‘Mama Winnie’s mere presence was enough to tell me that I am more than fine, and that I am capable,’ says the writer
The Workers and Socialist Party says Joseph Mathunjwa’s planned protest action will give the ANC exactly what it wants – another violent strike.
The ANC’s elected top six leaders has yielded no surprises, with party president Jacob Zuma retaining his position at the helm.
Diwali happens every year and people intolerant of fireworks need to deal with this, writes Deshnee Subramany.
eNews has suspended one of its presenters, Lance Witten, over tweets he sent after news of a fan’s death at the Linkin Park concert in Cape Town.
The news is filled with terrible things but now and then we get the opportunity to smile. Here are seven things that gave us sunshine in 2012.
The justice department says it’s under no legal obligation to fund the families of the victims of the Marikana killings attending commission hearings.
The justice department is yet to confirm reports it will no longer support the families of the victims of the Marikana killings.
The Grahamstown High Court has ordered the department of basic education to fill vacant posts in Eastern Cape public schools by November.
The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport has named Lesotho’s Lephetesang Adoro as the second Comrades athlete to test positive for a banned substance.
London’s mayor Boris Johnson had an unfortunate end to his latest publicity stunt, getting stuck halfway on a zip wire at an Olympic Games events.
Julius Malema has told Sky News he thinks Kgalema Motlanthe is a better candidate for president of South Africa than Jacob Zuma.
The M&G Online’s Verashni Pillay, Craig McKune and Demelza Bush have won the CNN Multichoice Africa Journalism Award for digital journalism.
British author EL James’s raunchy ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ trilogy is turning into a publisher’s wet dream.
After a booming pilot project in 2011, Red Bull’s Beat Battle began a new search for Mzansi’s best crews to take on last year’s tournament champions.
Moeletsi Mbeki says the "African elite" is bleeding South Africa dry with over-consumption, adding the country is in need of "new politics".
The application to ban artist Brett Murray’s controversial painting "The Spear" has been postponed indefinitely, the South Gauteng High Court ruled.
The M&G’s Nickolaus Bauer became the man of the moment at the Democratic Alliance’s march to Cosatu House in Jo’burg. Here’s how the drama unfolded:
The ANC Youth League has called SABC news head Phil Molefe’s special leave politically motivated, while the DA called for an inquiry into the matter.
When celebrities and politicians find themselves on the wrong side of the law their excuses are often as colourful as their personalities.
Oil companies Engen and Shell have been hit with large fines for bitumen price collusion, which has reportedly been in shortage.
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The <i>M&G</i> has raked in the accolades at the 2011 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards for the northern and southern regions.
The SA Sports Awards in Sun City made a comeback on Sunday with the "razzmatazz" promised</a> by Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula.
In this week’s <em>Mail and Guardian</em>, cartoonist Zapiro takes on the ever-touchy topic of the arms deal.
Zapiro dealt with the death of African National Congress stalwart and freedom fighter Kader Asmal in this week’s <i>Mail & Guardian</i>.
In a twist, the movie <i>Kung Fu Panda 2</i> was used as the launch pad for the subject matter of this week’s cartoon in the <i>M&G</i>.
Through the advent of democracy in 1994 to the present day, the ANC Youth League has been dogged by controversy after controversy.
The SABC is appealing a ruling by the BCCSA in favour of the <i>M&G</i> all the way to communications authority Icasa.
Cartoonist Zapiro offered his take on hate-speech convict Jon Qwelane’s position as South Africa’s ambassador to Uganda in this week’s <i>M&G</i>.
DA leader Helen Zille sent a tweet over the weekend saying a newspaper graphic on the local government election results was incorrect.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was well on track with capturing results of the local government elections on Thursday.
No matter their background, voters across Johannesburg said they want change after the elections, but that didn’t always mean switching allegiances.