While disgraced officials may resign, firing them is tricky. SA’s parties are trying to come up with ways to deal with those who try to brazen it out.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been elected to chair the African Union Commission. Here’s what you need to know about the organisation.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will have her work cut out for her as she works to heal rifts across Africa, while trying to improve AU "service delivery".
SA healthcare has withstood court assaults by Big Pharma, but it will be dealt a tragic blow if a faraway battle over drug patents goes the wrong way.
Media watchers have defended cartoonist Zapiro, saying editors walk a fine line between editing and censorship, writes Faranaaz Parker.
FNB’s Islamic Finance unit has suffered a setback after its sharia board quit, bringing the unit’s sharia compliance credentials into question.
A controversial R2-billion deal to procure a new presidential jet from aircraft company Boeing has lapsed and the $10 000 deposit will be refunded.
Thousands of scientists contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson, and among them were some of South Africa’s brightest minds.
Activists and lion breeders are again at odds over "canned" hunting – legal in SA – which some argue is no more unethical than farming chickens.
As Tony Leon returns from a four-year stint as ambassador to Argentina, questions have been raised about the quality of SA’s diplomatic corps.
A David and Goliath-style stats-battle has broken out online, calling into question everything we thought we knew about streaming radio in SA.
The Independent Labour Caucus, an umbrella group of 11 unions embroiled in a wage dispute, has dismissed government’s revised pay offer of 6.7%.
An article about rising abortions among teenage girls in the Eastern Cape has missed the real issue, writes Faranaaz Parker.
Thirty-six years after the Soweto Uprising, South African youth are still fighting the same battle: for a decent education and jobs.
Ousted national police commissioner Bheki Cele has taken a swipe at the judge responsible for the inquiry that ultimately led to his sacking.
The M&G takes a look at Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega, who President Jacob Zuma has chosen to replace Bheki Cele as the new national police commissioner.
One of the difficulties in breeding mosquitoes is how to feed them. But malaria expert Maureen Coetzee just rolls up her sleeves and gets stuck in.
A new court ruling will help women in polygynous marriages access their rights to inheritance after the death of a husband, writes Faranaaz Parker.
The M&G in collaboration with Oresego Holdings debated the limits of freedom of expression, bringing together analysts, artists and academics.
The Nigerian delegation has repudiated claims that it has thrown its weight behind SA’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the position of AU chair.
The Mail & Guardian’s Faranaaz Parker compares the high cost of banking in South Africa to other banks around the world.
President Jacob Zuma has deflected questions in Parliament about the decision to reinstate former crime intelligence Richard Mdluli.
Lindiwe Mazibuko’s snap survey of first jobs has seized the imagination of SA’s Twitter users, as the DA rallies support for the youth wage subsidy.
Media representatives debating a Press Freedom Commission’s report say changes to the way the media is regulated will have little practical effect.
Editor Ray Hartley has denied allegations that Sunday Times journalists were paid to divert attention from officers suspected of corruption.
The arrest this week of a rhino horn smuggler shows SA’s battle to protect the animal is paying off, as syndicates’ methods come into clearer focus.
The TAC and Section 27 have joined the fray in a face-off between Aventis Pharma and Cipla Life Sciences in a patent war over cancer drug Docetaxel.
The South African National Roads Agency Limited has opted not to oppose the interdict against the implementation of e-tolling.
The ANC has asked the Democratic Alliance to abandon its "mind-boggling" decision to march on Cosatu’s head office in the Johannesburg city centre.
The transport department has defended S’bu Ndebele’s relationship with close ally Chris Hlabisa and accused the M&G of "mischievous intentions".
Days before his resignation from Sanral, outgoing CEO Nazir Alli turned to the office of the public protector to clear the beleaguered agency’s name.
Sanral CEO Nazir Alli’s resignation was not a case of falling on his sword, but rather due to frustration with government’s panic over e-tolling.