Black Lives Matter
latest news & developmentsA moment of possibility dawns for the American left
For the first time since the 1960s, anti-imperialism is back on the US left’s agenda. South Africa should follow suit
Hungry for action campaign: Time for a food and finance revolution
The world must act now because the food system is broken and families from Mozambique to Ireland don’t know where their next meal will come from
Ethical business practice in demand
Millennials are actively supporting businesses with sound ESG principles, and boycotting those without
Wild seed, wild solace: Moonga K finds his footing
Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
Black business needs a new meeting place
There are still too few top positions filled by black leaders – we need to work tirelessly to change that
Racism has a physical impact on the black body
While the effects of racism on the body are still coming into fuller view, the information is enough to eclipse outdated nature vs nurture debates
How the pandemic is accelerating the online art market: Consumers are increasingly happy to view and buy art digitally, from home
These artworks would sell well online, but lesser-known artists might struggle. Photos: Courtesy Sanlam Art Collection
The last Trump?
US President Donald Trump may have less than a fortnight left in office, but he’s not done yet — he may well be remembered for destroying the Republican party
The hallucinatory bunker of the white right
The anti-Black Lives Matter backlash in South Africa highlights the growing ideological convergence between the far right and conservatives
2020 in pictures
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020
Humankind’s search for meaning during Covid
According to Google, the top trending “how to help” searches were: how to help Australia fires, how to help Black Lives Matter, how to help during coronavirus and how to help…
Maaza Mengiste: ‘We are now catching up with the past’
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan
The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a ‘slave’
Why would anyone vote for Trump?
COMMENT: For this gay, white soldier there simply isn’t a good enough challenger to knock him off his perch
Rights are at risk without principled leadership in the US Supreme Court
COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to…