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In My Element: The art of recovering from grief
Friday
/ 6 March 2025

In My Element: The art of recovering from grief

Phumele Kunene tells a story of loss and memory through her photography

By Lesego Chepape
Budget: Where will the money come from if not from VAT?
Thought Leader
/ 6 March 2025

Budget: Where will the money come from if not from VAT?

The problem isn’t value-added tax – it’s relentless taxation amid financial mismanagement

By Nkateko Mabasa
South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC
Thought Leader
/ 6 March 2025

South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC

The country should be aware of its limitations and rather address its problems at home

By Mabutho Shangase
Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour
Friday
/ 5 March 2025

Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour

Series captures the complexity of grief, family and rediscovery through love

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
The Global Fund will roll out the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab — with or without Pepfar
Health
/ 5 March 2025

The Global Fund will roll out the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab — with or without Pepfar

In December, the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief committed to funding the roll-out of lenacapavir in countries they support

By Ida Jooste
Competition Commission’s assumptions about the Copyright Bill are mistaken
Thought Leader
/ 5 March 2025

Competition Commission’s assumptions about the Copyright Bill are mistaken

The controversial Bill’s ‘fair use’ clause risks giveaway of South African news media’s content to digital platforms

By Andre Myburgh
South Africa needs to learn from disasters
Thought Leader
/ 5 March 2025

South Africa needs to learn from disasters

A re-think of how we live, relate to other sentient beings and consume will allow us to ‘learn, unlearn and relearn’ to convert disasters into strengths

By Riedwaan Kimmie
AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 5 March 2025

AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa

Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause

By Emsie Ferreira
Palestine and Ukraine: There’s selective urgency in the global response to crises
Thought Leader
/ 4 March 2025

Palestine and Ukraine: There’s selective urgency in the global response to crises

Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor’s description of Hamas militants as ‘bloodthirsty animals’ is dehumanising and is conferred on all Palestinians

By Mutende Namfukwe
Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists
Thought Leader
/ 4 March 2025

Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists

Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right

By Iqbal Jassat
Malema denies negotiating with ANC on VAT increase
Politics
/ 4 March 2025

Malema denies negotiating with ANC on VAT increase

The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall

By Lunga Mzangwe
Kubayi makes way for Zuko Godlimpi as ANC shuffles convenors
Politics
/ 3 March 2025

Kubayi makes way for Zuko Godlimpi as ANC shuffles convenors

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has been removed as the head of the party’s economic transformation committee

By Mandisa Nyathi
Will Mnangagwa actually step down? Some in his own party are sceptical
Africa
/ 3 March 2025

Will Mnangagwa actually step down? Some in his own party are sceptical

At rallies and funerals, Zanu-PF youths have been chanting his nickname and holding banners demanding he remain in office beyond 2028

By Jeffrey Moyo
Is tax alone enough to pay for the National Health Insurance?
Health
/ 3 March 2025

Is tax alone enough to pay for the National Health Insurance?

The NHI Act says funding healthcare for all should come from tax but economic growth is in a vice and many people are without jobs

By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn
Reasons for optimism about farm harvest prospects In South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 3 March 2025

Reasons for optimism about farm harvest prospects In South Africa

Estimates for maize and oilseeds are up, boosting predictions of a recovery year in agriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
Trump’s Gaza plan ignores justice, reality and history
Thought Leader
/ 3 March 2025

Trump’s Gaza plan ignores justice, reality and history

This plan, dressed in the language of logistics or development, is unmistakably a manifestation of a hard-line agenda aimed at erasing Palestinian presence from the land

By Imran Khalid
Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home
National
/ 3 March 2025

Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home

The house and other properties of William Huma were paid for with lottery money

By Raymond Joseph
Trapped in an extreme world
Opinion
/ 1 March 2025

Trapped in an extreme world

The real Slim Shady of the M&G newsroom is surprised to find even Trump is just imitating – or so his younger colleagues reckon

By Christian Stephen
Competition Commission finding back media’s fight for reliable information
Opinion
/ 28 February 2025

Competition Commission finding back media’s fight for reliable information

The inquiry’s findings on Google and other platforms is not only about unfair competition

By William Bird
South African Predators Association fights to reopen controversial lion bone industry
The Green Guardian
/ 28 February 2025

South African Predators Association fights to reopen controversial lion bone industry

No quota has been set for the international trade in lion skeletons since 2019

By Sheree Bega
Non-registered food-handling businesses risk fines, arrests and closures, government reiterates
Business
/ 28 February 2025

Non-registered food-handling businesses risk fines, arrests and closures, government reiterates

Friday is the last day for such outlets, including spaza shops, to register in line with a government directive issued after children’s deaths from contaminated food

By Aarti Bhana
Transnet takes delivery of R892m of cargo equipment at Port of Durban
Business
/ 28 February 2025

Transnet takes delivery of R892m of cargo equipment at Port of Durban

The new rubber-tyred gantry cranes and straddle carriers will boost efficiency at the port, Transnet chief executive Michelle Phillips said

By Lyse Comins
Falls and a bathtub with a view
Friday
/ 27 February 2025

Falls and a bathtub with a view

A trip to Zimbabwe and Zambia, where nature meets luxury – but it does not come cheap

By Lesego Chepape
BOSA threatens ‘mass action’ if Kubayi doesn’t release sex offenders list
National
/ 27 February 2025

BOSA threatens ‘mass action’ if Kubayi doesn’t release sex offenders list

The minister earlier this month said that she would release the list by the end of February

By MG Reporter
The art of identity and migration
Friday
/ 27 February 2025

The art of identity and migration

Artist explores the way that personal history challenges the concepts of home and belonging

By Kibo Ngowi
The African Union must include climate reparations on its agenda
Thought Leader
/ 27 February 2025

The African Union must include climate reparations on its agenda

Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark
Columns
/ 27 February 2025

Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark

The court highlighted the tension between the rights of a body corporate to be reimbursed for the payments made and the right of a respondent to have electricity supplied

By Charlise Finch & Pierre le Roux
Critical services suffer as KZN education spends 80% of its budget on salaries
Education
/ 26 February 2025

Critical services suffer as KZN education spends 80% of its budget on salaries

The department is projected to overspend by R1.4 billion in the 2025 financial year, despite job cuts

By MG Reporter
A story of love, loss and resilience
Friday
/ 26 February 2025

A story of love, loss and resilience

A powerful reflection on women who wait – out of devotion, duty and often unrewarded hope

By Lesego Chepape
Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket
Business
/ 26 February 2025

Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket

The South African Reserve Bank has warned of an upside risk to the inflation outlook

By MG Reporter
Entrepreneurship in SA — it’s not like in the movies
Opinion
/ 26 February 2025

Entrepreneurship in SA — it’s not like in the movies

Andrew Leeuw’s story shows entrepreneurs need support and practical business knowledge as well as guidance in handling the emotional stress of starting a business

By Nishan Pillay
Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC
Thought Leader
/ 26 February 2025

Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC

Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

By World Food Programme staff
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