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Big JSE shake-up as Prosus lists
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Big JSE shake-up as Prosus lists

Naspers’s listing of its internet holdings on Euronext makes its assets more tradeable

By Thando Maeko
The haka can’t scare Bokke gees
Article
/ 20 September 2019

The haka can’t scare Bokke gees

They will clash in their opening World Cup match and as the recent head to head between them showed, New Zealand will not have it all their way

By Luke Feltham and Eyaaz Matwadia
EDITORIAL: Journalism and the climate crisis
Article
/ 20 September 2019

EDITORIAL: Journalism and the climate crisis

This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out

By Editorial
SA has a legacy of trauma
Article
/ 20 September 2019

SA has a legacy of trauma

Transforming the symbols of apartheid violence is not the endpoint of addressing our heritage

By Alec Basson and Kim Wale
Finally, a biography of Tiro
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Finally, a biography of Tiro

The anti-apartheid activist died when he was only 28, but he
still inspires students

By Oupa Nkosi
EDITORIAL: Boks a hope for all of us
Article
/ 20 September 2019

EDITORIAL: Boks a hope for all of us

Picture the scene. Siya Kolisi, the first black Bok captain, raised in Zwide township outside of Port Elizabeth, lifting the World Cup

By Editorial
Pensions must note climate risk
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Pensions must note climate risk

The law requires funds to consider environmental risk when making an  investment decision

By Joanne Etherton
Beyond baobabble, toil & trouble
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Beyond baobabble, toil & trouble

There’s a climate crisis. Eskom, whose plants burn carbon-producing coal, is in a financial crisis. It’s time to disrupt policy inertia

By Kevin Davie
How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist
Article
/ 20 September 2019

How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist

There will be rejection in the form of no replies, which will haunt you for days. Keep going.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
What we do is important. Trust us
Article
/ 20 September 2019

What we do is important. Trust us

Given attacks against media and important questions being raised about our work, we need to be open about why we do what we do

By Khadija Patel
Slice of life: ‘I fell in love with a space’
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Slice of life: ‘I fell in love with a space’

It’s an unloved, rusted old factory. But I fell in love with the amount of empty space and the possibilities of what we can do with it

By Tshegofatso Mathe
A million children can’t attend creche
Article
/ 19 September 2019

A million children can’t attend creche

Success at school undermined by 1.1-million children being too poor for early education, according to a new report

By Bongekile Macupe
Amcu congress is not about contestation — Mathunjwa
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Amcu congress is not about contestation — Mathunjwa

All five positions up for nominations are uncontested, pending nominations from the floor

By Sarah Smit
‘JZ’s pilot’ joins South Sudan’s ‘gestapo’
Africa
/ 19 September 2019

‘JZ’s pilot’ joins South Sudan’s ‘gestapo’

South Africa’s Vukani Aviation formed a joint venture with the notorious secret police in South Sudan

By Sabelo Skiti and Simon Allison
Ignore male victims at society’s peril
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Ignore male victims at society’s peril

There is a crisis of violence against women.
But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women

By David Bruce
Ranjeni Munusamy implicated by witness at Zondo commission
Article
/ 18 September 2019

Ranjeni Munusamy implicated by witness at Zondo commission

A senior Hawks official says the journalist received money from a crime intelligence slush fund to pay off her car

By Eyaaz Matwadia
New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities
Article
/ 18 September 2019

New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities

South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine

By Denise Rosemary Nicholson
Why are we only learning to cook French food in Africa?
Article
/ 18 September 2019

Why are we only learning to cook French food in Africa?

It’s easier to find African restaurants in New York City than it is in Cape Town

By Mary Fawzy
Government spokespeople have a crucial role to play in facilitating communication
Article
/ 17 September 2019

Government spokespeople have a crucial role to play in facilitating communication

Those tasked with communicating on behalf of the government would do well to engage in some introspection regarding the purpose of their job

By Themba Sepotokele 1
For communities in South Africa, climate change is now
Article
/ 17 September 2019

For communities in South Africa, climate change is now

SA has already warmed at a rate twice the global average, and climate change is making droughts in South Africa more extreme and more frequent

By Liesl Gerntholtz
High court finds parts of Rica ‘unconstitutional’
Article
/ 16 September 2019

High court finds parts of Rica ‘unconstitutional’

The high court orders some immediate changes to the law that allows government to intercept people’s phones and correspondence

By Franny Rabkin
Chester Williams and the making of modern South African rugby
Article
/ 16 September 2019

Chester Williams and the making of modern South African rugby

Williams, the only black South African player in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, was a complex figure in complex times. He deserves to be remembered as such

By Derek Catsam
The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation
Africa
/ 16 September 2019

The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation

The Pope’s primary message to each country responded to their unique circumstances

By Garth Abraham
Manuel: Moyo is welcome… to drink coffee
Article
/ 13 September 2019

Manuel: Moyo is welcome… to drink coffee

The on-again-off-again Old Mutual chairperson does not have access to his office

By Thando Maeko
The torment of being a ‘questionable’ South African
Article
/ 13 September 2019

The torment of being a ‘questionable’ South African

25 years into our democracy, South Africans are using similar tests on Africans.

By Cairo Mathebula
Xolobeni mining ruling compromises the state
Article
/ 13 September 2019

Xolobeni mining ruling compromises the state

‘Community consent’ is now required for mining but in practice this further benefits elite interests

By Sabelo Ngubeni
A safe haven in a sea of sexual violence
Article
/ 13 September 2019

A safe haven in a sea of sexual violence

Strong policies are not enough – we need secure physical spaces and societal mobilisation

By Professor Sibongile Muthwa, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi and Nozipho January Bardill 1
Viwe Dalingozi burned to death.  Will she get justice?
Article
/ 13 September 2019

Viwe Dalingozi burned to death.  Will she get justice?

In the first part of a series, the Mail & Guardian tells the story of her violent death, a botched investigation and her family’s quest for justice

By Vukani Mde
Rethinking democracy in SRC elections
Article
/ 13 September 2019

Rethinking democracy in SRC elections

Student councils in South Africa are dominated by party politics. But there is a way to change this

By Ariel Goldberg
From Cairo (and jail) to a master’s at Wits
Article
/ 13 September 2019

From Cairo (and jail) to a master’s at Wits

Students in South Africa should never give up hope because anything is possible if they keep on pursuing their dreams

By Amir Abouelrous
The elite have stolen the will of the people
Article
/ 13 September 2019

The elite have stolen the will of the people

And we the people believe democracy, through voting, will deliver a messianic figure to rescue us

By Andile Zulu
On always being the other
Article
/ 13 September 2019

On always being the other

For Asian South Africans it’s difficult to find our way between two different cultures

By Ming Cheau and Lin 1
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