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No free press in SA, says Dewani’s lawyer
Shrien Dewani’s lawyers say he should not be sent to SA as he is mentally ill, would be harmed in prison — and because there is no free press here.
Gbagbo pondered SA refuge
Ivorian leader and former president Laurent Gbagbo wanted to use the South African embassy in Abidjan as a possible venue to negotiate his exit.
Zimbabwe balks at Wade’s mediation bid
As new opposition accusations of violence emerged this week to threaten Thabo Mbeki’s mediation efforts in Zimbabwe, neither the ruling party nor the political opposition…
Rate hike for Christmas?
International oil prices galloping towards a barrel could force another petrol price increase next month and South Africans may also need to brace themselves for a further hike…
Zim ‘not closing’ M&G owner’s papers
Zimbabwe’s government-appointed Media and Information Commission will not close down two popular private newspapers even if owner Trevor Ncube — also the publisher of the Mail &…
Armstrong on his bike for charity
”My days of racing are done,” stressed seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong during a press conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. ”However, I would love to do the…
The year of Zuma and Oilgate — or was it?
Looking back at the Mail & Guardian Online‘s news stories of 2005, it was a year filled with high-profile events such as Oilgate and the Jacob Zuma scandal. But there was also a…
Africa’s elephants embark on risky crop raids
Elephants roaming the parched plains of Africa’s national parks can get up to half their food by risky midnight raids into crop fields, according to scientists who tracked a herd…
Al-Jazeera takes a new look at Africa
Kalay Maistry (33) is the newly appointed Southern Africa correspondent for al-Jazeera International, the new 24-hour English-language news channel.
Fewer December road deaths reported thus far
Since the beginning of December, 560 people have been killed on South African roads — mostly due to drunken driving, driver fatigue and speeding. At about the same time last…
Relieved M&G owner back in SA
”I am relieved, so relieved,” said an exhausted looking Trevor Ncube, the owner and publisher of the Mail & Guardian newspaper, after he landed in Johannesburg on Friday morning,…
Passengers ‘on the run’ after passport oversight
About 200 people who flew to Johannesburg International airport from Lagos, Nigeria, entered South Africa on Thursday morning without having their passports checked. A Department…
Minister to discuss elephant culling with scientists
Local and international scientists have been invited to another round table with Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk to discuss the proposed…
Plight of the world’s ‘invisible’ children
Millions of children die every year, despite efforts to provide them with the necessary services that could save their lives. They are the world’s ”invisible” children, who are…
SA’s Theron, Tsotsi nominated for Golden Globes
South African-born actress Charlize Theron was nominated for best actress for North Country, and director Gavin Hood’s Tsotsi — based on the Athol Fugard novel — was nominated…