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Zim elections report: One step forward, two steps back

President Jacob Zuma may appeal an order forcing him to hand over a report on the 2002 Zim elections to the M&G.

Too little, too late

Free State voters are underwhelmed by Cope, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.

The age to rev it up

The Red Hat Society encourages women over 50 to develop a new zest for life. Photographer Lisa Skinner and writer Warren Foster paid them a visit.

Great trek to say ‘I do’

Hundreds of overseas couples are making the great trek to South Africa to tie the knot — thanks to the favourable exchange rate.

A climate of hardship

Changing weather patterns in Uganda have wreaked havoc on the country, writes Warren Foster.

Why Kruger crocs are croaking

Mining has been blamed for the death of more than 50 crocodiles along the Olifants River in Kruger National Park in the past month.

Getting ready to mount the podium

It has been a long ride from the streets of Brackendowns, in the south-east of Johannesburg, to Beijing.

Encouraging sexhibitionism

Nosimilo Ndlovu and Warren Foster report on what South Africans can expect at the first-ever Sexpo to be held in the country.

Finally, the SA govt moves into action

It took them a while to wake up and stop arguing about whose fault it was, but almost three weeks after xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals began, authorities in the…

The power of positive people

While South Africa reeled in shock this week and the cumbersome machinery of international organisations creaked to life, the most effective responses to the xenophobic attacks…

Artists shed their load

Artists exhibiting at Johannesburg’s Kaross gallery have expressed what the new South African phenomenon of load-shedding means to them. And in some cases, it’s darkly (or…

Water wars move to Cape

In the same week that the Johannesburg High Court declared prepaid water meters to be ”unconstitutional and unlawful”, the City of Cape Town indicated it intends to roll out more…

‘More black lawyers needed’

Increasing the number of black — specifically female — lawyers is the aim of newly appointed co-chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa Vincent Saldanha. Saldanha was…

Pop goes the opera

Warren Foster looks at <i>Operamania</i>, a new young, energetic show with a need for nudity.

Girls on film

Warren Foster looks at music videos that objectify women and asks what the point of it all is, since it is not only reserved to male artists’ videos only anymore.

Mbalula dodges plagiarism claims

Outgoing ANC Youth League president Fikile Mbalula denies to the Mail & Guardian that he plagiarised a six-year-old Oxfam document in an article he wrote for the ANC’s…

Showing off your faith with pride

Living religion entails significantly more than daily ritual and occasional observances. Many believers like to show their faith by adorning their homes — and their bodies — with…

From the shadows, riding into the limelight

While Robbie Hunter was first across the line at Sunday’s Pick n Pay Cape Argus cycle tour, the next face of South African cycling may well be the slightly obscured young…

Top of the agenda

Poverty is one of the biggest challenges Southern Africa faces. Here many people still live on less than $1 a day. Last August, the Southern African Development Community summit…

Basic food more expensive in rural areas

While it is no secret that South Africa’s poor are the hardest hit by inflation, it seems that people in rural areas are suffering the most. Looking at a rural shopping basket, a…