Police warn against fake Covid-19 vaccines and urge the public to report any criminal activities
The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for
Soup for the Sick is nourishing hundreds of people too ill to cook for themselves
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
Anxious Jo’burg, edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden, acknowledges the city as a real place and not a horrifying stereotype
Recouping public good in the form of affordable housing from private developments is a powerful tool with which to tackle equitable access to land and the right to a home
A new book has collected writing about the condition of living, yes, with a high crime rate, but also other, more pervasive existential urban stresses particular to the Global South
Artist Levy Pooe conceptualises his work as ‘a social diary of being black in the city’
A project by Global Africa Lab explores the future of Black neighbourhoods affected by gentrification in New York City
Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Despite the strain of lockdown, some restaurateurs are keeping bellies full
Street traders are central to food security in Johannesburg. But since being declared an essential service under lockdown, street trade in South Africa’s biggest city has returned to uneven ground
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even beyond the pandemic
It began with an operation, itself a form of lockdown, and convalescence in the silent suburbs was welcome but brought with it worries about the future
The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent
Even where the case is a strong one, direct access to the highest court is a route only in truly exceptional circumstances
Dani Kyengo O’Neill has just released her first solo single. It’s a mantra. An anthem. A daily devotion. A queer prayer. Listen to it
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
With season two set to debut on Netflix at the end of the month, filmmaker Vincent Moloi opens up on his artistic choices and inspirations.
Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
Machiri is a designer, artist, DJ and cultural producer. Here he reflects on the memory work that is just one facet of pungwes
The disease has a unique trajectory in South Africa, thanks to the rapid move to declare a national disaster and institute a lockdown. But this has only bought time to prepare for the worst
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 sharing and caring
The Toolbox, founded and run by Nomzamo and Nosizwe Mji, offers community outreach yoga programmes, as well as regular studio classes
Sandile Mhlongo is a self-taught art director who draws his inspiration from several disciplines, including fashion, carpentry and gaming
This lockdown will hurt my family in the stomach. We will suffer for this whole period. I don’t even know what I will do when my wife gives birth in the next two weeks
The Brazilian president broke self-isolation, despite being exposed to Covid-19, and has encouraged his supporters to do the same, while his health minister battles to contain the crisis
Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them
Roller derby skaters relish the challenge of taking to the track, despite the high risk and little reward
Occupants from buildings subjected to raids in Operation Fiela have taken the matter to court
Residents of 11 buildings in Johannesburg have challenged the constitutionality of the raids they were subjected to in the high court