Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • The Diplomat
  • G20 South Africa
  • Power of Women
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Research World
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

South Africa

The mask of apartheid – privatisation
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

The mask of apartheid – privatisation

The state once enforced exclusion through law, now racial inequality is decentralised and enforced by private actors through economics, technology, the law, capital and technology

By Sõzarn Barday
Isuzu D-Max X-rider: Comfortable and stable in all conditions
Motoring
/ 22 July 2025

Isuzu D-Max X-rider: Comfortable and stable in all conditions

This bakkie performs well both on and off-road and has an extra touch of style to help it

By Eyaaz Matwadia
In South Africa, when expectations collapse the poor revolt against the downtrodden foreigners
Thought Leader
/ 22 July 2025

In South Africa, when expectations collapse the poor revolt against the downtrodden foreigners

Revolutions are seeded not just in hunger, but in the fear of decline, particularly among those who thought they had escaped it

By Tinashe Sithole
Outgoing Audi Q3 a sensational drive; the new generation will bring better features
Motoring
/ 21 July 2025

Outgoing Audi Q3 a sensational drive; the new generation will bring better features

The outgoing Audi Q3 could use some internal adjustments and Audi has promised it in the next generation version

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2025

Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping

The government needs to form partnerships with communities, including businesses, which should empower employees to create a shared vision of environmental sustainability

By Suvania Naidoo
Omoda C9 PHEV: Best plug-in hybrid under R1m
Motoring
/ 19 July 2025

Omoda C9 PHEV: Best plug-in hybrid under R1m

The Omoda C9 offers good looks, exceptional elegance, ferocious power and can easily get you more than 1 000km on one tank of fuel

By Eyaaz Matwadia
‘National Dialogue is no talk shop,’ organisers say
National
/ 17 July 2025

‘National Dialogue is no talk shop,’ organisers say

But the Democratic Alliance has said it will boycott the dialogue that will take place over nine months, calling it a waste of time and money

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Azania has no link to South Africa; it’s to do with slavery in East Africa
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

Azania has no link to South Africa; it’s to do with slavery in East Africa

The word Azania is used in this country by political parties and others as a symbolic rejection of apartheid and white supremacy

By Kenneth Mokgatlhe
G20 think tanks call for an overhaul of IMF and World Bank financing model
National
/ 15 July 2025

G20 think tanks call for an overhaul of IMF and World Bank financing model

The Think Tank 20 group submitted its policy recommendations to representatives of G20 leaders halfway into South Africa’s presidency

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Japan’s home for embracing ubuntu
Opinion
/ 11 July 2025

Japan’s home for embracing ubuntu

Japan has long had strategic investment ties with South Africa, but the bond with an orphanage in Orlando, Soweto, goes deeper

By Marion Smith
Jonathon Rees: Finding stillness in a note
Friday
/ 11 July 2025

Jonathon Rees: Finding stillness in a note

Photographer’s images are a soulful visual tribute to South African jazz

By Lesego Chepape
Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle
Politics
/ 10 July 2025

Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle

Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister

By Mandisa Nyathi
Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine

South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain

By Sõzarn Barday
G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which meets on 9 and 10 July, needs to secure binding commitments to building resilient economies, societies and natural systems

By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi & Mendy Ndlovu
Brics leaders must take steps on policy to facilitate between member countries
Opinion
/ 7 July 2025

Brics leaders must take steps on policy to facilitate between member countries

These countries need to rethink the prohibitive tariffs they place on each other

By Wandile Sihlobo
Why Zambia insists on bringing former president Lungu’s body home
Opinion
/ 7 July 2025

Why Zambia insists on bringing former president Lungu’s body home

The dispute over Edgar Lungu’s burial reveals deeper questions about state sovereignty and institutional continuity in post-colonial Africa

By Mundia Kabinga
Ford Territory Dark Edition: Stitched to embrace tradition
Motoring
/ 4 July 2025

Ford Territory Dark Edition: Stitched to embrace tradition

The Territory has many features that are uncharacteristic of a Ford but a few tweaks keep the same sense of style while embracing the badge

By Eyaaz Matwadia
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism

The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza

By Mbuso Ngubane
Tunisia and South Africa hold seminar on water management
Opinion
/ 3 July 2025

Tunisia and South Africa hold seminar on water management

Responsible AI requires development that is centred on environmental and human protection

By Marion Smith
Ireland to make education a focal point at G20 meet in SA
National
/ 28 June 2025

Ireland to make education a focal point at G20 meet in SA

The country is officially the most educated in the world, and its economy has benefited greatly from this

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Acts of resistance: The Market Theatre’s enduring power 49 years on
Friday
/ 27 June 2025

Acts of resistance: The Market Theatre’s enduring power 49 years on

A stage where South Africa’s truth and imagination have lived for 49 fearless years

By Lesego Chepape
Irish state minister: Visa imposed on South Africans harsh, but necessary
National
/ 26 June 2025

Irish state minister: Visa imposed on South Africans harsh, but necessary

Neale Richmond said the Irish government was aware of the effect this has had businesses and people, but the move was constantly under review

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Irish business leaders: Africa key to increasing agriculture, food production
Africa
/ 24 June 2025

Irish business leaders: Africa key to increasing agriculture, food production

The continent imported more than $55 billion worth of food last year, projected to double to $110 billion in 2025

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
Thought Leader
/ 23 June 2025

Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice

South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do

By Imraan Buccus
Environment minister reflects on his – and the GNU’s – first year in office
The Green Guardian
/ 23 June 2025

Environment minister reflects on his – and the GNU’s – first year in office

Dion George said his department is breaking down silos and working well with other departments ‘to get things done’

By Sheree Bega
Ford Territory a worthy contender in a crowded SUV segment
Motoring
/ 20 June 2025

Ford Territory a worthy contender in a crowded SUV segment

The spacious, luxurious interior stands out and, while the drive is very smooth, the sensitive calibration of the brakes and throttle can take some getting used to

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa
Article
/ 20 June 2025

Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa

More men than women take their own lives, murder rate of men is also higher, men take the lives of others and gender-based violence is rife

By Siphelele Nguse
Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home
Thought Leader
/ 20 June 2025

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

By Yeukai Chideya
Nomzamo Mbatha and a dress worthy of a gallery
Friday
/ 19 June 2025

Nomzamo Mbatha and a dress worthy of a gallery

Fusing tradition and couture, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s dress for Nomzamo Mbatha redefines African royalty

By Lesego Chepape
Dangerous fantasy: US ambassador Dybul said SA was ready to transition off Pepfar. It wasn’t
Thought Leader
/ 17 June 2025

Dangerous fantasy: US ambassador Dybul said SA was ready to transition off Pepfar. It wasn’t

Weeks later, thousands of health workers are unemployed, HIV services are collapsing and the government hasn’t filled the gap. This isn’t transition, it’s unraveling in real time

By Tian Johnson
Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town
Thought Leader
/ 13 June 2025

Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town

This creeping form of observation marks a dangerous evolution in how power is exercised and dissent controlled

By Sõzarn Barday
Digital Shadows: Unveiling the crisis of forced labour in the tech age
Opinion
/ 12 June 2025

Digital Shadows: Unveiling the crisis of forced labour in the tech age

Digital ‘slavery’ such as that of content moderators, trainers and data labellers, is insidious, hidden and underpaid

By Letlhokwa Mpedi and Tshilidzi Marwala
← Older posts
Newer posts →

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }