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Apartheid

A name change would be pointless if Rhodes still coddles white supremacy
Article
/ 11 December 2017

A name change would be pointless if Rhodes still coddles white supremacy

The facts not in dispute are that Cecil John Rhodes was an “arch-imperialist and white supremacist who treated people of this region as sub-human"

By Philip Machanick
The roast of Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Article
/ 8 December 2017

The roast of Busisiwe Mkhwebane

The public protector was grilled so badly in court that she was left fighting for her professional life

By Phillip De Wet
Lord Hain seeks probe into Barclays’ Gupta-linked accounts
Article
/ 6 December 2017

Lord Hain seeks probe into Barclays’ Gupta-linked accounts

Lord Peter Hain has requested an "immediate investigation" into bank accounts held in London by South African state owned enterprises

By Raeesa Pather
Hunger is still killing South Africa’s children
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Hunger is still killing South Africa’s children

The state needs civil society to help to combat malnutrition, which stunts children’s potential

By Lori Lake
Gloves come off in public protector showdown
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Gloves come off in public protector showdown

The Reserve Bank and Absa have lost their cool and the court battle promises to be ugly

By Phillip De Wet
The West owes Zimbabwe a future
Article
/ 25 November 2017

The West owes Zimbabwe a future

Zimbabwe is still suffering from having to pay off loans accrued by a pre-independence white supremacist government.

By Staff Reporter
A township obliterates a rural life bulldozed by apartheid
Article
/ 24 November 2017

A township obliterates a rural life bulldozed by apartheid

This week the Mail & Guardian is proud to publish a story that is a continuation of a new, specialised reporting genre,

By Lucas Ledwaba
One author has said the apartheid government left a ‘blueprint’ for state capture
Article
/ 8 November 2017

One author has said the apartheid government left a ‘blueprint’ for state capture

Large-scale government corruption existed before the rise to power of the ANC, journalist and author Pieter-Louis Myburgh said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
NPA opening docket to charge Timol murder accused
Article
/ 24 October 2017

NPA opening docket to charge Timol murder accused

It is set to be the first prosecution of its kind for the death in detention of an anti-apartheid activist.

By Raeesa Pather
Justice for Timol leaves us with bittersweet grief
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Justice for Timol leaves us with bittersweet grief

“Long live Ahmed Timol, long live!”.

By Raeesa Pather
Editorial: Biko’s ideology must live
Article
/ 15 September 2017

Editorial: Biko’s ideology must live

We must resist the Mandelaisation of Steve Biko.

By Editorial
Reflections on Steve Biko’s life and legacy, 40 years later
Article
/ 12 September 2017

Reflections on Steve Biko’s life and legacy, 40 years later

Biko encouraged looking ”forward with confidence to the future, rather than be burdened by negative thoughts of uncertainty because of bad governance”

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Timol inquest: The apartheid police officers accused of torture
Article
/ 7 August 2017

Timol inquest: The apartheid police officers accused of torture

Salim Essop was given photographs of apartheid Security Police officers and showed presiding Judge Billy Mothle the men who tortured him.

By Raeesa Pather
Timol probe unfolds like a whodunit
Article
/ 4 August 2017

Timol probe unfolds like a whodunit

Who to believe: The apartheid cops or the doctors who say it wasn’t possible for the activist to jump?

By Raeesa Pather
Investigations into Timol’s death ‘a cover up of the truth’ – court hears
Article
/ 27 July 2017

Investigations into Timol’s death ‘a cover up of the truth’ – court hears

Private investigator Frank Dutton insists that previous investigations into Ahmed Timol’s death amounted to a "cover up of the truth".

By Jeanette Chabalala
Tiny Rowland: ​Businessman, spy, friend of apartheid?
Article
/ 25 July 2017

Tiny Rowland: ​Businessman, spy, friend of apartheid?

Who was Tiny Rowland, and why was he jetting into Waterkloof three decades before the Guptas were offered this privileged access?

By Hennie Van and Vuuren Author
Ahmed Timol inquest unravels apartheid cover ups that protected security police
Article
/ 24 July 2017

Ahmed Timol inquest unravels apartheid cover ups that protected security police

The second sitting of the inquest into apartheid activist Ahmed Timol’s death began at the Pretoria high court on Monday.

By Raeesa Pather
Editorial: Hambani kahle, omkhulu
Article
/ 14 July 2017

Editorial: Hambani kahle, omkhulu

Ray Phiri and Johnny Mekoa survived apartheid, succumbing to mortality while leaving behind exemplary legacies.

By Editorial
Present crisis, past ghosts
Analysis
/ 29 June 2017

Present crisis, past ghosts

There remains little leadership and direction from government on improving the accountability and services of the police

By Staff Reporter
Israel is an apartheid state. Dump the report, says UN
Analysis
/ 24 March 2017

Israel is an apartheid state. Dump the report, says UN

Five decades later, and the UN’s powerful Western nations are, again, protecting an apartheid regime.

By Suraya Dadoo
Big Food raises a big question
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Big Food raises a big question

Critics say it drives up prices; it says it brings them down. The M&G takes a closer look.

By Staff Reporter
Absa’s apartheid debt, the Broederbond and the British spy
Analysis
/ 13 January 2017

Absa’s apartheid debt, the Broederbond and the British spy

That the public protector’s finding on Absa is going to become a terrible political mess is inevitable, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Absa may have to pay back apartheid-era bailout billions
Article
/ 13 January 2017

Absa may have to pay back apartheid-era bailout billions

The public protector has revived an old probe into a bank rescue, leaving the government red faced over its inaction.

By Athandiwe Saba and Phillip De Wet
South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution
Article
/ 5 December 2016

South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution

Germany’s competition regime is ​permeated by economic values of fair competition​ which ensure large companies have special obligations.

By Staff Reporter
Why South Africa can’t deliver on the social contract set out in the Constitution
Analysis
/ 22 November 2016

Why South Africa can’t deliver on the social contract set out in the Constitution

South Africans have become frustrated with the low pace of change and have expressed their dissatisfaction in various forms, opines Marius Fransman.

By Staff Reporter
There is still no clarity on probe into Samora Machel’s death 30 years ago
Article
/ 18 October 2016

There is still no clarity on probe into Samora Machel’s death 30 years ago

South Africa and Mozambique on Monday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the former Mozambican president’s tragic death

By Staff Reporter
Illegal Limpopo chrome mining — digging deep for empty promises
Article
/ 23 September 2016

Illegal Limpopo chrome mining — digging deep for empty promises

Informal miners were the hardest hit when dodgy ‘investors’ were finally chased out of Sekhukhune, Limpopo.

By Athandiwe Saba
How the legacy of apartheid design is making students’ lives unsafe
Article
/ 14 September 2016

How the legacy of apartheid design is making students’ lives unsafe

Spatial planning from the apartheid era is coming back to haunt South Africa’s formerly black universities.

By Staff Reporter
Johnny Miller’s drone photography ​gives you a bird’s-eye view of inequality
Article
/ 5 August 2016

Johnny Miller’s drone photography ​gives you a bird’s-eye view of inequality

In the nine months since the series of photos stunned the world, Miller has travelled around the country with his Inspire 1 drone.

By Staff Reporter
Coetzee listens, learns in Palestine
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Coetzee listens, learns in Palestine

Author defines apartheid to describe situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

By Darryl Accone
Something is ‘brewing’ in South Africa
Article
/ 6 April 2016

Something is ‘brewing’ in South Africa

The future is making many South Africans a tad nervous, but the suspense is kind of exhilarating.

By Staff Reporter
Race reinvented for post-apartheid SA
Analysis
/ 6 April 2016

Race reinvented for post-apartheid SA

Two decades since 1994, we’re still stuck in the racial categories of the old regime – a colour-coding of class from which only the rich benefit.

By Jeff Rudin
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