"Mandela’s values were not confined to realising political freedom but included issues such as environmental justice."
Read this week’s letters to the editor
Read this week’s letters to the editor
Our readers write in about election research
Our readers write in about plastic waste and an article on President Jair Bolsonaro
Our readers write in about the University of Cape Town, recycling and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies
Our reader writes about BDS this week
Our readers write about the CSIR, the upcoming elections and Ace Magashule
Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
Our readers write in about land reforms, Israel and Brazil’s meat industry
Our readers write in about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, citrus farming and job creation, and the state of Eskom
The commodification of basic services is to blame for the current appalling situation
Our readers write in about voting for the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, the Democratic Alliance and Equal Education
Our readers write in about: Eusebius McKaiser’s agenda and the weakness of the mining inspectorate
Our readers write in about investments into the economy, religious freedom, abuse against women, and about our environment reporting
The South African Post Office says it is dealing with a local mail backlog of about 4.8 million items
Our readers write in about Yemeni children, the integrity commission, and the M&G’s brief error
In recent weeks, three cases have come to light that clearly show that labour court judges are issuing court orders forbidding strikes
Our readers write in about Brett Kavanaugh and the Mail & Guardian environment reporter
Our readers write in about Chagos, Coca-Cola, and a new reader gives us feedback
Our readers write in about amnesty for students, deadbeat dads and Coca-Cola
Brian Whittaker explains how expropriation without compensation will require careful management by the state
‘Class, in other words, is much more than just one aspect of the social complex,’ writes one of our readers
Our readers write in about the issue of the ‘national question’ raised by the EFF
Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform
Our readers write in about unlocking youth power and the evolution of the school curriculum
Our readers write in about an unfairly represented judge, the Democratic Republic of Congo and cellphone masts
Our readers are writing in about how history lessons should put Africa first, youth summits should be done away with and divorce in Islam
Our readers write in about Unfreedom Day and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Our readers write in about the Ingonyama Trust, interracial friendships and how the Anglican archbishop didn’t ignore complainant
"People do not like to be outed, to feel shamed, even when they have wronged. It is more likely that you will be made to feel even weaker".