Local rapper Capso talks about the social commentary in his music and what it was like collaborating with Wyclef Jean on the song, "Firestars".
Once upon a time Helen and Mamphela, or Hemphela, professed their union. But five days is a long-term affair in politics. True love be damned.
Moroka Swallows assistant coach and former Zambia and Orlando Pirates striker Dennis Lota has died after being hospitalised over the weekend.
In an interview with the <i>M&G</i> Mamphela Ramphele answers some difficult questions about the now infamous break-up.
We try get a better understanding of what’s going on with Ninja of Die Antwoord, after reports of bad behaviour on the set of Neill Blomkamp’s film.
In the Limpopo village where killings and allegations of muti murders have resulted in violence, there is more pain than a need for revenge.
This week, Helen Zille and Mamphela Ramphele join forces, violent protests rock Ralele, and Zuma could be a Nkandla ward councillor.
Gwede, Mac and Blade try their best to stop the rabbit from whispering in Mandela’s ear. But the elusive animal has some tricks up its sleeve.
The national police commissioner is on her way to a village outside Tzaneen where three protesters have been killed and 15 police officers injured.
Ministers Yunus Carrim and Rob Davies and Goldman Sachs’s Colin Coleman spoke to us from Davos on the WEF’s relevance, perceptions of SA, and more.
What do the election lists doing the rounds mean for our democracy? The M&G’s Phillip de Wet talks us through it on our M&G Newsroom radio show.
An estimated 100 000 miner workers affiliated to Amcu went on strike on Thursday to demand major wage increases.
Fikile Mbalula calls Bafana losers, President Jacob Zuma gives politicians a R45-million pay hike, and a tiny rabbit in Madiba’s ear causes a stir.
Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa has been deployed to the land of wallabies and heat strokes. But the welcome he received was, shall we say, less than warm.
Lesego Motsepe, best known for her role as Letti Matabane in Isidingo, has passed away.
European aid chief Kristalina Georgieva said that CAR could still be saved from becoming another failed state like Somalia.
The ANC launches its manifesto, Cosatu charges Zwelinzima Vavi and Floyd Mayweather visits South Africa.
A man has been arrested after an Elsies River boy was shot and wounded while on his way to his first day of grade one.
Jacob Zuma and the ANC put the fun in dysfunctional as they celebrate the party’s birthday. But a few bogeys manifest themselves.
We break down the ANC’s manifesto launch in Nelspruit – the highlights, logistical issues and the crowd’s reception of President Jacob Zuma.
At the ANC gala dinner in Nelspruit, ministers share what aspects of the ANC’s 2014 manifesto most excites them and what challenges the party faces.
Following an M&G columnist questioning the ANC using the word "hustle" in its campaign posters, political parties have responded to the controversy.
Independent Newspaper’s group executive Chris Whitfield has confirmed his early retirement but would not give further details yet.
President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead builder Thandeka Nene, who was arrested for fraud in the Seychelles, is back home as a free woman.
Our website visitors – more than 20-million for 2013 – relish a good tabloid read as much as they want politics. Here’s the big stories.
It has been one hell of a year at the M&G, but it’s not all hard news and investigations. We look back on some of our less serious moments on camera.
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This is the story of two South African HIV positive women who are taking care of their own health and that of their babies by breastfeeding on ARVs.
Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba’s legacy and whether he would return to local politics.
Thousands of South Africans lined the streets of Pretoria to get a chance to pay their final respects to Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings.
Thamsanqa Jantjies, the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s FNB Stadium memorial, has revealed that he suffers from schizophrenia.
We take a look at some of the high and low points of Mandela’s memorial, including Barack Obama’s speech, booing crowds and Desmond Tutu’s reprimand.