Libya celebrated two years since the start of the revolt which toppled Muammar Gaddafi, with security forces on high alert for incidents of violence.
A construction company has evacuated its staff from a Nigeria site after gunmen blasted into the facility and kidnapped seven foreigners.
Egypt’s campaign to shut down smuggling tunnels running under its border into the Gaza Strip threatens to throw thousands of Palestinians out of work.
After apologising to South Africans for the downfalls of her generation, Mamphela Ramphele says she is forming a political platform called Agang.
Anxiety by their middle order caused Pakistan to collapse in their second innings and give SA a 2-0 lead in the Test, says captain Misbah-ul-Huq.
From "Argo" to "Life of Pi", this year’s best film nominees have been some of the most talk-provoking and op-ed-generating in recent Oscar history.
In the wake of the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp at Oscar Pistorius’s home, the M&G spoke to politicians and leaders on their thoughts on gun control in SA.
A mentally-handicapped man is set to be put to death in the US, despite protests from mental health advocates calling it a miscarriage of justice.
The mother of Oscar Pistorius’s slain girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp says the family wants answers on why she was killed.
The Mail & Guardian’s radio show, M&G Newsroom, on 2oceansvibe FM is back this week with hosts Amanda Strydom and Mmanaledi Mataboge.