Commercial drone operators butt heads with SA government officials over new regulations – which they say are too tough – going into effect next month.
Nevermind the FIFA woes, PetroSA’s record-breaking debt and the fact that we can’t just #denyeverything. At least our birthday is worth celebrating…
When in doubt, the president asks the internet for advice on how to pass the buck.
Bangladesh has the highest rate of child marriage of girls under the age of 15 in the world.
We speak to local director Mark Middlewick, whose film <i>The Mascot</i> won an award at the Jameson First Shot film competition in LA.
Did South Africa pay for the world cup? Are newspapers dead? Deny everything.
Sports minister Fikile Mbalula re-iterates that US$10 million was just a donation and did not buy votes for 2010 bid.
Jacob Zuma and his cronies add fuel to the fire and watch the country burn.
As national recycling week comes to and end, South Africans need to start playing their part in preserving the environment.
Mxolisi Nxasana’s lawyer offers no real answers as to why the former NPA head resigned, just that an agreement was reached with the president.
This week, we take a look at the Fifa controversy, Jacob Zuma’s outburst at the opposition, and the bizarre story published about Trevor Noah.
Journalists from the Mail & Guardian won five categories at the Discovery Health Journalism Awards after receiving a total of 11 nominations.
After 21 years of democracy, it seems South Africa is still struggling with its identity.
A South African businessman in Marathon, Germiston is taking the protection of foreign nationals from xenophobic attacks into his own hands.
Klasie Wessels arrived in Nepal 10 minutes before the earthquake on April 25 and then led a SA tour group to Everest base camp, just days later.
During the xenophobic attacks in Durban, Amuri Djuma’s shop was looted and 80% of his goods was stolen. He still hopes to rebuild his life in SA.
Nine-year-old Dolly, staying in a temporary camp, doesn’t understand xenophobia – but like hundreds of children, she bears the brunt all the same.
In the last decade there’s been a revival of the idea that intelligence is influenced by racial origin.
Elvira Modesero fled civil conflict in Burundi for SA. She has been living in a displacement camp in Durban since the March xenophobic attacks.
We wonder how Danny Jordaan is going to balance heading Safa and managing a municipality.
The illusive spy tapes. Music to the NPA’s ears… or not.
There’s a new style of femininity among young, privileged women in Lagos, Nigeria. Department of culture PhD candidate Simi Dosekun delves into it.
Researchers are looking at organisms thriving in the extreme environment of the Namib to predict what kind of life we could find on other planets.
This week we take a look at Mmusi Maimane’s DA victory and Nepal’s tragedy. We also bring you an exclusive interview with a hand. Yes, a hand!
Many see Mmusi Maimane as Helen Zille’s puppet to get more votes. But will the strategy work?
Francois shares his story of being raped violently in an Eastern Cape correctional centre and encourages other survivors to speak up and seek help.
Geci Karuri-Sebina, chair and director of the South African Node at The Millennium Project, speaks about her vision for Africa’s developmental future.
A powerful documentary by Unicef and the Global Fund about 6 women living with HIV, doing everything in their power to give birth to healthy babies.
Renowned Russian ballet company, the St Petersburg Theatre, has brought their production of Giselle to Johannesburg.
State Security Minister David Mahlobo says the threat of cyber attacks on ordinary citizens is real, just like in the film "Live Free or Die Hard".
The president floats like butterfly and stings like a bee, but Mugabe shows him who’s the real king of the ring.
After months of operating from a tiny room, the Randfontein local municipality has finally approved a piece of land for the Underground Library.