Former Bhekisisa reporter, Amy Green, explains what the top five forms of contraception on the continent are, and why.
Refugees flee war-torn countries for SA, only to face more heartache and discrimination. Often their only hope lies with civil society.
They’re trying, but even the best in the game can’t seem to nab the slippery Gordhan.
M&G reporter Govan Whittles looks at the growing tensions between Jacob Zuma and the ANC’s top brass.
M&G joined ACDP volunteer Gladys Modise on a door-to-door campaign in Thokoza to drum up votes for the party ahead of the local government elections.
Ever wondered how journalists report on such horrific stories? Ina Skosana explains the process.
Photographer Roger Ballen explores the fine line between sanity and insanity, dream and reality through the dungeons of a former asylum.
M&G’s political editor Matuma Letsoalo breaks down the difficult choices the ANC will face on JZ over the next two weeks.
Hitmen beware, you don’t want to mess with the public protector.
Democratic Alliance volunteer Matlala Mabalane believes that all the DA needs is five years to bring about meaningful change to South Africa.
Former detainees tell of being denied chronic medication and contracting diseases like TB while incarcerated in the overcrowded Cape Town facility.
The causal link between Zika and foetal abnormalities has been confirmed.
After failing in every sport she ever tried, Hlobisile Mashaba has finally found something she is passionate about – horse riding.
Ashleigh Schultz demonstrates how white sympathy works. And yes, it works. Big time.
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.
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
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.
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.