Times Media editor and author Ray Hartley said SA politics needed more protein or meat, in the form of tough and substantial policy decision-making.
The post-1994 dispensation has failed to give young Africans a sense of passion and hope for the future.
Alan Wieder’s biography on Joe Slovo and Ruth First focuses on the couple’s relationship, their different personalities and opposing views.
Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs is bound to art and politics by love and lineage. He chats about this and his years of art collecting.
Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba’s legacy and whether he would return to local politics.
Professor Adam Habib addressed the M&G Literary Festival on South Africa’s suspended revolution – past, present and future.
We chat to newly appointed Human Settlements Minister Connie September about her life in politics and her task ahead.
What would a parliament with Julius Malema be like and does Agang have a fighting chance? Listen to an excerpt on the M&G’s weekly radio show.
Mamphele Ramphela announces her entry into the political world and the Oscar Pistorius case still makes headlines worldwide as he applies for bail.
In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, the M&G wonders whether this issue will get a mention in the State of the Nation Address.
Senior political reporter Matuma Letsoalo analyses the first day of the Cosatu congress – the unanimous re-election of leadership, JZ’s speech and more.
Highlights from our interview with Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Did Cosatu fail at Marikana? Will Vavi run for an ANC position? This, and more.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi fields tough questions on the union’s lack of leadership at Marikana, running for office in the ANC and more — full podcast.
Mathews Phosa and Kgalema Motlanthe have finally broken their silence on President Zuma’s leadership qualities. So what does it mean as Mangaung approaches?
The Western Cape ANC’s announcement that it will evaluate the performance of its public representatives has ignited tension in the party.
Jacob Zuma’s popularity wanes in Gauteng, while the Limpopo textbook debacle may become a ugly blemish on the president’s record.
There has been renewed interest in the ideology, particularly among young people in the West, writes Stuart Jeffries.
Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief Nic Dawes talks us through some of the key points to come out of the discussions at last week’s ANC policy conference.
We chat to ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni about some of the rumours flying around the ANC policy conference regarding the ‘second transition’ document.
M&G political editor Rapule Tabane gives us his analysis of President Zuma’s opening address at the ANC policy conference.
DA leader Helen Zille sits down with Verashni Pillay for a conversation on empathy, racism, and social media gone wrong.
Africans celebrate Hollande’s victory and anticipate a new era in Franco-African relations writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
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The most senior leaders in SA’s state security apparatus are fighting to keep their jobs
<b>Mmanaledi Mataboge</b> and <b>Matuma Letsoalo</b> speak to ANC Youth League Julius Malema national general council meeting.
Now that the world knows the former singer with the multi-platinum group, the Fugees, turned solo star is running for president of Haiti.
If the Protection of Information Bill in its current form becomes law the free flow of information will be stemmed.
Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the "gutter level of discourse" among politicians in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond has said.
Julius Malema has been ordered to apologise to President Jacob Zuma and attend anger management classes following his disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has hailed the acquittal of Roy Bennett on terror charges as "very positive".
With powerful factions preparing for battle, his reluctance to act decisively is making his position precarious.
Cope in Mpumalanga is in disarray, with three members out on bail and a fourth recalled from the only seat the party occupies in the province.
President Zuma, who personally intervened in the protests, has complained that government officials at other levels have not followed up on his work.