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Many refugees flee their own war-torn countries to find safety in South Africa. But the country is not the safe haven they think it will be.
There would be nothing wrong with this if it wasn’t in the middle of a township that despises the odours, the workers and the system itself.
Like a ball-stealing playground bully, minister of sport and selfies Fikile Mbalula won’t let our sports associations have any fun.
The people’s assembly staged a picket outside the Gauteng Legislature on Freedom Day with many in attendance calling for President JZ to step down.
Employees of Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments marched to major banks on Tuesday to demand that the company’s accounts be reopened.
The ANC has always been good at pulling a crowd and the party’s manifesto launch in Nelson Mandela Bay was no different.
Following a ‘naked protest’ and other demonstrations yesterday, students have once again taken to the streets in response to the #RUReferenceList.
Massive data leak exposes how the rich, including politicians, criminals and celebrities, exploit secretive offshore tax regimes.
From vintage fashion to underwear, it’s all on display at Dunusa in the Jo’burg CBD. The M&G finds out why second-hand clothing is so popular.
Two years after the abduction of the 276 Chibok girls, Human Rights Watch looks at Boko Haram’s devastating impact on education in northeast Nigeria.
After a rodent in Tembisa tested positive for antibodies for the plague, the M&G spoke to experts to find out if we are at risk.
"Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognised. There are two kinds of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses."-Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio
If you’re a young woman, would you take a two-in-one HIV prevention pill? Mia Malan and Kevin Rebe talk PrEP and contraception.
Daily PrEP use can lower your risk of getting HIV from sex by about 90%. Kevin Rebe tells Mia Malan how to use PrEP properly.
Truvada is available in SA’s private health sector and is in the process of being expanded to the public sector. Mia Malan talks PrEP with Kevin Rebe.
Ben Brown tells Mia Malan about his experience of using a pill that reduces his chances of HIV infection.
The Nkandla saga has got the country asking who will clean up after the president.
Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan gives tips on how to write health comment pieces without putting your reader to sleep.
The Powerhouse Bus Station in an obscure vicinity in Johannesburg, is reserved for people traveling from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe.
TB is not only found in the lungs. You can get TB anywhere in your body, but it is very difficult to diagnose.
About 80% of people have the TB germ inside their bodies, but that doesn’t mean they will all develop the disease.
Are people with diabetes more likely to get TB? Dr Bart Willems says yes.
Only half of people with multidrug resistant TB are cured, and patients run a high risk of losing their hearing due to the drugs.
Vytjie Mentor? Mcebisi Jonas? Small fry! The Pimples team investigates the Gupta state capture and exactly how they’re taking over so quickly.
Kala azar is endemic in parts of South Sudan and affects mostly the poor and disenfranchised. A simple jab could control it, but not in this country.
The Mail & Guardian proudly hosted Thuli Madonsela and her team on March 11 as part of the Public Protector’s ‘meet the media’ project.
Is mobile technology the malaria-fighting secret weapon Africa’s been waiting for?
Health journalist, Amy Green, headed to Nairobi to sit on a panel that judged how scientists communicate their ideas to the media and the world.
Blade Nzimande falls into a deep meditation, remotely dealing with the #FeesMustFall movement. Woosah everybody, woosah!
Balde Nzimande, falls into deep meditation remotely dealing with the National Fallism Student movement. Woosah everybody, Woosah!
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