Pro- and anti-Malema factions have vowed to demonstrate outside court as the expelled ANC Youth League leader faces criminal charges.
The process of repatriating the remains of eight South Africans killed in a suicide attack in Kabul last week is expected to take another three weeks.
Cosatu holds its ground, the e-tolls plot thickens, South Africans perish in Kabul and the naked truth about Kate. Watch Weekend 101 to stay in the know.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has warned the government not to "steam ahead" on tolls, saying the unions would continue to resist any attempt to tax roads.
In the land of playground politics, Julius Malema can do no right. He’s on the run in more ways than one, and the Pimples couldn’t care less.
Cosatu’s conference is over, its leadership unchanged and Mangaung lies ahead. Watch our weekly live video featuring your questions and our reporters.
The ANC smells a Marikana rat and the Cosatu national congress could be a preview of what’s to come in Mangaung.
Senior political reporter Matuma Letsoalo analyses the first day of the Cosatu congress – the unanimous re-election of leadership, JZ’s speech and more.
Listen to the full podcast of our exclusive interview with best selling author Salman Rushdie about his latest book ‘Joseph Anton – A Memoir’.
VIDEO In your guide to the news this week, the mining crisis continues, Somalia can’t catch a break, and Steve Hofmeyr gets roasted.
Malema addressed disgruntled soldiers who were placed on special leave and used the opportunity to take a dig at Jacob Zuma and the ANC
In this week’s M&G: Cosatu at a crossroads, Mangaung and Malema’s mining revolution. Watch our live blog with reporter Matuma Letsoalo.
In a very real sense, we are all pro-Zuma. And by real, we mean unreal and depressing. Watch the Pimples kids watch a political game show.
The anti-Zuma campaign begins to take shape and the Cosatu congress looms – the outcome of which is sure to prove decisive on the road to Mangaung.
In a surprise move Orlando Pirates announced the appointment of Roger De Sa as head coach after Augusto Palacios was forced to step aside.
The Friends of the Youth League are ‘disgusted’ by reports alleging miners were tortured to find out whether Malema incited violence at Marikana.
M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, which took place in Sandton at the weekend.
In a discussion that ranged from the hilarious to the depressing, Zapiro and other heavyweights discussed satire and the limits of freedom of expression.
The public protector has begun a probe into allegations of wasteful spending of R2.6-million by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and his deputy.
Heyneke Meyer has been lambasted on social media networks for dropping wing Lwazi Mvovo in favour of scrum half Francois Hougaard at the No. 11 spot.
It’s that time of year when we remember our heritage and celebrate our cultural diversity. For the Pimples, it’s about letting it all hang out. Watch the video.
As Zuma detractors denounce and Malema makes merry, the Marikana tragedy is proving to be a decisive factor in the run-up to Mangaung. Watch the video.
Julius Malema visited striking workers at the Westonaria Goldfields mine. He lambasted the ANC and told the workers to fight. Watch the video.
Listen to South African poet Oswald Mtshali reading one of his poems in both English and Zulu at the Mail & Guardian Literary Festival.
Listen to SA poet, novelist and founding member of the Sestigers, Breyten Breytenbach, reading one of his poems at the M&G Literary Festival.
Listen to South African poet and writer Rustum Kozain reading one of his poems at the Mail & Guardian Literary Festival.
Highlights from our interview with Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Did Cosatu fail at Marikana? Will Vavi run for an ANC position? This, and more.
The Hoff is in town to promote Avastar, Zuma’s penis makes headlines yet again and Juju’s anti-Zuma bark is starting to bite. Catch up with Weekend 101
The 270 arrested Lonmin miners face murder charges related to the deaths of 34 of their colleagues in line with "outdated" apartheid law.
Malema visited Aurora mine on Thursday to lambaste Zuma and Ramaphosa, and encourage miners not to go to work on Monday.
In a blistering anti-Zuma speech, Julius Malema has urged Aurora workers to fight for their rights, and unite to "make the mines ungovernable".
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi fields tough questions on the union’s lack of leadership at Marikana, running for office in the ANC and more — full podcast.