Zoleka Ton’s three-year-old daughter Azile was inconsolable on June 28 as she watched their shack in Kliptown being torn down by police officers.
The <i>M&G</i> revisits street traders and a shebeen queen to find out if the World Cup delivered on expectations.
Non-South Africans face an insidious form of prejudice inherent in the system on a day-to-day basis. Has xenophobia become institutionalised?
Designers at the Africa Fashion Week steered clear of using bold African prints and instead chose to focus on intricate detail and craftsmanship.
It’s one thing for South Africa to host a secure Soccer World Cup, but quite another to deal with the fundamental causes of crime in the country.
A High Court ruling on Friday in Grahamstown has prevented an ANCYL elective conference from going ahead in the divided province.
A model in kudu horns took to the ramp to launch Bunmi Koko’s Autumn/Winter collection at Africa Fashion Week on July 1.
Evicted shack dwellers from Gauteng and Ekurhuleni — accused of illegally occupying council land — are now seeking legal recourse.
A day that ended so tragically 34 years ago in South Africa has come to represent positive change.
Fifa has proved time and again that it’s very strict about enforcing rules that only allow its official partners to use the World Cup for advertising
Busisiwe Mhlongo started singing with groups led by her older brother at an early age.
Two days ahead of the Soccer World Cup kick-off, taxi drivers driving from downtown Johannesburg to Soweto said they were unhappy.
Joyce Mahlangu is the lucky raffle winner of two Nigeria versus Argentina tickets. The <i>M&G</i> caught up with her.
South Africans who had given up on seeing a Soccer World Cup game because they had no tickets have been given another chance to buy cheap tickets.
Shaydon Johnson, 10, will lead a World Cup player on to the field. We chat to him about his own soccer dreams as part of our series of profiles.
President Jacob Zuma’s second wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli, was fined a goat in April as punishment for bad behaviour.
The Shebeen Queen of California Pub and Restaurant close to Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg speaks to the <em>Mail & Guardian</em>.
African luminaries have met to urge for climate proofing, investment in women, and better governance in the continent, in the Africa progress report.
South Africans have been warned that the emotional stress of watching Bafana Bafana play may double their risk of a heart attack.
Rail workers gathered in Johannesburg on Tuesday, waiting to hear if they would receive the 16% wage increase they are demanding.
The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Karabo Keepile</b> chats to Street traders Silas and Samuel Muzumbi about the World Cup.
Elias Maluleke started as a driver and ended up helping build the massive Cape Town stadium. We chat to him for our 2010 profile series.
The ANCYL is planning to pressurise the ANC NEC into overturning the party’s national disciplinary committee’s decision on Julius Malema.
The One in Nine Campaign on Tuesday held a protest in Johannesburg in solidarity with Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser.
The original, signed <i>Freedom Charter</i> has been saved from going on auction in the UK, and has been handed over the South African government.
The United States said this week it is trying to promote a new type of trade, where Africa will add more value to its own raw materials.
The blue-light brigade has become notorious for their reported bullying tactics on SA’s roads. We take a look at the incidents that made headlines.
With just 41 days until the Soccer World Cup, patriotic South Africans are flying their flags high, showing support for Bafana Bafana.
Street traders at the Grand Parade in Cape Town have been told to leave the area from May 1 until the end of the Soccer World Cup.
A Kempton Park petrol station owner was whipped and stoned by protesting members of the Samwu on Thursday, after they started a fire near his station.
The University of Limpopo has pioneered the country’s first and only dual-medium degree — BA in Contemporary English and Multilingual Studies.
Ugandan journalists are resorting to self-censorship as fears of being harassed by government security agents rise.