Close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza, widely believed to be behind a spate of arbitrary arrests and killings of opposition members, gunned down.
With his usual flair for style, Julius Malema has dressed the active members of his new political party, Economic Freedom Fighters, in red berets.
The M&G Literary Festival features a lineup of well-known names from the worlds of media and publishing.
December 25 was also traditionally the birthday of the Persian god Mithra, known as the Sun of Righteousness and Lord of Light.
Mangaung is the municipality in which the city of Bloemfontein is situated; the city is also erroneously referred to as Mangaung.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise, which began with Dr No in 1962.
The Mail & Guardian brings you ten facts you might have not konwn about Syria.
The Law of South Africa dictionary defines defamation as a statement that "has the effect of injuring a plaintiff’s reputation".
Social pacts grow from social contract theory, which goes back to the great Enlightenment philosophers of the 1600s and 1700s.
The US debate tradition began in 1858 when, during the senatorial campaign, Abraham Lincoln challenged an opponent from the audience.
South Africa’s national anthem is the only one in the world to contain stanzas in five different languages. Read more facts about national anthems.
While the world was tweeting about the new iPhone on Wednesday, South Africans were sharing thoughts about Steve Biko on Twitter.
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
Cosatu is the biggest union federation in the country, followed by the Federation of Unions of South Africa with about 400 000 members.
We bring you ten facts about the Non-Aligned Movement which was founded by a group of countries that refused to take sides in the Cold War.
One of the objectives of the IDC’s Women Entrepreneurial Fund is to encourage the participation of women in traditionally male-dominated industries.
Xuma Technologies is a great example of how entrepreneurial spirit has been supported by the IDC’s Women Entrepreneurial Fund (WEF).
The quality of studies specifically into entrepreneurial activities present a fairly accurate picture of performance against international benchmarks.
As Women’s Month draws to a close, Meryl Mamathuba of the IDC doesn’t have the luxury of reflecting on the events of the past four weeks.
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The Department of Science and Technology hosts the Women in Science Awards to recognise the achievements of SA women scientists and researchers.
Joyce Mwangama completed her BSc (Eng) and MSc (Eng) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2008 and 2011, respectively.
Two weeks ago celebrity website TMZ published two pictures of Prince Harry cavorting naked with female friends in a suite in Las Vegas.
Dr Sindiso Mnisi Weeks completed her DPhil in Law in 2009 at the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar.
The three women who scooped the top three spots in the Physical and Engineering Sciences for Distinguished Young Women category.
The list of winners in the Physical and Engineering Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities.
South Africa and Germany are united by a long-standing, successful partnership.
Lessons in managing your assets.
The role that Science and Mathematics play in developing the economy.
The Mail & Guardian brings you ten facts about the precious metal – platinum.
The Board of the state’s lender has made it clear that it has the means to fulfill government’s objectives of creating a greener economy.
The support the IDC is providing to the development of the country’s green economy is expected to have a significant impact on job creation.
The IDC’s Green Industries unit has invested heavily in supporting the rollout of energy efficient alternatives to South Africa’s households.