The Franschhoek Literary Festival and Kingsmead Book Fair are good indications that South Africans love reading
Proactively intercepting violent criminals prevents the killing of the innocent
The graduation season is set against the backdrop of an unemployment rate of 32.9% for the first quarter of 2024
Addressing harmful cooking fuels is urgent. Despite global attention, solutions must prioritise African women and sustainable, long-term renewable energy alternatives
The minister confronted the future deputy president of the SCA on the electoral court’s overturned judgment on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for parliament
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Innovative solutions are needed to meet the rise and spread of fake news in Africa
The central bank has maintained the key repo rate at 8.25% since hiking it by 50 basis points in May 2023
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The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province
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The bill’s fundamental presumptions violate the spirit and letter of the 2018 constitutional court judgment
The Democratic Alliance’s federal chairperson said she was only telling the truth
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The deputy chief justice also called for the court to be allowed to sit in panels and for full administrative and financial independence for the judiciary
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Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen called Selfe an unsung hero who dedicated his life to liberating South Africans
There are early signs that fewer lesser kestrels and Amur falcons are visiting South Africa this year
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Cancer accounted for about 32.3% of all insurer Liberty’s claims for 2023
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Residents of the six rural towns will vote again on 19 June
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There are only about 340 individual Botha’s Larks left in the wild
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Beyond elections, active citizenship is needed. Voting is just one way to take responsibility for the outcomes of our democracy
In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita
A total of 131 assassinations in 2023 were related to organised crime, the minibus taxi industry, political assassinations and personal killings
The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action
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The president said he was confident that his party would win the elections and he would return to complete his second term
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Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including ‘starvation’, ‘wilful killing’, and ‘extermination and/or murder’
Poverty and poor living conditions cause chronic stress, which contributes to mental health problems
The electricity minister says it is the result of improved maintenance
Majak Bredell explores themes of nature, our relationship to the earth and feminism
Links have been found between the procurement manager and beneficiaries of lucrative tenders
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The e-commerce giant will shake up the online retail sector – but it might take some time
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Life After Coal slams the environment minister’s decision to allow the company further leniency
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Ford’s Shelby GT350 still provokes the excitement that greeted it in the 1960s
The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021
This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
The parents have opened a criminal case against Caitlyn Collins, who they allege purported to be a midwife who could assist with a home birth
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