Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • 200 Young South Africans
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

ITALY

South African tourism to be hit hard by coronavirus
Article
/ 25 February 2020

South African tourism to be hit hard by coronavirus

The stream of about 100 000 Chinese tourists to South Africa each year has dried up for now, MPs told

By Lester Kiewit
Climate change, corruption blamed for Venice flood devastation
Article
/ 14 November 2019

Climate change, corruption blamed for Venice flood devastation

Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa blamed climate change and the "tropicalisation" of violent rainfall and strong winds

By Ella Ide
No image available
Article
/ 21 July 2019

Italy police deal blow to ‘violent’ Nigerian mafia

​Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 19 suspected members of a Nigerian mob

By Ella Ide
Macron ‘won’t respond’ to populist Italian leaders
Article
/ 28 January 2019

Macron ‘won’t respond’ to populist Italian leaders

Italy’s deputy prime minister accused France of "impoverishing" Africa and pushing migrants to join Europe through political "colonisation"

By Agency
Italy fines Apple and Samsung
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Italy fines Apple and Samsung

Italy’s competition authority has fined Apple and Samsung €10-million and €5-million respectively for the ‘planned obsolescence’ of their smartphones

By Charles Onians
National-populism: A new global model is born
Article
/ 17 October 2018

National-populism: A new global model is born

The new model brings together fake social care, exacerbated nationalism and a compensatory pro-business approach

By Staff Reporter
Italy bridge collapse: ‘Its state of deterioration was notorious’
Article
/ 16 August 2018

Italy bridge collapse: ‘Its state of deterioration was notorious’

Experts say lightning strike ‘highly unlikely’ to have caused Genoa bridge disaster as state of emergency is announced

By Staff Reporter
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll rises to 39
Article
/ 15 August 2018

Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll rises to 39

More than 200 metres of the 1960s bridge crumpled without warning as traffic crossed the busy stretch of motorway on Tuesday

By Vincent Xavier Morvan
Scores dead as Greece wildfires blaze through villages
Article
/ 25 July 2018

Scores dead as Greece wildfires blaze through villages

On Monday night, firefighters fought against the flames, which were fanned by winds of up to 100km per hour

By Peter Rothpletz
France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship
Article
/ 23 June 2018

France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship

European Union states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday

By Agency
Benetton condemned for using rescued migrants in adverts
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Benetton condemned for using rescued migrants in adverts

The picture showed migrants in a dinghy wearing red life vests with the logo ‘United Colours of Benetton’ at the bottom

By Agency
Spain gives refuge after Italy’s Trump-approved prime minister rejects migrants
Article
/ 12 June 2018

Spain gives refuge after Italy’s Trump-approved prime minister rejects migrants

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday afternoon that his country would give "safe harbour" to the MS Aquarius.

By Sarah Smit
Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism
Article
/ 4 March 2018

Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism

Tensions between far-right and anti-fascist activists have marred a gloomy campaign dominated by fears about immigration and economic malaise.

By Dario Thuburn
Spectre of fascism haunts Italy
Article
/ 8 February 2018

Spectre of fascism haunts Italy

A shooting rampage against African migrants in central Italy unveiled the extent to which the debate about migration in Italy is shaped by racism.

By Staff Reporter
Conte finds a brand new swag
Article
/ 17 November 2017

Conte finds a brand new swag

Nicola Conte’s archeological approach to his music sees him extracting ‘forgotten’ cultural sources

By Kwanele Sosibo
EU seeks deals to staunch Libya-to-Italy migrant route
Article
/ 3 February 2017

EU seeks deals to staunch Libya-to-Italy migrant route

"The central Mediterranean route that runs predominantly from Libya to Italy was on the agenda at the EU summit in Valletta"

By Staff Reporter
Italy says Berlin terror suspect killed in Milan by police
Article
/ 24 December 2016

Italy says Berlin terror suspect killed in Milan by police

German authorities, after temporarily detaining another suspect, said they believed Amri drove the truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market

By Staff Reporter
Italy’s search for missing tourists and locals goes on after earthquake
Article
/ 26 August 2016

Italy’s search for missing tourists and locals goes on after earthquake

Death toll rises to at least 241 with hundreds of homes destroyed at night.

By Reuters
Fascist symbols take the cake
Article
/ 7 November 2015

Fascist symbols take the cake

Senior Italian politicians see nothing wrong with a birthday cake that celebrates WWII symbols.

By Staff Reporter
Ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers
Africa
/ 21 April 2015

Ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers

Smugglers responsible for putting migrants to sea in inadequate vessels say they do not force refugees to board any boat against their will.

By Patrick Kingsley
Suarez takes a bite out of life
Analysis
/ 25 June 2014

Suarez takes a bite out of life

From hand to mouth, Luis Suarez has been ruining lives since 2010. The Uruguayan chomper has done more for the bite than Mike Tyson – or Eve.

By Adrian Ephraim
Fifa investigates Suarez-Chiellini biting uproar
Article
/ 25 June 2014

Fifa investigates Suarez-Chiellini biting uproar

Uruguay’s Luis Suarez could face a lengthy ban if an investigation by Fifa proves allegations he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini are true.

By Nick Mulvenney
Costa Rica stun Italy to send England packing
Article
/ 20 June 2014

Costa Rica stun Italy to send England packing

Costa Rica reached the second round of the World Cup as Bryan Ruiz’s header saw them to a 1-0 win over Italy which also knocked out England.

By Justin Davis
Several migrants dead after boat wreck, says Italian Navy
Article
/ 12 May 2014

Several migrants dead after boat wreck, says Italian Navy

At least 14 people have died and 200 rescued after a boat reportedly capsized in the Mediterranean, some 160km south of the island of Lampedusa.

By Sapa Ap
Italian MP dons blackface in racist stunt
Article
/ 20 January 2014

Italian MP dons blackface in racist stunt

Right-wing politician Gianluca Buonanno put on blackface makeup in Parliament in a tirade against supposedly unfair benefits to immigrants in Italy.

By Staff Reporter
Italian navy rescues over 1 000 migrants in 24 hours
Article
/ 3 January 2014

Italian navy rescues over 1 000 migrants in 24 hours

Italy’s navy has rescued the migrants from boats trying to reach Europe in a special operation launched after the Lampedusa disaster.

By Naomi Oleary
Immigrants sew mouths shut in protest against detention
Article
/ 22 December 2013

Immigrants sew mouths shut in protest against detention

Nine illegal immigrants detained in Italy have stitched their lips together with thread from their bedsheets in a protest to demand their release.

By Staff Reporter
Thousands in Naples march against Camorra pollution
Article
/ 17 November 2013

Thousands in Naples march against Camorra pollution

Tens of thousands marched in protest in Naples on Saturday against illegal dumping they blamed on the Mafia.

By Staff Reporter
Agnelli: Italian football does not have a problem with racism
Article
/ 10 October 2013

Agnelli: Italian football does not have a problem with racism

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has called for a reassessment of anti-discrimination rules, but says Italy does not have a problem with racism.

By Staff Reporter
EU commissioner says Europe must ‘step up’ after migrant shipwreck
Article
/ 9 October 2013

EU commissioner says Europe must ‘step up’ after migrant shipwreck

The EU’s Jose Manuel Barroso has pledged to rebuild Italian refugee centres after the migrant shipwreck on Italy’s shores that claimed 302 people.

By Staff Reporter
AC Milan to play behind closed doors after racist chants
Article
/ 8 October 2013

AC Milan to play behind closed doors after racist chants

Italy’s soccer authorities have ordered AC Milan to play its next game behind closed doors and fined the club €50 000 following abusive chants.

By Reuters
Rescuer recounts tragic boat wreck in Lampedusa, Italy
Article
/ 5 October 2013

Rescuer recounts tragic boat wreck in Lampedusa, Italy

More than 300 African asylum seekers are feared dead after a boat carrying them to the Italian island of Lampedusa capsized on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
← Older posts
Newer posts →

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }