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/ 1 April 2024

The fallacy of politicians as saviours

They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus

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By Des Erasmus

Opinion

/ 28 March 2024

Faith helped build a free South Africa

Liberation theology helped shape the political discourse in our country, not only during apartheid but also in South Africa’s transition
to democracy, writes Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile

By Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile

Opinion

/ 25 October 2023

Listen carefully for the echoes of anti-Semitism

History has taught us that Jews can easily become potential targets of violent retaliation

By Peter Houston

National

/ 18 April 2022

St Paul: A heavy cross to bear

St Paul’s doctrinal legacy includes antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia and the divine right of kings. Thankfully, there is another tradition, personified by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

By Drew Forrest

National

/ 15 April 2022

Combing through the conspiracies of the Christian Fringe

Fundamentalist Christians are embracing fringe movements that marry biblical prophecy with mainstream conspiracy

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By Des Erasmus

Opinion

/ 15 April 2022

‘‘My queerness is a gift to my community of faith”

Gomo Lesejane’s work has allowed her to find resonance in the stories of people like her who could never fully embody their queer identities in temples, churches, mosques and iindumba

By Gomo Lesejane

Opinion

/ 3 December 2021

The Gospel According to Saint MoMo

If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president

By Paddy Harper

Africa

/ 23 October 2021

Excavating the role of Africans in the creation of the modern world

Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour

By Anakwa Dwamena

Friday

/ 28 May 2021

The Portfolio: Siyabonga Mahlaba

The Reformed Structures photographic series marries Siya Mahlaba’s love for architecture and photography with his inquiry into segregation in the Dutch Reformed Church

By Siya Mahlaba

Friday

/ 1 August 2020

Review: ‘Ikhaya Likamoya’ by Sethembiso Zulu — Ties that bind us all

Multimedia journalist and healer Sethembiso Zulu’s debut solo show embraces a fierce, raw and broken timelessness that encapsulates what it means to be human

By Robyn Sassen

Africa

/ 4 May 2020

I buried my father on Zoom. Was I laying my culture to rest?

The Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from leaving London to be at my father’s funeral in Uganda and perform the rites. Instead, I attended it online

By Eric Mwine-Mugaju

Analysis

/ 27 February 2020

Morals decide the state of the nation

But the church has fallen into the worldly trap of placing money and comfort above God

By Geoff Embling

Analysis

/ 7 February 2020

Even religious freedom has its limits

When a business decides who can or cannot buy their services or products, is this discrimination?

By Andile Zulu

Africa

/ 13 September 2019

Central African Republic: The parable of the 11 stolen motorcycles

In 2015, in a vicious round of riots in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Sylvestre Dothe’s house was burned to the ground. He lost all his possessions but managed to escape with his wife and children, fleeing into neighbouring Cameroon for several months before returning home and starting from scratch. He had […]

By Simon Allison

Article

/ 30 August 2019

Learning to live my truth as a gay person

I was 22 years old before I was open about my sexuality. I hope others won’t have to wait so long

By Brindley J Fortuin

Article

/ 21 August 2019

Koleka Putuma’s Christian/ queer collision

The searing play No Easter Sunday For Queers tackles homophobic violence with a new langauge

By Kwanele Sosibo

Africa

/ 8 June 2019

Religion and conflict in Cameroon

Traditional, Islamic and Christian leaders are all being caught up in the conflict over secession in the Southern Cameroons

By David Tonghou Ngong

Article

/ 22 February 2019

The ‘prosperity gospel’ means exploitation

By ignoring the causes of poverty and injustice, prosperity churches doom people to destitution

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 27 November 2018

Calls to leave US missionary’s body on tribe’s island

John Chau was killed in a hail of arrows almost two weeks ago as he went ashore on North Sentinel island in the Indian Ocean

By Agency

Article

/ 22 November 2018

Dead American told island tribe ‘Jesus loves you’

Police have consulted field experts including anthropologists and tribal welfare and forest officers to help them try and retrieve Chau’s body

By Agency

Article

/ 13 July 2018

To hate gays is to hate God

"Are Khumalo’s words not exactly what so many of us need to hear? That we are loved. Where we are. As we are".

By Tshegofatso Senne

Article

/ 5 April 2018

The liberal licence  to kill

The liberal public sphere is still unwilling to accord equal weight to all human lives

By Richard Pithouse

Article

/ 29 March 2018

Keeping the faith

Organised religion, which tells us to believe in invisible things, does not tackle real suffering

By Kiri Rupiah

Africa

/ 12 March 2018

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

By Obert Simwanza

Article

/ 10 November 2017

Us in the house of mirrors

An illness plagues the women here — drawing them together, then apart, then together again

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 6 June 2017

Christians close to ‘regulation by reputation’ for pastors

South Africa’s biggest purveyors of counselling and guidance will finally get norms and standards

By Phillip De Wet

Article

/ 3 February 2017

We’re all made in God’s image

My gender is one part of me; it is not everything of me. I’d be a fool to limit myself.

By Lesego Setou

Article

/ 21 October 2016

Letters to the editor: October 21 to 27 2016

Readers write in about varsity tuition, and religion.

By Letters

Article

/ 7 October 2016

Editorial: Free the mind, decolonise religion

Christianity was an integral part of the process that reduced so much of Africa to near-slavery.

By Editorial

Article

/ 24 March 2016

Religion matters

The writer believes that religious discourse holds value, and is how we can "find one another again, in a deeper and more meaningful way".

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 23 March 2016

Liberation theologian practises what he preaches

Minister Paul Verryn speaks to the Mail & Guardian about his relationship with God, the importance of religion and how his journey has changed.

By Athandiwe Saba

Article

/ 23 March 2016

How religious will the world be in the future? Here’s what the data says.

Far from the world becoming secular, there will be almost six billion Christian and Muslim believers by 2050, according to a series of reports.

By Nechama Brodie

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