Keneilwe Dikoma's life changed forever when her son Lorato was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months old. For three decades, she has navigated the complexities of care in…

Dr Sithelo Magagula is proving that scholarship and legal practice need not exist in separate worlds. A director at Finger Attorneys, he works at the intersection of public…

Kwanele Ngogela is asking a question that many boardrooms have long avoided: what if tackling inequality is not just a social imperative, but a business one? It is a question…

Nqanawe Shangase is proving that South African cinema does not need permission to thrive. The self-taught filmmaker, writer-director, producer and founder of in-cine-uation has…

At 31, Lethabo Mokgatle is using film to confront difficult conversations that many would rather avoid. Through stories rooted in African realities and women's lived experiences,…

Mothushi Thoka, 29, is helping redefine what journalism looks like in the age of artificial intelligence. Rather than seeing AI as a threat to storytelling, he is harnessing its…

Sandile Memela’s argument begins with a convenient sanitising move. The anti-migrant marches, he argues here (https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-07-09-the-truth-the-missing-link-…

The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, daughter of businessman Moses Tembe, has been postponed to September after the presiding magistrate fell ill. The hearing will examine…

AfriForum lost its bid to overturn a Press Council ruling, with retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe dismissing its application for leave to appeal. The dispute centred on an opinion…

The Democratic Alliance has confirmed it will not initiate disciplinary action against former leader John Steenhuisen, despite internal anger over his public outburst and state…