Lisa van Wyk watches Riaan Cruywagen’s last broadcast and realises just why so many people will miss him.
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has had a tough few years, but he’s still found time to create a bizarre Gangnam Style parody.
The world is a confusing, crazy place. Especially if you are a cat, apparently.
Comedy duo Flight of the Conchords took absurd suggestions from the mouths of babes to raise funds for a New Zealand-based charity Cure Kids.
Confusion over early bird ticket sales have left many fans frustrated and worried that they could miss out on the tickets they want.
The Labia Theatre in Cape Town has come under fire from the Right2Know campaign after cancelling a screening of "Roadmap to Apartheid".
Film and Publications Board has classified "The Spear" on the grounds that it contains nudity. But what other famous artworks have they missed?
The M&G rounds up other artworks in SA that have ruffled the feathers of politicians.
Renowned photojournalists are donating work for an auction to support the children of photographer Anton Hammerl.
America has a feminist Ryan Gosling and the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> bring you polygamous Jacob Zuma.
It seems that US singer Lauryn Hill failed to live up to the hype last night at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
For the past two years, Andries Botha’s incomplete elephant sculptures have stood abandoned in Warwick Junction, Durban, slowly being destroyed.
The newly refurbished Johannesburg City library aims to re-establish the historic building’s reputation as the "heart of the city".
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/ 14 February 2012
Everyone needs a cheesy Valentine’s Day card. Especially Jacob Zuma, Barack Obama and Luis Suarez.
Whitney Houston joins a long list of women whose fame and success have been overshadowed by personal tragedy and addictions.
Notorious tweeter Nonhle Thema walks us through some of the finer points of <em>M&G</em>’s new social media policy.
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/ 24 January 2012
The new Nizamiye Mosque in Midrand features the extraordinary attention to detail and proportion that are characteristics of Ottoman design.
Since making an indelible mark on South African theatre with <em>Woza Albert!</em>, Mbongeni Ngema has become mired in controversy.
"Unanimous praise" is seldom really unanimous — unless you’re talking about Trevor Noah’s appearance on <i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</i>.
The <em>M&G</em> speaks to the founder of new online music service Airborne about how SA artists can make the most of an enormous internet audience.
Judging by responses to the ANC’s birthday bash, the organisers should have skipped the preaching and headed straight for the party.
Singer Youssou N’Dour has announced his presidential bid, and joins a long list of celebrities with lofty political ambitions.
We speak to Mark Gevisser about what the closure of Boekehuis will mean for Johannesburg.
After collapsing and being admitted to hospital last week with liver and kidney failure, Huyser Burger of Battery9 died on Monday morning.
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/ 1 December 2011
It’s somewhat reassuring when rich, famous, shiny celebrities prove they are as flawed as the rest of us. We round up a few choice moments.
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/ 30 November 2011
The first South African edition of legendary music magazine <i>Rolling Stone</i> launched in November. We speak to editor-in-chief Miles Keylock.
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/ 29 November 2011
Film rights to Lauren Beukes’s <i>Zoo City</i> have been awarded to a local producer. We spoke to Beukes about adapting her award-winning novel.
What keeps Schabir Shaik so healthy 1 001 days after his release from prison on medical parole? We give you a peek into his guide to healthy living.
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/ 28 November 2011
A round up of some of the African and South African cinema releases that made an impact in 2011.
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/ 22 November 2011
Pesky journalists giving you a hard time? Follow our flowchart for a lesson in handling the media.
The <i>M&G</i> rounds up the news that didn’t make the front page — from toga-wearing Russian prisoners to dwarf porn and a drunk moose.
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/ 12 November 2011
The <i>M&G</i> rounds up some of the arts and entertainment personalities who took their final curtain calls in 2011.