Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • The Diplomat
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • 200 Young South Africans
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
    • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

Africa

An African vision for our food systems
Opinion
/ 12 October 2021

An African vision for our food systems

Young people, of which the continent has many, could be key to innovating intelligent technology solutions that help farmers produce food efficiently

By Ikenna Nzewi
Art’s part in being African and queer
Africa
/ 3 October 2021

Art’s part in being African and queer

Cultural productions give voice to what’s hidden, marginalised and often illegal

By Wesley Macheso
US fashion contaminates Africa’s water
Africa
/ 25 September 2021

US fashion contaminates Africa’s water

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water

By Pascalinah Kabi and The Continent
The West owes Africa $100bn (at least) for climate recovery
Africa
/ 24 September 2021

The West owes Africa $100bn (at least) for climate recovery

In fewer than three days, a US citizen emits as much carbon as a person from Chad or Niger does in one year. Such is the asymmetry in culpability for climate change.

By Chukwumerije Okereke
South Africa gets major investment to treat Covid-19, TB, cancer, and HIV
Health
/ 23 September 2021

South Africa gets major investment to treat Covid-19, TB, cancer, and HIV

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’

By Eunice Masson
Africa in brief: 11-18 September
Africa
/ 21 September 2021

Africa in brief: 11-18 September

Your Africa updates: What happened on the continent this past week

By The Continent
Coups are always a bad idea – even the popular ones
Africa
/ 21 September 2021

Coups are always a bad idea – even the popular ones

Why are coups happening more frequently? The most significant trend is the deepening democratic deficit across many African countries, and a corresponding decline in effective enforcement of democratic norms

By Solomon A Dersso
The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19
Africa
/ 18 September 2021

The convenient myth of an Africa spared from Covid-19

There are few, if any, studies to support Pfizer chief executive’s assertion that the global south would be more vaccine-hesitant than the north

By Laura López González and The Continent
Welcome to Benguela, Angola’s top holiday destination
Africa
/ 15 September 2021

Welcome to Benguela, Angola’s top holiday destination

Benguela exists in the country’s collective psyche in a way no other city does. It’s a place that’s inspired poets, musicians, writers and artists

By Cláudio Silva
Ramaphosa says ‘vaccine apartheid’ means Africa and the Caribbean must work together
Business
/ 8 September 2021

Ramaphosa says ‘vaccine apartheid’ means Africa and the Caribbean must work together

At the inaugural AU-Caribbean Community summit, leaders called for greater solidarity to prevent global exclusion

By Anathi Madubela
Review: Nigeria’s ‘King of Boys’ was a smash hit. Does the sequel do it justice?
Africa
/ 6 September 2021

Review: Nigeria’s ‘King of Boys’ was a smash hit. Does the sequel do it justice?

Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix miniseries is certainly stylish — but it’s missing the panache of the original

By Wilfred Okiche
Nigeria ‘being careful’ about private sector Covid help
Africa
/ 4 September 2021

Nigeria ‘being careful’ about private sector Covid help

Indemnity clauses and fears of fake jabs mean Nigeria’s government must do its vaccine roll-out alone

By Adeola Oladipupo and The Continent
Young people have the power to make Africa better
Opinion
/ 4 September 2021

Young people have the power to make Africa better

But inequality on the continent will continue to grow unless disparities in the right to education are ended

By Angelina Jolie and Flavia Mwangovya
Hakainde Hichilema: From prison to president of Zambia
Africa
/ 3 September 2021

Hakainde Hichilema: From prison to president of Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema’s remarkable comeback

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Africa in brief: 28 August- 4 September
Africa
/ 2 September 2021

Africa in brief: 28 August- 4 September

This is what happened on the African continent this past week

By The Continent
Unvaccinated, untreated: Africa may not get its fair share of Covid-19 drugs
Africa
/ 26 August 2021

Unvaccinated, untreated: Africa may not get its fair share of Covid-19 drugs

Only 18 countries are using dexamethasone, while tocilizumab and sarilumab can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a dose

By Laura López González
Africa in brief: August 21 – 28
Africa
/ 24 August 2021

Africa in brief: August 21 – 28

What’s been happening on the continent this week?

By The Continent
Africa needs to reset its relationship with the IMF
Opinion
/ 21 August 2021

Africa needs to reset its relationship with the IMF

The allocation of special drawing rights is based on the size of a country’s economy, which means the richest countries on the African continent will get the lion’s share

By Danny Bradlow
Inventive cold chain solutions for Africa
Opinion
/ 18 August 2021

Inventive cold chain solutions for Africa

Africa’s particular logistical challenges require inventive solutions for keeping vaccines cold while not relying on the electricity grid

By Stefano Marani
Zambia should commit to tackling toxic lead mine’s legacy
Africa
/ 4 August 2021

Zambia should commit to tackling toxic lead mine’s legacy

Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up

By Namo Chuma and Eugene Kabilika
Angélique Kidjo puts Africa at the centre
Friday
/ 27 July 2021

Angélique Kidjo puts Africa at the centre

Her latest project, Mother Nature, continues a musical trajectory that reflects on Africa’s history, the world’s perceptions of the continent and its influence on music everywhere

By Lloyd Gedye
Children’s education in sub-Saharan Africa cannot wait
Africa
/ 27 July 2021

Children’s education in sub-Saharan Africa cannot wait

Children are being deprived not only of education, but also nutrition. Governments and the international community must secure these inalienable rights

By Marie-Pierre Poirier and Laurent Bossard
Five things to watch in the Zambian elections
Africa
/ 26 July 2021

Five things to watch in the Zambian elections

Zambia will hold presidential elections in three weeks’ time amidst an ongoing economic crisis and rising political tensions. These are the five most important things to look out for in the elections

By Nicole Beardsworth, Nic Cheeseman and O’Brien Kaaba
Sierra Leoneans want a share of mining profits, or they want compensation
Africa
/ 23 July 2021

Sierra Leoneans want a share of mining profits, or they want compensation

The arrival of a Chinese gold mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community, cutting its water supply and threatening farmers’ livelihoods – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn

By Abdul Brima
The youth of Eswatini demand change – and they want it now
Africa
/ 23 July 2021

The youth of Eswatini demand change – and they want it now

Unless meaningful change occurs soon, more blood will be spilt on Swazi streets

By Mlamuli Gumedze
Bobi Wine collaborator Nubian Li recounts his prison ordeal
Africa
/ 17 July 2021

Bobi Wine collaborator Nubian Li recounts his prison ordeal

Bobi Wine and Nubian Li have made a lot of music together. And when Bobi Wine transformed himself into the leader of Uganda’s political opposition, Nubian Li stayed by his side. His passion for a better, free Uganda is undimmed despite the suffering he endured

By Andrew Arinaitwe
Healing wounds
Opinion
/ 15 July 2021

Healing wounds

African families as allies for the human rights of LGBTQI+ and gender-diverse persons

By Portia Comenetia Allen, James Katlego Chibamba and Augusta Aondoaver Yaakugh
Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League
Sport
/ 14 July 2021

Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League

As Al Ahly take on Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s greatest coach has been tasked with denying his homeland a sought-after star

By Luke Feltham
The 2021 elections are important for young Zambians
Africa
/ 9 July 2021

The 2021 elections are important for young Zambians

The youth are a national asset because they can help alter the course of Zambia’s future

By Mutale Nalumango
Covid-19 pandemic hurts African farmers’ production, income and  food security
Coronavirus
/ 8 July 2021

Covid-19 pandemic hurts African farmers’ production, income and food security

Forum urges African governments to enable fair policies that create room for agribusiness to thrive and to consult the sector when formulating these

By Chris Gilili
An email to His Majesty, King Mswati III of eSwatini
Africa
/ 7 July 2021

An email to His Majesty, King Mswati III of eSwatini

Eswatini’s acting prime minister recently encouraged citizens to make use of an email address to express their concerns

By Bill Snaddon
Thandiwe Newton on reclaiming her identity
Africa
/ 1 July 2021

Thandiwe Newton on reclaiming her identity

The Hollywood star speaks about misspelling her name, Zimbabwe’s political crisis and her love of sadza

By Violet Gonda
← Older posts
Newer posts →

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }