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Time to reflect: Easter holy days call us back to the foundational values of tolerance, solidarity and shared humanity. Photo: AAC /MakanakaMedia

From holiday to holy day

Rediscovering the power of Easter in a wounded world: Easter reminds us that leadership is not confined to positions of authority. It is lived out in our daily choices, in how we…

Easter long weekend — from braais to short trips and chocolate heists.

How to survive Easter

From braais to short trips and chocolate heists, here’s how to survive and savour Easter Week the South African way

Salvation: The significance of Easter is that, through the death and resurrection of His son Jesus Christ, God saved the world.  Photo: Garrison Gao

God’s gift of hope  for new life

Easter people cannot ask, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” because Jesus, on Good Friday, died for all, not just the chosen few. Our brothers’ situations in Sudan, Palestine and Iran…

Love must be practised, not preached

Their story begins not in comfort but in conviction. They arrived in Oukasie township during one of the most turbulent periods in our country’s history. There was no promise of…

Power duo: Coco and J’Something host the festival that blends
culinary artistry with soul culture. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: Ben Rodrigues releases Hazel Eyes, Coco & J’Something’s ‘Lovers Rock’ returns this Valentine’s Day and catch The Rise by Kgethang Konese this Easter

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An aerial view shows heavy traffic on the N1 North at the Pumulani Toll as the last batch of holidaymakers
make their way to Limpopo and neighbouring countries. Photo CMTV

Beyond the body count

Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect

The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politicians

For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives

Redemption: A daily childhood diet of fire and brimstone from his grandfather (above) drove the author away from the church and towards the football stadium. Photo: Alex Bowie/Getty Images

The Gospel according to St Geordie

I’m feeling the Easter Sunday redemption vibes and, with greater anticipation, a return to league football by the Arsenal Football Club

The Chocolate Café returns to Sandton this Easter 

Young and old can get creative with chocolate in Sandton City from 20 March to 1 April 2024

God shines through: A woman tries to set up her tent (above) damaged by a windstorm that hit 60 refugee camps and 11 temporary shelters for earthquake survivors in Idlib, Syria. (Muhammed Said/Getty Images)

 Ukraine, Mozambique, Syria: ‘Bombs don’t hit non-believers only’

God is in every dark corner, say those who have suffered in Ukraine, Mozambique and the Middle East

Face in the Hole, SA National Space Agency #1, Hermanus

Don’t Miss: Our selection of events and shows to indulge in over the Easter break

Fancy figuring how a torn-up shoe inspired Sechaba Morojele’s new film? Or sipping cocktails while listening to Tefo Mahola? Whatever your tastes, we’ve got you covered this long…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS)

South Africa to remain on level one: Do’s and don’ts for the long weekend

Aside from slight tweaks to alcohol regulations and measures on religious gatherings, not much has changed as South Africans prepare for the long weekend

It may be that the most important lesson this pandemic has to teach us is that we don’t control nearly as many things as we like to think we do.

Quiet contemplation this Easter

From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in…

(Mail & Guardian)

Editorial: Decisive leadership in Covid-19

Last week the Brazilian health minister warned that the country’s public health system was likely to collapse under the strain of the coronavirus by the end of April. Although…

Minister Bheki Cele addresses a Covid-19 briefing.   (Delwyn Verasamy)

Paddy Harper: Sho’t left for rights, so pay up

The danger’s invisible but terrifying. So the army’s rolling in, freedom’s rolling out, I’m rolling up and my overdraft is rolling over

Schools will be closed from March 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ramaphosa closes schools as country grapples with coronavirus

Following several other countries, South Africa will send learners home this week

Here we go again: Fireworks of a different kind are on the agenda for the year ahead, from climate change to Middle Eastern tension.

Compliments to SA confidence

Fortunately for us, survival is in our DNA. Let’s use that to greet worldwide crises

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

Sri Lanka attack mastermind used chatrooms to sway suicide bombers

Investigators believe the group also used social media private messenges to keep in touch without being noticed by the authorities

(Reuters)

Be careful what you pray for

‘That engodment of the individual leads to mania, in which prophecy may come forth, and the person hearing the divine message is a mantis’

Former senior ANC MP Vincent Smith. (Lulama Zenzile/Beeld/Gallo)

Consumers have a little more money for Easter eggs

​The South African Reserve Bank has given borrowers a little Easter holiday gift, announcing a 25 basis point cut in interest rates on Wednesday