Proteas captain Graeme Smith says his squad is psychologically prepared for the three-Test series against England.
In honour of Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday we quizzed some children on what they think the father of the nation did for South Africa.
England include the seam-bowling all-rounder for the first Test against South Africa at The Oval.
This week Equal Education marched through the streets of Tembisa to mobilise the community in its fight for fair and quality education.
The M&G chats to Laurent Clavel of the French Season in South Africa 2012 which sees collaboration in theatre, music and other arts.
Transport and logistics parastatal Transnet has released impressive annual results, prompting optimistic media headlines.
Insurers are unlikely to lower their premiums as a result of the improved statistics, writes Lisa Steyn.
Dennis Davis finds much to applaud in former competition tribunal head David Lewis’s book Thieves at the Table.
This week’s episode takes us into a surreal world featuring penis overload – a bit like real life then, given recent events. Watch and laugh. Or grimace.
Beware of repeating the apartheid era’s fatal error of failing to heed the people’s desperate cries, writes Sandi Baai.
On the two-year anniversary of the Soccer World Cup final, we ask South Africans whether they still ‘feel it’, and where they think Phillip has gone.
More and more executives are taking to the ring to test their mettle. It’s not quite ‘Fight Club’, but they sure do give each other a beating.
With the two year anniversary of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup approaching, ‘Dancing in the Streets’ takes South Africans on a trip down memory lane.
Julius Malema tells a rally that President Zuma is ruining the ANC, and calls on the youth league to help turn things around at Mangaung.
Are you a president of a country with a duty to care for and share with your citizens? Don’t worry … all you have to do is buy a multibillion-rand jet.
Back from a wild and exhilarating tour of the dancehalls of Jamaica, The Admiral and Jahseed reflect on the journey of African Storm Sound System so far.
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.
As the ANC national policy conference comes to a close we offer a wrap of all the significant developments at the event.
We chat to ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni about some of the rumours flying around the ANC policy conference regarding the ‘second transition’ document.
Pro-democracy activists are calling for stringent conditions for the South African loan so it is not squandered, writes Louise Redvers.
When Angie said she’d send textbooks to Limpopo, we said ‘Baie dankie’, not… ag, just watch the new Pimples video and tell us if we’re flogging a dead horse.
M&G political editor Rapule Tabane gives us his analysis of President Zuma’s opening address at the ANC policy conference.
In four years, Shireen Sapiro went from being in a coma to winning gold in Beijing. Now the paralympic swimmer is headed to London with even higher hopes.
The M&G has celebrated its sixth annual 200 Young South Africans event in Johannesburg. We discussed what it meant to be a young South African.
South Africa needs to be alert to the implosion in Europe and to opportunities in the rest of Africa, writes Richard Calland.
Damaged by our past, South Africa allows poor governance that ultimately will cost us our civil liberties, writes Mamphela Ramphele.
Some experts say Zuma’s $2-billion IMF commitment will work in South Africa’s favour, but others disagree. Lynley Donnelly reports.
In our first episode of Pimples, South Africans demand change. We can’t live on paper alone but there’s no way Msholozi can break a R100 note.
String theory is easy — try explaining science to 5 year olds. Jeff Murugan gives it his best shot. 200 Young South Africans will be revealed on June 22.
A serious surgeon? Maybe not. Dr Mohammed Dalwai proves to us that laughter is the best medicine. 200 Young South Africans will be revealed June 22.
Murray Hunter wants us to have the right to know. But how comfortable is he talking about his private life? 200 Young South Africans will be revealed June 22.
Banks and the state have a role to play to change the thinking of South Africans, writes Lynley Donnelly.