There is a way we find refuge from mourning. We distract ourselves. We move cities. We change jobs. We scroll endlessly. We convince ourselves that strength means silence. But strength is not the absence of tears. Strength is the courage to feel
The South African author Fiona Snyckers muses about what makes writers and poets tick
As a thinker he enriched our public life, encouraging seriousness and inviting his audience into public discussion rather than the mere observation of spectacle
McKaiser was a political and social commentator who was outspoken about issues of racism and sexuality
Former Mail & Guardian columnist, author, podcaster and radio presenter dies at 45 from suspected epileptic seizure
A new report delves into the view that the private sector is key to combatting violence against women and recommends that companies should include their efforts in corporate reports
The draft Bill proposes to shield academics and scholars who propagate racist and bigoted ideas
With reference to Eusebius McKaiser “The DA’s next leader should have a diverse political toolkit” (Mail&Guardian, September 23)
COMMENT: Clicks – or some of its employees – demonstrated culpa, not dolus
702 has recently lost a number of high-profile presenters. It says this is part of a shift to gain listeners. But insiders say something is rotten
The Covid-19 lockdown means wealthy citizens must take a long-overdue look at our privilege. Now is the time for cross-class solidarity
The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside
It cannot be that, 25 years after democracy, young black professionals still have to deal with racism. We owe it to the next generation of young black professionals to expose even the subtlest forms of discrimination and racism
Unless it’s centred on egalitarianism. And
the political left can’t guarantee equality either
The blackouts are man-made and the result of corruption, crony politics and mismanagement
Millions of our fellow citizens are literally robbed of the opportunity to live meaningful lives
The DA’s John Steenhuisen is reasonable but he shares Helen Zille’s ‘race doesn’t matter’ mantra
Hard work alone doesn’t guarantee people will beat the odds of a deprived upbringing
The ruling on Kanya Cekeshe makes it clear that the law and justice don’t always coincide
The case of Roxanne Joseph lays bare society’s inconsistencies about who deserves our empathy
The media’s response to the party should be to continue doing good investigative journalism
Boys should be taught how to speak to and about women, because language informs mindsets
Above all, Justice Cameron learned and taught that you can never judge anybody by their cover
The feminist project is about equality and justice for all human beings, including men and boys
We should hold SA’s politicians to account and not just offer them our unthinking deference
An interview with Wilhelm Verwoerd raises a conundrum about how to grapple with our past
People’s morality, religion or culture should not override other people’s right to end their lives
The party’s electoral decline is an indication that it does not really know what it stands for
Be aware that history repeats itself — even when two types of government appear vastly different
The test of commitment to democracy comes when you encounter ideas that you disagree with
Our yearning for good news lets our critical faculties fly into exile, so we need to be grounded
Given the inherent benefits all white people enjoy, they have an obligation to actively tackle injustice