As an aspirant kugel Lerato Mogoatlhe gets to live
out her fantasy holiday in Plettenberg Bay.
Leaving the ‘protected’ concrete jungle of Johannesburg, Ricky Hunt feels slightly vulnerable in the beachcomber’s paradise on the Wild Coast.
Security clearances being conducted in some Gauteng institutions are invasive and excessive, say critics.
Pressure is mounting on President Jacob Zuma to explain why he missed the deadline for the declaration of his assets.
The City of Johannesburg was forcing its bus rapid transit (BRT) system on the taxi industry, the United Taxi Association Forum said on Friday.
Percy Zvomuya steels himself for a ringside introduction to cage fighting.
Percy Zvomuya and <i>M&G</i> photographer Oupa Nkosi took to the streets of the Free State capital to investigate rumours of human trafficking.
This year has particular significance for Africa’s connection with the written word. Percy Zvomuya reports.
South Africa’s oil companies are accused of running a bitumen cartel at the government’s expense, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Nedbank, Capitec and FNB seem to be the banks offering some of the best products, writes <i>Maya Fisher-French.</i>
Most protests are the reaction of people who have been raising issues for a long time without getting a response from relevant government structures.
The state of a country’s highways is a sure guide to
the state of its economy, writes Busani Bafana.
The power struggle in Gauteng has heated up, with some ANC members in the province trying to block Nomvula Mokonyane’s bid for the chairperson’s post.
Police fired rubber bullets at residents of Finetown, near the Grasmere Toll Plaza, on Thursday as waves of service delivery strikes hit Gauteng.
Accusations of negligence reignite anger still harboured by KwaZulu-Natal’s overstretched medical staff.
A row has broken out between the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the local event organisers who brought <i>Top Gear</i> to South Africa last month.
Prescription drug abuse is on the increase, and medical aids often fund this form of addiction. Faranaaz Parker reports.
The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has welcomed Multichoice’s decision to cancel the launch of a pornographic channel.
When in Cape Town Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda lives a five-star life at the city’s top hotels — courtesy of the taxpayer.
President Jacob Zuma has defended controversial ANC Youth League president Julius Malema again, saying he will not be forced into shouting him down.
Will Jomo Cosmos boss Jomo Sono finally heed the call and quit as the country’s longest-serving football coach?
Anxiety is growing in President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet as talk of a reshuffle of government posts spreads.
"People are already talking about the post-Gab Mampone era. But they’re absolutely wrong. I’m still at the SABC and I’ll be back."
Barbara Hogan answers the <em>M&G</em>’s questions about the controversy surrounding the World Bank loan for the Medupi power station.
President Jacob Zuma likes his Cape Town offices at Tuinhuys, but not so much that he wants Parliament to stay in the mother city.
There is an air of cautious optimism in South Africa as the country prepares for the most significant chapter of its short football history.
A sacked Cape Town sex worker had three Labour Appeal Court judges on Thursday grappling with whether she was entitled to challenge her dismissal.
ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town on Thursday morning — but this did not stop him from doing his job.
Service-delivery protests in Soweto on Thursday added to what has been a torrid week of community action in Gauteng.
Traffic police in Cape Town have arrested African National Congress spokesperson Jackson Mthembu for alleged drunken driving on the N2 on Thursday.
The ANC has defended Julius Malema for singing "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying the lyrics of the song had been quoted out of context.
The Cabinet has approved an implementation plan to scale up the HIV/Aids prevention programme recently presented by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.