs, dies at 75
Two-time Grammy winner Peabo Bryson, whose voice graced Disney classics and R&B charts for five decades, has died after a stroke
The Mail & Guardian’s 2026 200 Young South Africans call for nominations has been extended
The Mail & Guardian is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the 2026 edition of the 200 Young South Africans has been extended to Friday 10 April 2026.
Health director-general Sandile Buthelezi, two other officials arrested for fraud, theft
Buthelezi was previously implicated and later cleared in the Digital Vibes scandal
How to make the M&G your preferred source on Google
There’s a new tool on Google that allows you to choose the publications you want to be featured in your top stories on the search engine. You no longer need to search…
WATCH IT AGAIN: Godongwana delivers Budget Speech
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2026 Budget Speech
SIU unveils large-scale issuance of fraudulent permits by some home affairs officials
The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation
UPDATED – US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, offering hope to countries such as South Africa
The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August
South Africa’s unemployment rate eases to 31.4%
The employed population increased to 17.1 million, but youth unemployment rose to 43.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84, family says
The founder of the Rainbow/PUSH coalition — a US civil rights and social justice organisation — was an outspoken critic of apartheid in South Africa
Nominations for the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2026 are now open
The M&G 200 YSA 2026 call for nominations, honouring exceptional young leaders, innovators and changemakers shaping the future of our country, are open
Roedean school principal quits over sports row with King David
The school said it acknowledged that the school’s cancellation of a tennis match against King David earlier this month ‘were deeply hurtful to the Jewish community’
Cyril Ramaphosa: President
SCORE: B From surviving an internal plot inside the ANC to oust him at the party’s national general council (NGC), standing up to incecant attacks from United States bully Donald…
Paul Mashatile: Deputy President
SCORE: D Deputy President Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile, the man tipped to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in 2027 and possibly the next leader of South Africa,…