Climate change is a fact and needed now are ways to deal with it that can coexist with development.
The government is committed to creating sound strategies for sustainable development progress, writes the minister of water and environmental affairs.
Hundreds of residents of Ratanda in Heidelberg have gathered again to continue protests over power disconnections and the cost of electricity.
It’s easy to forget the importance of water, writes <b>Sipho Kings-McDermott</b>.
We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio, to model fittings, in the days leading up to his big show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Jo’burg.
<em>NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT</em> by Nadine Gordimer (Picador Africa).
South Africa has the ability to arouse pride but it can also make one hate it with a passion.
The SA Navy has been called on to take over the patrolling of the coastline, amid an ongoing scandal involving a tender to protect marine resources.
Rhinos will be wiped out from SA’s parks by 2050 if poaching continues at its current rate, thanks in part to corrupt officials, a campaigner says.
South Africa is walking a fine line, balancing conflicting East-West attitudes to Iran while protecting oil imports and warding off fuel price hikes.
Orlando Pirates have beaten arch-rivals Kaizer Chiefs 3-2 in a highly-entertaining Premiership clash at a sold-out FNB Stadium.
Haunted by his mother’s unemployment and alcoholism, teenage photographer Morgan Faku is driven to document the fate of Alexandra’s school dropouts.
The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions was involved in adopting the decision to regulate labour brokers, says President Jacob Zuma.
15years after Mandela signed the constitution, the book One Law, One Nation charts the story of the long fight for constitutional rights in the country.
This YouTube video shows a police officer allegedly assaulting a suspect in Vaalwater, Limpopo.
Media organizations have come together in the black ribbon campaign to stop the worrying Protection of State Information Bill. Watch our call to action.
Rudzani(17) photographs service delivery problems in Diepsloot to raise awareness about the issue and she started the Diepsloot Change Association.
SA and Lesotho are hoping to attract funding for their infrastructure plans when they show off their giant water project in France this week.
Julius Malema has lashed out at claims he that was not welcome at an ANCYL event in the Free State, saying he does need anyone’s permission to speak.
Better regional cooperation is needed, Libya says, amid claims that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is exploiting tensions to acquire weapons.
Rain ended any chance of a result in the first Test between SA and New Zealand but Ross Taylor’s team may have come away with a hint of confidence.
While our competitors have seen erratic patterns in single copy sales over the years the Mail & Guardian has enjoyed a consistent and steady pattern.
Congolese deportees claim the South African government is in cahoots with the DRC’s President Kabila, who they say is stifling dissent using torture.
Last weekend Africa’s first roller derby tournament heated up the mean streets of Modderfontein. Mail & Guardian wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
Hopes that non-unionists would join Cosatu’s march fell a little flat on Wednesday, but the protest nevertheless did show hints of wider appeal.
A woman has landed in hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by a vervet monkey, just days after a man was headbutted by a giraffe.
The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng will choose either John Moodey or Ian Ollis as its leader on Saturday. We asked them to explain themselves.
Thousands of Cosatu members and supporters took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to oppose e-tolling and labor broking.
South Africa’s women have taken up 28% of senior management positions in 2012, setting the country ahead of the global average, a survey has shown.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported a slight recovery in February’s business confidence numbers.
Julius Malema has told thousands of Cosatu marchers that the ANC must be reminded of the needs of the masses who voted the party into power.
Zwelinzima Vavi and Julius Malema have joined the Cosatu march in Jo’burg against e-tolling and labour brokers, swept up by a swarm of supporters.