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Ben Motloutsi has lived in Alex for the past 25 years. He says: “Our people that we loved in the ANC are corrupt.” (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Alex citizens just want it ‘to be nice’

Alexandra citizens are struggling, with housing woes and unkept promises making life difficult for them

South African students could consider funding their education with their future earnings. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images)

US students find new way to pay for education – their future earnings

With student debt currently weighing down the US economy students have had to find new ways to finance their studies

Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. File photo Rajesh Jantilala/AFP/Getty

KZN floods have killed ‘around 70’ so far

Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal acting premier Sihle Zikalala said that around 70 people have died so far in the floods

Intolerance: The Ponsonby Masjid, built in 1979, was Auckland’s first mosque. (Hannah Peters & Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Muslims long at home in New Zealand

This religious community has grown from the arrival of a few sailors in 1769 to a large number of refugees first in 1951 and then since the 1980s

The outcome is a boost for the president’s renewal agenda going into next year’s election. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Holomisa cautions Ramaphosa about ‘loose tongue’ over small party comments

Holomisa spoke to the M&G after Ramaphosa discouraged voters against giving their votes to smaller parties

Ramaphosa told those in attendance in Alexandra that he understands their grievances. “We must respond to the pain and the suffering that our people are going through.” (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

Young people who’ve acquired jobs through YES say it has opened doors for them. (Youth Employment Service)

A year of YES

It has been a year since the Youth Employment Service was launched, and the social enterprise is steadily working to address youth unemployment

Not just talk: The University of Cape Town is taking steps to address unhealthy campus culture. (David Harrison)

UCT to rename more buildings

UCT has called for proposals for new names for buildings at the institution, to be more reflective of those who have been “honourable” in history

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC reaction to Gangster State is ‘predictable’ — Myburgh

Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book exploring Ace Magashule’s role in state capture has been rubbished by the ANC, which the author says is “predictable”

Khan initially conceptualised the game as her honours project, as part of her game design degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. (Screenshot)

South African team wins international gaming award

Bahiyya Khan and her team — Claire Meekel, Abi Meekel, and Tim Flusk — won the award for their work on ‘after HOURS’

A pair of flip-flops with a flower sit among the other pairs of painted white shoes, laid out at All Souls Church, in memory of the victims of Friday’s shooting, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

NZ begins releasing bodies to families in Christchurch mosque attack

The bodies of the first six victims have been released by the coroner to their families, while Prime Minister Ardern labels the gunman a ‘terrorist’

Storyteller: Bahiyya Khan resists stereotypes of ‘Muslim girls’ and has used her skills to create a video game about a fictional character called Lilith Grey who has borderline personality disorder. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Game to deal with a disorder

A girl from Lenz became a game designer and has made waves globally with her after HOURS

(Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

The human cost of fast fashion

Oxfam report reveals 100% of workers surveyed at Bangladeshi factories which make clothes for H&M and Cotton On are unable to make ends meet.

Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa, MEC for human settlements in Gauteng, says his department will never be the same again, and that a solid foundation has been laid for those who follow. (Photos: Tiso Blackstar Group)

Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa is working hard to take Gauteng forward

Investment in infracstructure will stimulate the economy

(Veli Nhlapo/Gallo)

Mampintsha out on R2000 bail, threatens to lay charges against Babes Wodumo

After his arrest on Tuesday, Mampintsha has been released on bail and is threatening to lay charges against Bongekile Simelane, aka Babes Wodumo.

Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha during the 23rd annual South African Music Awards ] ceremony at Sun City on May 27 2017. (Gallo Images/Sowetan/Veli Nhlapo)

Mampintsha in police custody while Babes Wodumo receives medical attention

Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo handed himself over at Westville Police Station in Durban on Tuesday afternoon and remains in police custody.

Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Babes Wodumo finally takes on Mampintsha — and why many others won’t

Babes Wodumo has opened a case of assault against Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo

South Africa has been ranked 47th out of 126 countries in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Rule of law: Security issues undermine SA’s global status

South Africa has been ranked 47th out of 126 countries in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index

Michael Masutha
2014 – 2019.

Resuscitation of SIU tribunal ‘a breath of fresh air’ — Masutha

The minister was speaking at a media briefing on Bosasa contracts and other irregular contracts within the justice and correctional services portfolio

Dr Iqbal Survé. (Lerato Maduna/Foto24)
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Listen: I’m an underdog person says Survé

In conversation with Mail & Guardian editor Khadija Patel last week, Iqbal Survé insisted that everyone who is critical of him has been unfair.